New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12
TAX ON VANDERBILT
ESTATE 100000
With Cut in Supply Bills,
Will Reduce Direct Levy
to S15,000,0O0.
80, 90 co.r..r.nr 80 ,, D. ~, }


Albany, May H. Nearly 100000
more was cut from the appropriation
and supply bills to-day by Governor
Whitman. OF this amount S6l4,253 was
taken from the fiscal supervisor and
the various state charitable and reform
institutions under his supervision. Late
tonight the Governor continued 20
work with mis- pruning knife. the
State Department of Agriculture and
agricultural schools receiving his at
tention. Friends of the Governor say
he is now hopeful of going far beyond
the 100000 mark which he had set
last night.
An official close TO the Chief EXecu-
tive said tonight that the tax on the
estate Of Alfred G.. Vanderbilt, one OF
the victims of the Lusitania disaster
would amount 20 $4,000 This sum
with the money eliminated from the
financial bills by the Governor. will
make il necessary 10 raise ny direc.
tax less than $l5,000000, instead OF
Sl9.0O0,OO0, which would enable the
lowering Of the rate of II mills IN the
direct tax bill now in the hands of the
Governor. To change the rate an ex,
ira session of the Legislature would
have to be called. The money from the
estates of other Lusitania victims may
also help to lower the amount OF money
needed from a direct tax.
The S6l4253 clipped from the appro,
priations to-day is taken from the iisaa
supervisor, Craig Colony, Newark. Gus
todial, Napanoch Reformatory, Elmlra
Reformatory, West Haverstraw Hospi'
tai. Ray Brook Hospital, RandalIs ISL
and. Deckman Farm, Letchworth Village
Bath Soldiers and Sailors Home. Rome
ASYLUM. Boys School at Industry. Ba-
tavia School for the Blind, Syracuse
Home for the Feeble Minded, Thomas
Indian School, Yorktown Heights Boys
School. Hudson Girls School, Albion
Refuge for Women and Oxford
Women's Home
~ intend that the people of the
state. particularly those of New YORK
City. shall know how every cent IN the
eppropriation bills is spent" said the
Governor tonight in discussing the
hearings of state officials before him
this week. Charitable institution
heads who appeared at the hearing to-
QaN were Tldut W btll WV ~
every cent appropriated to their IN
stitutions. and not few Of them ex-
planned the unusual size OF some OF the
items by declaring that Governor
Glynn had cut them out altogether last
year.
governor Glynn vetoed everything
but $500 for hen house" one said.
When Thomas Z. Lee, Deputy flscal
Supervisor, asked TO tell the de-
tails of an item Of 1880 set down 70
extraordinary repairs for the Batavia
school for the Blind. said that $3.50 OF
it was for pianos, the Governor gave
wav to an exclamation of surprise,
~ understand" said Mr.. Lee, that
they felt the Legislature would never
stand for $3.50 for pianos, and so COW
cred il up in the extraordinary repairs
item" .,i,
"Well, you are frank about it, said
the Governor.
He. however, had to let the Batavia
school have the pianos, for he could not
cut them out withou: cutting out the
entire item. r,.
OF the money sliced from the Elmira
Reformatory appropriation $4,000 was
for land which the Governor said he
had found was assessed for only $4,000.