The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-04
TAX is $9S,OOO,OOO,
M'ANENY DISCOVERS
Finds State Appropriations
S3O,OOO,O0O Greater Than
Supposed.
SiO,OOO,OOO CUT POSSIBLE

Acting Mayor McAneny was elated
by yesterdays news from Albany that
Gov. whitman would hold public hear
ings on the appropriation bills. That
is Just what the city officers wanted.
and what Mayor Mitchell requested in
letter sent to the Governor on Sat
urday MIR McAneny, who believes
SIC, 900. 900 can be cut out. will prob
ably attend the hearings with Comp
troler Prendergast and other financial
experts.
With the appropriation bills printed
at last and on his desk, the acting
Mayor has discovered that the total
amount appropriated or reappropriated
IN the bills now before the Governor
IL $4,000, 900. instead OF ss3.Ooo.ooo,
as commonly supposed. and that IL the
proposed s27.0Oo.0oo In canal bonds Is
voted by the people in referendum this
fall the entire sum which the Rerub-
Leans will have at their disposal Is
SEQ. 100000.
To indicate the magnitude of the
S93,O00.000 appropriations, Mr.. Nc
Aneny noted that the total in 1895 was
less than s2O.ooo.o00: in 1900. $685.
OOO, 900: in 1906. $1,000. 900: In 1910.
100000; in 1914. less than $4,000
| 900.
! In other words he said. Gov.
Whitman is confronted with appropria-
tons more than twice as large as tho
total for 1910"
He arrived at the total OF $4,000. 900
for this year by adding these items
General Appropriation. supply and spe-
l. IN a "a,
OF bond issues for canals and highways,
SlS.1l2.933: appropriations out OF
moneys formerly appropriated but not
spent. slo.0OO,O00.
There might be some reason for the
startling increase, said Mr.. McAneny, IL
the State had entered upon new activi-
! ties in the past year, but as matters
stand no sufficient reason has been adj
/ vlnced for this sudden rise In the cost
Of maln,aining the state government,
and 1t Is natural that students OF state
/ finance should assume that much OF the
| abnormal Increase IS unnecessary"
Admitting that the responsibility rest
ing upon Gov. Whitman is perhaps
greater than any other Governor has
/ should receive assistance from every
quarter in his task of protecting the
! public from legislative extravaganza"
Carrying his analysis OF the bills fur
Their, the acting Mayor said that they
provide at least $4,000, 900 for the crea
| ton OF new Jobs and for salary in
/ creases. He finds 100000 worth OF ad-
! ditional jobs in the increase OF $1,000
/ 900 over last years appropriation for
| highway maintenance and repair. Out
J OF the s3600.0o0 for canal construction
| sS50.000 is for the pay OF engineers.
foremen and laborers between now and
February l. 1915. This item is paid out
OF current revenues rpr the first time.
Mr.. McAreny also notes that the law
says 10 per cent. of all money spent on
/ highway construction must go for la Dor
! and engineering. AZ this years increase
/ over last years appropriation is $4,000
/ 600, the sum OF 100000 represents the
( increase in highway Jobs.
Let me say that | do not subscribe
to the doctrine that the interests Of
| New York city and the interests of the
rest OF the state are opposed" said Mr.
! McAneny. In my opinion New York
| city cannot truly progress unless the
| entire state, OF which IL Is a part, also
progresses. Conversely II should be
/ evident that unless New York city. con-
tanning more than half the population
OF the State. Is permitted TO grow and
| prosper there can be no healthy growth
| and development OF the State rs a whole
New York city should b.. and u.s.
glad 10 contribute to the great projects
! which have been Undertaken to pro-
| vide the state with cheap and easy com
| municat!on by land and water between
the chief centres Of New York Canal
and highway referendums have always
been approved by the voters OF New
| York city. and ! have no doubt that
| future Improvements OF this kind will
receive cordial support from thls end Of
the State. even though New York city
| receives little direct benefit
THE people OF this city object TO ex-
travagant appropriations, not because
, they are made for the benefit of other
parts OF the state nut because they
are extrasant and because they do not
benefit the State as a whole"