The sun., 1916-12-05
EFFICIENCY STAFF
Is CALLED BUNK"
City's Economic Expert At
tackled by Tammany Alder
man in Speech.
BUDGET CUT ENDORSED
Mayor Expected to Veto Par
ing OFF Of Salary =
Increases.
BUDGET CUT ENDORSED

After ~wransling and INDUCING in
speeches for more han four hours. the
Board Of Aldermen approved yesterday
the action OF the Finance Committee Of
the board In cutting 312o.42o from the
1917 budget Of s2ii.115. o16.s2. The
Anal vote was SO to 10. The budget now
goes to the Mayor. and II was freely
predicted In City Hall after the adjourn
ment Of the Aldermen that the Mayor
will veto every cut made. II will then
require a three-fourths vote Of the board
to defeat the Mayors veto. and this has
never before been done.
The Finance Committee. in Its report
to the full board, In explaining the rea-
sons for the cuts. stated that II was not
deemed wise in view OF the present bur-
den upon the citizens n taxpayers, to
increase the salary oe any city employee
who is receiving $1,000 or more a year.
TIL Finance Committee approved heartily
the increases for fremen and patrol.
men. but slashed the increases Of we'll
paid ofhcials right and left.
OF the total amount eliminated from
the budget. $34. 500 was increases In sal
aries; 336.570 for new positions and
S<9,6 $50 in reductions Of the present
force OF employees.
The largest increase on the list was
for Frank Bowling. President Of the
Board of Aldermen. who was slated for
n raise to $500 a year from $1,000. Al
the request Of Bowling himself this in
crease wal eliminated.
Bureau Directors Hit.
Increases Of 81. 500 each for George l..
| Tlrrell and Tilden Adamson. two bureau
directors under the supervision OF the
Board OF Estimate. were cut out. They
would have received $500 instead Of
their present salary OF $4,000. h Ii
the second time increases for these two
men rave been cut out by the Aldermen.
The sum Of $4,000 a year for the
services of an executive manager" OF
the Board OF Education was wiped of
BY the board along with a blistering
criticism OF the Board Of Estimate for
having treated such a position. Leo
Arnstein, former assistant to George
McAneny while he was Borough Presi-
dent. Ia slated for this Job and will get
II II the Mayor vetoes the action OF the
board.
Another cut. which was approved by
the board after the Democratic mem
bers had vented their feelings sufnciently
on the matter, was In the appropriation
Of $4,000 for Prof. william Writ. who
has been installing the Gary system In
the public schools. The appropriation
was cut to $1,000, although many Tam
many members were In " Of cutting
!, out altogether. The burden OF their
remarks on this subject was hat there
are plenty Of capable experts In this
city who could be engaged without bring
ing n man from another state to do the
work.
Emciency stan Attacked.
The efficiency star" Of the Commits
sioner OF Accounts Office came In for n
slash In salaries and an attack.
This efficiency stan Is all bunk" was
the way one OF the Democratic Alderman
summed II up and this view was fol-
lowed by other speakers
Cuts were also made in the ONCE Of
the President Of Manhattan. Board Of
Health. Fire Department and In a num-
Der Of other departments directly under
the Mayors direction. The raise to
$4,000 from 10000 for Merritt n.
Smith. chief engineer Of the Department
Of Water Supply. Gas and Electricity
wa. Topped of. and many other employ
ees who already receive $4,000 or more,