The sun., 1916-12-24
VETO BY MAYOR OF
BUDGET CUT UPHELD
Democrats Fail to Obtain Nee.
essary 60 Votes in Board
Of Aldermen.
FUSIONISTs STAND FIRM
Bowling Attacks Mitchell and
Denies Trying to Make
"POlitical Capital"

Mayor Mltchei's veto Of the cuts in the
1917 budget made by the Tammany
finance committee Of the hoard. and
totalling $4,000. was upheld at tho
meeting Of the Board OF Aldermen yes
tsrday when the Democratic majority
failed to obtain the necessary sixty votes
70 override the Mayors veto. The vote
10 repass the cuts vas 20 to 20 on one
group and IS 10 90 on another. TIL
fusion members Of the board stood firm
ly behind the Mayor.
The vote was taken following a bitter
attack on the Mayor by President Frank
Bowling, who denied the Mayors charge
that the Democrats had made the cuts
for the purpose Of making political cap
ital." lie insisted the cuts were made
solely In the interest OF economy. and
asserted that had the Democrats desired
- make political capital out Of the bud
gst they could have slashed 100000 0
instead Of S120.i2o.
DOwltnG's Attack.
President Downing began his attack by
fusionists were in power. they had
uaashed nearly $500, 900 from the budget,
and when the Mayor vetoed the cute
then he aid he regretted the action.
But this year. with the Democrats In
power and with a cut of only $40 s0.
the Mayor had seen tit to accuse the ma
3ority Of trying to make political capi-
tal
81 desire to serve notice on Mayor
Mitchell right now" said President
Bowling. "and l do not think he ever
had reason to doubt my word. that ]
was not approached either by any mem
Der OF this board or by any political
body whatsoever while the Aldermen
we're considering the budget. In fact. the
Anance committee took up the budget
1uring my absence"
Continuing. the Aldermanic President
1Ayed the methods Of the Mitchell adj
0inistration and referred to It's "%riotous
80 of the word efficiency" lie told OF
an instance while he was acting Mayor
IN the absence Of Mayor Mitchell that
exempii,ed what, the Mayor considered
S~(1clency.
~s...,. -. s,.o w..
IL was pinning some medals on
honor men OF the Street Cleaning De-
partment recently" ne said, and one oi
the men who received a medal was from
my district. leaned over and asked
him how many days "A week he worked
AnI I'm ,.plial sshrae' srhac UiSra a tnpt
q badge OF honor and permit him to earn
$3.50 n week"
Mr.. Bowling then asserted that when
ever the Tammany men In the Board OF
Aldermen did anything n lot OF "high
brow" organizations. including the Citi'
zens' Union and the CITY Club immedi-
atcly sent In a dclugc OF protests and
appeals.
why the Mitchell people have Tam
backed on the boards ne ss'd
ANY time a friend OF the adininis'tatiof
9ether and send in their appeals. It,
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an ono 70 ,.n waoLs yrnrL vha, ~,
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avid do Tho worl, as well Ar VII
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ain ooo but we don't eve, know ,yh.,ha
hc u,orts ,h.t ,nnr
Painting To- nm annronria,io, +, N.
1si7 budget OF $500. 600 for tho renal
NJ aocks. President DowIIn, rcc,,, aa ,h
discharpe n year npo NJ sa,er,i hun
dred Iaborers from The Dock Denar,,nen
h.cause there was not enough wnrk 70
,h.w "Do Won know ubv thew boa 4,
a~nnronriatc that 5000 600 his vearo
ha asked "Recause the ,oborcrs wb
Won, the docks in repalr we're dis
charged"
Amswered by Currsm.
eH. o w. UP n',ease IN sainr
,o,vo' 80" " 49,, u ~
: -nna ~ ~ Dureau u
~ - NV n in.st,, u.rec
wsrk. but inquired whether $4,000 wer
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