New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-05
lone Mill Cut" Won't AT,
feet Tax Rate-May Be
Vetoed by Mayor
INCREASES IN CITY
SALARIES OPPOSED
New Post of Manager for
Board of Education
Is DiSallOWed

The Tammsny Board Of Aldermen had
its chance yesterday at the Fusion city
budget for 1917 and adopted the re-
port of its Finance Committee recon-
mending a cut of $4,000 from the
grand total of s2l1.1l5,0l6. Such a
small reduction will not affect the tax
rate or serve any other good purpose
that the city officials can see. Mayor
Mitchell probably will veto the action
Of the Board Of Aldermen within the
ten days allowed him for final consid-
GRAFTON of the budget
The Aldermen can override the May
or's veto with a vote OF 90 out of the
Is members Of the board. but 10 mem
bers voted against adoption Of the
Finance Committees report yesterday,
and it is not likely that the Democratic
majority could get the odd vote needed
10 reverse the Mayor. Alderman Henry
X. Curran. leader of the Republican mi
nority, characterized the action Of the
committc IS the "one-mill cut
at was great compliment to the
Board of Estimate, for the budget IS
extremely fair" said Alderman Curran.
Some Reductions Recommended
Most of the reductions recommended
by the committee were for increases
in salaries of employees in various city
departments and the elimination of
new positions. They cut $4,000 from
salaries and S36,570 by wiping out new
positions. The recommended reduction
of the present force Of employees
amounted to $40 $50. The proposed new
Office of executive manager Of the Board
of Education at a salary OF $4,000 q
year was eliminated by the Aldermen
and the salary of William Writ, who
has been engaged as an expert In es-
tablishing the so-called Gary system
in the public schools, was cut from
$4,000 to $4,000
The committee reluctantly cut the
salary of the President of the BOARD
of Aldermen from $500 TO $4,000. II
was done on the personal request Of
Alderman Frank l.. Bowling, who has
occupied the place since the resigna
ton of George McAneny and who was
elected TO the position at the recen'
election.
The committee said in its report that
because of the present burden on the
taxpayer it did not think it wise to in
crease the salary OF any employe re
ceiving $4,000 a year. and unwise t.
approve of any salary increases tha'
brought employees beyond that point
Because Of the increased cost of liv
/ ing, il particularly approved of the in
creases as to the uniformed forces Of
/ the Police and Fire departments.
Education Manager Opposed
! Mayor Mitchell selected Leo Arnstein
a member of the Board of Education
! for the place of executive manager es
/ tablished BY the Board of Estimate
/ Strong opposition to the Mayors IN
/ tention TO introduce better bushes!
methods in the Board of Education de
veloped in the board itself. Referring
! TO this position. the committee said:
at seems to the committee that TINS
/ is a radical step toward the centraliza
| tion of functions which properly come
under the supervision Of committees
Year after year legislative proposals
! from official and unofficial sources rec
ommending a change in the existing
method of handling the business AT
: fairs of the Board of Education have
been defeated. The committee is IN
formed that the Board of Education
itself is divided on this question
/ Therefore the committee recommend
/ that the creation of the position OF eX
| ecutive manager, at the annual salar!
/ of $4,000 be disallowed."
The aldermen "disallowed" the IN
creases of salaries 10 nine members o
the efficiency staff" of the office o
! the Commissioner of Accounts. The!
eliminated three new positions in tn
| Department of Plant and Structures.
Employment Bureau Cut
The committee reduced the Bureau
Of Public Employment to stenograph
err and three clerks until a time wheT
the State Employment Bureau take
over the work entirely. The aldermen
contended that this city department
/ had practically no work 10 do, as Their
were so few men out of employment.
The borough presidents, or their rep
resentatiyes, voted against the adop
| ton of the report, with the exception
Of Borough President Van Name o
Richmond, who was not present.