The sun., 1916-11-02
CITY'S 1917 BUDGET
PUT AT $211,115,O16
Board of Estimate ADOPTS
Next To- Largest Figures i'm
New Works History.
INCREASE or St2.133,8 61
Tax Rates in Three BOrOughs
Likely tO Ec Lower. but
Higher in Two.
INCREASE or Sl2.l33, 8G1

uIS"ts III NVs
TEs ely tx budget TO- 1917. as
st,pt-d 70, the board Of Estimate at
~, \. NJ yestcriay--'he turned back
hands 90 the clock registered II 49, OF
T.. 81 sAt cfure--is s2ll.ila.ol6.S2.
I, is TIA. largest IN the city's history
sxcept FOR tnis years budget. which is
S.i?.s55.iii5t. Including siS.975.02L73
AZ New Works share OF the direct State
rex yca~.
The new lgdset is wholly for city and
county expenses. Excluding the direct
tA. tNe amount appropriated FOR those
sA.el.sc. 4 e a ago was siss.9sl.-
i;:.si. Tnegeiorc. the budget adopted
yesterday. which is subject to reduction
b. tie Aldermen aad the Mayors veto
or appruv@l. H. really larger by sl2.-
l33.Ssi.hi than the budget under which
Tie c.,y and counties are now bcii.; on.
Grated.
The increase in all the departments
under iie Mayors jurisdiction IL only
tTti,i3S>s. IL is due entirely to in
treases in IN. salaries Of first grade DO
l'enen and %t-cinen, police captains. 10.
lie inspectors and engineers ~ Fire De-
partmont steamers and to the addition of
81 patrolmen and forty-three sergeants
" the police force.
Increases In Other TENS.
The great budget rise Is due princi-
cally to increases In these items
Debt service. low handled under the
pay a. you so policy. $500. 900 cduca-
ton. 1856. 600: widows pensions, ad-
ninistered by the Board OF child We'll
fare. f.2s2,ooo: tax deficiencies. 81
eop.""o mandatory salary raises In the
Police. Fire. Correction. Street Cleaning
and Education departments and the col
leTe Of the city Of New York. 81, 0OO. 900.
These Increases total si1.3i7.o00
The largest departmental increase is
for the schools. The Board OF Estimate
created the new job OF executive man.
aser "f the Board OF Education, to he
r'led at $4,000 a year. the same salary
superintendent Maxwell gets, by Leo
Arnstein. formerly Borough President
NcAneny's assistant. This action was a
surprise. Mr.. Arnstein. II Ii believed.
VIII devote much of his time to keepinR
Clos" tabs on the education expenditures.
PRESIDENT Wilcox Of tho Board of I'D
Sv",oU s''n yesterday he rad felt the
h"ed OF such an executive to supervise
the depa rtments in charge ~ ,ha h,,.,-
ness administrations Of the school sys-
'em' u ne asked the Estimate board
t. create the position.
The EDUCATION Board vii, decide
NHe'h'r II desires 10 appoint an execu-
I've manager and N sn nhath.. .- 49,,
n"'h'' Nr. Arns'.in. Mr.. Wilcox said
t.rsoha'iy ! hope and believe the sng-
s.s,.,H VIII commend Itself 20 the Board
y, r'"'s'i"h' W Nj. Arnstein il APP
.V'".eu ne VIII OF course resign from
We BOARD
with jncr.ssas po,n.e" OUT mat even
Police and Fire departments .moun,Iny
TO $7s5.i"0 the total appropriatinns fnr
departments under his Jurisdiction is less
pl H.'3'.0S7.5f than the budgets Of
mes" departments when he took Office
on January l. 1914.
IN other words" he said. with nm
,e,daa p'p"'"''"n ana a greatly ex-
have been able to reduce the adminis,r.a
i've cost Of government by Sl.737.Os7M
even Whil" allowing to tlies. uniformed
FORCES wei earned increases of salary
ana At the same time providing for an
essential Increase In the number Of M.
i,en'-n.
IN" 1850" 900 Increase I'm deb, .sr-
wee said Comptroller J'rendercas, ia
que principally IL the maturing of 80
o""'ooo hords of the Queens cour,v
MUNICIPALITIES issued before ,o%nso,I6ution
shu '"r which no sinking fund vas .s.
.H''sned 10 $1,000. goo for interest n,
''P' transit bonds for new suhv,,.
w" w operation TO $1,000. q for H..
""'''ioh or serial bonds to- sS75. 0O0
suu'lr"'ai Tor the redemption Of special
,,nenu- bonds, and 10 $500. 900 additional
''Ftainlents due the city's singing
''"''
"'sher Cost of Educs tion.
The sl,5s; n in,roo
Is substantially Mi a. H. W euucHl'o,
fund for the n,yn,.n, $500 SCHOOL
supervisors salaries :, 'eae.ers ana
N,2s9,G1o for widnu,s, "nerease OF
TO the fact thar the ,.u, ha.o 10 que
Tive In 1918 and the d., h'sn"4. opera
priation for 1915 ras ~ 'uuse, appro-
Only. =" ""'"'hai sum
The lax deac,encv
because i,,S mNes deemed uncoliectiblc
.1e,s or e~rroneously levied gains, sro
va franchises and real estate ., ~
pura,I"nS, most Of which wa. air.adv
"H'u AGAINST special franchises ~
- comptroller Prenderg,st ro,,,.,
~ 'hSt night. the final total assa.ssJ
''d'I"h ~ taxable Droncrty o.. go