New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-24
BUDGET STANDS;
TAMMAM FAILS
TO BLOCK VETO
Democrats Lack Eleven
Votes in Effort 10 Pare
S211,0 100000
BOWLING ATTACKS
MITCHEL'S ACTION
cmran Calls Fight Cheap
Politics" Mail Tubes
Plea in Resolution

-., .-or .scd drive Of the rsmmsny
..,-t, IN Che Board OF Aldermen
- Ws,o- Nitchers veto Of the
80, 0oo cuts made by the board IN the
- budget failed yesterday. The
n.-oe-a.s foil short eleven votes OF
s,.v required TO override the
~. That means that The S2il.ooo,-
IN ss5re, as passed By the Board OF
r..~a.c will stand.
~. aldermen met on ,he last day a.
..-.4 f,-trc consideration OF the May
.,,..a ~a .rdulgcd n three hours
lease, before ,hc 6nal roll was
-r,s r-.rs T.. Dovling. President OF
~. t,,-i and other Tammany alder
r-re5 .hc members 20 uphold the
- ~ tt, fnanee committee in max
l, cuts. When the ballot was
-, ne Tammsny braves we're SIX
=, .to-. o. their normal strength OF
~ o.t a, IS members. Some OF the
.,.,-~,. were absent. and the vote
store 40 20 20.
Pas. on Veto by Sections
r.- rgr7oses Of expedition the board
o-.serca the Mayors veto IN three
.....ors instead Of item by itsm--Whlch
.,.d have neccssitated nineiy-thres
.r,srs The Tammany forces we're
.,,-- red 90 Go their orst because o.
b.. continent against Mayor MitcheFs
-srsc.er-auon OF tbeiT action IN cut
The budget as "meddling' and
.-...- ro,tics." Some had tried 70 IN
..., q Sufficient number Of Republican
rserme- 10 au up ;he gap IN the vote.
.. .fc Tammauy leaders admitted
ION tho star, that they had failed.
President Bowling re.inquished the
.,., 20 Alderman Charles Delaney anu
ss-. .ed the members from the floor.
ae condemned the Mayor criticism OF
d, alsermeu. and although he recalled
.s. .he board lad never ovcrridden
s.,o-'s veto BOO has eighteen years u
.sc~maric service. he declared tha' 'H0
.~o had come 70 shatter preceoeh.'
IF the aldermen c-t lhe lug
-.tc political capita. sara "I. ~
.rr II know ] would nave peen COZ.
..tod. was rot consulted ny any po-
.rr-l body a. which am "A nSulDet
.f,.. t.s t.sn-cd t0.make POI ltcal cap,
.l -. could have SIT S5'VOo'VVV Gus -
.s budget and then nave 700 s.o
rs,-r 10 rlt e boeN, ne Gn""o
arm. zee simply cut the salaries o.
-e- VINO they believed were s''''"e
no.cl money
sees BE- Cost to Cny
r,... discussion OK the items - de-
al .t. Tarlmanv leader appeared ho'
o.. b, strongly opposed 90 the creation
.fs- ,,r-rt.re manager. az $1,000 a
,,.~ To-. .-r Board o. Education when
~ srserr,en had eliminated from the
b.5eet bar he complained ina ~
rouid mean che creation OF org
resu. which in time would cos
,.,v hundreds OF thousands o. Goiis's'
liz r5d IL was hard 20 plead lor M
can salary 20 be cut, but tnat ne
oo.rg g. in earnest. he declared ne
could got along on >o.oVo year
Rosrl OF Estimate raised tne sal@Is
70 $4,000 and the Board OF AIaetihe"
r.t back 20 $1,000.
Alderman Bowling declared tnat n,
lad received numerous letters ron
ora cations and persons ASKING w
,osr6 rot 70 pass over the mayer
,,,o IN regard 20 the increase OF sS-
srI. from $1,000 TO $4,000, Of II
William Writ. who is introducing the
Gsrv Mar Ia the public schools. ne
.lssrrau declared that the people OF
NE Ell, did not Ike the idea OF men
com ~ tfro-l outside the city 10 GO
uors which could be done by their oWh
citizens PIE thought that q aaIafy %
$4,000 amply compensated DR.. Nirt.
Alderman Henry n. Currsn. the MI
rortv leader. spoke IN favor OF up
.o'dng tne Mayors veto.
spite. says Curran
"lou as umed 20 cut out 10th OF !
ntr cent Of thc entire budget, wnicn
vas petty political spite. az the Mayor
charged" said Mr. Curran. our
action got the proper rebuke from the
Mayor You cant explain the reporS,
any other way but cheap politics ana
sou cant override the veto. Let's ior-
cct if. b, was a sorry days work.
Ne introduced resolution, when
ras adopted. requesting Postmaster
General Blrleson 90 abandon MS con-
.enp.sted reduction Of the under
ground mail tube service in this city.
"Whtr our people have 70 burro"
Ike moles through subways and tun-
'slS 10 escape the perjls Of traffic con
sest.on on the streets" the resolution
aid. zig is no time 20 e1hume mani
nate mail matter and joy-ride Il about
ne town ir speeding motor trucks, 70
ne sull greater peril OF those VINO
survive on the surface OF the earth.
nr,yrr r-r-pn arv0.y WITTY