New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-03
Friends Who Helped Elect
Him Hear Account Of
Administration,
COST OF GOVERNMENT
CUT $3,125,000
Mitchell Tells Of City Improve
mcntS-UrgeS a Simpli-
fed Charter.

Nsyo~ John Purroy Mitchell. in the
.o'c OF guardian OF the city, gave, at
.rc Hotel Astor last night. TO more
Sham 1000 friends and admirers. an
accounting OF his stewardship during
his incumbcncy in Office.
Officially. those 10 whom the &C
counting was rendered were the Com
rit,ee Of lO7. responsible for the cleo
ION of the Mayor on the Fusion ticket.
I'm reality. politicians Of every per
,ussion broke bread with the city's
leading citizen Republicans, Demo
Gratis. Progressives. Independents. And
seated AZ the speakers table were the
members of the official family, listen
.rc attcntively 20 the resume OF the
work in which they had shared.
Scarcely q Judge. political leader,
city official or political Office holder
NJ any Importance was absent. Ana
cheers greeted each mention Of George
McAneny. Miss Katharine &. DAVIS,
who was the only woman at the dinner
William A. Prendergast, or Borough
President Marks.
Norman HapCood. the POSTMASTER.
4
5orts Marks. Lewis II. Pounds and
nourlas Methewson. Nathan A. Smyth,
Charles 1. Bernheimer and Joseph NJ
Price.
The Years Accounting.
A year ago said Norman Hap
GOOD as he rose 20 introduce the Mayor
.Navor Mitchell saw ft 20 give an &C
COUNTING Of himself after a years IN
accounting of another year.
"Tither we are going 20 let him alone
and allow the special interests to put
him out Of office. or we are going to
Laen hmm in lie was elected by no po-
f,tical machine, but by public sent-
r,ert Of the city. He has been Mayor
~ot Of Republicans. Of Democrats, OF
R,u Moose; not of Catholics, Prot
ostarts or Jews; not of brunette or
blonde. but Mayor Of all. fair TO all and
partial 20 none
,,os. deafening. Mayor Mitchell went
over the wear Of administration step by
zen Most of ali. he laid emphasis on
he business basis on which ne wants
and has tried, 70 place the city. ne
pointed out on this head that, aIthougn
he budget was increased, the direct
- toT was responsible for it-that
The actual budget for the year mao oeeH
decreased
Self.Government Emphasized.
Self-rovernment and home rule foS
ne people Of the city Of New aorH was
a point the Mayor stressed. inns anu
strict business basis for the running
Of the city and the elimination OF parry
politics from city governments, VIZ
10 Navor said he had
worked hardest for and would continue
90 strive 10 better.
He touched briefly on the Mohsnsie
lake matter and the condition OF the
.,bD-av construction. He spoke OF the
yorl Of the Board Of Education, or
markets. of port facilities, and lndeea
trou every phase Of every depsrlhe,nV
With which his position naturally
brought him into contact.
Partisan Politics Eliminated.
The members Of the Board OF EST
mate have worked together with one
purpose namely, 10 put the aHalts %
The city on business basis, sald the
Navor in his speech 70 the committee;
Because Of cooperation IN the boaru
o. Estimate and the hne team "oIN
sworq the heads Of departments we
maze fUNpAl q : ms f-"e--
,fsan politics have been eliminated.
With the city government out Of poll
tics and politics out Of the city gov
eminent. we have been free TO devote
our entire attention 70 the stupendous
business Of governing this great city
BY most careful budget making ana
use Of appropriations, the administra-
tive cost Of the government has been
cut s3125.OOO out Of a total eXpendi-
.urc for this purpose in 1914 OF S'3'-
100000. Notwithstanding this reduc-
non. great extensions in service nave
been made.
We have stopped the ruin-compe,ii--
Ing practice Of mortgsging the credit
~ the city for generations to come,
F-om an annual average Of $32,OoV0oO
~ corporate stock authorizations 1or
ron-rcyenue producing purposes we
have cut the new commitments down
m an average Of s8,)OO,OOO for the last
fwo years. ,
we have attacked the most difficult
Of an the governmental problems OF