New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-05
Judge Promises Municipal
Ownership and Lower
Taxes if Elected
Part Time in Schools
Will Go, He Declares
Tiger Candi'~c Plans
Other improvements Just
as Easy to Make

. Judee Hylan, candidate of Tammany
Hall for Mayor, assured, as he said' OF
a Democratic victory, issued state
ment yesterday, painting in rosy Uh'S
what this foreboded for the city
Nunicipal ownership, lower taxes, an
end Of part time in the schools, an
immediate solution of the West SIDE
terminal problem" wholesale terminal
markets. storehouses and refrigeratlng
n,ants owned and operated by the city,
tax assessments showing no favoritism
and a number of other improvements
equally easy Of attainment are on his
list.
What He Promises To Do
Here is:
"(D Void and lapsed franchises will
be recaptured by the city at once. The
first steps toward the ultimate accom-
plishment Of municipal ownership and
operation of all public utilities will be
taken Immediately.
"(2) A clean, economical, business
like. administration of all the city,s al
fairs; an administration that will put
an end to waste and extravaganza; an
administration that will lower taxes
and, consequently, keep down rents.
"(3) Work will be begun at once on
new schools to provide seats for the
39.6e5 children who are now on part
time. The necessary action will be
taken without delay to rectify the
great wrong done our children by the
criminal neglect Of the present city sd-
ministration to provide for the con-
struction of new schools. All the
money needed for new schools will
be provided. -.
Education free from Rockefeller and
other sinister influences will be APP
pointed.
"G59 There will be an immediate
solution of the West Side terminal
problem, which will preserve Riverside
Park. grant no new franchises in per-
petuity and no monopoly Of the city's
waterfront to any railroad" (This
Immediate solution" promised by
Judge Hylan is presumably the same
which the Connolly committee OF
the Board of Estimate, in joint action
with a committee of the Public Service
Commission, has only recently found
impossible Of attainment after working
on il for six months, following the de-
feat Of the Mayors solution.)
"f6) There will be no recurrence OF
the spectacle of the Corporation Coun-
sci prosecuting the beef trust IA for
mer CLIENT, now defended by his broth
or. and which got off with a suspended
sentence after being caught redhanded
selling rotten meat to the people Of
this city.
To War on Food Prohteers
"f7) The food profteers, who have
made millions at the expense OF the
people, will have no voice and will find
no sympathy at City Hal.
"(s) We will establish wholesale ter
ninal markets, storehouses and refrlg-
Grating plants, owned and operated by
the city.
"(9) A tax commission will be ap-
pointed that will assess all property
alike and show no favoritism to special
interests.
"IO There will be no corporate or
individual millionaire favorites getting
500. 600 600 reductions in their tax as
sessments at the expense of the unin-
Auential business man, taxpayer and
rent payer.
Judge Hylan is referring here TO the
reduction of assessments on certain
properties, part. if not all Of which was
the result Of court proceedings)
"HD The.streets will be Immediately
repaired and maintained in condition
that will facilitate traffic.
"(l2) In order to prevent recurrence
Of such a terrible epidemic as that
which killed and crippled thousands Of
our babies a year ago. the Health De-
partment will be reorganized with a
responsible head in each borough to
insure prompt service and better pro-
lection for the whole city.
"03) Municipal charities will be re:
stored 10 the control Of the municipal
authorities and administered in hu-
name and considerate way.
100 Local autonomy will be pre-
served, and any proposal which seeks
10 abolish borough or county lines will
not be tolerated"