New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-26
Asks Judge to Appear
At Budget Hearing
Mitchell Tells Rival to
Make Good lis Criti-
cisms of Fusion Rule

the Murphy trenches and meet MS up
ponent at his own meeting tonight at
Tammany. Hall. The Mayor made his
offer after renewing his challenge TO
Judge Hylan 10 meet him In public de-
bate.
INV offer Is still OPEN" said the
Mayor. "and Il Judge Hylan Is willing
to bring ont the facts, will meet HIM
Tomorrow night st his own meeting In
Tammany Hall and answer upon that
hostile platform any question that he
or any other man may care to address
to me-"
Asks Hylan TO make Good"
The Mayor also wrote 20 Judge Hylan
inviting him to attend the public hear
ing tomorrow, or Monday, before the
Board of Estimate on the proposed city
budget for 1918. The Mayor pointed out
that the Tammany candidate had gener-
ally criticised the tentative budget In
his campaign speeches, and that this
would afford him an opportunity az a
good citizen to come forward and make
good"
Gas YOU have not seen At to thus
make good your public statements"
wrote the Mayor, 81, as chairman OF the
Board of Estimate and Apportlonment.
ask if you will not fulfil your duty as
a good citizen and appear before this
board and make your specific sugges-
tons / believe IL 10 particularly your
duty TO do this because of your prom
Use TO make vast savings. Certainly you
do not wish TO postpone reductions until
next year if they can be made at this
time
The Mayors offer to invade the Tam
many fortress on Fourteenth Street was
considered bold stroke by the Fusion
campaign managers. They were more
concerned than the Mayor himself as
20 what might happen to him If his
proposition was accepted. The Mayor
said that he was most sincere in eX-
pressing the hope that Judge Hylsn, or
Mr.. Murphy, would consent to his ap-
pearance.
Tammany Rally Tonight
All arrangements have been complet-
ed for the Tsmmany Hall meeting. Tho
assembly room has been festooned with
flags, banners and bunting. Music will
be furnished by the 69th Regiment
Band. Samuel Untermyer will preside.
The speakers will include Charles l..
Craig, candidate for Controller; Alfred
f. Smith, candidate for President of the
Board of Aldermen, and the other Tam
many candidates. Judge Hylan is ex-
pected to read his speech.
In his proposal TO beard the Tiger in
his den, the Mayor discussed the Dream.
land and Rockaway Park purchases by
the city as probably one Of the Tam
many campaign issues on which he was
most likely to be attacked.
Judge Hylsn and his friends have
intimsted," said the Mayor, though no
one has dared to make the fiat state
ment, that in some wav, as public Of
fetal, / have Improperly assisted Sena-
tor Reynolds to sell land to the city.
These insinuations are based on the
charge that Senator Reynolds is or was
interested in the purchase of Rockaway
Park and the fact that he was part
owner of Dreamland Park and the mar
ginal railway yard.
"Judge Hylan has been careful not
TO criticise the selection of Dreamland
Park or Rockaway Park, because he
knows that the selection was made by
Tammany Board of Estimate and q
Tammany Board of Aldermen. He can
not hold me in any way responsible
tion proceedings for these sites, be
cause this is a matter for which the
Supreme Court, and the Supreme Cour'
alone, is responsible.
"The insinuation seems TO be thai
in some way ! informed Senator Rey
nolds that these sites were to be pur
chased and thus enabled him to prof
by the city's needs.
Says Tammany Board Chose Site
$50 far as the Rockaway Park pur
chase is concerned. a Tammany BoarC
of Estimate selected the site and mad,
the selection public three years before
was elected to the board.
$50 far as Dreamland is concerned
the city never contemplated the pur
chase of Dreamland until the Dream
land fire had destroyed the building!
which Senator Reynolds had erected
Then consideration of the purchase wal
started by resolution of the Tam
many Board OF Aldermen, introduced
by Alderman Bowling.
when the Roekaway and DreamlanC
matters were first taken up by the
Board of Estimate, of which ! was 6
member. | had no acquaintance what.
soever with Senator Reynolds.
$50 far as the marginal railway yarc
is concerned, this site was selected snc
mapped by the Dock Commissioner OF
Tammany Mayor, in March, 1911, be.
fore ever knew Senator Reynolds.
Senator Reynolds has never made
one cent from the city through any
act of mine. The Dresmland award is
before a new condemnation commits.
sion. Nothing has been paid. No fna
award has yet been made for the mar.
ginsl railway yard. Nothing has beer
paid. On the contrary my belief that
the original award made by Supreme
Court commissioners for DreamlanC
was too high has probably cost Sen,
ator Reynolds 100000.
Fought Original Award
when the original award was made
I directed my Corporation Counsel to
appeal 70 the Appellate Division. The
Appellate Division reversed the aware
and suggested reduction Of 100000
Senator Reynolds has never re-
ceived a penny for his Dreamland hold
infs, and when the Supreme Court
commissioners, who are now at work
report, this second award will no doubt
be at least 100000 less than the first
In his invitation TO Judge Hylan TO
appear before the Board of Estimate
the Mayor declared that. in view Of his
criticism of the budget, the members
Of the board had confidently expected
that Judge Hylan would have been
present at the first public hearing
Wednesday, to point out specific in
stances in proof of his statements that
the appropriations were wasteful and
unnecessary.
The Mayor pointed out certain items