The evening world., 1917-10-26
mitchell OFFERS
HYLAN z CHANCES
TO MAKE GO0D''
Invites Him to Budget Hearing;
Dares Him to Debate Right
in Tammany Hall.

Mayor Mitchell not only invites John
+. Hylan, Tammany candidate for
Mayor, 70 appear at the next public |
budget hearing and tell how he would |
reduce the items. but offers to face 1
Judge Hyian tonight right in the ,
Tammany lair and answer any ques-
ton asked him.
The only condition In the challenge |
TO meet at the Tammany ratification |
meeting tonight is that the Judge
agrees 70 be specific and not talk gem
eralities. The Mayor on his part
promises TO answer any question OF
the Judge or any other man present
The invitation to Judge Hylan to
appear before the Budget Committee
Is contained in letter from the
Mayor to tho Judge.
In the statement offering TO attend
the Tammany meeting. the Mayor
met the so-called Reynolds issue
with tho assertion; Senator Rey-
nolds has never made one cent from
the city through any act of mine."
The statement refers to Hylan's
general and improved charges and
says:
'In order TO clear the air of these
generalities. I offered to meet Judge
Hylan at any place he named.
my offer is still open and II Judge
Hylan is willing to bring out the
facts, will meet him tomorrow
| night at his own meeting in Tam
many Hall and answer upon that
hostile platform any question that
he or any other man may care to
address 10 me"
Taking up the Reynolds issue. the
Mayor says:
''The insinuation seems to be that
nolds that these sites were to be pur-
chased and thus enable him to profit
by the clty's needs.
80 far as the Rockaway Park pur-
| chase In concerned, Tammany
Bonrd OF Estimate selected tho site
and made the selection public three
years before I was elected to the
board.
80 far as Dreamland is concerned,
the city never contemplated the pur-
| chase of Dreamland until the Dream
land fire had destroyed the buildings
| which Senator Reynolds had erected.
Then consideration OF the purchase
| was started by resolution OF the
| Tammany Board of Aldermen, intro
duced by Alderman bowling.
When the Rockaway and Dream
| land matters were first taken up bI
the Board Of Estimate. of which 7
| was a member, had no acquaintance
whatsoever with Senator Reynolds.
80 far as the marginal railway
| yard Is concerned, this site was Sc
lected and mapped by the Dock Com
missioner OF Tammany Mayor in
| March, 1911, before / ever knew Sena-
tor Reynolds.
senator Reynolds has never made
a cent from the city through any act
| Of mine. The Dreamland award Is
before new Condemnation Commls-
sion. Nothing has been paid. No
final award has yet been made for
the marginal railway yard. Nothing
| has been paid.
when the Dreamlnnd award was
made | directed my Corporation
Counsel to appeal TO the Appellate Di-
vision. The Appellate Division re-
versed the award and suggested re-
duction of 100000.
senator Reynolds has never re-
celved a penny for his Dreamland
holdings. and when the supreme
Court Commissioners, who are now a.
work, report, this second award vii
no doubt be at least 100000 less thar
the first"
The budget hearings to which
Judge Hylan Is invited are to be helC
o-morrow and Monday. The Mayor
letter Is In part:
an your speech OF Tuesday night
you directed particular attention e
the statement that 100000 wa,
added to tho proposed budget at thu
eleventh hour
This added appropriation con
tanned 81 SOC, 900 for increases t'
lieemen and Firemen, not included IL
appropriations already in the budget
and other amounts for other neees
sary purposes.
"Msy 1 ask you TO state whether o
not YOU would reduce or eliminate thj
$500, 900 additional for ineressin,
iaborers, or the additional appropria
tions for firemen and polloemen7"
The Mayors letter began:
In your campaign hpeecheS yol
have criticised the proposed bulge
for 1918. You have complained OF
large increase at time when, yo,
say, economy should have been tn
watchword.
"As Chairman OF the board I ask
you will not fulfil your duty as n goo
citizen and appear before this boar
and make your specific suggestions
| believe Il is particularly your dut
to do this. because OF your promis
to make vast savings.
"I assure you the board will be gla
TO receive any specific suggestion
YOU may wish to make"