The sun., 1919-11-01
ADOPTED BUDGET
IS $27S,6S9,4S6
Increase Of $25,664,050 Over
Last One and $43,529,144
Less Than Draft.
GIVES 1T HIS 0. X.
Tax Rate Undetermined, but
Craig Asserts 1t Will 30
GAIL Right"

night, is s273.ess.4s5.1s.
This is an increase Of SIS, 664,05o,25.
or approximately 10 per cent. over the
budget for the current year. which was
SEAS, 025,4 34Ss. The only changes that
may be made will be in the form of re-
auctions by the Board OF Aldermen,
which has twenty days to consider. It
cannot increase the budget. and any re-
drctions It may matte may be vetoed by
the Mayor.
Neither Mayor Hylan nor Comptroller
Craig would venture a prediction last
night as to what the tax rate for 1920
would be, but when the board rose after
what threatened at first to be a repeti-
| ticn of Thursday nights stormy session,
I but which in reality was marked on tho
| whole by extreme amiability, both off,
Gals seemed well satisfied. The final
figure indicates reduction Of s43.52e.-
144.sS from the tentative budget of
s317,21s.6S0.11.
Mayor Hylan made this statement:
Il believe the people of New York city
will find not fault with this budget. The
only fault ! had to hnd was with the
proposed budget"
Comptroller Craig contributed this:
1.-THE tax rate for 1920 will be all
right. i will not attempt to say now
what II will be. We don't know what the
general fund for the reduction Of taxa
ton will amount to. and we don't know
what New York's share Of the State In
| come tax, exclusive uf the other items.
will amount to. It has been estimated
! by member Of the State Comptroller
stan at anywhere from $17.ooo.0o0 up.
But the tax rate win be all right"
John e Bowe, Commissioner of Public
Works OF Richmond, who sat for Bor-
ough President Van Name, said he be-
lieved no corporation of any size could
show a budget increase of less than 10
per cent
The board did not follow the custom
OF years standing and wait for the
printed budget, The document was
adopted on motion of Comptroller Craig
after the elimination process had been
completed and the final figures arrived
at, the Comptroller holding that the
| signatures OF the members TO the printed
document were not necessary.
boyle Hastens Settlement.
Borough President Edward F. Boyle
Of Manhattan was perhaps responsible
as much as any one else in the board
for the expeditions settlement of the
| budget problem. He acted in sort Of
conciliatory capacity between Comp
troller Craig and the other members
| who were still ruffied over Mr.. Craig's
, action OF Thursday night in abruptly
leaving the meeting and forcing the
members to make a trip to the home OF
Aldermanic President Moran. Mr.. Craig
threw his cards on the table at the be-
ginning and indicated his intention OF
forcing the board to retransact all the
! business II did duri e it's session al
President 'Morans home He advised
the board that in all probability unless
this was done a Supreme Court order
would issue compelling the restoration
OF the items that had been eliminated
at that meeting.
He made several attempts TO get mo-
tons before the board to reconsider and
after sporadic attempts by the Mayor
and Borough President Connolly were
made to choke him of by declaring tina,
these matters had already been disposed
of, President Boyle said he would vote
for no motion to throttle a member Of
the board. He suggested that Mr.. Craig
put his criticisms in the form of mo-
tons to restore the items that had beer
eliminated during the session he did moi
attend
Mr.. Craig took UP considerable time
|
TO various items in a number Of depart
ments that had been slashed out or
Thursday night. He wanted them re-
| stored and was promptly voted down ir
every case. But he had his innings 8
short time later when the estimates Of
| the Department Of Education were taker
| up.
| Mr.. Craig proposed a number OF sub
stantial reductions in this department
| NJ xxhlC oh had
colleagues. and in these instances he wa,
supported by all the other members, In.
| Guiding the Mayor. One of these wa.
a reduction from $4,000 to $4,000 fol
telephone service in the Department OF
Education. leaving the 1920 appropria
4. tlon the same as for the current year
Mr.. Craig showed that on July l las
the department had $4,000 of THU
| years appropriation still unexpended
and he thought there was no necessity
for an increased appropriation In view
OF the reduction of s per cent. in tn,
telephone rates. He was also sustained
in his suggestion to out the appropria.
ton for general educational equipment
by 100000, and for supplies and equip
nent for prevocstional schools $4,000
He also carried his point in a number
of other minor appropriations.
Tardy With Schedules.
Dissatisfaction was expressed by tn,
board with the methods of the Depart
ment of Education In presenting IL
| schedules too late for consideration.
motion was finally passed providing tina
the amounts requested by the depart
nlent. except for mechanics be include,
In the final budget with the conditici
that no expenditures OF any kind b.
made except with the approval of tn
Board OF Estimate. and directing tn
Department OF Education to submit 1t
arhedules within ten days.
Mr.. Craig was unsuccessful, however
when he sought to have 100000 tina
had been tentatively appropriated 70
garbage disposal restored to the Stree
Cleaning Department estimates. Mayo
ltylan explained that the Street Clean
Ing Commissioner had recommended tn
reduction and that he knew n littl
something about cunning his own de
partment." The Comptroller also los
II motion to eliminate the whole ap
preparation OF $4,000 for the main
tenance of the municipal garage.
Three o'clock had been set as tn
hour when the board would resume it
consideration of the budget. When Mr.
Craig had not appeared at 80 Mayo
Hylan began an examination OF the cit,
charter to find a provision that Nigh
allow some one TO act for Presiden
Moran. While he was thus engaged tn
Comptroller. however, came In and tool
his seat.
IT want to say right now" he began
"that ~ the boa I'd wa nts N svoid ~,