New-York tribune., 1919-10-23
Says Controllers Charge
Items We're Slipped in
After Volume Went to
Printer Is Not a Fact
Row Over Chamberlain
Craig Wants Office Abol-
ished and Agrees Incum.
bent Is Good Musician

How q reduction Of at least s42,000.-
900 could be made in the proposed
budget Of $3l7,21s,630 was revealed to
tho Board of Estimate yesterday by
the Real Estate Board of the City of
New York.
The method suggested was detailed
in letter from the Real Estate Board
to the Mayor and his associate. 1t
was read at the first public hearing
on the proposed budget, held in City
Hall
That the board will slash at least to
items, Comptroller Craig declares, were
added when he was not looking, was
troller Craig limited there would be
considerable slashing.
Berolzheimer's Musical Ability
The Mayor and the Controller en-
gagged in wordy war over the allega-
ton of surreptitious additions, the
Comptroller insisting that the items
were added after the proposed budget
had been sent to the printer and the
Mayor insisting that the Controller
was not keeping to the facts in the
case.
But even angrier did the Mayor be-
come when reflection was made on
Philip Berolzheimer, the City Cham
berlain.
Comptroller Craig, among others, in
cluding men who have held the office
of City Chamberlain, has insisted that
the office as valueless as q fifth wheel
on q wagon, and wants it abolished.
So when the Finance Department bud
get came up. Comptroller Craig OBJ
esrved it was the one department, with
kka 0f <ko oGS
Chamberlain, which did not boast q
private secretary.
But the Chamberlain is competent
city Official" said the Mayor, red
dening.
A Good Musician
"He is a coed musician" said Bor-
ough President Riegelmann of Brook
lyr.
Good musician" echoed the Comp
troller, smiling.
well, he doesn't have to take orders
from the Comptroller" shouted the
Mayor.
The Controller retorted:
"He will find himself taking orders
from me soon."
The Mayor made no reply.
When the Real Estate Boards letter
was read Edward Doyle, on behalf of
suggestions Of the board be adopted.
81 can tell you now" said the Con-
troller, "that the tax rate isn't going
to be materially higher"
In its letter the Real Estate Board
said:
"The present city administration was
elected to give good and economical
government. If the people wanted So
cialjsm they would have elected Social
lists. They chose, rather, men who vo-
ciferously promised and pledged them
selves to give economical government
and to protect property rights. The
stroy the small business man in operat-
ing rolling stores"
Controllers Echo of the Increases
At the close of the hearing. Controller
Craig issued a statement listing the in
creases in salaries of all appointive
employees now receiving $4,000 or more.
The total increases will cost the tax
payers S215,2OO in 1920. Nothing in the
statement attempts to show the hun
dreds of new berths created, which in
the Law Department alone total close
to 100000
The increases are especially notice
able in the Mayors departments.
The hearing will be resnmed Monday
increases OF $oVV ana oI,VUo LOT tne
political favorites were not uncommon
Leonard NJ. Wallstein, counsel to the
Citizens Union, charged in his analysis
of the tentative budget. The identity OF
some of these was discussed in political
/ circles yesterday.
Typical instances of increases are
$1,000 to Joseph A. Guider, persona
friend of the Mayor and Democratic
leader of the Eleventh Assembly Dis
trict Brooklyn. Guider is COMMISSIONS
of Public Works of Brooklyn and aftel
January /, unless the proposal is re
duced, will receive $1,000.
$1,700 to former Coroner William J