The sun., 1919-10-31
CRAIG CLASHES WITH
HYLAN OYER BUDGET
Continued from First Paee.

but that since many Of the men had re-
turned from service in tine army and be-
cause he got along for the past two
years with nearly 1000 men less than
the regular establishment, he believed
the item might be eliminated In the tn
terest of economy.
Comptroller Craig vigorously against
the elimination of the item. He insisted
that the additional men were needed
and his argument on this point led to
the final break.
'It's common knowledge" began the
Comptroller. ''that It's hardly safe FOR q
person to go home at night beca,ss of
the great number of thugs and OUT
throats In certain districts Of the city"
Il deny that" shouted the Mayor.
why don't you stick to the truth?
The Comptroller knows that Is not true"
II can stick to the truth rs well az
any man around this rail, and don't
think / would get much help from the
Mayor in telling the truth" retorted
Craig. you know as well as that II
, this is taken out Of the budget and there
Is an outbreak somewhere the Commits
, sioner will point to his reduced estimate
and force In order to justify the situa-
ton, as he has done before"
He don't do anything Of the kind,
returned the Mayor. pounding the desk
/, with his first He don't do anything OF
the kind"
s'You are not familiar with history or
you would not say that" retorted Craig.
Borough President Connolly shouted
for a roll call, meantime characterizing
the scene in the board as the most ridic-
ulous and disgusting ne had seen.
"Call the roll" directed the Mayor.
Comptroller Craig sought to explain
| his vote and make an amendment. The
| Comptroller was willing to compromise
\ on an appropriation for half OF what
Commissioner Enright originally asked.
You're out of order" snapped the
Mayor. go on, call the roll"
Comptroller Craig rose to his feet
| You may pound with that gavel ali you
] like, but 1t is going into the record tina,
! 1 protest against the arbitrary action OF
\ the Mayor In denying me the right to
| argue a question before this board
| will withdraw and I warn you that
anything you do win be illegal because
you will lack Q quorum when ! am
gone"
The Comptroller reached for his hal
| and papers.
go on then, get out. Get nut AZ
! quickly as you can. The trouble is tha'
you think you can run every one of thu
! departments better than any one else
Go ahead and get out"
Comptroller Craig made good hi
threat while the other members of tn
board who had been sitting PRACTICAL,
the entire day remained open mouthet
and silent. 1t was then s: 80 In the
evening.
The earlier ruction came when Comp
trolier Craig declined to Join the othe
members in committee Of the whole
charging that Mayor Hyian was At
tempting to institute star chamber pro
ceedings In a matter that should b.
dealt with publicity The Mayor re
taliated by saying that 1t WAS necessar!
to go into executive session to stop tn
Comptroller from talking in order y
seek cheap advertisement"
When the motion to go into executiv
session was carried with the Comp
troller the Only member dissenting. h
gathered his papers and announced hi
intention by paraphrasing q well know
remark of the Mayors:
''rll be back at o'clock"
The board reconvened at . instead o
2, with the Comptroller again present
and things went along smoothly unit
the Police Department estimates wer
reached.
When the board adjourned for tn
hurried trip to President Moran's HON
total reductions approximating 5000.
600 had been voted This will reduc
the proposed budget to about s274,000.
600. and this grand total may still fur
tilefs be cut down to-day. The larges
item in yesterdays cuts was one 70
| $2S.3s8,4e from the estimates of tn
Department Of Education, provided t
redeem tax notes outstanding. This re
duction was voted with the distinct un
Outstanding recorded that 1t would no
interrupt the city's programme for ne,
schools after the Comptroller had salts
fed the members that there would be
surplus of corporate stock availab,
after January 1 next to proceed wit
the s10.000.000 outlay this programm
calls for. Further slashes in this de
partment brought the total reduction 4
the estimates of more than ss7.ooo,o0
to S37.094s12.