The sun., 1919-08-27
HYLAN SOME MAYOR,
HYLAN TELLS HYLAN
Executive Writes How He Has
Saved City From Becoming
Hopeless Cripple.
SOLIDS PREVIOUS RULE
syot Only Has Transit Facili-
ties Not Been Afforded" Hy-
lan's Pen Rattles On.
SCOLDS PREVIOUS RULE

rnsre being no obvious pegs upon
uh,cb 10 hang any roasts of the former
,,,v administration. the transit corpora
49,. or the Citizens Union or the City
cnh MAYOR Hylan took his pen in hand
o ,.,srdav and dashed off this head
Statement by the Mayor in answer to
Cusstion as to the improvements and
a,r,tructive work this administration
s.. done since the signing of the armi-
slice"
Ifter declaring that the previous ad-
illustration had let the poor old city
a. m the bowwows, that everything was
= need OF repair, that no improvements
.srs under way and 1t was plain that
n. city was on its last legs, the state
,rsnt' dilated on the wonderful trans
%rmatIon following the advent of Mayor
uvlon The citys debt margin had
IN increased from $4,000, 900 to s60,-
SSe 400 the tax rate for 1919 was de-
.roased four points under what It was
!, IsIs and "if 1t had not been for the
mandatory legislation at Albany, placing
burden on the city to the extent of
rrIions. the affairs OF the city could
lave been managed to bring a further
TAduction in the tax rate in the years
1920 and 1921.
And here was inserted the "crack" at
III. reformers, as follows;
The Citizens Union and the City Club
and other reform organizations are not
IN sympathy with the present admins
ration and approved OF this mandatory
legislation at Albany, which they op-
posed in other years"
List of Improvements.
After enumerating a list of improve
uents that should have been made by
the Mitchell administration. the Mayor
continued:
"Funds with which these improve
ments should have been made, amount
ing to about $3.50. 100000, were put in
the dual subway system. The city,s in
ysstment of this colossal sum was in
tended to secure relief from the wretched
transit conditions in the city and to pro-
vide the people with a five cent fare and
free transfers. Not only have adequate
transit facilities not been afforded, but
the travelling public is now forced to
submit TO intolerable and indecent con-
ditons
TO cap the climax the same scheming,
manipulating transit corporation off,
Gals who secured the execution of the
dual subway contracts which were so
advantageous to the transit lines are
now endeavoring to secure additional as
yantages by a modification of these con-
tracts with the city in order that they
nay gouge the public out of additional
millions through the medium of increased
fares and stock job manipulations."
Then follows a list of the improve
ments which the Board of Estimate re
Gently approved and for which corporate
stock was tentatively set aside. including
new schools, docks, hospitals and ferries.
Possibly not being satisfied with the
strahng of the previous administration
In this document the Mayor went further
and gave out another headed:
Statement made by the Mayor in
answer to a question relative to the
development of jamaica Bay"
Word on Jamaica Bay.
In this document the Mayor declared
that the former administration had
changed the line OF the main ship chan
mel in Jamaica Bay so that instead OF
fronting on city property It fronted on
property owned by private persons.
Under the original agreement with Con-
gress the city was to dredge a ship
channel around the bay and the Gov
ernment was to reimburse the city for
he work to the extent of eight and one
half cents cubic yard, according to
the Mayor
at was necessary for the present ad-
ninistration," the Mayor declared, Ito
either restore the proposed channel to
n original lines or secure a modifica-
ton OF the act OF Congress before the
city could be reimbursed under the
agreement with the Federal authorities
for dredging done. We proceeded to
change the proposed channel back to
he lines approved by Congress and
then we were enjoined by the court on
TIE application OF private property
owners"
The Mayor said that the same pri-
ute interests were demanding that the
city spend millions OF dollars to dredge
he creeks running from the main ship
channel 1t was a fine Improvement.
but should be done largely at private
expense.
The development of Jamaica Bay
viii continue in the interest OF the peo-
pie In way that a successful business
man endeavors to develop his business,
the Mayor declared. "Agitators and
speculators and those special privilege
seeking interests that expect to get
something for nothing will find that
her agitation will have little chance
With this administration"