The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10

mandatory figure fixed by the State for
the schools, and that il would ''go the
limit
The Comptroller said 1.-The Legisla-
ture, when IL meets in January, will be
compelled to ind way in which to pro-
vide for the teachers 1t may do so by
direct State tax, by an increase in the
income tax or by any other means OF
taxation II may desire"
Applications for increased appropria-
tons for the College of the City o. New
York aud for Hunter College went over
until after Tomorrow, when the tenta-
tive budget will be made up and when
the members OF the board will take up
innumerable items which they were not
disposed to pass yesterday.
Among items temporarily turned down
with the provision that they may be
approved II the city can afford them
were many affecting the Comptrollers
own staff. and their rejection looked
largely like a scheme of certain borough
presidents to get even with him for cut
ting borough appropriations.
Borough Presidents Riegelmann of
Brooklyn and Connolly of Queens per-
sisted In throwing back at the Comp
troller arguments he had used in cutting
requests of their departments. They
told him the city already was busted,
and succeeded in temporarily turning
down requests for additional clerks,
photographers and other helpers in q
number OF his departments.
Craig Gets His own Medicine.
When they got through the Comp
troller threw up his hands with the ex-
clamation "That kills the Finance De-
partment!'
The Mayor upheld the Comptroner's
request for title searchers to inquire
into the possible title 10 the city in
various lands now under private use.
and the appropriation was approved
Earlier in the proceedings there oc-
CURED the usual scene between the
Comptroller and President La Guardla
of the Board of Aldermen, in which the
President of the Board of Aldermen &C
cused the Comptroller Of being Charlie
Murphy's dog robber."
The expression is one common III the
army, and Is applied to orderlies whose
chief function is TO dance attendance
upon some superior officer. and II was
applied in the course of an argument
over appropriations for dental clinics
under the Department Of Health.
IF this was question or giving
D1Gr on East OuTlki SNl%SN ~ SVAit~
many henchman, the Comptroller would
be for it." declared President La
Guardia Everybody knows that you
are Charlie Murphys dog robher."
When this storm had cleared the
committee had eliminated seventy-nYs
clerks of the Health Department ana
had slashed other requests to the bone
In voting to reduce to $1,000 the Health
Commissioners request for Slo,OoV Tor
health lectures the Mayor said: Il know
how much these lectures are worth.
Bird S. Coler. Commissioner of Pub
lie Charities, caused stir by making
serious charges against two examiners
who had reported unfavorabiy upon his
requests for appropriat' ons.~ He said
the examiners had suggested that he
allow new buildings on Randalls Island,
which are worth st.6o0,0o0, to remain
,moccupied for year. and that u their
figures were allowed about l'0VO peas
would be without sheets or blankets
Mr.. Coler won his fight against the
examiners and got assurances OF SUD-
stantial part of what he has asked.