The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-05
Bans Information for curran.

Bans Information for Curran.
81 forbid the Commissioner to give
any information to Curran," the Mayor
retorted hotly The Commissioner be-
came more embarrassed.
do you forbid the Police Commits
sior.er giving n member of the Board of
Estimate information about his depart
ment?" Mr.. Curran insisted.
HE can give anything TO other men,
bers OF the board" the Mayor answered.
Am the only member to whom you
refuse to let your Commissioner give in
formation" Curran asked.
"He can give It to the board" the
Mayor said.
Then ask him to provide this in
formation to tho board" Curran in
sisted. and the Mayor answered:
mo, he will not he will not give It
unless the board asks for It."
The Mayor left his chair and called
Commissioner Enrigft to the rear OF the
chamber, where they had a short con-
ference. Other members urged Curran
TO drop the subject. sRs it was holding
up the business, and they did not see
how they were going to get through. So
Curran did drop II. but with parting
fling that he would come back at II
again.
Then the Commissioner request for
more men and horses was taken up
MIR. Enright has asked that 1878 men
be added to the force, but the budget
makers could not see that. The public
welfare required more men, the Com
missioner urged. The Mayor backed
the Commissioner and took up Mr.. En-
rights arguments. The Mayor took the
lead in moving not to increase the pay
of the policemen. but IL was agreed to
let the question of adding 500 men to
the force remain in the budget. with the
understanding that Il could he lifted out
next week II the funds for salaries can
not be found.
The board denied the request for 41c
detectives, second grade, but granted
that for twenty additional policewomen.
The officials also voted to allow the
department to purchase 100 horses for
mounted policemen, the estimated cost
being $3.50 for each animal.
Numerous Items Are Cut Out.
Numerous items were cut out OF the
departmental estimates covering the
markets and Corporation Counsels Of
fees Several smaller bureaus were
passed upon. and practically all request
ed increases were slashed and no appro-
priations given for new construction
work.
10 During the discussion COHlptrOller
Craig proposed that the committee de-
eide Immediately whether the budget
should be cut as deeply as possible In
the tentative schedules or that they con-
tinue passing appropriations with the
knowledge that the total Of the budget
would exceed the city's tax limit. and
that many items would have TO come
out later.
"It will be almost impossible to make
fhe necessary curtailments before Octo-
her 10 when the tentative budget must
be completed" the Comptroller said. 81
,,ropose that we go along with the
knowledge that the budget will he above
the amount for which taxes can be
levied"
The Comptroller again stated that In
all probability the budget will exceed the
city's limit by s25,000.O00.
The fact Is that the officials fear the
sentative figure may go $4,000, 900 OF
zen sac. 900 900 above the tax limit
ana they do not know yet what they
arc going 20 do about IT, Borough off
riaIs and department heads are protest
s,r loudly they cannot cut their figures
.vithout sacrificing the public welfare
,rbe Comptroller said there would b'
.t,,oa between October 10 and 90 FOL
.a,,aezinr the last drop Of water on
~ the budget on motion Of the Comp
.roller the committee decided TO hole
public hearings on the budget October
liz, IL and is.
Borough President Riegelmann o
prooklyn almost took away the breath
~ the officials when he put in his ten
tatjve budget calling for SIC, SSs,47S
The increases for Brooklyn foot W
611,5S0,so2.