The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-12
BUDGET PASSED AT
MIDNIGHT MEETING
S343,89I, 049.56 Present Total
Means a Tax Rate for
1921 Of 2.83.
CLASH ON SCHOOL ACTION
Curran and La Guardia Vote
Against Refusal to Provide
Pay for Teachers.
CLASH ON SCHOOL ACTION


of New York for 1921. amounting to
sS43, 1914, 049.56, had been agreed upon
yesterday afternoon by the Finance
and Budget Committee of the Board OF
Estimate only a majority vote being
required in the committee, the board
in which twelve votes out of sixteen
are required, failed to adopt the budget
an hour later.
The result was that Comptroller
Charles L. Craig. controlling a major
lty vote OF the board, compelled an adj
iournment until 1901 this morning
for the purpose of taking second
vote. which must be taken on another
dav than the day of the first vote, but
which requires only nine votes for
favorable action. The budget received
only ten votes on the ballot yesterday
afternoon,
At tho midnight meeting the recon-
Y,endation of the Finance and Budget
Committee was adopted, opposing votes
being registered by the Borough Presi-
dent of Manhattan and the President OF
the Board of Aldermen.
These figures Leave Il margin OK ap-
proximately 100000, according to tho
COMPTROLLER. which may be utilized as
the hoard may decide IN the final budget.
! A motion to add that to the provision
| for education failed TO get to a vote.
! Goth the Mayor and the Comptroller de-
| clared that every penny possible WIN oe
given to the schools above the S63'ooo'Voo
| which will be produced by the 40 mills
on assessed valuation provided py INV
| and the approximately $22.0o0,Co0 pro-
| v;ded by state tax.
states Demands TOO Much.
The Controller said that the State
| has reduced the cities means of raising
| revenue and has created new enterprises
| the burden Of which Is placed upon the
| cities until. rs in the case of the manda-
| tory legislation this year for schools. thf
| burden cannot be borne longer and tht
| iesue of such q State policy VIII be cas-
, for settlement In the action of the city
| IT. turning back to the Legislature sucl
demands as the city is unable TO meet.
The Mayor concurred In this view ant
| IN order that the city shall do its full
! duty before turning to the Legislature
| introduced q resolution. which VIII p'
acted on tomorrow. demanding that:
every city department abolish al
| yocant or untitled positions, all request
! "a raises in salary over $1,000 year
J eliminate all new positions except thu
200 additional police officers. all new
| activities. all rev automobiles and Other
F., equipment except for replacement, ant
[ that all raises in appropriations for ma
| terials, supplies and maintenance for tn
1921 budget be based on and limltod e
| The experience Of the cost OF materials
| supplies and maintenance for the yea
1920. except some increase in the allow
ance for maintenance for the city de
pcndents In charitable Institutions"
The tentative budget Is S70.20O.00
greater than the budget for the curren
year. which was $273,6S9,4S5. 1t i
s31,436, 500 greater than this years bud
ge. plus additional appropriations mad'
q meet conditions arising since the bud
get for 1920 was adopted.
The delay in adoption of the tentative
budget means that it's publication viii
be made two days after the time lmi
! prescribed in the statute which is Octc
her 10. The effect OF that violation a.
| the statutc, members of the board con
coded. will not vltiate the budget il
any way. but will deprive the people o
New York OF two of the ten days which
the law allows them for examination o
the proposed expenditures for the com
ing year before final adoption on Octo
Der 81.
Such q delay. il was stated. Is withou
precedent, rs Is also--and what ia NOR,
reYnarknble--the fact that the tentative
budget actually was voted upon by tn,
Board Of Estimate. Though the Law
clearly prescribes that the tentative
budget shall be adopted by vote o
the Board OF Estimate. the Comptrolle
declared that never upon any othe
budget has a vote actually been taken
A budget OF $Sf3.S93.04956 means
tax rate of about 2.S3. The limit which
may be assessed Is 3.47.