The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31
BUDGET HEWED
TO LEGAL LIMIT
OF S346,459,941
On Final Pruning Day
Schools Suffer Again.
Despite Protests.
NOTHING BUT CLASHES
La Guardia and Curran Re-
volt Because Education
y Is Treated Unjustly.
TAN VALUES GROW FAST
New Assessments Total More
Than S5O,OOO.OOO Above
Previous Figures.
TAX VALUES GROW FAST


the proposed budget in an all day bat
Tie. the Board Of Estimate adopted
final budget for 1921 whose uncom-
puted figures as nearly as they could
be arrived at this morning are S346.-
453,34174
The adoption was achieved early
this morning after political differences
and personal feeling had prevented
favorable action at o'clock last night,
and an adjournment became necessary
10 force adoption by the smaller requi-
site majority of a second ballot
Henry II. Curran, Borough President
of Manhattan, and r H. La Guardla,
president of the Board of Aldermen,
voted against the final passage. as
they had done on the early ballot last
night. for the reason that, In their opin-
lon. the schools have not been suf-
xiciently provided for in the budget
within sI3,536 of Limit.
The apparent total of the money
which the city administration. through
this budget. proposes to expend next
year is $13,536.30 less than the $3i6, 49,
S1S.o4 which Comptroller Charles l..
Craig announced yesterday as the maxi
mum amount the city could hope to
obtain from all sources next year, and
beyond which the budget could not be
fixed without exceeding the constitu-
tional tax limit.
TIE Comptroller said that revised es-
Inmates from Jacob A. Cantor. president
of the Board of Taxes and Assessments,
indicated that the city might possibly
expect an increase Of between $4,000
900 and 500, 900, 900 in taxable values
= ee,opd the total CT 1000. 000.0 previ-
ously announced, thus furnishing slieht
margin. He also said he was willing TO
take a ci ance" on the general fund run
ming to s62.000.000
Mr.. Craig then estimated the citys
prospective income next year as follows:
General fund. ................ s62 900. 900. 90
Two per cent. levy. .......... 200. 0Oo. 900. 90
Debt service. .................. 62.4l2 ,69i "a
state fund. .................... 22.O4 ,lS3.21
Total ....................... S3i6. 453 SIS. a.
The reduction Of the budget was
wrought with the usual acrmony Of
Board of Estimate meetings.
Strangely enough. the Board OF Edu-
cation. already stripped $50. 900, 900 short
Of its original request, caught the brunt
OF slaughter.
The board. on the insistence OF the
Comptroller that there would be a mar
gin Of Sl,5000 900 in tax notes authorized
but not utilized, adopted resolution
assigning that surplus TO the Board of
Education. But later. having boiled the
budget down to within $1,000. 900 Of the
goal. the board reached the end OF its
rope and slashed the $1,5OO.0O0 tax
notes out OF the budget. The Borough
Presidents got together then and made
up sort OF budgetary Jackpot for the
remaining 100000.
The Department OF Plant and Struc-
ture came in for a pairing Of s527.es6. Of
which $4,000 fell upon personal SER
vice for the ferries and bridges. The
result will be, for instance, that bridge
tenders will work 1865 days in the year
and that the bridges must go with scant
painting.
street Cleaning IL CurtaiieJ.
The Department OF Street Cleaning
was chopped down s623.7s2. a cut which:
was amelorated by the fact that tho
department hopes to save 900 IL
the cost of Anal disposition through the
elimination Of contractors and the use
Of new city owned scows.
II was stated that the Street Clean-
ing Departments trouble last winter
with strikes and with Rodgers & Hag
gerty. contractors. who since that rum
pus have received the award Of the fa
courthouse foundation contract. cost the
department 100000.
The s2.S59,OO0 police pension request
was disposed OF by cutting IL to 100000
and diverting the accruals Of all city
departments 70 take care OF that.
The meagre hudgetary allowance 20
the public schools was the cause of Bit
ter outbursts all day long and finally
caused the defeat OF the budget on the
first ballot Curran and La Guardio
cast the opposing votes because they
thought the schools had not been prop
erly taken care Of, a position which
twice before has blocked the budget at
crucial stages.
Comptroller Craig RETAINED from vot-
ing until after they had cast their votes
and then announced his intention Of
voting In the affirmative and entered
into an attack upon the sincerity OF the
two Republican members. who replied
in kind.
Mr. Craig, whose idea Il had been.
since the budget making began weeks
ago TO leave the big deficiency In the
school appropriation for the Legislature
% make up. conceded that no does not
believe now that the Legislature will
provide the money 20 meet the needs
In the extremity OF trying 20 force
cuts the Mayor announced that he would