New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-13
Mayor w ants
Schools Exempt
From Tax Limit
Wild Scramble for Money
VIII Raise Budget Above
Legal Figure by Millions,
Says Hylan Statement
BlamesP ay'as'Y ou-CoLaw
Declares ''Wal ST. Crowd''
Is Responsible for 1t and
Will Ask Governor to Act

Mayor Hylan predicted that with the
vid scramble for money from all sorts
AZ setivities" the city budget for next
vsas will go millions beyond the debt
limit The pay-as-you-go law which
the Mayor says was passed by the Leg
islaturs several years ago by "the
financial crowd in Wall Street" has
nlsesd an intolerable burden upon the
taxpayers, in his opinion.
The Mayor calls particular attention
to the request for 100000 for new
school buildings, which, he says, can
mot be paid for under the present law.
Hs saws that the Governor will be pe-
titioued to have the special session
take action to exempt cost Of school
building construction from the law.
ain connection with the preparation
Of the budget for next year, I am
amazed at the tremendous increases re-
ooestsd by the many departments of
the city," says the Mayor in state
ment.
millions for the different activities of
the city seem to have little conception
or regard for the burden that is con-
tinuaily being placed upon the backs
Of the taxpayers.
Taxpayers Burdened
aThe Legislature, through mandatory
legislation, has placed a burden upon
The city Of between S25,000,0o0 and $780,
100000, for which burden on the tax
payers the city administration is in
no way responsible, nor the greatly
increased taxes which will result
With the mandatory legislation passed
at the last session of the Legislature
and the wild scramble for money for
oil sorts of activities, the budget will
20 millions beyond the debt limit.
1.-THE financial crowd in Wall Street
had law passed several years ago
known as the pay-as-you-go law, COM
polling the city authorities each year
to put into the tax budget the amounts
appropriated for public improvements,
such as the building of school houses.
"The president of the Board Of Edu-
cation requests approximately s46,000,-
900 for che construction of new schools,
which are sorely needed in this city
because Of the neglect of past admins
trations. If this 46,000,000 were APP
propriated to build schoolhouses in
one year, under the present law it
would all have to be placed in the
tax budget of that year, which would
be an impossible burden for the tax
payers to meet and likewise retard the
construction of new schools. Before
the pay-as-you-go law was passed long
term bonds were issued covering q
period Of possibly forty years, thereby
spreading these enormous expenses
over period Of many years, so that
posterity would help to pay for the
construction of public schools which
they will, enjoy after our time. .oc.s
Will Ask Governors Aid
1T was this situation which prompted
the president. of the Board Of Educa-
ton to ask that q special meeting Of
the Board of Estimate be called to re-
quest the Governor to send a message
to the special session of the Legisla-
ture asking that it exempt appro-
prtations for the construction of
schools from the the pay-as-you-go
law, in order that the people may have
schools for their children and not be
Obliged to pay for these schools all in
one year through tax levies.
:! call this to the attention of the
public in order that M1ey may under
stand the tremendous demands that
are being made in the next years bud
ges and to ask their cooperation
through the members Of the Board of
estimate to help curtail requests for
appropriations in the 1921 budget"