New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-22
of Your
Wlairns, Mayor
Informs Craig
We'll Give You the Credit
for the Administrations
Work if You'll Only Be
Quiet, Declares Hylan
Board Meeting Is Lively
La Cuardia Also Clashes
With Comptroller Over
Unpaid Claims List


usual chip on his shoulder into the
Board Of Estimate meeting yesterday
Major La Guardia, President of the
Board of Aldermen, knocked it off first
and stood his ground through a verbal
exchange If hot shot Mayor Hylan
Jared the chip a little, but before it
fell he s9ii 60 the Comptroller:
W ell pass a resolution giving you
an the credit for what this administra-
ton mas done ii you'll only keep quiet
" eve ali stood for your whims and l.
for one, am not going to stand for
them any longer"
The skirmish between Major La
Guarda and the Comptroller began
over a communication from the
Moments League for the Protection Of
Riverside Drive relative TO the removal
Of the New York Central Railroads
tracks, 1t was recommended by the
committee or finance and budget that
the board give q public hearing on this
matter on May %, but to this the
Comptroller objected.
should object" said Major La Guardia.
lie has been talking and working on
the matter for the last two years and
now that something can be done he
wants it put over"
Second Clash
at seems to me that the President
Of the Board Of Aldermen is getting
lar down IN the gutter when he makes
such i statement" the Comptroller re-
torted. May % is next Friday. on
top OF holiday, and everybody wants
to get away from the city il thew can.
mat S the reason | object to the date.
move that the date Of the public hear
ms be fixed for June ~
1Ae oate was so fixed. A little later
hh.estslitles broke out again between
-I1jor ia GIardla and the Comptroller,
when the Aldermanic President intro
duced resolution directing the Comp
troller TO transmit to the board at it,
neNe meeting an itemized list OF un-
paIa cams against the Beard OF Edu-
callon including teachers sick re
FUNDS. The Comptroller characterized
lhe resolution as unj Justified and only
made 10 STIR. Up trouble. The Comp
roller declared ma he board had
no power to direct the Comptroller
Wlh0raW he resolution unless he
Withdraw the resolution unless the
could cite the provision in the charter
giving he board such power.
Major La Guardia insisted that the
Board had such power and the colloquy
grew warm. with both members trying
to talk at the same titae, until the
Mayor succeeded IN restoring order BY
continually pounding mis- gaveI.
Il m going 10 give the Aledmanic
President an opportunity to answer if
1T takes two weeks To do it," said the
Mayor, and the spectators applauded
La Guardias Charges
Major La Guardia then told the
Comptroller that the power IN cues
ton was in lhe charter and he charged
the Comptroller With Withholding in
formation from the Board of Estimate
which had cost the city thousands of
dollars and that he had tied the hands
OF the Board Of Education in settling
claims. Mr.. Craig shouted that the
charges were false. The matter went
to vote, with 5he Comptroller assert
ing that he wouldn't dignity It by vot-
irg and WoulQn e obey the direction OF
the board ii the resolution was car
RED. The resolution was lost by one
vote, having only eleven votes when
the rules require twelve on the first
Introduction. Major La Guardla said
he would bring il mp again next week.
The Mayor and the Comptroller
clashed when the board came to
communication from the local school
board OF Manhattan requesting the
appropriation Of $55000O TOR emer-
gelcv or unforeseen repairs to school
buildings. The Comptroller declared
that it was all the fault Of the Board
Of Educallon that these repairs had
been made. He declared that the Board
Of Education should be removed on
the ground that it had not done its
duty