New-York tribune., 1920-09-30
Esys Meeting of the Conn
mittee Reveals That 1921
Demands Will Exceed
1920 by $4,000, 600,
.w Building Is Opposed
i,y Executives and d.
partment Heads Split eaa
PAIRING Down the Figures

Eormous departmental esfimates.
Hsile some OF the departmsnts have
i, yet submitted their resnests for
liz, year, it is understood that the city
Lhorities will be thankHal if they
Nm keep the 1921 budget within $780,
nWo. That would mean an increase
1 approximately s67, 7,ooo, 800 over this
bars budget of s27s,ess4s5. Roughly
Anred, the tax rate advances one
E;at for every ssco.00s in the budget,
ksi,h would mean an increase of over
kshty points in I ate.
Ki,ne thing wa r.ade clear at the
a,s, meeting of budget committee
Euerday. and WAS that there will
4 merry va eclared between de-
G,smen,al hes he Borough Presi-
s.s, the mp:roller and the
ksyor when committee actually
ks down to ; re the budget for
@sx. year. Gus interests and
Agles on b, matters were evil
eeed at ye. VS. meeting which
&Eeated that ,,> 40 members of the
kard Of Estimate would agree on some
h the slashing methods to be en-
pred.
I Salary Increases
scamptroller Craig went on record in
hpr of continuing for next year the
Mreases in salaries of city employees
ented in August. 1t was the general
&asrstanding at the time that these
rsases were provided for the rest
this year, that they would be con-
&qed. but some suggestion was made
Rs.erday of reopening the whole ques-
a Of salary increases and adjusting
en on their merits. The Comptrol-
indicated that he would favor a
h 20 per cent Increase for next year
all city employees, high salaried
4; low saar'ed alike, instead of the
haed increase adopted in August at
suggestion of the Mayor. He Of
Eed to make motion to that effect,
other members of the committee
Alared it had been agreed to make
A motions At the first meeting.
ssrough President Riegelmann after
Aag assured that it was the Comp
kgRr's understanding that the August
&sy increases were to be continued
n year. SAID:
HI kent my mind open on that August
Istwase did not think then and do
now. that we could fix salaries in
kust for the next year. am not
Hing TO adopt any policy of a fiat
Der cent increase being made, with
there being any chance to consider
cases where larger increase
lid be made. l am opposed to any
s policy and will oppose it with all
infuance I have"
sTse salary question was warmly de-
bed By the Comptroller and the
sklyn Borough President until
yar Hylan begged the members Of
sOmmittee not to play cheap poll
+ The Mayor declared it was i'm
rant to find out first what each de-
E.nent absolutely needs and then
how much money could be obtained
meet the requirements. He said the
Met should be SO handled that it
ld not be necessary next year to go
he legislature and ask for help.
slee,o00,000 for Buildings
$Ae suggestion of Borough President
ay H. Curran. o. Manhattan, that
# way to reduce the budget was for
r department to restrict all public
dings and Improvements TO what
absolutely necessary. He said that
& estimates submitted 80 far included
aee0, 900 for such work, and that
. sum could be greatly reduced. The
a9O0 900 included the SAC, 100000
new schools, to which Mr.. Curran
Rot object.
There is no doubt that the budget
sext year will De greater that any
y could anticipate from natural
sss, said Borough President Cur
M Il suggest that because OF the
fslny situation. the city shall refrain
n all bus absolutely necessary con-
szsion programs. In my department
&sffs iaid over any construction pro-
u ior whole year. | think we
.a not adopt any plans that will
pete with housing construction.
kasor Hylan. without reference TO
ssarthouse construction now under
E Sr any otner specific construction
es Indicated that he was in favor
W: Currans sugge stion. He de- !
esa thas if II was the sentiment off
Members OF the committee he couid3
sfe them tina, every department dis i
ay under his jurisdiction would re- |
rom all unnecessary construc-
Vther members Of the committee !
ssec any fat policy" IN regard to /
seetion matters. Borough Prssi-
surran called attention to the fact ,
nsrsugh President Riegelmanns Of !
aiyn, had building program in his
r.. ess'mate calling for more than
u@0 which could be laid ovsy for
~ without dong any damage. This
IS 1eated argument hetwssa the
esrosgh Presidents which Comp
traig interrupted = vigorous
sss Of his gavel.
L. Possible Elimination
s fhe requests for ia, 20 as for
go service fsalarlex. :. - the
=. item IN the deosr ae tal cs-
:. 70 far submitted e eauests
sss's improvement n build
: mount up N l4ly. A
them which h. ne sub
ai'y reduced or n ed alto
assn nex sts aouses, re-
~ Police 70 am ssioner En-
? eos. u 81 5000.
z program tfe Department
sssefioh 81 anov' n4 20 S4,26s, 900.
AA sasrogem"a srstem in Man
@. 70 cost sl,lI,N0.
Asnsat ;npso ae"rents Of park
- brooklyn, es E for appro-
~ 70 the amount II s. ,2ss 800.
Ss.. aDroFen@tts In the Bronx,
sg TO $ssz,73o: park improve
T. z aeaeens, -, y for more than
sss and estlSsngs requested by
We Depsrtmsas, az a cos, Of
sastpaess snd reconstruction
and seasF buildings for the
~ as,sah ~ DO. Dsparsme ens, at q cost
NJ for sge borough presi-
siseG hsye not yss been made
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