The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-30

vas nothing less than larceny. l can
tell this board not only about that
'adillac car but also about some JOY
riding in certain Stutz car. The Com
missioner might enlighten us some on
that"
The board managed to chop approxi-
mately 100000 out OF the budget. max
ing a total reduction OF $4,000 since
the proposed budget of 500 100000 was
fixed. The board must find a way TO
get rid of $3,0o00O0 more between now
and Sunday midnight in order to re-
duce the final budget to the S4' 900 900
which the maximum tax limit Will pro
vide.
The arguments and wranglings dis
closed several amazing differences In
opinion regarding tremendous items OF
the budget and. In at least two in
stances, admitted ignorance on the part
of the whole board as to the use or
need Of Items amounting to $l,69t,000 and
81, LES, O0c. these being respectively the
teachers pension and contingent re
serve funds
One of the differences IN opinio'
which did not 20 to issue regardin.
items was the Comptroller's contentio;
that the borough presidents are askin.
redemption of 100000 more tax no,c.
in the 1921 budget than they will bc able
70 use.
Following the clash of several days
ago, when the Comptroller characterized
the President of the Board of Aldermen
as "a dirty little liar and IAN unruly
pup" La Guardia undertook terrific
raid on the Comptroller's departmental
budget yesterday, in addition to a
$97,S79 cut in personal service and a
$4,000 cut in equipment and supplies
which the Comptroller himself recon-
mended.
La Guardia moved to deprive the
Comptroller of eight accountants. seven
teen bookkeepers three examiners and a
telephone operator, representing an an
nual payroll item of s41160, and sup
ported a motion by Henry II. curran,
President of the Borough Of Manhattan,
to prevent the addition TO the Comp
troller's staff of actuary auditor and
three assistants and two title examiners
at total annual figure of $4,000, but
lost both fights on Il party vote.
LIN Guardia Wins One Fight.
The only fight La Guardia won out
right was that to Kill an item of $4,000
for the contract. for automobiles to carry
city paymasters and their payrolls, the
original source of the entire controversy.
He succeeded in having the board order
the Comptroller to use taxicabs from the
municipal garage for that purpose. In
retaliation the Comptroller undertook
to have the municipal garage abolished,
hut failed.
In the middle of the paymaster car
fight Joseph Rock, the contractor who
furnishes those cars, appeared and holly
assailed the Aldermanic President for
calling him q favored contractor at the
former meeting. He said La Guardia
was ignorant OF the uphill fight he had
made to obtain the contract, because
that happened while the President of
the Board of Aldermen was away"
what do you mean by that asked
La Guardia.
while you were at war;
Don't say that interjected the Comp
troller You mean while he was In
Italy up in the air"
La Guarda sprang to his feet, pale
with rage, and shaking his fist at the
Comptroller.
Don't you dare say anything about
me! What about your own war record,
you fat, profiteerng slaclSer?" he
shouted.
The Mayor finally restored order by
drowning out the contending voices with
the noise of his eavel.
Now, you boys quiet down." he said
We've got to have little more public
business and Il little 'ess public bicker-
ing