The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-08
HEAVY SLASHES
TO PUT BUDGET
AT S35O,OO0,OOO
Craig Has New Plan for
Keeping Appropriations
Within Limit.
MOTORS CAUSE A ROAR
Officials Fight Saving Of
s1,000,0O0 by EIiminat-
ing Automobiles.
BIG JUMPS IN REQUESTS
Personnel Items Get Larger
as Time for Ending Work
Draws Near.
BIG JUMPS IN REQUESTS

| Much deeped cuts must he made in the
city budget 10 bring II within the con-
stitutional debt limit. the Board OF Esti-
mate announced yesterday after another
| day of pruning. The amount IL still
| close to ss7s 10000 The total at
| which the budget makers are aiming Is
! s350.0oo,o00. and tho estimates made
last night were that the final figure
would be between ss45.ooo.ooo and
ss55. 100000
Comptroller Craig and his associates.
who will meet the bills when they come
| cue. declare they have plan by which
| they can give the city q $3.50, 900 900
budget and still keep within the tax
| limit set by law. They have not made
| known what II is but promise to do 80
! before they put their o. x on the docu-
| rent tomorrow night Unless some new
scheme Is devised II will be beyond the
! citys financial ability to spend $780,
| 100000.
| The law requires that the tentative
budget must be completed by October
1 10. and there remains an immense
amount OF work to be done. The off,
clals VIII continue in session al! to-day
| and probably tonight and tomorrow.
! They may have to meet on Sunday. The
programme Is to rush through the re-
| manning schedules OF bureaus and &C.
| partmente, then start over and comb
| through many of the big departments
| sgain with a view TO making further and
7, deep slashes.
Plan Quickly Opposed.
I One suggestion. rnade yesterday In the
! Comptro,,cr's office was 10 throw OUT
I II Sr.,,. "a ey4~
! azes and for automobiles for officials.
! The suggestion did not meet with favor.
| Probably $1,000 0eo could be saved in
that service alone. but the official IL
! yet TO be found who Will make start
| by urging that his own automobile be
4 taken away or his bureau robbed Of its
cars.
| The board did decide to cut out an
; appropriation for an automobile for
public library officials. but followed
that by giving District Attorney Lewis
of Kings 81, 90, for new car. Mr. Lewis
asked for s5co and the Comptroller sug-
gested 1890 be allowed
| The departmental estimates made
public showed startling Increases The
| totals of these department budgets has
| been Included in the figures announced
by the Comptroller. but the schedules
! were not available urtii yesterday.
Grover Whslen. Commissioner OF
| Plant and Structures broke all records
| by asking for sis,702,4oe. as against
| s..I6e.i24 this year a iarSe par; OF
, this is for redemption Of revenue bonds
! and tax notes issued or TO be issued in
| 1890 and corporate stock requested. LII
( tie or those amounts will be granted, IL
! Is expected The departmental request
+ for routine work Is s7.6o5,2S6.
4 The budget allowance for personal ser
I vice for Mr. whsl,n's Office In 1920, IN
! GLIDING the August salary increases. n
| se.96s.e12. The request for mex, year
! for personal service. which includes new
positions and salary boosts. IS s5.149, 746.
| The Commissioners proposes many
: changes in codes" and accounts for his
department. He asks for s2,71l.000 OF
tax notes for 1921, OF which $1,000. 900
is for the purchase OF automobile buses,
and ne wouM like TO use 1851 ,205 OF
/ cOrrorete stock under the pav a. 90 go
scheme for an elaborate plan 20. con-
struction work.
FoEgy Ia Citizens Union.
This department budget. contrary 70
the practice followed by all other depart
ments, Is submitted In q form which
makes IL impossible TO tell what is to
. become of the Increased gum requested"
the Citizens Union representatives stated
after going through the WhaIen budget
The statement added that the Commits
sioner proposed Sc per cent. Increase
in salaries above the schedules adopted
last August
Stating that the Mayors closest
friend ard adviser" has not followed the
rule requiring the submission OF a sched-
ule on time. the Union adds that MIR
Whalen provides for many new positions
mt big salaries. including "A new deputy
at $500 a year. and for 1000 worth
of positions for supervision of the pro-
posed new omnibus routes: for an IN
spector OF real estate for S21.5e0 worth
OF new positions In the ferry system and
other useless positions" The Commits
sioncr answered by defending every item
I'm his budget
The schedules offered by IL. II. Cur
ran. Borough President OF Manhattan.
call for se.2s4.T13, "a against s+,29T.74s
this year. IIenry Drackner. Borough
President OF the Bronx. asks for s7,4ca.-
coo for his office. aB compared with
s2,01e,451 this year. including large
sums for improvements.
The officials made Some big cuts yes
terday. The City Magistrates asked for
s2.296. 900, and the board disanowed
100000. Increased salary proposals for
MAGISTRATES nnd clerks and requests FOR
many new positions were stricken out
CIOTEgNC sRETUrNC'