New-York tribune., 1921-10-10
Hyla1a Sees Gut
Of s Million IL,
Budget Of 1922
Decrease Instead of Raise
Over 1921, He Asserts,
as SI7.5OO.OOO SchooI
Dehci. Is Provided For
Praises Work Of Aids
Declares Possible Reduced
Tax Rate Will Further
Confonnd llis Critics

Mayor Hylan Issued statement yes
eerday setting forth his belief that the
1922 tentative budget for the financing
OF city departments is in reality sS.-
5sS, ,57101 less than the Rgures for last
year, instead OF sS,ai6. .42S.99 more. He
accounts for this difference by saying:
'EThs 1921 final budget amounted TO
S345, $50, ,oS9 II, exclusive Of deferred
net education isem al about SIT 50000o,
which made the total 1921 require
ments s3e3, ,o30, ,oS9.77. IN the 1892 bud
get provision IS made for the final
Siquidating Of this deferred 1921 item
Of about $4,000 600 net, in addition to
ths 1922 requirements. The 1922 bud
get figures, therefore, show al actual
decrease over total requirements for
1921 Of s8, ,53s,571.01, and d seeming in
crease over the 1921 budget figures Of
s3,9l6, 42S9s. This means that this
budget will liquidats the city's 1929
requirements, ell 1921 arrearagcs and
deficits, and clean the slate"
School Deficit of s27,oOc,o00
The deferred net education Item
She Mayor refers to is the SIT, 800 00V
the schools didn't get last year when
they asked for it. There is deficit
in the Department Of Education this
year OF about S27 100000 In the ten
1ative budget, with election coming on,
She schools we're allowed approximately
what they asked or-some seyenty-one
snd q half millions.
"The departmental estimates sub
mitted by the various departments, bu-
xeaus, borough Offices and courts within
The greater city" the Mayors state
ment continues, (which furnish the
basis for the tentative budget, amount
ed to S375O2S,7oA17 which sum, after
critical examination by the Mayor. the
committee On finance and budget, the
secretary Of the Board Of Estimate and
the latter's staff Of examiners and en-
zineers, was reduced to the amount Of
Che tentative budget, namely 1854 4,446,-
t68.75.
Appropriations Held Sufficient
sEarly in the year ! urged upon the
department heads under my jurisdic-
ZION that they submit budgets for their
departments on as low basis as would
enable them to efficiently function. In
this policy of mine / wss Joined and
almost unanimously upheld by the
Borough presidents, courts and county
cffic ais outside of my imm ediate juris-
1iction, as the figures cited indicate.
"The amounts appropriated in the
tentative budget are deemed sufficient
70 enable department heads to admin
lister their various functions without
embarrassment or curtaiiment.
"The amounts recommended IN the
tentative budget we're arrived at by
conferences and cooperation with the
heads of the several departmntS and
have their approval
May Reduce Tax Rate
1.-THE work on the budget thus FAR
ACCOMPLISHED forecasts possible re-
ducine Of the tax rate for 1929. The
budgetary result and the possible re
duced tax rate it forecasts will still
further confound the administration
critics and the croakers, with their
dismal and incorrect prophecies of
financial disaster for the city, which
they have been so Industrious in
spreading.
Another thing which deserves par
Sicular mention is that the secretary
was able to begin distributing on Sat-
urday in printed form for examna-
ton and use by taxpayers, rent payers
snd citizens generally the tentative
budget for the coming year. This
has never been accomplished before,
due 10 the difficulties, delays and the
night work that this undertaking re-
auires. Com plimentary comment has
already been made upon the compre-
hensive and easily understood plan
upon which this tentative budget has
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