New-York tribune., 1921-10-06
Hylan Rebulxed
In City College
Pay Raise Plea
Churchill Threatens to Go
to Albany for Relief
Unless Salary Increase
Is Given to Faculty
Words Irritate Mayor
Mandatory Legislation De.
nounced by His Honor:
Budget Hearing Continues

Mayor Hylan yesterday had an un-
comfortable few minutes at the meet
ing of the finance and budget committee
of the Board of Estimate, when Thomas
W. Churchill, former president of the
Board of Education, openly defied his
honor and told him that if the faculty
of the City College were not given a
salary increase of s17S,S33 in the 1922
budget, which they deserved, he would
go to Albany for further mandatory
legislation.
The mention of mandatory legisla-
ton, the Mayors special bugaboo,
brought the Mayor to his feet.
y am not opposing salary increases
Tor teachers" shouted the Mayor, "but
the duly elected city officials should
make that increase. l am opposed to
the policy Of going to Albany and in
1iuenclng legislation and then blaming
the officials when the budget is in
creased because Of mandatory legisla-
ton"
Hyian Outburst Ignored
Ignoring the Mayors outburst. Mr..
Churchill continues:
There are $4,000 teachers who re-
ceived salary increase" he said, "but
these teachers about whom I speak did
not participate in the increase"
"Yet, / say, this organization ought
not to go to Albany" interrupted the
Mayor.
"fou won't say that the raise was
not deserved" said Mr.. Churchill, but
the Mayor insisted that the place for
the teachers to have come was to the
Board of Estimate.
eve did appear before the Board of
Estimate,' retorted Mr.. Churchill, "and
found your ears plugged with cotton.
No matter what effect my utterances
may have I want to say that I will 20
to Albany again and that we have the
right to seek help there
The Mayor called the attention OF
Mr.. Churchill to the employment sit
untion in the city and declared that
there were thousands starving in New
York City, and this is no time to in
crease the budget"
II DO not know how far $178 900 will
go toward feeding the starving ex-
soldiers" said Mr.. Churchill. "You are
saving at the spggot and letting out
at the bung."
The Mayor declared that it was the
policy Of the committee TO refuse all
mandatory increases. Frank x. Sulli-
van, Commissioner of Public Works of
Queens, suggested the likelihood of
mandamus proceedings by the teachers
He told Mr. Churchill that his number
was "22" on the list OF those who we're
going TO mandamus the city, to which
Mr.. Churchill retorted
Well it may be 23 for yours
Churchill Demands Action
The Mayor finally told Mr. Churchill
that the budget being considered by
the committee was only tentative one
and he would have q hearing when the
tentative budget came up next week.
"l'm not living in a fools paradise"
said Mr. Churchill "You are a pretty
potential member of this board and
what you do often influences the
others"
The Mayor modestiy denied that his
influence was SO strong with the board
declaring that each member had his
individual opinions and voted regard
less OF the Mayors attitude.
The request of the City College trus-
tees for personal service for 1922 was
Sll29,2S5. The allowance for this wear
was S903,0A1. The examiners recon-
mended that the college be allowed
81 OSO943 for 1922, an increase of
$177901.
The 1922 budget requests of the
Street Cleaning Department came up
for consideration Yesterday For per
sonal service for the coming year Com
missioner John J. Leo requested Sill
e48,903. This shows decrease OF
S243,4 ,403 from the allowance for this
year. For other than personal service
the department requested S4,267.143
for 1922. The allowance for this sery
ice for this year was $4937 500, and
the examiners recommended for 1922
S4l62,723. decrease of $774,577. The
total decrease for both services is