The New York herald., 1921-04-19
HYLAN PROMISES,
CRAIG FIGHTS,ClTY
AID in RUM WAR
1000 New Policemen and
100000 to Enright
Pledged by Mayor.
COMPTROLLER SAYS NO
City Up to Tax Limit and
Legislature Knew 1t,
Comptroller's View.
$4,000 TO TEST BOOZE
Estimate Board Seeks to
Transfer This From Wha-
lens Department.
$4,000 TO TEST BOOZE

The Board OF Estimate, at the re-
quest Of Grover A. Whalen, Commits
sioner of Plant and Structures. trans
ferred $4,000 from his department
yesterday TO the city laboratory to
provide for the analysis of the booze
seized by the Police Department in
raids since the State prohibition laws
went into effect.
Immediately after this action of the
,Board OF Estimate Mayor Hylan
promised Police Commissioner En-
right favorable action on the Com
missioner's request for an appropria-
zion of 100000 for the Police Depart
ment contingent fund, and promised
also that 1000 additional patrolmen
would be added to the force at cost
Of about $4,000, 900 a year. But Comp
troller Charles L. Craig threw bolt
into the enforcement plans of the Po-
lice Department by announcing that
not one cent OF the approved transfer
from Mr.. Whalen's department nor
of the money asked by Commissioner
Enright would get past his desk.
The same policy he said, was being
used bv him in dealing with requests
from the District Attorney for addi-
tional funds to pay assistants to prose-
cute liquor cases. and would be applied
also to any future appropriation grow
ing out OF the prohibition enforcement
laws.
Not n Dollar, Says Craig.
THE Legislature passed the prohibit
ton act with the knowledge that the
city was up to its tax limit" said Mr.
Craig. "and therefore must have ex-
pected the city to enforce the law with
its existing facilities and without ad-
ditional expenditures. ! wish to add also
that every dollar transferred from other
funds and devoted to prohibition en-
forcement or other purposes Is Just
another dollar taken from the pubic
schools, which need every penny avail
able to scrape through the remainder
OF the year. The Board OF Aldermen
is open. If the Aldermen viii authorize
1t anybody can go there and get all
the money they want for any purpose
up to s2.o00,000 in special revenue
bonds. But otherwise nobody will get
any additional money for prohibition II
this Office can help IT,"
Commissioner Enrights request for
additional funds for more patrolmen
was made before the finance and budget
committee OF the board. He said $780,
600 was needed to augment the Depart
ment's contingent fund to cover ex-
penses OF enforcing prohibition for the
remainder OF the year. +. H. La
Guardia. President OF the Board OF
Aldermen. objected and declared the de-
partment could enforce the law with It's
present force and funds.
That don't CO." said the Commits
sioner. "The law has got 70 be en-
forced. You cut 500 men out OF my
budget for this year. and now Il am
using another 400 10 enforce the prohibit
ton law MY department is crippled
Mayor Hyian interrupted to ask the
Commissioner II there had not been a
conference on this subject between Gov.
Miller and Deputy Commissioner Leach.
Commits sioner Enright said this was so.
well" said the Mayor. you bring
the minutes OF that conference to the
committee meeting here next week and
/ promise you action and relief"
The matter was laid over pending the
presentation OF the minutes