New-York tribune., 1921-05-21
stilnlate Board
sitletracks Pay
t)f Transit Men
I,,u,and for $500, ,8o5 Of
IInexpended Balance of
old Commission L. he
eerred to Conn lite e
Hosion Made by Mayor
t,aig. Present for First
Time in Several Months.
Urges Immediate Action


rae Board Of Estimate yesterday
..Ssa to afford any relief to the 15o
..,,ovees Of the new Transit Commits
- whose salaries have been held up
y. April 2s because of the refusal of
e.uptroller Craig 70 certify the pay
md On motion of Mayor Hylan, the
..t4er was referred to the Finance
a Budget Committee, and, unless the
s,.rd holds special meeting, no ae-
=, will be taken until the regular
s,sting next Friday. Unless the board
.socld set favorably on m appropria-
IN st that time the pay rolls may be
ia up indefinitely pending recourse
!. the courts by the Transit Commits
soa to compel the city to furnish the
money.
Counsel for the Transit Commission
al made demand on Comptroller
eag for sufficient money Gus of the
spexDended balance Of S360.S95, for
.srly appropriated Tor the expenses Of
Ae old Transit Construction Commits
soper, TO pay the salaries of the en-
slovees transferred from the Transit
Commissioner and the old Public Serv.
,.s Commission, from April 26 to May
m The Comptroller certified the pay
nils for the one-time employees of
transit Construction Commissioner
Delaney. bdt declined TO honor those
,slasing TO the employees OF the old
Public Service Commission He advised
he Transit Commission to make q for
aal requisition on the Board of Esti-
nate for the needed funds.
No Requisition Necessary
While the Transit Commission held
hat no requisition on the BOARD of
Estimate was necessary, for the reason
that the new transit law itself makes
sseh appropriation of the unexpended
ssance and also for the reason that
me requisition for the first six months
Of 1921, including this balance, had
already been made by ex-Transit Con-
straction Commissioner Delaney and
esYered by appropriations made by the
Board Of Estimate in response to the
rqaisition nevertheless the new COM
Mission decided to follow the advice Of
;ae Comptroller n an effort to facili-
ale matters. Chairman George Nc
Aasny Of the Transit Commission con
:eguently sent two letters to the Board
81 Estimate yesterday requesting the
appropriation Of the $36o,895 balance
aad an appropriation of S1,003, 3,327
needed for the expenses of the commits
Finn hG 10 IL
yesr.
Chairman McAneny also sent for
nal letter othe Comptroller demand
ing that he honor the payrolls, as had
been previously requested by counsel
for the commission.
When the matter came before the
goard of Estimate Mayor HyIan first
moved that it be referred to the Cor
H0ration Counsel. Comptroller Craig,
vaa sat with the board yesterday for
the first time in several months, called
attention TO the new transit law which
specified that the city should appro-
p'late such moneys forthwith and
deelared that whatever action was
'aAen should be taken Immediately.
These items being read into the cal
shdar are new matter and l am not
amlIlar with them" said the Mayor,
and | want to consult the Corpora
tOn Counsel before taking any ac-
ton
Next Meeting Friday
7 don't think it is the humane way
. have employees of the Commission
hung up for their money" said the
comptroller. Il don't know how they
are going 10 pay their rent or pro
VIDE food. We should act at once"
The Mayor then moved to refer the
matter TO the Committee on Finance
snd Budget and the motion was car
red BY vote of II to 5, the Comp
roller and Borough President Curran,
q q Manhattan voting in the negative.
me Finance Committee meets Monday.
pat the next regular meeting of the
board Is not until Friday.