The New York herald., 1921-10-20
COURT ORDER RACES
With BUDGET VOTE
Estimate Board Directed to
Provide $4,000 for Col
lege Teachers Pay.
BALLOT AGAIN TO-DAY
Passage Before Ruling Is
Enforced Will Again De-
lay School Claims.
MAYOR FOR SHOWDOWN
Estimates Total S351, ,967, ,007,
or $4,000, 900 Over Craig's
Figures for Tax Rate.

Just before Mayor Hylan undertook
unsuccessfully last night TO force
through the Board of Estimate pro-
posed budget for 1922 of over 81, ,000,-
600 more than the Comptroller esti-
members of the board were served
with n Supreme Court order directing
them to appropriate $9S,000, as pro-
vided by the Legislature. to increase
the salaries of instructors of the Col
fege of the City of New York, and to
pay them for their work in the sum-
mer school.
The proposed budget, because Of the
Mayors opposition, does not contain
the appropriation. and the Mayor
stated at the meeting that he would
carry the fight to the Court of Ap-
peals, If possible. TO avoid giving the
teachers the increase.
The proposed budget having failed to
muster the necessary saree-fourths ma
3ority on yesterdays firsr vote, the
Mayor called another meeting for this
morning at IL 80. when, on second
ballot, mere majority will be sufii-
cient. Unless the college succeeds in
enforcing the court order before that
vote is taken. the appropria ton will
not be included in the budget and then
can be covered only by special revenue
bonds or transfers from other depart
mcnts.
Time Limit UP To-day.
The fgures for the proposed budget
as presented last night were s351.967,-
s07.0s or reduction of about $2.500,-
600 from the tentative budget. When
the tentative budget was adopted it
was over the protest Of Comptroller
Charles L. Craig that the maximum
figure must be s34e,500,0 900, as well as
the protest of Commissioner Clarence
II. Fay, sitting for Henry III. Curran,
President of Manhattan.
The Mayor apparently anticipated he
would be unable to force the proposed
budget through. or that the College of
the City OF New York might get it's
appropriation in before he could get
final vote last night instead OF waiting
until to-day, which is the limit the
law provides.
The Mayors fears proved correct.
Mr.. Fay, and Deputy Comptroller Frank
Prial, sitting for Mr.. Craig, refused to
vote. The President of Queens being
unrepresented, 'thc proposed budget
mustered only ten of the necessary
twelve votes.
will stay with the Board of Estimate
until October 81, when it must be APP
proved as the final budget for next
year and be sent to the Board of AL
dermen. The Board Of Estimate In that
period can make further reductions
but no increases, and the Board of AL
dermen can make any other reductions
1t sees fit before the budget goes to the
Mayor for approval.
For two weeks David Hirshfield.
Commissioner of Accounts the boards
examiners and the various department
heads have been endeavoring to reduce
the budget to comply with the Comp
troller's ultimatum. No indication was
given regarding where or how the cuts
we're made. The only comment was by
the Mayor, who said:
I'VE will have ten more days to pare
the budget after its adoption, and
think ! know where we can cut out
at least s1.0oo.ooo."
Mayor Explains His stand.
The Mayor stated his position on the
City College increases when DR.. S. T..
Mezes, president Of the college, and
Charles H. Tuttle, counsel. appeared be-
fore the board for final appeal. just be-
fore the Mayor ordered last nights vote.
People are going around this town
saying that my administration is ex-
travagant and inefficient because we
have to vote money to meet mandatory
legislation" said the Mayor. LAS far
] am concerned, j am ready to call these
people by their first names and come
to a show down. / will obey a court
order but not until il goes to the highest
court in the State. And as for you tre-
ferring TO DR.. Mezes and Mr.. Tuttle).
all the wire pulling you can do will not
move me. so you might as well leave
these borough presidents alone. You
had your increase last year,
mo. sir.'' DIR. Meze5 interrupted. I'VE
did not have any increase last year.
The teachers of City College are the
only teachers In the whole city who did
not get an increase"
We'll. you were not fair; you went
20 the Legislature" retorted the Mayor.
I'VE went to the Legislature only
snd failed to get the relief to which we
were entitled" continued DR.. Mezes.
'.You have recognized all mandatory
legislation regarding schools except this
college"
The Mayors savel cut off further
argument, and he ordered call OF the
roll
The law which the Mayor refused to
obey -.--ely gives the instructors OF
trsy college increas~ -aual TO those
provided for he<s and elementary
school teacher IN the Lockwood
hue act. Yesterdays court order will
compel the Board OF Estimate to pro-
Woe the money unless the Mayor can
appeal and wins the appeal The first
appeal was against the advice OF the
Corporation Counsel.
Arthur B Murtha. associate manager
of the Republican coalition Mayoralty
campaign. made the following comment:
This useless lawsuit has taken up
the time OF the Corporation Counsels
who ought to be engaged in the city's
business instead Of arguing foolish mo-
tons with Mr. Hylan."