The New York herald., 1921-08-11
Figures Presented by COun-
sci for Meyer Committee
Throw Mayor Into
Rage on Stand.
ADMITS SALARY JUMPS
Heavy Additions Of City
Employees Also Shown by
Albany Investigators
at Hearing.
WALKER MAKES A ROW
Tammany Man in Angry Dis
pute With Counsel in Eff
fort 10 Draw Fire Away
From Mayor.
WALKER MAKES A ROW

Mayor Hylan lost his temper yes.
tsrday and angrily asserted that
the Meyer committee was pursu.
ing unfair methods when Elon r.
Brown. counsel. charged tlrat the
Hyian administration had pushed the
tar levy this year in New York s24,.
COO. 900 beyond the legal and constitu.
tional limit In the effort 10 make the
municipar accounts balance.
This outburst was followed closely
by a row between Mr.. Brown and Sen.
ator James J. Walker. Tammany
member. who charged unfair methods
and declared he was not going to be
silenced by the committee majority
Mr. Brown demanded that Walker be
siienced and stated that II there was
repetition OF the attack he would QUIT
as counsel
The Mayor was on the stand all
day. and as on the FIRST day insisted
he dld not know much about city
finances. Departing from his plea OF
Wednesday 10 call Duncan Machines
OF the Finance Department 10 ex.
plain financial methods and condi.
tions the Mayor varied his statement
by repeating over and over. Ask the
Comptroller: he knows" Mr.. Hylsn
admitted frankly he did not know.
senator Meyer IN Hissed.
Mr.. Brown drew from the Mayor an
admission that the inspecting and en-.
gineering forces OF the city depart.
ments duplicate efforts and add big
and unnecessary sums TO the city's
expenses. While the advisability OF
consolidating and cutting those forces
had been talked over" nothing ap-
broaching a policy or plan had been
suggested and nothing done to bring
about a saving.
Outstanding among 'he Mayer's
other admissions wes his statement
that along with the mounting tax h'ii
The city's payroll had gone up sSo.coo.
600 IN 1919 and 1890 Mr. Brown iaii
great stress upon this testimony. out
of which was developed tho fact that
the number % city employees also had
been greatly increased. Although the
testimony along this line wac hriaf 80
far as tho Mayor was concerned ves-
terday. Il, Is known thar the suAJec-
win be gone into at fer greater length
further along IN the Mayors erarina-
tion
Although siiil hewlldsred when hcnf
issucs sinking funds and revenues
were mentioned. Tie Mayor was nors
ready ard spf With his answers -
queries regarding other phases ~ city
government The crowd which Tiled
the Board Or Aldermen chamber was
with the Mayor and three times ap-
plauded when ~ made prompt an-
swers Mr.. Brown Insisted ne would
lock the doors and and cot where every
man ara woman n 'hs room was I'm
ploycd n there vas repetition of the
outbreak Senator Meyers threat -
clear inc chamber brought 4 chorus of
hlsses
The examination suggested = primer
lesson In the 4 r - ~ finance. Mv
Brown appeared patiently ard kindly
20 lcat ~ purl and onee ~ twiee
when right anfwers we've given r~-
marked That's Rooa" FINALLY the
Mayor l,si his rcmpo.ure ara sasa I'm
pa,lsn'iy
-yoa are unfair - 80 ne 'h~ss
questions sou onEht q nsk no Comp
irolier md Frf accurate ins6ruiasior-
II 40 not ~isn = oTrns yoa- ~
Brown faid You aay yru 0ninrt -
l~irR subjected IT, civil service e.
animation pscluss ~ rdug stfi'ufs
I SHAH uof ~ further Fith trls tine ~
the irquirg
w-kr. re,st 80 -. tsvy.
nut tae 80 hours y Questioning
IN the forenoon isd 81 Brown - his
po.n' that ths city had violated the
constitution 81 sxcecdins ne tnx levy.
That levy - sVed 81 statute - per
cont. n tho as-essfd valuation X real
and personal property Mr frown In
sisted 'hc lew should e. made on the
preceding wears Assessments ard the
Mayor ,aolEht Il applied 81 tho cur
rent yeas The last atsc.sirtut Is al.
WAYS ths hfgrtst and inrrc'ore the
yleld fsom tf1 laty ne ilrscs,. Mr.
Brown thea resa ihis statement. con.
tainine nlt sherrsss
The Nayor s'a'ss that tho levy IN
The year 1921 Is within million or
Two OF the rer cent of the real and
personal property ~ II appears on the
assessment roll. II is about s2i.ooo.ooo