The New York herald., 1921-08-19
100 CENTS FOR each
81 $1TAX,CURRANP PLAN
Candidate for Mayor Tells
Brooklyn Women Many
Reforms Are Needed.
is FOR 5 CENT FARE
Seeks More Schools to Give
Seats to All Pupils, Be-
sides Parks.
is FOR 5 CENT FARE
HOME RULE IN PLATFORM
Albany Dominance and Reck-
less Spending Come In for
Condemnation.

One Hundred cents worth for every
dollar of the taxpayers money spent
in the government Of New York Is the
aim Of his candidacy as outlined last
night by Henry H. Curran, President
of the Borough Of Manhattan, and Re-
publican choice for the Re-
publican nomination for Mayor. Mr..
Curran spoke before the women's
division Of the First Assembly District
Republican Club. Brooklyn, and his
audience was composed almost entirely
of women.
After explaining that he was not
ready to make campaign speech. but
merely desired friendly talk" with
the women voters, he spoke informally
about the things the city needs and
answered many questions from his
hearers.
The city spends approximately ST.
100000 a day for government" Mr..
Curran said. "As rule we do not get
our moneys worth. believe that We
should get 100 cents wortl, on the dollar
for every dollar OF the taxpayers money
spent.
I'VE ought to have enough schools so
that 100000 children will not be de-
prived Of seats. We ought to have
enough homes to house everybody who
comes to New York to live. We ought to
have enough transportation facilities SO
that everybody can ride to and from
work in a comfortable and decent man.
ner. We ought to have enough play
grounds SO that the younger generation
will have ample opportunity for recrea-
ton and room to grow In.
Not Enough Parks Here.
I'VE haven't enough parks and play
grounds, and as partial result two
children a day are killed by vehicles in
our streets.
II believe also that the locating of
businesses and industries in the several
boroughs should be encouraged rather
than to have them centralized in any one
place. such as lower Manhattan. In that
manner our citizens might have oppor-
tunity to work near the places where
they live and would not have to ride
twenty miles In crowded trains to get
to and from work."
President Curran advocated home rule
for each borough in so far as 1t would
be practicable, instead OF undertaking
to centralize everything under the con-
troll of the Mayor. The Mayor, he said
would have plenty to keep him busy II
he attended properly to the affairs af-
fecting the entire city, without having
to bother with matters affecting only an
individual borough. For example, he
said. the streets of each borough, which
now are affected by fourteen different
bureaus and departments, should be
placed as nearly as possible under the
sole jurisdiction of the Borough Presi-
dent.
In answer to questions. Mr. Curran
said that he Is for home rule for the city
"You can't have two governments for
the city-one here and one in Albany"
he said. Just as firmly as I believe In
home rule for New York. believe In the
sufficiency of a five cent fare. The peo-
pie should control their local affairs,
New Transit Act AssaiIed.
Mr.. Curran said that time prevented
him from going into a detail differentia-
tion between what he conceived to be
State and city powers. but that he be-
Iieved the new transit act took from the
city powers which should remain with
the city.
Henry w. Barmore. United States
Commissioner and president Of the First
Assembly District Republican Club.
Brooklyn. invited President Curran to
speak at his clubhouse next Monday
night when 1t is expected the other can
didates for the Republican Mayoralty
nomination will appear also. Commits
sioner Barmore commended highly the
public service given to the city by Mr..
Curran's ten years of office and he de-
clared that that service and the intimate
knowledge he has gained of the city's
affairs particularly tit him for Mayor.
Mrs. Beatrice Stevenson. vice-chair-
man of the Kings County Republican
Committee. also spoke. She is one OF
the Republican candidates for the Board
OF Aldermen. Mrs Mabel r. s. Talco.
president OF the womens division of the
district, presided.