The New York herald., 1921-10-21
Mayor Refuses to Include
$4,000 for Increased Pay
Ordered by Albany.
POLITICS AT THE MEETING
Hylan Goes After Curran and
Craig Also Sends O Spicy
Message.

The Board Of Estimate adopted yes
terday a proposed budget for 1922
amounting to 1851, ,s67, ,007.09. or $6,437,-
ss7.32 more than the final budget for
this year. At the same time, at the
instance Of the Mayor. the board re-
fused to include the $4,000 to cover
mandatory increases in pay for the
instructors Of the College Of the City
Of New York and Hunter College in
spite Of a upreme Court order, sus-
tained by the Appellate Division, d.
recting the board to make the appro-
priation.
The college authorities were served
last night with writ issued by Pre-
siding Justice John Proctor Clarke of
the Appellate Division to show cause
why the city should not get permis-
sion to appeal the courts sustaining
decision to the Court Of Appeals. The
writ was obtained by the Corporation
Counsel at the direction Of the Mayor
The Mayor characterized the manda-
tory increases as a grab" though the
college authorities pointed out that the
law gives the instructors only the in
creases which other teachers through.
out the city got last year but which
was not provided at that time for City
College
The approval Of the proposed budget
precludes the $9S.000 being included.
Therefore. If the present court order
stands. the amount will have to be pro-
vided later by an issue Of special rev.
enue bonds to be redeemed out Of the
1923 budget. or by transfer Of funds
from other departments.
Slash Before End Of Month.
The board has until midnight of Oc-
tober 81 to cut the proposed total down
10 the $349.500.000 Comptroller Craig
has declared is all the constitutional
tax limit will produce. No further In
creases can be made. Public hearings
will be held Tuesday and Wednesday
for suggestions for reductions. In that
connection, Stewart Browne, president
OF the United Real Estate Owners. is
sued the following appeal:
want taxpayers arid rentpayers to
be at these hearings and protest against
the continuance OF war inflated salaries
and wages which are continued in the
1922 budget for no other season than
that these budget making tax spenders
need the votes Of the municipal en-
ployees. They control 100000 votes"
When the City College salaries cues
ton came up 1t was the Myor's cue to
reiterate his TRADE against mandatory
legislation. and he declared that he
would vote for no more mandatory in
creases of any sort.
Comptroller Craig took issue with the
Mayor and declared the way to figh.
mandatory legislation is to obey it to
the letter.
There is one member OF this board -
said the Mayor. referring to Henry III.
Curran, President Of Manhattan, the
Mayors election opponent, who has
been going around telling the people
this board is responsible for the in
creased tax burden. 1t is time the people
should know he is not telling the truth.
Upon the rollcall the entire boart
except the Comptroller and Commits
sioner Clarence II. Fay, sitting for
President Curran. voted to exclude the
City College increase from the budget
William p. Kenneally, acting President
OF the Board of Aldermen, Democrat.
sitting for President F. II. La Guardia.
Republican. who Is Ill. voted with the
Mayor.
Upon the adoption Of the proposed
budget Comptroller Craig changed from
his former opposition to the figures AMI
voted for II. as did the rest OF the
board except Commissioner Fay, who
refused to vote.