The New York herald., 1921-10-27
new court ORDERS
FORESTIMATEBOARD
Battling City Officers Must
Show Why They Ignored
Albany Legislation.
JUSTICES MAKE A TEST
Hylan Threatens to Have
Cop Eject Stewart Browne,
Who Said Damn
CRAIG-LA GUARDIA MIXUP
Haag Also in Clash With
ComptrOller-Mayor Con-
tinues Defiant.
CRAIG-LA GUARDIA MIXUP

The Board of Estimate was served
yesterday with two Supreme Court or
ders to show cause why writs of man
damus should not issue compelling the
board to include in the 1922 budget
appropriations certain items provided
in mandatory legislation with which
the board did not comply.
One action was brought at the in
stance Of the District Attorney of
Queens county, who seeks an addi-
tional appropriation of 100000 to take
care of increases in salaries and new
positions created in his Office by the
last session Of the Legislature.
The other action was brought by all
the justices of the Supreme Court.
Second District, to compel the board,
under the judiciary law, to make slight
increases in the salaries Of three
court attendants and a typewriter
operator in order to place them on a
parity with other employees. The
name Of Justice James c. Cropsey is
the first in the list of signatures of
the petition.
against the board for failure to comply
with mandatory law. the first having
been brought by the College Of the City
OF New York In an effort to obtain for
its instructors an increase in pay, as
authorized by the Legislature, commen-
surate with increases already being paid
to teachers in the public schools.
Suits Result From Mayors stand.
The suits are the result OF the an
nounced policy of the Mayor that he will
recognize no more mandatory additions
to the budget unless required to do so by
a court order sustained by the Court Of
Appeals.
II support OF that position Mayor
Hylan declared at yesterdays Board OF
Estimate public hearing on the proposed
budget that he would agree to cooperate
with the charter revision committee on
condition that the committee would
agree that mandatory legislation shall
cease and the city shall have the right
to run it's own affairs without State in
reference.
That statement came at the close Of q
stormy session during which the Mayor
threatened, as he had done on the day
before. to have his policeman take charge
or Stewart Browne, president OF the
United Real Estate Owners Association.
Mr.. Browne was present in the role Of a
critic Of the budget, and asked the board
to cut from the proposed budget the more
than $3,000,000 additions to personal
service items which did not appear in the
tentative budget.
Il want to tell the public" said the
Mayor, that there are no increases in
the budget, and Browne doesn't know
what he is talking about"
II know a damned sight more about
st than you do, Mr.. Mayor exclaimed
Mr.. Browne. whose excitement had been
growing through ten minutes OF heated
argument. After the Mayors threat to
call the policeman into action Mr.
Browne proceeded in more subdued
tones.
Comptroller Craig corroborated the
Mayors declaration that the proposed
budget was without increases, but no
explanation was offered of why the in
creases In the personal service items ap-
pear.
Fail to Get Cuts Made.
DR.. w. II. Allen of the Committee on
Non-Partisan Facts also asked that the
board nullify the restorations of re-
quests above the figures of the tentative
budget. but got no action, though the
Comptroller moved to include the items
in the final budget as Of the condition
of June 30 last. The motion was not
pressed, but will be called up later, the
Comptroller said.
The Comptroller indicated also that
he would ask that the lump sum appro-
priations in the proposed budget be
changed to the original form OF itemized
lines. He declared at first that the
appropriations were made In lump sums
through error. but f. II. La Guardia
President OF the Board Of Aldermen. said
the arrangement was at the deliberate
action of the board I'm the absence OF
/ the Comptroller.
! "Thc fact is" said La Guardia, ''the
! Comptroller doesn't know. because he
| wasn't there. He messed things up
J again while l was Ill
That brought on a characteristic
! Craig-La Guardia row which enroped
= Joseph Haag, secretary OF the board
! and the Comptroller turned TO Haag and
said:
"Some day am going TO find an in
sti'ument that will pry the lid off your
department
THAT Is a slur which ! resent" re-
torted Haag. "AIr. Mayor, have l got to
sit here and continue to listen TO the
Blurs OF this man?
Don't pay any attention to him
don't" advised La Guardla
The rumpus came UP when Secretary
Haag wanted $4,000 added to his bud
getary allowance The Mayor ended tho
battle of words without comment by
ordering a roll call. upon which Comp
troller Craig cast the only vote against
the secretary's request.
e.. F. MURPHY PICKED