The New York herald., 1922-10-27
BUDGET ONLY Thing
OMITTED BY MAYOR
Buses, Flappers, Schools
and Cocktails Discussed
at Hearing.
GLOVES AND FARES TOO
Likewise Rockefeller, Gary
Schools and Transit
Commission.
SCHOOLGIRLS ENJOY 1T
SCHOOLGIRLS ENJOY 1T
But S361.OOO,OO0 Business
Gets Only Five Minutes at
Last Statutory Hearing.

Municipal buses. the five cent fare,
John d. Rockefeller. white gloves, the
Gary school system, fiappers. cocktails
and the Transit Commission were dis
cussed yesterday by the Board of Esti-
mate at the final statutory hearing on
the proposed 1851, 100000 budget. The
budget itself was not discussed at all,
except for five minutes when the clerk
read a list of departments and esti-
mates.
Twenty girls from Wadleigh High
School. students OF civil government,
who had their first lesson in Hylan
civics Wednesday, returned yesterday
and brought about thirty more, all
eager for knowledge. so that the Board
OF Estimate chamber in City Hall pre-
sented holiday appearance.
Welcome. ladies'" said the Mayor
with a bright smile.
Not ladies. flappers." suggested one
of the other city rulers. You mean
flappers. don't you?"
Raps Desk With New Gavel.
That's out Of order" said the Mayor,
rapping on the desk with a new gavel
substituted for the one he broke
Wednesday trying to quell disturb
ance.
Before getting down to the regular
routine business of abusing the Transit
Commission Mr.. Hylan referred again to
the matter of Schieffelin x Co.'S wine
list Schieffelin & Co. are wholesale
druggists and sell wine and liquors for
medicinal purposes. William Jay Schief-
felin attacked the budget. so the Mayor
is investigating to determine whether
there has been violation or the vol
stead law somewhere.
II would like to know IL Schieffelfn
& Co. have a family entrance he said.
"If you can tell me where / can get
some French vermouth I'd appreciate
it, said one OF the others. i've got a
sore throat"
There being no taxpayers present to
interrupt the proceeding with questions
about the budget, the Mayor presently
began as follows: II notice there are
headlines in the newspapers because
some one bought n bus or two in order
to put to work some poor unemployed
fellow If the Legislature had permit
ted. the city to have its way no one
would have been running buses except
the city and we would have made
money on the five cent fare instead OF
some one else.
Tells All About Schools.
The civics class got this in their note
books. Then the Mayor continued.
'The people are going to have them and
they are going to drive out Of office
the high paid transit commissioners. in
Guiding the latest acquisition to the
coterie, Mr.. j, ,Shearn. It's too bad tho
people must pay those gentlemen In
order that they may get seats in the
subways. Those gentlemen are serving
the interests, not thu people"
When this thought was duly recorded
the Mayor. for the benefit of the young
ladies, told what his administration has
done for tho public schools of the city
and all about the Rockefeller and Gary
school system.
Some one remarked that the meeting
had gone through without a single COM
plant and no one expelled from the
room. He suggested that the MayoI
should be presented with pair of white
gloves. like judges in England.
BE sure they are not Calder gloves
from Littauer." said Comptroller Craig
The board met in executive session
after the public hearing closed to con
slider reductions. The budget has to bs
cut about $6.O00.0O0 10 stay within th'
! limit fixed by law. which is 2 per ctnt
| OF the city'ss assessed valuation 70.
4 taxation.
! 1t was learned yesterday that most o.
! the new positions, such As the $500
assistant to the Mayor, probably vii
! be cut out before the budget is final,
adopted by midnight. october 81. Be
sides the Mayor. most of the member
OF the Board of Estimate received
special plums in the revision of th'
tentative budget vt week The Citi
zens Union called attention to thes'
lucrative jobs. which were added to th
payroll at private meetings of the board