The New York herald., 1922-01-21
TRANSIT WORKERS
GET DELAYED PAY
ilylan and Craig Are Full Of
Fight in Obeying Court
Order to Meet Bills.

The Board of Estimate yesterday took
medicine administered by the APP
allate Division of the Supreme Court,
IT it took it with a wry face. Com
wing with writ of mandamus. It
oted S570.161.So to meet the needs OF
Q Transit Commission. OF that sum
100000 was on account of 1922 ex-
cnses. The balance was to meet ex-
'cnditursS and payroll account for the
tier part of 1921.
Within few hours after the vote the
"ansit Commissions pay checks for
oout $50 employees. now a month and
We days overdue, were made out and
ringent needs were in line for early
eief.
Mayor Hylan maintained to the last
s defiant attitude. He was the only
ember of the Board of Estimate who
fused to vote for the appropriation.
the mandamus order was served
non the board as a body and not upon
members as individuals. his Honor
id not expose himself to charge OF
ontempt of court.
Mayor Is Full OF Fight.
After the vote had been recorded
!ayor Hylan said:
I'VE are not yet through. This is only
no beginning. We will give the people
: the State an opportunity to finish
his thing. We are going to begin the
sht to rip out the Transit Commission
nd Its sponsors. We are going to find
nt IL the corporations are going to con-
niue their control or whether the people
ne err.ty - E.,,, l. a. y
ne corporations are going to continue to
run things, then it is time the people
new something about it."
Il am voting under compulsion of
he Appellate Division and not of my
pwn free WILL" said Comptroller Craig
[ vote aye to comply with the demands
K the Interborough, the B. r. T. and
the surface railway companies. The
egislation, stanpeded and steam rollered
hrougr the State Legislature, was
framed for the express purpose of ac-
omplishing the desires of the traction
companies. There are not 1000 people
n tho State who would have approved
hat legislation If it had been submitted
ID them This is not my vote. 1t is
rle vote Of the traction companies un-
icr command Of the Legislature, OKd
Dy the courts This will enable the
traction companies to take the first
steps 20 ahrogate the cent fare"
After the clerk had read the court
order Borough President Miller of Man
-attan mova@ its adoption. but Comp
roller Craig snapped: IT don't think
It Is necessary for us to adopt any reso-
iutioD We are only figureheads here"
Under q Dictatorship.
Borough President Rlegelmann of
Brooklyn demanded an expert opinion
IN that quasuon and Assistant Cor
orator Counee, Mayer. who had arg-,ed
he case lost by the city In the Appel
ate Division. spoke UP and said: 1.-THE
Court of Appeals has decided tha& we
IRE living under an absolute dirtrfor-
ship from Albany. The Legislature Is
upreme and we are merely It's book
Seepers and paymasters."
I'VE should not criticize the Court of
appeals" suggested Mr.. Miller mildly.
The Comptroller reiterated he thought
{ his an ipso facto mandate, requiring no
resolution on the part of the board. Mr..
Mayer said that was his view, and
Mayor Hylan muttered: "It's case OF
appropristA the money or go to jail"
The Comptroller made another speech
IN which he said, "The Appellate Di-
visiop has sanctioned an act of the
transit CommiSatou which X committed
~ a head OF any atty government would
subject him to Indictment and conviction
'or a rnisdemeanor
we should be thankful we are not to
ne shot at sunrise tomorrow" inter-
nolated Mayor Hylan. repeating
phrase which he already had used in an
interview few days ago.
Murray Hubert, President Of the
Board of Aldermen, declared: I'VE
night as we'll be shot as live under
aw like this" Then Borough Presicont
Miller pressed his resolution, and sanh
voiced his protest as he cast his
4. ote. All assorted that they were voting
by court order ont." Borough Presi-
lent Riegelmann instead of responding
Aye" merely murmured. GUILTY.