The New York herald., 1873-07-02
THE GUILL0TINE..
Wholesale Beheading at the
City Hall
Ten Removals in the Department Of Public
Works and Twelve In tho Surogats's
0Aics-Enormous Reduction Of Sal
ariss-List Of the Victima

The report published in the HERALD of yesterday.
to the eject that Commissioner Van Mort would be
compelled to discharge a large number OF the EN-.
ployes Of the Department OF Public Works in con.
sequence OF the reduction o. the estimates OF that
Department for the remainder OF the wear nv the
new Board OF Apportionment, fell like a pombshelI
yesterday morning into the public onices and
among the men employed all over the city under
Commissioner Van Mort.
As the event proved, 1t was but the keynote to
wholesale reductions in other departments whose
headquarters are located in the neighborhood OF
the City Han, except the Department of Finance
and the Department Of Public Works. AS COmmis.
soner Var Mort stated to the HERALD reporter yes.
terday, the appropriation of the former haa
been increased to within $50 900 OF Mr.. ConnOlly's
old Tammany appropriation, and that OF the latter
from $3.50, 900 to s495,oo0 In consequence, the
clerks in both these departments rested easily dur
ing the day, and mOralized contentedly on the mu-
liability Of political Affairs as all fortunate men do.
In the other departments, however, things wore a
very different aspect The CLERKS were nightly
hurried, as the event proved there was every rea-
son they should be.
DIsMssALs IN THE sURROGATE's OFFICE.
The ball was opened In the Surrogstes ONCE,
where an Official note, signed Robert q. Hutch
ings. awaited every clerk. Twelve unfortunates
received the following formal communication
SuRROGArK's OFFICE.
DxAn sIn-it with regret that have to inform you
that In Of the recent aGGn o. Inc & sSsrq @ OF
ns in
s: s;s Sb$a
Some OF the twelve in the Record Room
and had been attached to the onice for very
many years. so that they were considered to have
almost lease OF their positions. Others were
scattered all over the Department. The clerks
who we're fortunate enough to retain their heads
were informed that they could only
FoREGO DECAPITArION
at the sacrf1ce OF $500 year OF their salary. AA
Surrogate Hutchngs did not come down town yes
terday ut all 1t is impossible to estimate what de-
duction has been made In the general expenses OF
the Department by these decapitations and by the
cutting down OF salaries, or whether any further
executions reductions may be necessary to
meet the reduced estimates OF the Board of Appor-
! tionment.
1t is generally supposed however. that SurroO
! gate Hutchings has cut down his expenses to the
last dollar to meet Comptroller Green's reductions
as reduction has been the order OF his office lor the
THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
| From early morning yesterday the offices or the
Department OF PublicWorks IN the City Hall were
crowded with parties anxious to find out what
| heads had been cut OF and where reductions were
likely to be made Deputy Gomssloner CON ms han barker @
tnat the article published yesterday in the
HERALD would cause such excitement among the
employees of the Department OF Public Works
from one end OF the island to the other.
Men had come from Harlem TO find out whether
they were among the decapitated. There q
nutter all day long among the clerks, and when
evening came and no full list OF those discharged
| had been sent down from Commissioner Van
Norts private office the clerks left their desks dis.
| appointed as II they had preferred to know their
! fate at once even II the worst had come to the
| worst Alter office hours there was general con-
sutation as to the PROBABLE removals and reduc-
tons and IL is safe to say that yesterday was the
livelest day In the history OF the Department Of
Public Works.
| LOOKING FOR VICTIMS
Commissioner Van Mort came down town early
and remained at his desk during the whole day as
on Monday. His pay rolls and the reduced estl-
mates Of the Board OF Apportionment were spread
| over each name on the list OF the employees OF the
| Department of Public Works outside the laborers.
IL was alter halI-past four when he left his office,
and in the interim lie had made an entire revision
| of the clerks OF the department and their salaries
| lie removed one-third OF the employees OF the De-
| partment outside the laborers whose aggregate
salaries amounted TO S32, 100, and made reduc-
tions in the salaries OF the remaining employees
amounting to- $l7.450.
REMOVALS AND REDUCTIONS.
Through the courtesy OF Commissioner Van NorN
the HERALD reporter obtained the particulars Of
the removals and reductions made yesterday,
which have not yet been communicated to those
most concerned. The names are, OF course, with
held through motives OF delicacy:-
REMOVED.