The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-09
VAN MORT VS.. GREEN.
What the Commissioner Of Public Works
Thinks Of the Comptroller.

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Appropriations for tho Board Of Public
Works Still in Contest
Whose Figures Lat
Commissioner Van Mort, Of the Department Of
Public Works, has addressed the following letter
TO His Honor the Mayor IN relation to the appro-
priations for his Department and the public works
carried on under his direction, which the SUBJ
jet Of a communication OF Comptroller Green to
the Mayor, publtshed In the newspapers OF July 20
last
ConnIssIoSER's Ornc1
Hon wnnAs p HAvEnrYER. Mayor Of tho city Of New
sIR-My communication to Your Honor dated ID inst,
in 81 to ~ e the
should Al Your HONOR attention ts
GomptroieT. j can assure Your Honor that haiti With
no s,ys r. npon such
matters The duties OF my depsrtment are 80 onerous as
the e
e:
Il s %.as ass
published in the newspapers Of the 18th ult
s
OF manner Wnicu tne Same DOING exc
y S
aSoush
70 the statements the Comptroller has made solicit
The Comptroller 1.-THE fac. is that the reduc
and to Ss
almost entirely Of that class where excess
Of T a ss 1 .ns sns tie
: 81 s @ GEAR .as
s Th no Sub BY
re- .v,is secured
and ss 2
Si 5 rsss ~
earned forward from last and the taxes for the
By re POI
s..
For clerks and salaries Of the paid
o o and
The revised appropriation for this purpose 1900
Any person. except evidently the Comptroller will 40.
init that between two hundred and two thousand aud
Sa the Sssa b. the
nSs clerks ss nd Gy s pa oa
this mild COMPARED to the
s?ss;s:s s I'd Gin *
force Of the paltmsnt t9 me minimum q
Sc 81 tie 9S" s sFnsssS aT 70
na Of the ESs Of
requested Of any further information in reference TO
plain as to any matter contained in my statement which,
the opinion Of any member Of the Board, required
s
$ % is h he
Pray the Gr Of ss s was b
one submitted adopted BY Board Of Estimate
Thass not been Informed BY the cSsmptroneI who
Department what particular clerks we're in Excess OF
The reaurencnts o. the DePartmsni what
dered All the in, pr. communicated 70 was
is. qs a U
the past six months OF the the salaries had been
ton must Of ON one
q this on
i
reduce rm that tbs acon ws
MOT o @ 80 A. s or
70 contrast the action OF the Comptroller in reference
sns to IKE 81 s Mn my AGs II.
proprston Tor salaries for the Department Of Finance
For this The appropriation for salaries for
In 1872 reduced nv estimate and appropriation for
saass 70, hs ysa to showps saving as
NE
in s.2 were sscs t g. or an increase over connoys ad
In 1873 again reduced my estimate for salaries to
Inc Comptroller, in The manner have. explained, has
reduced This 70 sisS being REDUCTION
ss Z hi 4bssp Snass the for Sc La
sontnsssses which may be applied to salaries, and
$Go salaries Of counsel rst AIM BY him without sa
than the salaries Of that Department under Connolly by
am compelled to pay the Chief Engineer of this De-
parment charge OF the Croton Water Works by whose
in he psrior%anae his duties nisrss the ety
the 60 e saay ne hres
paS % hs s asee A. ps osnS S
aiming claims done buildings Of the city at
ss at s R the 1 nspa IT %
are not By any ether n The city
he Who
similar position in the Department Of Finance though
$50o pay the heads OF the various bureaux in this
Department, other than the CHER Engineer, as fo
Water Purveyor 5000
superintendent OF Street improvements $3.50
Superintendent of streets and Roads ........ $500
superintendent Of Repairs and supplies 25vl
While the Comptroller pays to the heads of the various
bureaus in the Department OF Finance AS follows-
Auditor OF Accounts datey advanced toy 800
Receiver Of Taxes 1000
Collector oil City Revenue .................. 1900
Clerk OF 1000
Of Markets. 500
gentleman Of the name of Taintor without any par.
ticuaT duties in the administration the dep
ssssSed TO him Is paid by The compn9ller salary OF
troler lately attempted 10 work the Office OF the Dhrct
Attorney Another gentleman OF the Of Mr.. Olcot,
assistant Mr. Taintor is paid by the Comptroller
80 an hour for every hour he reports himself engaged
or in readiness to be engaged The chief clerk the
Department Of Finance is paid S4s0 year while the
chief clerk OF this department Is paid only 5000
need not, however pursue this comparison any far
Their II Your Honor will compare list OF the salaries
paid in each department you win Ind that throughout
the salaries paid by the Comptroller exceed the salaries