New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-26
MCNICIPAL REIREACHNEAI.

IFCI=I ALIVE ANS OF ANT! -TAHNANI DEMOCRATS
AND EEpUBLICANS-MI hsURES To BIZ TAKEN r.
CUT LOwS EXIE, DHCR .s-PRoPOsiD CONSOLE
DATIoN or NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF POLICE
MEN AND FRI MEN.
The anti Tammany Executive Committee has
aupo!ntod Committee Legislation, ccni1-. some
If its abb men. ana already thc leader! oi the Oan-
ton have inauy discussed what shall be tie cia
Ter of the amendments the charter of his ely. 10 be
prc7en.ed 10 the Legislature carly IN The session for it,
,eiion IL l. unders TODD that the an1aumany Demo
crgts and Republicans VIII act together IN this matter.
Il d. evident that the anti1dmmany representatives III
the Legi.!ature-tw0 tne Scaatco1 three IN tie As
einiyw ul count for llte were IL not that they rep
resent the organization which assumes 10 hold The balance
of power IN tis city between the TLmma1y wing
of the Democracy and tie Republicans, aud
that The latter. auHiou~ TO widen The b e,cn be
tween the two divisions of The Democracy.
Will give Go weaker di,sion-tleir allies ia tho lat"
eampa,n-m re consideration than they would other
wise De likely to receive IN The composition ~ the Com
cittees Tie anti1dumany leader, say that Inc, are
heartily in favor of 30 amend n the cnaer 10 reduce
the burden Of taxation, and that cne Of The rcaGiesi
means doing ;h.s is by cutting Oh large number oi
>lnccists and reducing far possible the extfava-
amt salaries now paid II t. alleged tia ntay on quii.
81 600 900 cam be- saved 10 the cty yearly by Iudiciods
pruuing in the various departments III tho way OF reduc-
ing salaries and the number Of officials
eoiion 81 two or more departments, nukne the Lesser
,p3ltnlcpt bureuu ia TIE greater II has been sus
e,!ed tbd tle u, par mcUt Of Buildings might be made
bureau in the Fire Department; hi 10 reality It belongs
70 aud should be GIde part Of tIe Fire
Department The appropriation for the Depart
nent of Buildings IA fixed In the provisional
,t,rates b. the Board Of Estimate and appointment
al s4oOo0. Tho sum of $4,000 was asked for by The
d,,,,tluent The Health Department IT il proposed,
.laB become n bureau In the Police Department THIS
would effect saving of salaries Tor commissioners ana
ether oGiciaa II is alleged Also that the expenttur
Of this department extravaganza That the list OF sal
aries is togeher too great For the present year the
sum Of Ss22 coo was allowed for The department. For
1876 tht sum OF $2S, 400 applied Ioi and III The
nroyisional estimate S246jOO Is allowed. The part
ment of Faxes aud Assessments II il also suggested,
lni,,lt he made bureau IN tuc Finance Department.
me amount for which application was made was
estimate is SI25.O0O ICis also proDosod 10 reduce tie
number OF clerks of the courts, ana to make tLe county
ary The nstcado OF being paid by fec, are 70
receive salsIirS and the annual amount apnfried 10
carry on the Office y not u exceed $4,000 Or3J 900 For
the present the coroncI- are allowed fOu Tor t
eXucnscs of the Office intending their salaries ana
their employees and the deputies charg for p0stmoi
TENS. 1876 the same amount Wds alcd Tor, hhu
$4,000 allowed in the provisional estimates
These are come OF tie changes which have been dir
to he lei by contract This has beon insisted on by the
Republican members Of the Board Of Adaimcn for soy
o"eT,tive IL beleyee viii be amonf tho proposed
amendments to the charter Tne que ten OF reducing
the wages the police and dremcn 800 cr 200 per
annun, the ground That Sl2OO per Innun IS more
than the average mechanic can now caru has also been
discussed. reduction of Tl0O in the wages Oi the
patrolmeu and tcinen, ana corresponding ftddcttI
q, the salaries the officers Ot both departments would
make a dinunutiou in exp nse Of Drary t50O,OoO On
the other hand II urged That the duties Ol bo pOo
men aud fFCli arduOuS aud wearing To the health
Of the active members, and that reduction Of this klnd
would lmpOltic and unpopular. Probably before the
Legislature finite plan of acton IN tIis ana
other matters VIII have been agreed upon by the anu
Tammany Democrats ana RCPDlicans one of the nost
sagacous of the antiTamlDany leaders whose oounStls
are likely 10 far toward shaping Legislation az me
canning session, said tn "a reporter al IiB TRIBUNE I'VE
ropoae legislate somewhat IN The Interest OF the tax
payer ana II cannot rodiee THIS enormous amount
winch we are called mon AetS Ia RAISE ny tSItlon,
and which viii ruin II continued many years longer