New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-03
ECONOMY IN THE DOCK DER4RThENE
tenants AZ Will 1900
!Nelo- York. June l, 1879.

A SAVING OF SO, 500 PER YEAR EFFECTED BY A
REDUCTION OF SALARIES AND REMOVALS OF
OFTTCFRs. -
The Dock Commissioners yesterday agreed
rnon plan of reorganization by which large reduc
ton will be made salaries and which VIII dispense
with the services OF largo number or persons now IN
their employ The saving by tire reduction of salaries
will be- II is estimated $4,000 PER annuIA. 1t is also
determined to unite several bureaus and 10 abolish the
nostion of Superintendent of Floating Property, thus
making an additional saving of g, 50T per annum
reduction OF labOrers wages TO 20 cents an hour is also
determined upon, making an estimated reduction per
annum of $4,000, or S72,5O0 per annum altogether.
The report is signed by all the Commissioners ana the
ncw arrangements will go into effect Immediately The
report, which is addressed 10 Hc pu'H' A'' " P' -
follows:
We have had under consideration the various matters
embraced in the resolution, and are OF opinion at every
branch of this Department needs ana tna'
con iderabe retrenchment can be made We snail en-
deavor 10 reforms ON the ioo~ing IDEAS Inc
adjustment of all positions Were the 9es Ie sS,
or where the labor performed can be delegated 70 some
other official already In existence, te Men rea n
cheney Of all remaining positions and such changes
in the rate Of compensation as shall Ia some 1 GiSeS
more nearly correspond with the prizes plu aV ,
service private employ II Is our Purose 20 Tne
vsory and Others. 10 the end that we may Apply AZ our
EXPENDITURE far may be. TO pushing forward Win
EnIbsads We are profoundly convinced that all the
money expended in this way, II represshteu py I.
as l. secured by private persons IN tneir % AK IN
l he te best investment for this city ootn IN the I'M
mediate pecunary OF large return ana M te inu
rect benefit TO the city of improved commercial
We recommend that the Office OF Collector DO aDolshe
and mat the number of Dock superintendent De reduced
~ onr and that each Dock superintendent ACT aso "
Collector in his district The saving LII salaries ehec1
in rms way amounts To 10000 per annuin, We ihi
that there has organized bureau charged Win ny
cSre OF the floating property Of the department rAcu
over bv Superintendent of Floating properly AT s.l
arv M 500 per We recommend mat the pOs-
ron ~ OF Floating Properly De aDOHe
This will eject an additional saving OF $0oO per anha.
AZ n consultation between all the departments OF the
civ Government employing labor within lew uay IL
was decided to paid ordinary unskIeu ltDol
al 30 cents per hour This arrangement met dne nearly
annroyal of this Department, and we nave nxeu upo
mar nrice II reasonable estimate that THIS VIA enect
rednction of expense IN this Department OF Ut eas
| OOO ner annum the basis OF the same amount ol
Svork reformed. When have adjusted the various
hrancbes OF sed labor 70 far relation a. u prlC
18th mat now xed for unslled labor the SAVING VIII
he largely Increased We tlrs able 10 report an an
nna REDUCTION OF expenses in the branches OF Int Depart
mont covered by this report OF $72oOO per annu Oh INC
hasis ~ the saIne amount OF work performed. -,
The commissioners refused 70 give the names Oh INC
rsons whom they had discharged under the new plans
~ organization The report Of the Treasurer was su
itted showing the receipts for the month OF May a. i9
lowe: For dock and slip rents $1,000 80 Sn W. rs
natcale s28s Al maps, ~ Do; lhteree' Oh uePVSi''
81 80 Total, $126,s49 49,