, 1876-08-01
CUTTING DOWN.

CUTTING DOWN.
THE BOARD ov rupltU WORKS.
The reduction Of the expenses OF tho city has
commenced in earnest, and there will be many
funeral among tic employees OF The municipal
ty. Yesterday the kncll began to sound. The
long talks about tho reductions have finally re-
solved themselves into aome plan OF action.
Tho first move for decrease In expenditures
Was made yesterday BY the Doasd Of Public
Works, who were instructed by the Council
to cut oil 60 per cent Of thcir
annual disbursements. Tits they have nearly
accomplished. They held meeting yesterday,
lasting nearly all day, md talked and mourncl;
for tho task Of cutting of men who have always
been faithful and efficient VIVA not an easy ono,
and wns, wlthpl, most d!sagrccable. They layo
decided to part with about iiftv men, and many
OF these have been servants Of the city. long md
satisfactorily. They hare taken some men of
who could not aetually be spared; but the order
WIS imperative and had to be obcyctl,
The chiefs Of tho various minor de-
partmcnts have all been consulted,
and wllilo they In tho main sco tint
the reductions orc necessity they arc loath to
make them. The force hns been reduced to the
lowest notch, and 1t Is doubtful even with an
increased number Of working hours and n morU
dlligcnt application to labor, II tho work ran bo
done. The experiment Will be tried for awhile,
aud If It docs not work there will have to be
sonlu extra provlAlon made by some means. The
reductions In Salaries Of all tue employees WIN
remai,, hnye been nearly uniform, but In some
cases bascd upon the cstimatc Of mans actual
yalue as worker; In mixing tue slaugl,-
themselves unseathed. The total amount
Of rctrcnclment will figure pretty close to tho
requirements q the Council. The men dis. lis
charged for decided upon for disch0rge) arc:
lumber district, s75; hotbormastcf, SIS;
clerks In Special Assessment, $l00ca a month;
l drnughts,nan, s0s,A; Assistant, superin-
and sHsI' i ro1man o at Wcst Side Humping Works,
who received respectively $50 and $15 per
month; engineer and | rod1nnn in tho
Sewerage Department, Who J., received ].,. the
s%s sss es ss sssnea S;Fs sSHsfse
8 watcr-tax asscssors, about 1o mon at Fuller
ton ase,lue conduit, and 8 street forclnen.
There arc at present IL atrcct forclnen, but ono
In eaell division will be retained.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
haa been looked over by Its oiirtn1s, and rs far
as IL now known will be cut down by the dis
charge OF % watcllmcn and 20 men from tho
apparatus force. The salar'es Of all VII be cut
! abDnt Is per cent, which reductions wiil iMnkC
tho rs per cent demanded. a discrimination
| will be ma1c IN favor Of The Lcutepants who
| will receive hereafter Is per month more than
any nrlInary llnpn. Heretofore, though really
officers they have sus 5sss'ys Mcsay Say prl'a's pay
| and hts asslatants llaye already considered the
| matter, but lave como to no conclusion TheJ
meet again this morning, to Try to regulate thu
Of the sixty men who will be removed. Tht
dismlaacd ot TINT number will leave Il iurthc,
| reduction OF Is per cent necessary. This ha:
not yet been cenclusfvcly axcd.. Tho Police
that lncans making tl,o saving. slnw mov5
| mcnts will be made In the discharge of men, sc
Us to give those who have guilty conscleuccs {
chance to leave without q dismissal.
fact that the Detective Department WAS not e',
tircly composed OF good men, and hu requested
tho resignation Of Nlcssrs. Slmons, Fluuigan
Dargan, Payne, ELICIT, ltartpHg, and sYot
and bad propensittes, while others. were re.irct
because tho Chief was not satisfied with them
and exercised his OWN Judgment In tho matter
Mr.. 1Ilckoy has for some time eyed the fore,
askanss: Thsfe % weFs sixteen men ii II Y aud ths
mnin body Of police, Whether tho casicr worl
or the greater temptation las dc1nosaltZed thcss
4 would be hard TO say, but tho facts warrnn
Tho Chief l,ns done II, not 50 much for rcduc
ton as for the benefit to the detective force
which llas been frequently complained Of
There VII bo ~ appointments n'adc' at lcas
The reductions in the Comptroller's office nn
In tic Police Courts llayc been published ln tn
reducing ordinance. The Board Of Elncatio
aud the Public LibEary Board arc yet to he hear
from. Taken altogether, It ls expected to ilay
nll the reductions made In a few days, anu til
city working under the new regime.
A petition, or protest, against the reduction
Of salaries has bccu circulated among thu pc
liccmen and ilremen. Among. the former 1t re-
cc!vcl U7 signatures, and tl!e fremen to Il,
| nltinf,cr nf 1!}0 Bipnrfi II. Thn lni.mcDt
drawn very mildly, and Is mere statement c
grievances. It will be presented to thu C0unc
next Monday, probably. Chief Fire Maral!a
night last night over tho men Who were to b
dismissed from tho force Tie result Of Il,
consultation rnn only lfn LEARNED by thu bunnetn
which goes on during the next few days.
| SUNDAY ADJUSTMENTS.
il WHAT THE MAYoI MEANT,
Yesterday afternoon TRIBUNE reporter
search Of information called upon Mnyor Heat
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