The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-01
OUR VICTIMS OF REFORM.
CUTTING DOWN THE SALARIES or
THE CITT'g OFFICIALS.
The legislature Acting on MIR. Green's Rec
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watts's bill to rcducc salaries in New York city.
The feature Of the debate WAS speech by Mr.. |
Strahan protesting against tho reduction OF the |
g laries Of the Mayor. Comptroller, and Corpo- |
ration Counsel below $4,000 He pronounced
the attempt q cheap exhibition Of reform. II
was an absurdty TO suppose that lawyers who
frequently received fees of ten aud fifteen thou
sand dollars in single case would accept the
position of CORPORATION Counsel at the pttance
OF 5000. He begged OF, plead with, aud threat
ened the members to induce them to save the
9 larry OF the Mayor, for the Mayor was a gem
tleman who adorned the position, and that of
the Comptroller who, he said, was tho watch
dog Of the treasury and had scattered the
thieves who once had their arms In the treasury
up to the elbows. II his salary was reduced
again some incompe tent and dishonest man
might get the place and the thieves would have
the city at their mercy.
Speaker Hustled, In support OF Strahan, told
the House that any further reduction OF the
salaries than proposed In the original bill must
result In its defeat. But the House was deter.
mined that inasmuch as Comptroller Green had
rccommcnded reduction OF salaries TO accom-.
date him. and to begin with the reduction Of his
own salary, which 10y me way, Is tne 9niy 0h9
he cut down. Generally nod or wink from
Speaker Hustled has been sunclent 70 contIoi
the Republican members. but to-day they re-
fused to succumb to one OF the Bald Eagle old
time speeches, and they voted almost unanl-
mously with the Democrats, who In this instance
took the lead In the cry for rctrenchmcnt aud
reform. MIR. Fallon fought to the last to reduce
those OF the Aldermen at $3,0O0, but the sche-
dule of salaries, as fixed by MIR. Graf, pleased
the House, and they would not after IL
MEN WHO FAVORED II.
Mr. Forster and Mr.. Fish also locked arms
with the Democrats for reduction, the former
saying that II the time had come when lawyers
of une-haf the age and experience OF Charles
O'Conor sneered at such salaries as $4,000 as u
pittauCe. IL was time to look after tue interests
Of the clients. lie also succeeded In further
loading down the bill by an amendment provid-
Ing that the departments OF Charities, Health,
Taxes, Fire. and Docks shall be reduced to
single head. but the present Commits lOners 10
be allowed IL serve out their terms. IL Is gen
orally believed that the result Of the tnkerlng
prophesied, Kill 1t, for large number OF kepub-
licans viii not vote for 1t, and II Is equally GER
tain that the Democrats Will not vote Tor u IA
any form. In f1ct, II Is intlnated tnst these
tactics were resorted 20 for that purpose,
a. IL was ,much easier To NH ~ III tn ,e
name OF reform than oy open Opposition;
! As unaly ordered to a third rendlng tne OH
fixes the salary Of the Mayor at $500; Compt-
| roller, $500; Comnisstoner OF Public Works,
! 5000; Corporation Counsel, $500. aud fees to
| be paid into the city treasury President Of
| Police. 5000 and other Commissioners, ShOO;
| President OF Poor Department, $500; the
other Commissioners to serve without pay
| President OF Fire Department, $500 aud the
| other Commissioners, $3.50; President OF De-
| partment Of Charities and Correction, S5,UJO
| and the other Commissioners. 1880 President
OF OF the ne Health Department, s4.yo and other
! Commiss oners $500; Aldermen, 5000; and
the President, $5OOO; President OF the Tax De-
partment, 5000 and the other ommissioners,
! $4,000 President of Dock Department, 5000,
and the other Commissioners, $500; superin.
Accounts $500 District Court Justices. $4,000
A pill has been introduced by Mr. Watts TO
| amend the excise law AS applied TO New \ ork
city. 1t takes the power Of making arrests for
| violation OF the law in that city from the police
Under t eRs dreson Of the o Of
| else. 1t also reduces the class OF Licenses from
seven to two, aud n1es the fee for licenses at
| Nifty and one hundred dollars respectively. he
| present Commissioners are continued In ONCE
for three years after the expiration OF their
Senator Robertson seeks to guard against tho
filling up Of New York harbor by q bill which
| from any slip or basin In the harbor shall be
dumped three miles outside OF SANDY d Mook, %, or
| sunken lots or behind bulkhsads.
EVERY MAN A BoSDBoLDER.
Senator Gerard presented numerously
signed petition in favor Of q bill introduced last
city bonds OF the denominations OF slO, $50 and
$l00 for the benefit OF small capitalists who
Wish to Invest In these securities.
Nr. Fsk's bill authorizing the Commissioners
OF Charities OF New York and Kings counties 90
furnish employment by contract or otherwise to
the paupers and oonvlcts under their haree,
was ordered to a third reading In the senate
this morning. win an 9mendment onered by
ing the bill as It was originally introduced In the
Assembly. MIR. Gerard. while supporting the
|
and pauper labor should be employed In a man
ner to interfere as little as possible with the
| labor OF mechanics and workingmen. He In
tends when the bill Is up for third reading 70
offer an amendment requiring the Commission
ers; so far as practcaole' TO connne me pauoe'
and such articles as are mainly imported, and
the prohibiting their sale below the market
value; also, directing the employment In AZ
many branches OF labor AZ possible so as not tt
compete injuriously with any one branch o.
Mr.. Starbuck introduced a bill TO prevent
second hand aud junk dealers from purchasint
from minors, and requiring them to keep |
record OF all articles purchased by them for thu
inspection OF the police authorities.
The people Of BROOKLYN are beginning TO walk
up to the serious mistake they made ten or nj
teen years ago In driving steam on Atlantic
street. thereby dyertine the trade with the In
are now being made to restore steam to tn.
avenue, and bring back business 20 the Soutl
ferry. With this object In view Assembly
man James NJ. Oakley Ia here with numer
ousy signed petition from capitalists OF Quee u
. lation which will authorize the Teopenlng o
the Atlantic street tunnel, and the constructor
, OF ceuressed quick transit road from the tun
J pel 10 East New York, TO be extended thence u
Z, At a meeting Of tho Committee on Cities O
the Assembly this aftern Don Messrs Gugel Pea
body and Whtson were appointed a sub com
mt,ee to investigate the d9ngs OF Nr Ed in ca "a.
, cordance with the resolution OF the Assembly
MORE TROUBLE BREWING.
. There nre rumors that Gov. 1ilden Is place.
in an embarrassing position concerning the Oh
| ing Of the vacancy In the Marine Court, occas
i stoned by the death Of Judge spauldinR. Tn
Governor, II Is said, WIS under the impressio
, that he could make the appointment withou
: the consent OF the Senate, and he rendered tn
r place TO James PSinnott, Tammany s.candldat
for the place last fall, and who was defeated b
a over twenty-five thousand. But In this tn
!. Governor was mistaken. The Anu-1amman
Q people are now putting In their claim for III
a place. They say that It belongs To them of righ
i and by the verlict OF the people at the polls, an
,, II the Governor persists in giving II 10 Tan
# many man, ~ will be regarded as IA declaratiu
a that he Is going 70 tie to lammany IA all an
" John Kelly. On the other hand It Is aliege
that Sir. Kelly has demanded the place {,
Tammany, and 1t Is among the consideration
!. which arc to give the Governor the delegat @
H., from that city IN the National Convention. TIL
Governor, II Is said, would like to appoint
man upon whom both parties could agree, hi
90 neither will yield, each demanding an out-an'
ID out faction man. Among the names that a
-H mentioned as lkely TO smit the anti lnmml ID