The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-17
1s7a-QUADRUPLE SHEET

EDCumnYa0co0 Department
lie Works = totally unnecessary sncumbrauce upon
the city treasury, with us superintendent CLERK Aud
Inspector, now costing annually 3s,SS0 IL 10 the
auty OF the police that eneumOrances
moved, report the Corporation Attorney In
OF non-removai for prosecution Tor penaiiss under
the corporation ordinances. and no sucn bureau was
required 10 create sinscure positions Tor
hungry ooutciana
The experience IN the management Of our Stste
prisons under head, one superintendent, instead
OF three State Prison inspectors as formerly existing
mas proven saving 10 sns State ia ole year of about
$780, COO, and with more efficiency In the managemen
ana lever escapes IRON the prison.
TaE CANALS
The same beneficial results are antlcip ated ana
doubtless viii be realized from tho management
and control OF our Ssate canals ander ono official.
the State Commissioner OF Public Works. instead
OF the three Canal COMMISSIONER with the:r wrang
hngs, corruptions ana frauds heretofore their
Msvsgass ~ Ss srSa' oov sss
ened, w,dened aud improved so US 10 utilize and
make Them great highways OF trsds and commerce. 70
successfully compete with and keep uown prices IN
conveys OF freghts 10 opposition TO the rail-
roads mo expenditure OF large sum OF moaey by
the State Tor the suggested improvement Of the car
would give needed employment TO labor and
repay citizens Tor It's COST chcapening four
snc proauce all Kinds for necessary consun ptoa.
We 6e.leve ana INSIST tina. a single head depart
ment OF our CITY government is better, aud Will
prove more Efficient than departments con-
irclied by more than all hrre, excepting
IN the Police Department, where, to keep II IN Its
management as near as possible non-partisan, two
Ponce Commissioners oae Of each OF the prominent
parties o.. day, should nave the control and
management OF u. We know OF no good reason why
partment oil Taxes and Assessments the Department
of Charities anu Correction, the Health Dopart nent
sud the Dock department tine latter Il not aool-
honest and efficient lead, instead OF having moro,
WITH divided responsibilities aud large and unnecessary
salaries, as now constituted
TIE DEPARTMENT..
The Dock Department, IN our opinion, should be
Abolished u berg, now conductsu OF the most
expensive least eihceut under our CITY govern.
meni, anu the powers ana duties appertaining TO II
should 10 transferred to the Department OF Public
ka IN Mn III IL q
Ducks i"
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
An examination OF the City Record Of the 3lst OF
January last shows that the Health Department
OF the expensive in our cliy. us stipendiaries
ana empl0.cs ara most numerous and 10 us they seem
be unnecessary. Its sanitary inspectors It's sur
geons and the police surgeons appear 10 be
aud. II LICENSED TO XII! we Mould be apt 70 apply tho
ing Legislature 10 needed to "cut OUT iarEe uum0er
OF supeuous sanitary inspectors aud ponce Surgeons,
10 give healthy tone TO the stomachs oil our OPP
UNNECESSARY COUNSEL
The expenses OF the Law Department have increased
enormously WITHIN the last decade. Its numerous
employee, and the ''outside counsel" frequently en-
pioyed makes this department one 10 wnlcn the Lsss
laurc should look curtail us expenses, hut the
abuse OUTSIDE OF this department has grown up with
that decade that should At once be abolished. wo
dueutial connections 'he COUNSEL TO the several
apartments and heads OF bureaus. In "the
w Sss.ef ass and was tDo ss nss the
Corporation Counsel's office and the Corporation Al
torneys ofhce Tor the nDeral salaries they and thclr
deputies received would do all the legal business oil
the Guy. How changed! Now We have Counsel 10
The Excise Board, receiving $4,000 year, with the
privilege oi annoying chea.ea liquor oeaers VIII ac
lions ior owl penaites, anu, 70 use Tue sgnihcapt
vernAcuar o. sihecuris's. lnak.ug "a o's HIog
OUT Of ms office. me Cay Chamberlain, rsce ~,
per amman, alSo has his attorney and coun
ssi witn large sAiaIyGauotneI gig LINK
Tue superintendent u buhunss Must navo ns AZ
torncy and counsel with large salary-another "big
Ihng. lpe noui.u Depa. .nen' na.o ..os' sao.nsy
'Dis tning. me Lax heceiVer ul"ss nAvc MS at
torhey anu counsel WIN Iarse saa.y-"no.uer oie
thins !" anu YET another dig th,ns 10 salaries ana
petqustles IL the Counhe " inc board VI romeo Coin-
lh'ssoners THESE Dig tninRs" snoulo al %
paompuy aoonshco' anu tue CorPora'on OounseFs
oios anu the Corporation Attorneys Oiheo required
70 10 AL Tue leSal business o. Tue Guy.
THE psIhicI AIroHSs DITTO.
~ me n'ssH' % W So "c na ns n xn,e
that the Dstrot Attorney snouio 9e.sa,sCr oe pad
saaty ., year, i az 400 pr W. psa.
pad So 600 each, AID ms deputy now paid $4,000, to
De e ean so,ooo aue .nn oe' ucrH
% os ."cn The csrSs 81 sns sunrems C"ur, o, ,ns
Srooo saSn. ino oe' 40 y. W. VI .'so
ora ,na" 60 Coo aer ann"m sSon,d h.vs
,e,, sxs.'nS .a.r,ss reSured swso.vnvs usr CEN,
auu ~ Hasss ~1so .ae.o ~ sp",,,S .cs U
more celks y. NY .uan ~ ,n' M Ho,.h! io'
'"' ''@"'ao''o. NV -, cousr ,rTsynASys
r.... 49,. 100 a., .r.,,s anon .he a,nar.a. co,,..
~, ,nis a., -" an a"nmai salary al e. 300 EACH as
,hnsa ne ',,o,Iows"conr. al SEASONS 3s. Surname
ourt ~. Inc D,str,ct courts 81: Court IA
60 :. b.. 10 usr,u.rnn,, "a. 81 n,a,.is c,nr,'
- Son w ' =, I5s Ar,., al. rss 81 ~ 400
.."sar - rorrrs Ir.ss - IN t,. s,e rnrr, ~
,o"r,s 70 aor ths Snusror Cours and - 'or
I, -, ~ 10 ~ mn - p,aas o' '"' S~F~ - '~'
Ihs - uos,,,o"s wcrs or,v,nal,v created 10 m.re
,acss ,or ,",t,cs saxortcs ann Il Ihetr are
!, aHsnsd I'm your cor m,.,s. recommend that mo-
i,cns N. 10, .I rom ina once force 10 at,ena IN
~ 80 nnvr ncrtarmen nv tnsm In ths Hoard ~
~. Sn..,,m n, III. ra,nct,o, of tascha,.,
Salaries ,s now pendlnx
poAnD or xpucAr,oy
rh,s cor,m,,,an TasI ,nd,snoseI IN recommerS .rv
rsamc,n, of m. salaries Of those teschers In tno
cn.rtments. hui heliev,uv haL Inc ratea of
NM, ,o .ns echcr, In ,hs hgner pr.dss ara
Of vi ,ronort,on 10 Inc value OF the services rem
rod recommend their reauct,on al leasl Iwenty ner
rnon trIr present rates OF salary md also the Nh
M Soma ~ the i.n,torsnns ,,nd IN ,nosa ~.
,s,nsa as MAJ sssarv reuuction of thrtv.thro and
80 th,ra ner cam mon ra,as nj nr.s.nt ssIar,a.
na,d Wa recommrnd a re1uction of the All.
~ 60 nj the Hoard as loIIoNs.-CIerk from
e. noo n "a 400. nua,tor from S5 600 IN a. 400.