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

woaiS have beea better the breach than In the OBJ
I've believe that the cove ntpcnl of tbls city should
be what originally Intended 10 be. IN as-Ima-
the President appointing his Cabinet. the Mayor APP
pointing hrs Ia the The Pr esident appoints
the Secretary oil War; the Secretary Of The Navy aud
the Secretary the INTERIOR anu why IN III city
s.s corporsnon Counsel his Police commissioners ana
all The other members OF the executive departments
necessary for tho well OF society bercf bus
with executive having power Of Legislative body,
to De composed OF Two branches oil Aldermen and
branch be cal ed Tue Board oil Councmen We could
aud would have y government IN this city such the
CITY blessed with thIrSv years ago, made up of
representatives OF the most Respectable and honest
from The different districts and wards Of the
city. Recommend that they should nave foor
stated sessions during the year, limiting he numosr
should be paid, instead Of the present enormous
annual salary. per dfem allowance Tor each aay ac-
tu"liy and necessarily employed IN iegislatius ter
PROPOSED NEW ORGANIZATION
The causes winch are paramount n bringing into
existence desire TO reduce The
present enormous salaries TO cty, legislative
executive aud judicial officers, and tue Abolition OF
various sineeure positions winch have An existence
seemingly Tor other purpose than hat OF maintain
ing political organizauon OF party Designed 70
strengthen itself by the unjust salaries
taken by such sinscursts rom already depicted
treasury. We state that the cost Of running tnis city
government outside OF the Interest upon the city
debt. - about 10000 annually. We propose
rndical change 10 tho salaries OF these
officials, 50 AZ 20 accord with the existing
CONDITION OF the times. When these salaries were
txou, mostly IN every case curing the existence OF
liked rates which should now % reduced in
instances twenty-five, thirtytnrce onstnrd and
my per cent sucn rcductions together WIN tho
abUltiop OF such officials c0mmlttec deem use
less unnecessary, with diininution OF tue IN.
,srcst 10 hs paii upon our bondsd debt to nve per
ceut, ess would III the aggregate reduce Tho ex-
psnscs Vi our city government annually IN me sun oi
ABOUT So O00, O00.
In instances specific reductsous, and IN others
general reductions. Commencing with me executive
DUDE lbs present salary PAID the Mayor o oOO TO
$l00 mis- secretary, from H. 800 10 600 his chief
clerk, IRON So Ooo TO $4,000 DIS ss'stant o.erk from
81, 0VO 10 S. V00 leaving the other employees under
him al the rates now liked by law.
Ia the Permit Bureau, IN MS department. IN All saia
ries therein amounting TO over 81 $780, your committee
recommend a reducton oil twenty hive per cent.
CoxPraoLLERs DEPARTMENT.
In tho ComptroIer's Uepar mont your commItto0
recon reduction VI his salary iron $4,000
10 $S,V0O. aud In uil salaries now allowed IN sums
over $1,000 10 esch incumbent reduction OF twenty
hve per cent
In the Law Department your cemmittee recommend
that tho salary o! the Corporation. Counsel DO
reduced from $4,000 TO $4,000 year. mat tho
salary OF his two principal assistants each 10 reduced
salaries 81, 500 and over there be reduc
t.0n u; twonty live per cent
CORPORATION ATTORNEY
ants, should ne pail AS ioows:-s4.000, instead Of
$6.cO0 anu his two assistants $S.ooo, instead OF
$500
Police Department your committee recon-
That president O thu Board be reduced from
S. 0OU 1000, that The three oncr commissioners
be allowed 81, 0oe each instead Oh $4,000; that Ihe
salsres oil all the officers ~ the Ponce Department
should DO reduced, where tney are $1,000
anu upward. 20 per cent sud your COM
OF The mechsnlcs IN our city, assuming
that tnoy employed every working day Ia Tho
year. eau or Darn over $500 year. suggest the
riety OF tue rouu en- aud patromeu IN the Police
Department be,ng reduced from 81, 200 to $780, be-
nv no wever that IA relation to tue work. force
nj he pot LIueu usal
shou be regulated ny The standard Of wages, taxing
INTO CONSIDER ton IL. natuTe OF their employment anu
the dangers ~ which they are SUBJECTED
DEPARTMENT or PusLic woKxa
In the Department. ot Publ Works FOUR committed
S. 00 instead OF $40 00u and That the salaries o sl
tue oncers in his department receiving 81, 200 amt
upward be redu,ea twenty-five per Cent upon the
present rates paid.
PUBLIC CHARITIES AND CORRECTION.
In the Department ut PuoiIc Charities and Correc-
ttou your cvinnitteo recommend that tho president
be paid the OF $5,0OU instead OF 50 SOO, and his
two cocommissoners the sum Of -, 00N instead OF
80 O0O each the amount now Siiows" oy law ana that
III ali salaries 81, $40 thsy
be reduced twenty i've per cont IN this department
DEPARTMENT..
In the Fire Depart ment your committee recommend
that It's president Ue allowed the sum oil $4,000, IN
stcxd 81 81 500 per year. aud
the OF 81 900, instead OF ST, o00 each that all
salaries allowed IN that department over $1,000 DO
reduced per cent from the pressnI rates
paid; that In ali cases the bremen receiving
81 0O be reduced 10 the sum OF 5000 pcr annum. as In
Inc case oil poics roundsmen aud pAtrolmen, apply
DEPARTMENT or PARKS
That In tho Department Of Pubic Parks its presi-
deut Of ZOO, instead vi the sum OF
81, allowed, and that IN all cascs wnerc saia
fixed for employees OF that department at
$1,000 over that thoy De reduced twenty-five per
cent amount.
TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS
That In the Department OF lakes aud Assessments
the president be paid 900 year, Instead vi $500
MS Two assistant commissioners 81 900 yeasnn
Of S. 000 and that all the saarieY OF
employ that partmcnt OF ST. 400 and upward
reduced twenty-five per cent.
DEPARTMENT PUBLIC BUILDINGS
That the Department OF Pubic Buildings BIO
abolished, AMI that the duties now conferred upon
that department transferred to consisting
OF ploy es to be tho direction and
troll Of the Police apartment
BOARD EXCISE.
That the present Boara oil EXCISE, with all the en-
pOyes he abolsne and the duties pertaining TO that
Board transferred TO the Mayor the presuent OF the
lice, ths respect they lake great pleasure 10
saying that Tue Office OF COUNSEL TO this 5oara at u
salary o. S., 600 yoar ought never to have been
cros,ed, anu tuey ask for IT'S pr onpt ABOLITION.
COMMISSIONERS ACCOUNTS CITY RECORD"
nccrs OF commissioners OF Accounts, together with
the clerks ana employees under them. Your commit
tee likewise take pleasure in recommending the
prompt abolition the CITY Record and its attendant
unnecessary expense.
COMMISSIONER OF JURORS
The Office oil the Comm ssiouer vi ur0rs being In
which legislative action has been recently Involved.
aud Is now IN process oil incubation, your committee
make no recon III IN relation the rcto save 10
concur iu action winch will abolish the office or
the enormous amount oil salary now paid " that
officer.
CITY JUDICIARY.
In approaching tue Consideration OF the salaries
and oil Tue utility oil the existing Juucia branch OF
our local government your committee have been met
with propositions to the effect many oi tncso
cumoenIs that they cannot be copstltutionaliy
ipterered with. Upon mature reflection, aud alter
consultation Win sumo OF the best law
yers ~ our OAR, your committee 90 not hesitate to
say that IN view vi tue great saving that would be
made treasury Of city aud tne benefits
sccruing TO tgants now prosecuting before 1uucial
officers, incompetent IN many cases 10 administer the
law TO reader justce. that there Is NO obstacle
legal CONSTITUTIONAL the way OF the abolition OF
some OF these unnecessary courts and their JUICES
ana judicial sppendascs.
COURT.
IT. however, from regard Tor antiquity, 1t should
be deemed proper TO retain IN existence the Marno
Court, your committee unanimously recommend that
It's Judges be allowed the sum ot So 00O per annum
Instead OF $40. 200. The amount allowed by IaM