The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-29


treasury OF the city. II is equally well known that
their nnuenee has been most demoralizing upon the
public service and it is just apparent that so soon
enough those retainers cudgelled from their
accustomed OF nutriment their organizations
must fall To pieces. They and influence the
entire ocal activity OF the city their creatures have
been elevated to conspicuous Judicial Legislative or
executive ONCE and put to nefarious use after they
have gotten there; appointments are demanded nj
the insulting dietation Of their bosses and commit
tees who perpetuated and sustained by assess
nents the compensation Of the officials.
These el-timed expressions will apply with equal
regime and give idea OF the
here ulean task befor. Mayor Cooper if he intends
reform and strike at the root OF all such evils In
1860 the cost of the city government was
$40 s5s rs; for 1879 the estimates win probably
THE MUNICIPAL SITUATION REVIEWED
To the 900 inhabitants OF this city. large
majority OF whom entirely unfamiliar with the
manner in which the municipal offices paid and
controlled the following summary is taken from the
1T has already been stated that salaries and offices
| now existing have threefod origin and author
.Fnst-Through direct legislation fixing and Great
s.Secoad-Through ordinances Of the Common coun-
ell and the Board OF Supervisors. and
| "Thin,-Through discretionary powers vested in
the heads departments and offices and judges ana
clerks of the courts the result of which diversity of
source is great inequality. excess ana confusion.
1.-THE remedy for this state OF things is in legisa-
tion and it is not easy matter to determine the
The salaries of chief officers and of minor
but in the case salaries fixed by law as is the
with many minor ones, the statute should ex-
pressly repeal them II this were done the subject
of the remaining salaries might be referred,
with adequate power to some conpe-
tent local authority, which should have con-
of all officers and employees paid of the city
nry and not expressly fixed by the Legislature. But
it must be borne in mind that this service will be
AIDED and Enthusiastically accomplished unless the
authority which 1t is referred in complete accord
with the economical necessity of making reductions.
III tr n
The following references 10 the various laws show
those salaries which fixed by the Legislature
and fixed by local authority under acts OF the
Board OF Education. Commissioners of the Com:
mon Schools--Powers of appointment and fixing of
salaries of teachers and employees conferred on under
chapter 49, Laws of 1873
The College of the City of New York.-Trustees.
powers of appointment and fixing of salaries of
teachers, &c. conferred on under chapter Al Laws
OF 1872
Police Department Chapter SCI, Laws of 1866.
regulating and ing the salaries Of members
of the Metropolitan Police Department. which con-
tains the following proviso. THAT whenever the
currency OF the United States shall attain par value
in gold the foregoing salaries, fixed by this act.
shall be reduced twenty per cent.
Fire Observation-Disclosures ~. Laws of 1873. regll-
ating and fixing the pay or members OF the Fire De-
partment.
Chapter 335, Laws Of 1878, commonly known the
charter regulates and fixes the salaries Of heads of
departments and other officers OF the city govern
melt and authorizes the heads of departments to fix
the salaries OF their subordinates
chapter 573 Laws of 1871, by Board of Supervisors
Clerk county clerk)Sslary fixed under chapter 49,
Laws of 1s47, by statute Assistant clerks and EN-
ployes-Salares fixed under chapter 49,, Laws of
lS47, b. Board of Supervisors under chapter 40.
Laws of 1867 by statute: under chapter 6l5 Laws OF
1863 by statute under chapter $40. Laws of 1869 by
statute under chapter :s2, Laws of 1870. by staute
under chapter 49, Laws OF 1872. by Common Council
Superior Court.-Justices-Autho SUI
preme Court Chief clcrk-Salary fixed under chap
ter s54, Laws of 1863 by statute Clerks and en-
INCONSISTENCIES fixed under chapter els Laws Of
1s..u atm rela ante ~ nj Inv
Supervisors under chapter 3s2, Laws OF 1870, by
statute under chapter 43s. Laws Of 1872, by Com
mon Council.
Court of Common Peas.-Judges-Au same
Supreme Court. Clerk-Salary fixed under chap
ter s54 Laws of 1868. by statute Clerks and en-
ployes-Salaries hxed under chapter 6I5 Laws Of
1859 by statute; under chaper $50 Laws of 1870 by
statute; under chapter i3s. Laws of 1872. by Com
Council
Marine Enthusiastically SUI
prcme Court Clerks and employ es-salaries fixed, I'M
der chapter 49, Laws of 1873 by Supervisors conrma
ton OF: under chapter 43s Laws of 1872, by super
yisors. confirmation Of under chapter 90 Laws of
1872, by Supervisors, confirmation of under chapter
5&5 Laws OF 1874, by statute.
Court Of General Observation-Disclosures and City
Judge of the Court of General sessions-saary
statute. Clerk-saary fixed. under chapter 90
Laws of 1874, by statute. Deputy. assistant
Ais Laws Of 1872, by Common Council; chapter 80
Laws OF 1874. by statutes chapter &c., Laws Of 1874
by statute and by Supervisors. law unknown.
Court OF Special Ses Justices
act by rotation Justices of this court Clerks and
employes-Saarcs hxed under chapter 513, Laws OF
1871, by Supervisors.
The County Clerks Oiice.-County Clerk-Salary
fixed in addition to tees. under chapter 432. Laws OF
1s41. by statute. Deputy and assistant clerks and
employes-Saares fixed, under chapter AIS, Laws of
1857 by statute: under chapter 49, Laws OF 1869 by
statute; under chapter 3o2. Laws Of 1870 by statute.
The surrogates ice.-Surrogate--Salary fixed,
under chapter 4s0 Laws Of 1875. by statute. Clerks
and employ s-Salaries fixed under chapter s15.
Laws of 1869, by supervisors.
The District Attorneys Office.-District Attorney
and assistant district Salaries fixed under
chapter $50. Laws of 1870 by statute. Clerks and
pioyes-Salaries liked by Board OF Supervisors.
The Police Courts.-Poce Observation-Disclosures fixed
under chapter $685. Laws of 1873. by statute. Clerks
and employcs-Salarics fixed under chapter 5s3. Laws
OF 1873. by statute.
The District Civil Courts-Civil JusticesSalaries
fixed under chapter $50, Laws of 1915, by statute.
Clerks, Interpreters and Observation-Disclosures fixed
under chapter so. Laws OF 1853; by Supervisors,
der chapter TAI Laws 1870 by statute; under chapter
Az. Laws Of ls72. by statute.
The Coroncrs' Ohhce.-CorOncrs fees in the city Of
New York fixed under chapter 565. laws Of 1865. by
statute: III which inquosts to be held
specified by chapter i62, laws o. 1871
The Registers Offce.-Chapter 80 Of the laws of
1853 provides that the Register shall nix and pay all
the employees OF his Office out of the fees received by
him
ployesCompensation for services paid from fees as
provided by law and charges against the county
allowed by the Board of Supervisors under chapter
Ga. laws OF 1867, by Supervisors; under Revised
Statutes. by Supervisors under Revised Statutes,
by statute; under Revised statutes by supervisors.
PRINCIPAL COUNTY OFFICIALS 1879.
The following is a list of the principal city and
county officials who go into Office IN FEW days
hold from this year.
Mayor-Edward Cooper. Independent democrat. in
place of Smith Ety. Jr
Comprehension Kelly. Tammany democrat.
city Judgc-linfus Is. Cowins. republican, in place
of Josiah T. sutherland, independent democrat.
Sheriff-Bernard Reilly Tanimany democrat.
Icgister-Fredcrick w Ioew. Tammany democrat.
county Cicrk--H A. Gurnbleton, Iammany demo-
crat.
STANDARDIZATION c. Calvin. Tammany democrat.
District Attorncy--Benjamn X Phelps. republican.
Coroncrs-Hcnry woltman Tainmany democrat;
Richard Croker, 1arnmany democrat: Richard Flana-
gam Tammany democrat; Moritz Eilinger anti-ram-
many democrat
Aldermen at Large--wiliam X. Roberts, Tsmmany;
Patrick keenan,, Tammany: Nicholas Haughton,
anti Tamnany. J. =. Hyatt anti Tammany: Michael
W. Burns, republican; Ferdinand finck, republican.
District. Aldermen.-Fourth district-Thomas
Shells, Tammany; James j. Slevin. Tammany; Mat
thew Stewart, republican. Fifth district--John J.
Morris. republican: John W. Jarobus, republican: