New-York tribune., 1878-02-18
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
CITY RETRENCHMENT URGED.

ADDRESS OF DEMOCRATS OPPOSED TO TAMMANf
EALI.
At the meeting of Democrats oppoScdto lanl-
many Hail. recently hCld al the Hoffman House. com
mttec consisting Of George W. Mclean Alfred l. Acker
Vanderbilt Allen. f. II. ROdonburs, JOnn B. Haskin
James Fitzgerald Theodore +. TOmlinson and Robert r.
Mooney was appointed to prepare plan Of organization
This committee now recommends Assembly District or
eanizations OF three members from each election as
trct the members of the Assembly District Committees
10 constitute the County General Committee. An Gd
dress has been issued, ana John B Hasku, george :"
Mclean ard Theodore i. TomtinsOn have beCn ap,
pointed committee to present 1t to tie committees o.
4 new city charter is recommended IN the address.
with the old Board Of Aldermen and Board OF Assis'
Aldermen the members TO oe rald Per HeI an" n at
number of the sessions 70 he limited IL also urss l.at
beads OF departments shall be appointed ~ te way %
two commissioners tOr the Police Delarteh' apu Ve
commissioner iOr every other department lA
without exception be cut down - OF % per c cet, t
ducing the salary Of the Controller I0In - oUUu 20 g.
600 and AL salaries in the Finance Department over
81 800 10 per Corporate Counsel rom Slo,oVo
10 $1,000; his two principal assistants from SlpOVV 10
Sc 900 each; Corporation Attorney from $1,000 10
$4,000; his two assistants from S3.oo0 10 TO S000 $1,000
eGcG President OF focc DepaI ~ no iIoi M G00
10 So 600; his asSOciates from $1,000 10 ,ff'oVo.;
all other police officers TO have Their saales reaueea 20
per cent where they are eco or over ana lne COM
pensation of roundsmen and pa,roncn to be rcguled
by the standard of waGcs-takng INTO consideration he
nature of their employ aud tine DANGERS To which
they subjected; Commis sSioner OF Pdollc Morhs,
from $4,000 TO - 900; salaries III ms department
amounting 81 200 and to be reduced 20 per cent
President OF the Charities Commission from S67cO TO
President OF Fire Department, from 5000 10 eoVOo
his cO-COmmssi0neTs. from $1,000 10 $1,000 PRESIDENT
of Department of Parks, from $4,000 To S5,oOO equal
reduction. to he made in the Tax Depariment. . .,
It is further recommended that the Department OF
Buildings merged III the Police department; una, tie
Mayor President of the Board OF Aldermen and Plesi,
dent OF the Police Department constitute . Board Oh
Excise; that the offices of Commissioners OF Accounts
City Record and Commissioner o Jurors De apoisneu
that salaries OF Marine Court justices ~ the court Is
retained reduced from $4,000 TO So,0OO each ana
that all attendants six be discharged as unneees
sory: that the police courts he remOdeled, onehaii
abolished, and the salaries OF the remaining Jus
tces be reduced from $4,000 TO S4,OO0; that
me district courts be abolished ana that one
court with three justices he organized at or near le
City Hall for the transaction of business pertaining 20
these courts that the Bureau OF membranes IN inc
Deparmeut of Public WORKS be transferred to the 70
lice Department that the DOCK Department duties Uc
Transferred to a bureau i'll the Department OF Pubiic
Works that the counsel to the 0iferent departments pe
discontinued and the Corporation COuuseIS ana tolpo
ration Attorneys offices be required 10 do all the Legal
business OF the city: that the District Attorney Say
be reduced So 900 t. $4,000 and AIS lor asi>
ants from 81 900 60 - 600 The address states that hclc
are 1873 attendants tne courts, win salaries NgEie
eating Sl47 600, and suggests that the huuer oouu pe
diminished. many plices beng created 10 leN9lu ihe
friends OF politicians. II does not advise the feuUco
of the salaries Of primary school teachers, but
asserts that the higher grades OF salaries cOud oG I
Guced go per cent, Of The JanltO SHIPS aDOsHeu
and the anitOrs salaries BE- reduced 81 per cent Olhr
reductions are recommended as follows: Clelk OF tbe
Board of Education $1,000 10 to5OO; auOllOi,
So 900 to $500 superintendent, $1,000 10 Si,UUV
assistant superintendent S45OO TO 5000 president ol
College So 200 to ~ 900: professors. $4,OO 70 SO0UO
Finally the committee suggests tAat The LtSlsa'pFe Gre
nte a commission TO scale tne rates 0I reuhvtoh " s@
fes and 10 be composed OF Peter Cooper Moses IA!
Charles A. Dana. Daniel Parish George Jones freefick
d. Tappen, Thomas r. COnncfy, FREDERICK n tOhklilg'
Oswald O. .lendoIier, Benjamin H. Field. William Cnlth
Bryant william IL Hurlbtri, and NuteaW Kelt II
also recommends that meeting of citizens be held at
Cooper Institute al an cary G&,e