New-York tribune., 1879-12-07

tere The police were charged with tho duty OF pro
locns tls lives ard propssty Of the citizens % the
traetod nom ths efficiency Of tbs force
orINioss oF ViRH COMMISSIONER GoRNAS
Fro Csnuissisnnr John J. Gorr;an said that no was
desdody opposed 10 transferring the Department OF
Buildings TO tss Fire Department ana making ~ n
bureau " sess bsaJ should DO appointed by ih' fre
Commissioners. Hs principal objection was ul1 inc
had sr tLa D.pEt II Buildings md thr inspectors
under hiua ase. ms cAanirs who were require" W
pass examination by board OF srchit"cts iheSc
were ~ prn,.d 20 he picked men, sccisr quannr" I"r
their positions II tho Department OF Bindings were
transferred .. tso Pre- Department. tbs Fire Cenn. :.
s,onors would have appoint some competent MN AZ
The hc~d VI the hr,au AMI trust 20 MN % "oe % ~,
o,,u,ie, for there men In the fare Depart
rt 70 f.r ,.. knew ~ho could p.~e tho qaired
examinations Dcf.rs EsarI ul m conenn ,sof
.trcilv t4tl work. That of tie Firc Depattush
WA - ~ "s"To, ss shs s sce"Sy Of tn,
Increased. There vns on ~ a'er$o o. aA.rH ei "iv
io.. s.,.,n.S wss r tesl the einciency OF The de-
lsrineat Nevecttecs- there wnr Isnca TO ne co. co.,
was n,cessitr for new ensise comparc-. ..,,.. 81,
There FIRE COMPANY new within TWO nhies OF
ic,, sny,rc c.r.sry The n-sre-t s'ram engine com
nanr w.- bou.ed nc st end
Tnird ,ys n. cosmi,-lencrs had purchased LOT In
Fordham and would or=aize an e1glne cor. pnhy ncne
Cro,.n wafer n the vnssc ThIs had been rcmedicd,
io~ever. 1he city proper o. tsa' portion yhs % n,iow
t.e Harlem River, cOrtsined 'wcntJ-two square nies.
The ann xcd district conisincd twenty square
nj ~. Z. ut--r words. 1t had neariy the same
amount of territory - sto older pcIti"n oh the WIS.,
rda of The ANNEXED territory there were one engine
COMPANY and nook ana ladder eompany' ooli r nnaeF
oac ,oof One -andr,d-s f'thst and Tenth
They gGaT Ia, district up 'oth" fonkeis I'M
rou,1 he nnly TOW years b-:o-r ta-re would Zee
yd-aho popu ator. aut fhis mus; he taken mo con
sccron and provided i"r nv steady inete"se oi the
woiking for.e u drpMsmen,. The Board Of Estl-
ua'a nId App0IiOrnrrt had been very liberal with
the department. ara bad yO,rd ihe increase of men
asked ,or ~ lie Ere Commissioners.
ALLAN CANPsELL THINKS oNE HYAD or Dr.
PARiaEST BEST.
Allan Campbell. Commissioner OF Public Works. was
decidedly of tn, opinion that head of dcpai tncnt
WAS better than several lie thought. aside from al
personal feeling in the matter that his own department.
OF the most important under Tire city Government,
could ba MANAGED very much better by head than
hy 80 RI. Thcr. many matters constantly
coming up which required prompt decision This
could rot he had. il the formally of calling meeting
oi The Board to pass upon them shond he required
Wtih reference 10 transferring 10 the Department of
Pubc Works the work OF laying ouf streets ana aver es
IN tsc anue xed district performed by the Park De-
partntat cleaning The sircrs and constructing ciH,
he not prepared as ye TO speak nj ien4th he hau
not given the subject sunicicpi consideration.
OPPOSED rO MAKING A BUREAU OF A DEPARTMENT +.
superintendent Dudley. ~ the Building Department
Thought that there could good object attained by
me -ging his apartment in the FIRE Department IL
would dwarf II. importance II was practically taking
u step backward Of tw"nty-ive years. Certainly not
much would be gained on the score of economy Inc
drpartnent run very much more cheapiy than
or ten years past TIE amount allowed FOR Tie coming
year for thi- department $4,000 In 1873 before
portion OF WcstchcSer County was annexed. tie a-
piOpria ion 9l9O.OOO, ana IN, ]. SslatuTe mae an
additional appropriation OF SD 600, making tue enfiie
appropriation Sl6o,OOO. Toe inspectors OF tie de-
pdrtncnt were SSH sd mechanics. WAC had to Pass an
examination before appointment Nv BO9ii ~ ENnini-
srs consisting rf Super ntendcnt Of Buding- .
ne lher Of the Examining Cbmini.e OF iht New.i ON
Chscr 4 Aaicri"H Institute " architects. an oA-
president cf II. N"wYSrk Board Of Uncr" Iiters, ana
yo 1nrnb,rs O Inc Mechanics and ~ dcrs Exchange,
.l.nfur h.
r,rnsufir Tie sanrles of these inspectors average
81 600 p,r uauIn. surely tn. lOw could be
a-S.r. Thr operations 10 tac department for the year
1879 showed decided ncre ov those al tBe previous
year aud the business OF 1875 worry greater
than for years preceding. The IOliowinS com
plraive statement the operations Of the department.
from J.nu.rY November 80. FOR tho years 1873 ara
1879 viii give clearer idea Ui i'd iGportanrc. sad the
-nnnrl nudcri. /" thnn anYthIng can say ':