New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-19
MUNICIPAL EXTRA VAGANCE.

THE INSPECTION BY THE STATE SENATE.
POLICE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OUTLAY IN
VARIOUS DE?ARTMENrs-TESTIMONY or THOMAS
c. ACTON, OSWALD OTTENDoRFER AND OTHERS
The committee of the State Senate continued
its inquiry the cost of supporting the City Govern
ment yesterday. Ex-Polce Commissioner Thomas C.
Acton in his testimony ascribed the demora
tzltion Of the Police Department TO the inter
ference Of local politicians aud favored the appoint
ment Of the Con nlssiOuerS BY the State authorities lie
testified he Police Commissioner from 1860 10
1860. No municipal police, he said can ever be sue
cess is much under the control OF local politicians
Make 1t metropolitan police and extend 1t over the
state. The system changed from the metropolitan
to the municipal make places for politicians. There
IL far more politics than there was formerly. No
Police Commissioner who gets drunk. or who CANDLES,
can discipline properly men wEO ger drunk and gamble.
Policemen watch the Commissioners closely
and criticize them. No outside influence
should be permitted TO come in and affect the police.
think the police do the street cleaning well, II they
slonId really desire 10 do il WELL When COmmis-
sner the Commissioners were Independent oil local pol
cians because they appointed by tho state SEN
ate and Governor favor the renewal OF that system.
The Excise Department would be more efficiently man
aged by the Police Department In three years We col
lected ST 600 600 and enforced the law In regard to
street cleaning would make every police captain
snonsibe the condition OF his precinct woud buy
Rker'- Island and the Three Brothers, ana turn them
"a
Oswala Ottendorfer Editor OF The S'aats Hittg said
think that ia every department there too many
empoycs and that they receive too high salaries. Men
elected 10 on,ce incur 0Oi-atons u 1."elS Wn.n tAry
must pay OF BY git> or other offices II you could have
city elections separate from the state and National
matters WoulI be hctfer.d.
senator Mccarthy Would you have the state rule the
Nh Otiondorfer: No. SIR think matters would be
worse Than ever mere II you ,n"nn rue te 9tate aI
rule. bat the people get aroused now and then and re-
Dr. samuel Hall, eIPark Commissioner
said Politics crrpt into the Park Department aud
spoiled IT, one head OF the department is sufficient IN
four mon The Mayor 0usht o have o." power to ap.
point the sole head Of the Park department and indeed
other OAR mcnts without cOutlrmiOu b. The Board
OF Aldermen who compel every nominee now 20 make
promises otappo.utmcrts IN department before they
Henry A. Beers secretary OF the Council Of Political
Reform presented pamphlet containing the views OF
that society the expenses Of the ct, Government
The discussion on tins wI5 m part as follow: ,.,
Correction ask for ~ 700 900 tn, year larger sum
than they were given last yor How you propose 10
save tbs 100000 Mr.. Bcersi
Mr. Becrs-wc think expenses could be cut
down to sl0oo00c For Instance. we. cut off
i. ample provision for the poor, either public or
private. TINS trust Is now abused for political pur-
poses We propose TO have this work done by private
institutions. our pauucrlsm IL stationary.
Senator Mccarthy, lou recommend reduction OF 20
Mr. Bccrs-Yes do; aud there are other reduc ions
OF expenses winch ouglt to be made III that Depart
senator IcCarthy-I see you greatly reduce the est
mates of the Department Of Education
sir. Becrs-Ics. propose 10 cut down the salaries
OF school teacher, 20 cent The greatest reduction
ID that Of the salaries Of the highly paid
/, com Dscd Of the salaries Of these highly paid teach
Senator Bixby-Arc there enough schools
Nj Brer--Nes cir. There l. seating capacity for
II 900 children more than are now IN the schools. and
no ward the city without sufficient schools. II Is
generally be eycd tha the quality Of the teaching has
dcieuOratrd. With deterioration his come increased
cost In 1872 the cost Of educating children SIS %
per capita; while now 10 IL SO 20 per capita. The
the College Of tho CITY OF NewYo and the
Normal College.
Senator MtCarthy-lt amazcs nc 10 notice the enOr-
expansion III he city salary list IN twenty
In 1860 the popuint on was Slj.2J4; IN 1850,
900 OoO while m 1850 the salary INST amounted 10
S2,-gT,USS; ana In 1850 20 Sll9lS.0J6. Now let us
attention 10 the charitable institutions have
found that Sectalu which declared not 10
be scctarian and which thus obtain public money. Oh
tory the ground that 1t is sectaran. found At
Albany that the House OF Refuge Randalfs Island
was actua " run the PrcsbytcriIus. They have a
SUNDAY school and religious services asked one OF
the trustees II he would let the Bapsts have the
agement of these services and he replied, Oh, no"
Senator BiXOy-I think y0n must be mistaken.
uaOr MEG Wthy-NO, I'm not. see that the Cath
ocs have large appropriations Tor their institutions
What is the cause OF their success
Mr.. Beers-Perhaps they more enterprisng.
Perhaps also the IN these institutions belong
to church which furnishes Of this
class These gts 10 private charitable institutions
contrary The spirit OF our Constitution II is Church
and state In new form. P;uperlsn, indicated by
the records OF the public charitable institutions, is sta