New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-01
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
r,curv rupI DYES DISMISSED.

.uy nvp.pr,r>T oF prIIpINGs FORMALLY AboL
,surp-A CHIEF CLERK AND MESSENGER RE-
.rPoINTeD--ACTIoN OF TIE FIRE c"N"
sioNERs.
The Department of Buildings was abolished yes
fer,lay and all the employees were dismissed. W.
of them, Chief Clerk Dumabaut ana Messensei
Sauer have been reappointed TO similar ,p "iad;
IN the new Bureau for the Inspection oi ria F;r
under control of the Fire Department; me rnc
Commissioners at their meeting Yesterday noIuu;;ns
adopte the follwng resolutions, copies VI W."
were sent each of the employees OF TUG Dop'i'
nent of Buildings:
CITY or NEw-loRk
OFFICE PoARp OF CoMNIssIoNRRs.
Nrw.YoRK JuN 81. 1850.
,,s "a, ows of 1873 w. nded by chapter 52l
laws OF 1850 authorizing this Board 10 aDosh any "
nnt os Rolnnss as constituted at the time OF The
enactment the provision al law speclneu, tsc nv
by abosrcd t. take effect at p m on the Sls instant;
Deputy superntendent chit OF EnIeau OF and npp
cations Caie of Bureau OF Ere EsSane snS iron
c en ceEn Of bureau Of Violations Appaons
Clerks Bureau OF Fire Escape and Iron Work Astant
Ces sasesI q Plan CLERK Soce Clerk Clerk
General Clerks. Clerks 81 Temporary C:eIEs, ~ II"
sppesoird That me secretary b. directed TO serve
copy u. The FOREGOING resolution on loe % nnn,ed
the offices, clerkshps and employments therein hau'"
immediately.
The following notice sent to each empioye OF
the Departments:
.tiop OF ~ held 10y YOU in ne late apartment Of
Buildings abolished from ana AFTER the Tune speciheu
'''' Carl JussKN. Secretary.
A tslepram was received from MIR. Esterbrook. the
new superintendent, saying he would arrive In this
city at IL a IN. Monday. r,
TEIBuNE reporter that nothing further would DC
done toward the organization OF the bureau, vi W.
making appointments, until the ARRIVAL vi NJ
Esterbrook whose wishes they desired TO consult
When asked II politics would have much 10 90 III
Influencing appoin meuts, the Commissioners SAID +;
think we will reappoint few OF tbe DtSt OF Tue
late employees. and ali appointments, VIII DC iu-
fuenced more by business ability than oy any
pohtical preferences. What we want "a eood
efficient Bureau, and the votes OF twenty or thirty
clerks are not of much account.
Commissioners Van Colt said 10 tne rep 9 pr ;
1--WE int d to appoint the best men we can hnu
without regard to their politics VI course prefer
Republicans and the other two Commissioners prefer
Democrats but there Will he men OF both parties
appoinfed We shall have TO abolish several OF the
Offices including the Deputy Superintendent ana
cut down the salaries generaliv ID oiuer 10 run '"o
Offices on the appropriation which we nave. .
The Office of the late Department at No. FOURTH
ave- has been kept open for business umHer 'ne
suneryision of Assistant Fire Marshal William r.
hodge and Chief Clerk Dumahaut. Plans and APP
phcations have been received Whlch VIII nc acieu
on Monday, OF as soon as the new supeIln.enucli,
takes possession The Bureau Will occupy the same
rooms for the present, though the FIRE COmnisslOD
ers contemplate fitting up rooms III me Mercer-s'
headquarters for their Use Out II VIII REQUIRE sohlt
time 10 ma Ike the needed changes. The employees ol
the old department were called together al noon
Yesterday ard Mr. Dodge presented each with b's
notice al dismissal Most of the men received
them pleasantly. as they had expected for some
time to be discharged at the end OF the month
The clerks then resumed work til . p. M Many OF
the discharged clerks have filed applications for re-
appointment, tut large number of them must
necessarily be disappointed. Ibe DISCHARGE
employees number eGhty-two, and thelT AGGREGATE
yearly salaries AMOUNT to $Sl,76O. Following are
line names of the employees who received salaries
greater than 81 900 each:
Frederick Draper, DEPUTY superintentsnt 5000 Geo
Robert McGnnls. Chief OF Bureau of Inspection 500
Andrew owens. Cmct of Burenu Nloitilohs ma ApPl
Fire Escapes aud Iron WORK. $500; ldWard o. Dum,
haut Chief clerk (reappOnicdl s2OOo AVA A B@dcli
Assistant Plan Clerk II 500 William II. Class Recor'
CLERK, $500; Robert l. Edwards temnoIsry ceLk
81 900 James IT. Erb clerk, Bureau OF FIRE Escapes
81 200; John Hughes, inspector, Sl39o; El"aIi 7
MACY inspector 81 500; joseph Mcnamara, pr
esoape examiner, al 200; Bernard McQuads messeh
ger 81 200 C. NJ Siebert, first assistant CLERK SlSoo
John j. YDdae. plan clerk 81 ,600i Charles W. Uphau
clerk, 81 500