New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-10
THE STATE LEGISLATURE
CONTROLLER CAMPBELLs OPINIONS.

CONTROLLER CAMPBELL'S 0PlNiONo'
THE rEPogMs WHICH HE SUGGESTS N The CITY
c,ygRyNENr-HIs VIEWS on sTGEET-cLEANlNG
AND THE MAYORS AUTHORITY.
lrRou THE REGrLAR CORRESPONDENT OF PIE TfinoNn'c
ALBANY, Feb. 9.-COntrOler Campoeh' Vi
New.York continued his criticism OF the Mccarthy o"
ter before the Mccarthy Special Committee TINS morn
ing He gave very interesting testimony. he nrsV w
eced TO the consolidation OF the Office OF the water
Register OF the Department OF Public WORKS WIN ''o
Bureau OF Assessment He stated tnat tnls wou'u i
TO great confusion among the persons VINO hAa D"'G
with the Department Of Public Works ana was "i'0''
unnecessary. The Department managed the intricate
business of the water rates well; last year IL oO''
81 700 900 for the city.
is charged that You had too many engineers III 'no
Department OF Pablo WorksP said Senator McC1itAy'
Mr.. Campbell-I am amazed at sucha chargp' ousu.
10 be acananted with the needs OF the department. anu
surely would not employ TOO many engineers Wv"
think the proposed plan OF rec rganlznR ne Depai'"1"
Of Public Works IN this charter good one Ihere are
o features which are good the consolidation OF three
departments into one, for instance This have recon-
ueuded. You cannot reduce the NUMBER OF cieIAs ''
aoor needed suppose the idea Is to dismiss inc he"
OF some bureau. The proposition Is 10 make t"o
there might Just well be one. cannot sec WHY
the Architects and Engineers, Departments cOnu not oe
consolidated divisions sometimes arise. bureau Is
merely division of work think this ia TOO radical
reduction. The Bureau OF the Croton Aqueduct Is u
large affair. The Department may justly De inHuo
a division by itself with al engineer III Charge 4ne
Bureau " Gas IL all right; it requires ony one mau c
docs his work exceedingly well and works very nara
rhc Bureau OF supplies an Repairs 10 also rlght' why
even here Albany they have Bureau Of Lamps Au"
Gas and this is an economical pace.
Mr.. MrCaGthy-Is every voucher eerilned 10 ny the
Chief Engineer
Mr.. Canpbell-NO. sir; it Is not fact lie uoesh
certify ANYTHING as to lamps and or repairs ana
tnpt IN aft
thoruyllv 4 think there should not he more than one
head TO any DEPARTMENT If the cry Government Inc
only obi c;iun IA the Board OF Police Remove tne
Board Of Elections and then yOu can have H. IL Is"
singular fact that you cannot get one m'h
with big enough heal to manage
department alone Look at Washington Every
one Of those departments is ruled by single
chief Why the Secretary II the Treasury at the head
of greater affairs than all those OF New-fofk enmnined
Look IN Albany. All the heads OF tue state ~ par"
ments are sing ehcadtd They had an Idea at one Ume
that three men could affairs better In the cahal
department and In the prisons. But they were w0efuliy
ged ana expensive. T. executive departments
Won want one head; you don't want three Generals TO
an army. The people say tnls, ana made on'y one on
pcrntcndrnt Of Prisons and Superintendent OF PuO
ne Works to manage the canals. See the result The
cost ui supporting them IL vastly reduced ana the ser
vice "a well done The Seer try OF HE Treasury Ies
dong So we'll by means OF bureaus and by subdivisions
major Bxby-Hdye You any opinion on street cleall'
mgt
,lr CaInpbrll-Mayor Grace scnt arc h!' bill sug-
gcstrd ca iuges aLn in favor OF dividing the city INFO
twcuiy districts under proper contractors W. gave ts
work 10 one man do and hr bccaln" tile master
OF the city The MAYOR HIS t' matter Nc'y Warmly az
hcirt. SAID him: Mr.. Mayor you 40 that and you
viii win in Mortal honor" THIS bii embraces Olh sys-
TENS he can try II under onr man or under twenty;
T4c Mayor has -eni ny an,ndmr.i- 10 thr Oli ""rm
give Inn Pretty good latitude. Siirt MIA ilgh FOR
instance. he SIJoOOO TO bay powerful JUS 10
carry swccplis- out To SEA; why nor give II
tu mn " q W.Iu
done. Wat ~ Tho u-c OF spending S5OOOOO aud ho
Nj M,Cariny-C,n you get the garbage and ashes
'lhrnieMi think I'M, en- Dr. done The only
trouble i u thc tehrnrul 4iuli -. IT, h' b'd'u W
Ur tn enforce the laws IN tl LEI cmrnthOuscs. Let
~'y thht nope w-ilr you ARE T. '~inG bs ,or our
bru a. J0u VIII not pIsL any Tor ar hirHi. FOR III
stance, laVr hi 10 appoint commission 10 ph''
ftr"rt -'ne tiiiu-y w. las ~ com" 20 ms lhdl We
haven't .partinrni Of Public Works had prepared
dlv, r. the pave slir'ts that hddht hardly
= one on tirn. We want Ftn-.yr paved IN II grant
styI. II J. he pathway tr0n tn parks ain rllus
thr eAirtim n Oi an i-phalt pavement
senator strh.an-l"" about III. lng rlectionf
NJ. Ctmpb ll-lhc proposition ~ spIng orc .iUn3-
n,vc nc,cr made my mind alout H. nave been told
nat yOI can ~ tue ttKpAycrs out that y0n can Ouiy
G'rcnt feeling among cz ne but - tnT I
lion ~ ISSI that opposed 10. think II WOuu ne
i,l.f nov when nc h just oiiltc have talked
wIth pLDmin" men E" "oth parties ana t"cy are oI 'hc
MI McCarthy-W ,ull you nave the Mayor appoin'
thr head. o d'ru mems without confirmation by the
Mr rlnunc.l-I woull; and link tue VI ,yor should
have tnr pU"r OF rem Val ami appointment.
80 making tnr Mayor rsIO sine for the g"Netl
u tnc ri v. In VI yOr t'OpeTN tlmr it' h"N'ih
meat "t NV York WIS farce. Il va, government
, bs tuc courts NOuid have tlc MF"r to r. move II
~ "a rhc ,Opr r Ne" YORK mu-' o.cc' hah
IN 50 hpu f4r, hive confidence. Would have thr Mayor
-iN sen Iri-un Tor tur in"NI % commissioner
Ihir cudcd tnc hcdrnH.