New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-13
MR. SOUIRE'S AXE AT WORK.
A FEW OF TIE sINECuElsTs REMOVED.
AxrMEN WHO DID LITTLE But DRAW THEIR fAi-

AxrMEN WHO DID LITTLE But DRAW THEIR fAl-
TIE COMMISSIONERS PURPOSE.
Commissioner Squire. Of the Public works
Department yesterday began the Work OF decanl-
Eating need .ess employees on the rolls oil the hquo
duct Bureau. 1huty-three men were dlschas eu;;
all of no wore paid by the dry. lwehN emu , y.
them fcured on the rolls rs " aXemcn' me mum,
6er OF axemen repaired in this department anu
even on tho new aJueduct has been sourC, Oh - H.
adorable amusement to engineers not empioyeu "
the city. The aXemen are SUPPOSE !" sue r
drive stakes but the stakes are bought piep"Lo.
for use about all the aXcmen nave haa 1Ho
been TO draw their pay When iiuhcit -. i ,,
son was Commissioner of Public Works nc kep'
large number of axemcn on the rolls winter amu
summer although there was no pr"tencc Oh uo,ns
any work in the winter season. Inc niu'! Wa' lie
posed IN 1nE TRIBUNE at the time Out !" Us
course of maladmnstraton MT iH No. soupre fol-
fiuued TO employ these axeuIen, ana MT. oquto %
lowed in his footsteps In explaining this "i"''''
Yesterday Mr. Squire said .. -,
had 10 rely on my deputy and the men ID c 81
the wcrs. When asked them tive oonu 10" With fewer
with a msller number OF these mn ann r';va renv
and was Assure that moro were re ireu me
IappOuted new deputy ne mas oeen a hoin more men
en,ployed than we're neded have been connr pd in
will cisrehse with larte nu9e 1u og ali unnecessary
men shall save At least 500 year ear na u
and do not intend 10 I'll a siDele one VI ' ~ -,
So far only men receiving the smallesl Ply nave ave
,aD romoved though IT is well known that tue en-
gneer corps in the department mas oeeli @ =.
sarily large To-day number ol ,bse wbow
he dismissed. These men were among tnuso WI -.
ev President Asten of the Tax Department trieu 10
bove removed. lie made careful lnN'st'eatlon
and proyed tlut the eas companies got anOu' iouI
t 90 much work out OF an inspector OF meters
a. the city did. But he was unable TO prevent inc
employment of these unnecessary men. Mr, nn
laws now that he intends TO dispense with theln
fins acknowledging that their services heretofore
wrre not repaired. Mayer Graces trends were
inclined to poohpooh Mr. sources Ieloln
and they minated that be feared the iorthc0nins
report of the Commissioners of Accounts. " hon
this was reported to Deputy Commlssi3ner smith
he broke out into a hearty laugh. sara ne:
Why ma Commissioner sherman been cNdnlHl-
inc I'M. department for years ans years. years, an n,
discovering what existed years ago Is Nc, NE
outcome OF honest pur oSe OF reform, n We
don't much they examine TINS departmenI;
We DO object AMI every cilizcn should protest AGAINST
their tar-chanber proceediss rhey take an Gu pGHe
In private roou aud with their s.enosr%pnei examine
HIM refusing any else the privilege OF oelng present
WHAT defence mas man agan ,nelr rev viii M thc
roners a grand jury That is what we protest against
During the day Mr. Squire sent the following let
Ter 10 the Commiss Oncrs OF Accounts
Ihaye inst read the opinion rereved from the CounseI
10 tno Corr in answer to my communication 10
him, daten sth INST. BY tins o Union a." sustain q I'D
tne rosItlon which assumed IN III, first communication
10 you. dated Gh inst The aiiiti'na questions whc1
submitted for Mr. LacOmbes opinion nav" hren IRE el
In ich a III that am at loss t. understand there
from what your powers 'nd what are my uutes ~
relation thereto order therefore, that there may he
no difference opinion To these matt-s. have re-
so vod 10 resent to tine court so rs to oliih
III. Shall he done forthwith. Meantime. in order that
there may he Misunderstanding, again repeat wlat
have ALREADY several cca~Ous. verbally anu IN
wrtnc expressed to you mat whatever books rrc"ni.'
parers. documents vou may desire 10 eNa"Ine III
connection with the operations OF this Department. or
an, OF these operations, and any information or eNnan
alton Won desire in lann thereto from me or from
ny suhordintes shall he corded I" yon whenever You
the sane uuatou to proceed h~re where
the hooxs records and documents OF the Department are
kept.
The Commissioners have asked the Corporation
Counsel for an OplnlOn recltlng more clearly "ha'
onic,al shall decide what books and papers are IN
use in a department where an investigation Is
being held to such "A degree as to render then mac
cr,,ible 10 the mmissoner- of accounts ConSe-
uuently the examination of Mr.. Squire was post
pOned
The following were the employees dismissed by
Nlr. Squire Yesterday
Martin Boses. temporary clerk salary S9Z4; D..
Tnomey transit man, $40; III. Rood. eveller, el2oo;
Clarence Howe and g. f. Watson. fasnen. 1900 eacn
j. c. Fay, :. f. Douglass a. kease John l. SMITH r.
H. scott, +. +. Benham. James H. So age, A. r. Whte'
John o sen. John G. Collins, John kr"witz, George
Deits. W. X. Douglass, john NJ De Layer. william
Male Peter j. MeegaI, NJ. A. Britton }. DhnFny' w
H. Lee Thomas j. Lacey. and Charles H. Histe axe
men. $40 each; Patrick Casey william "let,on'
CHARLES l., ons, VI. Redmond, W W. fenneld. ana A.
Stein, inspectors of water ueteIs. 50 each per day