New-York tribune., 1886-07-11
ECONOMY IN sQUIhEs DEPARTMENT.

How $50, 7J0-CAN BIZ SAVED ANNUALLY-W. V.
SMITHS RECOMMENDATIONS.
When William V. Smith was appointed
Deputy Commissioner o. Public Works by Mr squire, II
was with TIE understanding that he wOuh make
thorough examination OF the working force OF the Depart
ment and ascertain far could be reduced without
I'M mpairlng efficiency OF the department. He has
made a report the saving that be Elected In three
of the and recommends that rhc salary ac
count reduced ths Engineers Bureau from
sl3s O74 - 800 IN the inspection Of water meters
from Sls.4sO to Sl2,956 IN the Bureau OF Ltmps and
Gas from 49, 900 - 400 aud the Bureau OF sewers
a reduction OF S2,i}l. naknga total OF S65,7JO. Mr.
smith says IN his report:
The force in the Bureau Of Chief Engineers OF the
Croton Aqneiuct includes II persons. whose salaries
anil be- .uilsni force 10 er,orm all the necessary
engineering work connected with ths Bureau and the
com pensaons which should Do paid for me performance
o the work:
Neu. York Oncs-Chef engineer. $1,000 nrst assistant
engineer. s5,OoO; assistant e1s1n-er IN chtrge Nes
genera ~ors. 81 200 and solo. 9o+
ch4nman $500 axeuen al > aud - . pr day ~soOp
dIaugntsmen - - per day 2nd at sLoJo per annum
To~iers once a:slstant engineer in eharze 5000
Todman a. 80 - per as az a. 8 80 aF ee 80
eTasshIss 81 & = sg @ = 81 and . 07s sss co@paiers rank
rs snr Rirer Gnd Hfansbrdos-I assistant engineer in
charge $4,000: assistant engineer l:-'" level er
81 I2OS rodman zoo. at s. 81 day eacn
Eafoash Gsd crot,G flcg-i engineer
fDue
ii 500. leveiler q 20p roimin Vv. cbaln men a
~ ana - 81 psI n - % and Al -
ner Law 8 day SI,so irNci.rr
~ 20: : J rOdman fl,u0O ! cnalnlan fJ-i a1ch al
$40 al s. 80 per day. S3O-U IotaI sit,s-u
In addition force would be well, thihk. 10
keen "A reserve force To needed about SIX
xer,en al 81 80 per each. S462O making total OF
300 which being d~ducrl from ne present amount
would secure saving o. Sj657i IN the engineering ex-
penses this bureau IIl- Dureas also mas cuAFKe OF
ne inspection metres, for which there are e-
Diovrd AT present twenty inspectors NJ ~ PER lay
making per annum Sls4sD. There are about l5,oOo
md
able TO at least once III every Two
months and clerical WORK In the Once. f"ur-
teen inspectors at - per day Would ne per ahnun
gI2 g36, which would be saving OF F)OA+
u fulY convinced tnat these reduct Tons asEreSaths
SGo per annun. be made h thls Dnrral without
m the lie sst mparng the efficient prrorhahce OF JUS
work. ~. p, ooo ,or v..-
sbouid ne saved Ia Bureau or sewers saving OF
so f2J should be maize. These reductions Aggregate; /;
Cni,f engineers Durrau. go, llsi dtnP. anu SAA'
81 900; sewers. -. 4J2; grand total. roo d.
Afr sauire in response says be fully approves the
recommendations made by Mr.. smith. aud VIII AT once
rer the reduction made Ia the force lie says tha' no
appointments shall be made in place OF any oncer or
subordnate removed uules- unforeseen emergency 'ha
tpperatively require iL
Mr. Smith mas informed CHIEF Engineer bird.a4t Aua
, nsads of the other 0f the approval or Com
,%'ssanrr sonlre OF his recommendations ana ursteS
tnaf tla work Of reduction be begun at "nc' as .r
snIt of this twenty VIII oe dsHsseo 'on' '
three bureaus named io-LnotFoH'