Middletown transcript., 1894-07-07
share in that regret.

of Tammany Hall recently we thought
the following might be of interest to
our readers:
Everybody who has ever heard OF
the Tammany Society, of New York,
knows it is powerful organization,
that it Is the adminitrator of immense
patronage and that at present 1t con-
trolls the municipal affairs of this city.
But only those who are members OF
Tammany's inner circle and the few
who have examined the city's payrolls
and analyzed the annual reports of the
different departments have aHy idea
how enormous is the extent of this
patronage and how far reaching is
Tammany'y power.
A few figures will serve to show some
Of the elements of Tammany's strength
and tell what the organization has
to fight for and why 1t will fight to
the last to retain its power and patron
age.
This city disbursed in one year, a c.
cording to the last published report
of the Comptroller, the sum of $751;
924, ,245, as follows:-
On appropriation account, generalex-
penses of the city government. S34, ,1S2 2sS
On special and trust accounts 5O,oo6 .0oo
For redemption of the city debt. 5s2
inf on he AL
Total. SIS, ,g24 245
It is not proposed to demonstrate by
these figures that the government OF
the city of New York is or is not an
economical one, but to show what
vast army is fed at the public crib; an
army of generals, captains and pri.
Yates, of which all are the creatures OF
the political society know as Tammany
THOUSANDS OF oFFICE-HOLDERs.
An examination of the party rolls
shows that in round numbers 5000
men and women are employed the veal
round by the city government, in the
following Departmental
Executive Department-Mayor's
Office, 9; License Bureau, 10; total, 10
Legislative observation-disclosures
Council, 4S. Finance Department.
Comptroller's Office, al; Auditing
Bureau, 35; Bureau of Collection o.
Assessments and Arrears Of Taxes, 81
Bureau of Collection of Taxes, Is
| Bureau of Collection of City Revenue
and Markets and Market Cleaning 63
total, 185.
Law Department-Ofice of Counse
to Corporation so; Bureau Of Corpo
ration Attorney, 10; Bureau of Public
Administration, 6; attorney for collec
tion tax arrears, 4; attorney to commits
sioners Twenty-third and Twenty
fourth wards, 2; Bureau Of Stree
Opening 13: total, s5.
Police Department, 1903.
Department Of Street Cleaning, 2. $50
Department of Public Works, 1,727
Fire Department, 1868.
Department Of Buildings, 1888.
Department of Public Charities an,
Correction, 1,708.
Health Department, ,-314.
Department Of Public Parks. 6SS.
j, Department Of Street Improvement
r Twenty-thild and Twenty fourt
wards, 22S.
Departments Of Docks, 952.
Department Of Taxes and Assess
ments, II; Board of Excise, 81; Boar
of Education, SO; Aqueduct Commis
sion and Bureau Of Engineers, ia
7 Commissioners Of Acco lnts, IS; Boar
) of City Record. II; Civil Servic
. Boards, II; Board Armory Commits
] sioners, 2; Secretary Board Estimat
] and Apportionment, l; Secretary Ga
5 Commissioners. 1; Secretary Board Q
4 Revision, 1; secretary Committee Sinh
, ing Fund, /; secretary Street Openin
5 Board, l; Examining Board Of Plum
bers, 3; Sheriff's Office, p; Count
t Clerks Office, go; Registers office, 12t
. Surrogate's office, II; Coroners' office
! IA; District Attorneys office, 4S; ST.
preme Court, IS; Superior Court, Al
r Court of Common Pleas, Al; Cit
$ Court, 80; Court of General Session;
. Sc; Commissioners of Jurors, 26; Dis
trict Courts, SO; Police Justices Court
: 46; Court of Special Sessions, 8. Gran
, total, 14,69S.
There is to be added to this tota
those who are employed from time t
, time when extra work is being done b
, the departments of Docks. Parks an
Public Works. This will bring th
. average number of employees in th
, service of the city to at least Il, 900.
, SOME OF THE SALARIES.
Following is list Of yearly salarie
J paid to 1852 Of these employees, non
+ of whom receive less than $1,000
year,