The evening world., 1894-03-05

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est means OF discovering what changes
In law are required"
Regarding the Corporation Counsel
This office should be elective. or. If
not, its incumbent should be appointed
by the Judges of our highest courts.
such counsel should be II man of high
character, free from all political asso-
Citations and not dependent for his Office
upon any boss. whatever. His opin-
one that, could be relied, upon by the
heads of departments, but when all
such heads are appointed by the same
expected that he will be anything more
than n tool OF such boss.
AN investigai iion of the affairs OF this
office a. to the settlement of claims !
against the city. the collection OF moneys !
due to tho city, he time occupied by the !
incumbent In his own private business /
and the kind OF advice given to the ,
heads OF departments by him. would |
demonstrates that this appointment |,
snould be taken from the Mayor"
THE STREETS Of NEW YORK.
In their, charges against the Street
show that they have been close readers
of the World.
| I'm this department" they say, CON
tracts are given out to the friends b3 of
| Tammany associates, without authority |
OF law. This favortism Is clearly shown
by the contracts, which are drawn IN
tion 1t Is our belief that thorough
investigation OF this department would
expose condition @ OF affairs which
During nve months In the year 1895
the price paid by this department. to
Messrs. Fiss & Doerr. Of this city. for
| horses to be used before ash-carts was
$3.50 apiece. Two hundred and sixty horses
were purchased at that price tor such
purpose, at an expense OF sSo.oW:, .,o
newspapers that supplies for the Street
Cleaning Department, which includes
the purchasing of such horses. are large.
| ly made through the instrumentality OF
certain Tammany leaders.
THE WORLDS ENTERPRISfl
IAN cnterprising journal in this city
made an investigation OF this matter.
and sent 10 the firm of Fiss & Doerr as
intimation that 1T desired to purchase
horses OF precisely the same character
as had been sold 20 the Street-Cieaning
reply n written offer from. said firm to
deliver the same kind of horses. as to
age weight &;S; for a2o each; SI,,s,,r,
ing the city employs horses, carts and
men to remove garbage. ashes and such
matter. II pays extra to have removed
the manure from their own stables. We
are informed that the firm of Kent q
Wright do this business ut the rate of 81
per year for each horse. Strange to say,
the city at increased prices. as well as
firm Delivered
Feb, 10. ls92-To Department OF Public
Works, 900 loads at 81. 80 oach.......... $3.50 90
| May !. lS9?-To Department OF Public
;, Works 2se loads at 81 90 each. ;,...... ssiio
Received from Street Cleaning Depart
ment for removing. ing...................... 30Z1s
Iotal,...... 81 G3S 53
THE above Is a small matter in itself
| manner
public moneys are frittered away under
the present management of Tammany
Hall. This Is probably the worst-man-
aged department., II there be any differ
ence in them, under the city Government
and 1t is sad to notice that the Mayor of
this city in his message. speaks OF 1t as
better organized and In more effective
condition at this time than 1t has ever
been before"
.CROKER'S REAL ESTATE PARTNER.
Mr.. Croker's real estate partner, Peter
+. Meyer. associate Tammany leader in
the Twenty seventh District. Is pilloried
as follows,
Peter F. Meyer was until recently, II
ne Is not now. a partner of Richard Cro-
ker In the real estate business. Meyer
was manager of salesroom on Broad
way. and the regular Real Estate EN-
change. was, and has been for years.
i3cated -9n. Liberty street, At is said
that the Liberty Street Exchange repre-
sented aulsng its members taxable prop
erty to the extent OF $500 100000. Appli-
cation VAS made to the courts to change
the authority to make legal sales IN
Meyers salesroom on broadway, instead
OF In the Real Estate Exchange OH Lib
erty street, Most of the Judges voted
for the change and IL was made. Short
ly after this change was made Richard
, Croker became "A partner of Meyer in
the real estate business, and Meyer be
came Treasurer of Tammany Hall.
This transfer has been looked upon as
"A trick TO benefit Croker and his friends
An investigation OF this subject is de-
sirable.'
WHAT THE ESTIMATE BOARD
, SHOULD BE.
The memorial closes with reference
: TO the Board OF Estimate and Apporti1n-
mcnt, which Is pertinent,
This should be- 1t says, 'the most
, carefully protected branch of our city
Government 1t Is now under the eN-
elusive control of Tammany Hall by
: the direction OF this board most of the
public moneys are expended. In our
opinion the board should he composed
l Of business men who have no close ami LA
should be selected by the chief Justices
: OF our highest courts TO hold o'3tion for
a long term. II such, suggestio% does
{ not meet with approval. We would ,hen
e suggest that the board should be non
"a careful investigation Of the methods
OF this board. with the aid Of the Comp
ever learn 10 what extent the city r
/ credit has been really, pledged. 1t has
= been openly charged, in order to make
J the annual budget of expenses appear
Z small, bonds have been issued ut different
times to enormous amounts. final
D awakening must come at some time. and
! why should 1t be postponed longer?
CRIMINALS IN PUBLIC OFFICE.
i In conclusion. the memorial says: We
: know of no city excepting New York in
$ which men who have been charged and
; even convicted nt crime are appointed
I 20 public office. nor do We know Of any
Z other city in which so many people are
4 permittrl to draw salaries from the
; public funds without rendering public
4 service While YOU are considering our
r petition for aid We trust such facts will
/ not be forgotten. ..
), II IL claimed that the memorial was
A formulated after meeting between the
senate Chairman OF the Committee on
Cities and members OF the independent