New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-28
need 10 make another explanation: lou S''i''
as The matter now stands. 10 nave "'oe d"'''
unnecessary exposure of yOlrSei.
IITy ptYVFNTS TO LAWYERS.

fITY PIYMENTS TO LdUik
| Among the municipal departments III when
the hubble interest demands that radical chhhs'S
shall be- made AT an early day is the corporation
! CounseIS office This branch OF III" m'hic'f''
service has been managed for many years
| thar il has been II costly burden to I'll" iaXpa!
ors The Corporation Counsel mas i'I" W
considerable length and handsome salary
s1,ooo = wear. His salary is ~ high rs that of
| any of our Judges. except tho>" OF tue H"P''
| Court I'm This district. who get Sl'."" !'"l.
The CORPORATION Counsel has an immense SUN
of assistants clerks and employees Oh NaIi""S
! kinds and the total salary list 81 Inc olic' !"
| Formidable but The city pays large sums ever!
wear for legal services in addition 10 lis i"''N"
and excessive expenditure upon lis own III" W.
| ,nr,r,or, |, has been tie custom and the
| practicc In the Corporation Counseis once '" 81
anna, ,h, services Of outside lawyers. who have
received big fees from the public fulids. Inc
taxpayrrs spend enough money on me corpora
| ton CounSrls office 10 be entitled 10 the hlGh'S'
| legal skill and the hardest legal work. ana IL
| ought not to be necessary To employ ""'S"'
| counsel in the city suits
| There is ample room for large reforms IN city
| expenditure for litigation Many OF the ihuhicr
nal departments have their own lawyers as
| counsrl. and these lawyers draw generous sal
| aries. while most Of them do little work III IT,
| turn for the public libcrali'y toward Them IL
certainly ought to have been possible. WITHOUT
| extra expense 10 obtain from the army OF law
v,rs who draw city salaries men OF sufhcleh'
ability 10 act for the prosecution in III" recent
| trials M Police Headquarters: but IN" puDhc
| treasury WAS depleted to the amount or 'hou-
sands of dollars pay special fees To Assistant
| District Attorney Welman, who Thought II fleh'
to ,,ut in big bills for his work at Police Head
uuar,crs. although he was Il regularly salari'd
Distrct. Attorneys assistant and ought 10 nave
dnnc the work which h. did At Police Head
uuartors without extra compensation. Mr.. Well
man has made public his explanation and de
>.urn Of his action In putting in biz bills for his
work in these police prosecutions; bur there are
many reasons for believing that the attitude OF
Mr.. Wcman in this matter has not earned the
cordial and enthusiastic approval OF the lax
pnycrs of New-York People who have carefully
studied the amount Of money which the cry
spcnds on the Corporation Counsels office. on
the. District Attorneys office, Oh the salari'd
coun-r in the various municipal departments
AMI upon the employment of outside lawyers
or, convinced thai New York pays >candao'isly
| ,.Ni
-, v,hon, or. hy mo- means in the first rank IN
ability. equipment and experience II "''gh' !"
he easy to nh The place Of Corporation ouh>'l
in this metropolis. place of III" highest dignity
and Importance. with lawyer "i nv "'H'
rank A lawyer vino would not need 10 caIi III
assistants from the outside when II" Is 'hshG'"
in monrnt,nIs litigation for III" ciiy. II "hgh'
+, H.. easy to I'LL all the places in the corporation
rnuusrrs Office. with lawyers OF slihcirnl bf"iiiS
L..uuc~s and mastery OF their profession I" MAKE
Il unnecessary and superiluou> 10 ask Tor out
sid, aid ~ any time. Extensive economies ana
extensive improvements can b" made III me
rnrunr,tinu ,,musri'- office. Tina; Office Is now
..,,,,.J IN pushing forward with impetuous
speed the Elmi-st. scheme. which III man!
WAYS ha, the look ~ being an indetens'pl'
Tuulu,uv lob The Tammany leaders kho"
that their day II power AMI plnndcr i nilhoS'
,r and fh.v ar. eager 10 make all they can
ont of the Finest schem" b"for" they ar"
r.uoy.d from office aud retired 10 private IN"
Strong hostility T. many ~ The features OF ms
Elm Il scheme been Developed. ana wen
known citizens arr lighting It with all ihrir
might Their opposition ought 10 u" 'ro"hed
with ,icr,-s~: and every other Tamnhny under
taking which The Tammany leaders "nde"vor
ro pur through before they are deprived OF u"
,hori,y ought to be- defeated.
81 an early date ia Mavor Sirongs term 'h'r'
should h. i new Corporation Counsel In"
present occupant IL the place has been one @!
rh.. members ~ the inner cli1u" "t lhmihahy
Hall which has done 80 much nlschi'f ana dah
as, in this city ~ member 81 maj inner
clluuc hr has lrrn responsible To no small
extent for bad nominations and bad Once
holders The 1ammany leaders. the Iamnany
politicians generally ought I" br swept from
pnwrr with ne least possible delay. They nav"
done nothing Ia earn The support and favor OF
The. respectable citizens of New ork lh'y
have miSli-cl their opportunities AMI brought
DISGRACE. upnn The city government. II i hSh
linn. lhcv were sent into The obscuriiy where
they nush in remain for the rest of th"ir ives