New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-08

haye t TSey have selected. and far as ! am
enabled 10 judge are berl5 70 brng the depart
r2ents under their control to the hgheS, Jarahie
encicn - tho city and are every day finding places
and times where good work OF tins chalar.ol an
t he highest to the lowest. il will be founu
that the money which each employ G.t,v 81 .arned
receives has been faithfully and honesliy ian -,
AS to the operation Of the civil Service Ia"
CIVIL SERVICE RULES FOLLOWED
"As to that" answered the Mayor. eve are pur-
suing a policy which will not for moment cou',-
tenance the slightest infringement oil me Jaw al
though the heads of the departments arr even Nv"
hammered 10 a considerable extent by the lmportu-
itcs Of the ofice-seekers. It became evident to me
soon after coming here that many oil the hS's ~
henection Of these lists revealed the fact that
many undesirable men were iQund upon t'' or in
ia aDors that consor with the statement that IN
some cases tho lists were packed with b rea
1T does when you hear itue lHoiV' o,. - tom
for II Is that uhLfr 'r U he democrats and
applicants for office n4e WI 3ii w ddn,t care TO
only one Republican, Republicans uah ,atr
apply as they feared they would hOt hTyt ha ,
@baW as the saving is and would have niue chahCu
of receiving appointment However, lh .i [i9 his
order OF things has been changed ana III tn' orf,,
Of applicants for Office the GonditQns as n ~
for every one Democrat Although our ~ ia
trao to nerceye that the Democrats fear that they
have little chance under the present a,iac,ee a.
We'll as myself are Of one mind as to the eincacE
OF the civil Service law and believe that thITsn d
tho interests of the people best be guarded anu
secured | have found since coming here a aIee
number of employees who have been III tn terms Of
~ the municipal government Tor long telliS -,
wears and are efficient men 1t would be uh"I Inv ~
remove these men sh my {RepubIcans men Of indie
pendent character who vote acc9ruins W lost
r8%roe becoming frightened at the prospect Oh
losing their places, felt obliged TO VOC I h,invn
whose political principles they dld hot ' ON
have an abdpg fah l in the laGt es W he Of great
md 70
ence of such law is veritabe godsend to va n nnn
in position such as THIS u.s. Tor ltroS the Office
eonlers would he if YOU suppose for moment
this law didn't exist When you point an ap2,Gamt
he may rail at the law 10 his heart ret no
he cannot rail YOU. So far we nav , ig' om W.
troublc in advancing the policy we star,eu "u.
with and are having more and more SUCCESS o''''
You have idea how aruous has e % b@ oVr
task in the few short weeks nims The work of
reform We have inherited a legacy Oh ,ttp Fr
and grievances 'ha1 d Hhicb are now thrust upon
us already sufficiently occupied WIN ta ton and
work of the departments. for INVESTIGATION anu
"Can YOU state more definitely some OF them?
/ COMPLAINTS WHICH HAVE HELD OVER
.T c,r We have. for example taken hold of the
question as to the flooded district me Nor'" oo'
/ ond-st Improvement. the East New-York sewer ana
NOM, other public works Of undoubted utility the
nropress Of which was tagging. and on some OF
which work had actually stopped. We nave "u-
iustel recently the Wallabout Market troupes 10
the satisfaction Of the marketmen Some OF the
most shameful and crying abuses had oeeh piH'-
tised on these men. We found cases IN "h'cH one
man would hold half dozen ana sometimes 10
many as ten leases. a monopoly when eha"io" III"
to exercise petty tyranny over his less fortunate
neighbors besides sub-letting his hl-gotton Priv
leres at an exorbitant rate. \ bill Is now beiUre
~ LEGISLATURE 10 regulate government OF th1
markets which has been approNeh bSS 'He io.
auth orites as well the marketmen Inc pI1,srI.
administration Is doing all that II can TO enIateS
the market facilities anu l m Ta,oraI Cavern
ncnt Will be- improved TO such an extent Una" ~ ~
kinds Of vessels can land right IN thr nr"t gr,it
and Vegetables So that. you see. Waabout Market
nay oeco sn p centre for market material not
alone for Brooklyn. but for New ork rs WI, 49,,
Hearness 10 New-York city and especially 10 the
east side Of that city. with the new ~. ~, og,
nidn Of VcvYork nearer to Wallabout Market
than TO any of the markets on Manhattan lsan1d
vantage 20 both cities. which are destined IN ne
future to be municipality; so that mistorc do T'
the Hea The of nt the fy Of whh You
Sp3FF Tom C Ciintonave to Grand Fourteenth Twen,
5igFng a canal eco feet long and 80 feet vide
having slips. ntersecunE mus Iii Ijnds ~
enormous area of pier facilities TOT All Minus VI
Glow does the city rate now in regard TO /? the
terms upon which money may be borrowed
THE C1TYs CREDIT NOT INJURED.
"Although the credit OF the city, replied the
Mavor Seemed TO be impaired somewhat the
financial situation found upon taking ohlce 10
be better than I had expected IT would be- We
were within 81 3OOOO of debt limit. ana since
,ba time we have paid off and therefore Increased
our bond purchase almost s2~o.Wl We hin
sale the other day which, by reason OF the spirited
connection in bidding for the bonds ana the
premiums obtained for them, was very gratifying
We have therefore fear of not beng ape I"
get all the money for carrying on the contem
plated improvements. ,, ,,,. M,
The Mayor declined to say anything lufthHI' an
Invited The writer 10 admit that he had talked ~
long and as Variously as could be expected r"ihenl
herring that he is only in Office twelve weeks an
| NAT The members Of his cabinet, upon whose lalth
mi co-oueration he must rely for much OF the GOO
yvorl, that he hopes accomplish, only TOOK chhI =
~ tbeir departments eight weeks ago. lie agar
stated that he was not in politics because ne rove
would be glad to resume the direction OF ms prlNhr
business which IS extensive as wei as pI
lie Is i'm the leather betting trade at NO - cry
81 NeW-YOrk, and the name OF the hfin lS MARI
A Schercn q co, with branch houses AZ nan
dozen Of the largest cities Of the Union. lie start
In business twenty-siX years ago, ana since ut III
: name has become known. not alone In TINS country
i,ut IN Europe in connection with a large nuInbe
Of useful inventions in leather betting i0r sWlIt
running machinery. and which are es"ciaIly hdapt
ablc when electricity becomes the chl"f lartor o
! The motive power Of machinery. where leathe
! heltirr is REQUIRED TO transmit the power.
c FAILED TO MAKE HIS SHORTAGE GOOD