New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-07

these to do that
JOHN A. BOYLE they are very irregular
GEORGE r BRENNAN, in attendance some
EDWARD r. EGBERT not remaining at the
EDWARD j. KEENH, office more than two
DAVID +. OCONNOR hours a day. and very
ABBOTT NJ ULI.MAN, often being absent Ill
day. one man could
do al! the searching
done by these six men.
DANIEL ROTHsTEIN; Grantee Clerk sl,5So Does s
employed in the chattel mortgage department
Very Irregular in attendance.
GEORGE M'LAUGHLIN, Clerk. $500. Has no regu-
lar duties Prior TO his appointment by Register
Fitzserald he was employed In saloon Not
tendance always arriving late and frequently
not remaining long.
JAMES b; KAVANAGH, Clerk 600, Acts ,s as an
index clerk. Not n suitable man Tor the position
ALFRED KATE, Temporary Clerk. $1,000 Has been
temporary" clerk for over two years Has a,i no
Fees paid to him have not been paid into the
city treasury. Irregular In attendance.
DEPARTMENT FOR THE PRESERVATION OF
PUBLIC RECORDS.
JOHN f. PENDERGAST. Chief Clerk. $500 Prior
to his appointment BY Register s . Levy he was
saloonkeeper. UNIT for the position.
FERDINAND MARX. Copying Clerk, $500 Prior
to his appointment by Register Levy he was
butcher The work done by him is Of poor
character Unfit for the position.
JOSEPH j. REILLY. Copying Clerk. 1920, Said to
be engaged in comparing when he works at all
Unfit for the position
JOHN W. BURNS. Copying Clerk 1920. Not &C
curate in his work Is engaged in comparing ge.
several years while he has been employed In
the department Unfit for the position.
PATRICK MALLON. Copying Clerk 81 200. Is en-
gagged in comparing when he does any work
Irregular IN attendance APPOINTED by Regis
ter Levy: Formerly kept a saloon. Unit for
the position.
THOMAS ROLAND. Copying Clerk. $500. Is a
comparer. Very irregular in attendance. Unfit
for the position.
JOHN D. HENDERSON Copying Clerk 1920. Is
said to be engaged in copying maps in the lben
very small part Of mans time. Not suited Tor
the work.
PATRICK H. MKENNA, Copying Clerk. 1920
Regular in attendance.
JOSEPH A. QUINN, Copying Clerk, $500. Very
irregular in aenfanee Pror to his appodnr
Not fit for the position.
LOUIS ARNsTEIN Copying Clerk. 1920. Claims
attendance being absent for days at time
For many years, while in the employ of the
SShs age ne f h or Re po sH aod "
PETER j. GARvEY. Copying Clerk. LOO. Claims
attendsnee Has kept SAIGON at coney sahi
during portion Of the time of his employ
JOHN AMsHEL. Copying Clerk. 400 More regu-
lar in ts attendance than the others. Gener
ally arrives late His work contains many err
JOHN D. DREAMER. Copying Clerk. 1920. Fairly
regular in his at5enda9c t and more accurate in
JOHN O'CONNOR Copying Clerk. s120o. Nominally
engaged in comparing Very irresular in attend,
the day. and frequently not being there at all
He kept saloon and lodging house and was APP
pointed by Register Fitzgerald early in 1890. soon
after the latter took office According 10 O'Con-
rnors own statements his physical condition has
done practically no work. although he has re-
ceived over 5000 salary. Absolutely unfit for
the position.
SAMUEL SPEARS. Copying Clerk. 81, 200 Is en-
gagged in comparing. Irregular in attendance.
Not suited for the position.
CONCLUSION
After careful investigation OF the management
~ he ar exte a q several
months we are OF the opinion that at least so, 900
can be saved each year to the city by the abolition
OF the slnecures which have been created since the
office was changed from the fee to the salary sys-
TEN. and by the consolidation OF positions which
now require only the time OF one man ior a short
Quoted properly by men OF the prevailing type now
employed. but with suitable employees II can be
managed properly and such sum saved each year.
Respectfully submitted; ,,,. -,,,,
RODNEY : DENNIS.
Commissioners
Commissioner Terry. who, besides his duty as
Commissioner Of Accounts. is also chairman Of
the House Committee OF the Reform Club. was
seen at that club last evening. He had sent a
copy of the report to the newspapers and said, in
speaking of the work. that he was glad that 1t
was finished because it had been hard job from
start to finish. He said:
1T was no easy matter to compile report of
| that length, involving as it did such a tremen-
dOuS amount or detail ana uatd, ana requiring the
/ most puritan accuracy. We were compelled to
| deal in this report with men and facts. We have
! told nothing but the exact truth, and have not
/ nlnched or evaded single issue In doing 80. We
/ have called spade a spade. and have convincing
proof OF every charge made. There is not an ac-
cusation contained In that report which cannot
! be substantiated by overwhelming evidence. The
1 report is not made up of glltterng generalities
! and theoretical conditions. Every word is found
/ ed on some fact and we have endcavoIed TO SIM
DIZZY matters, complicated as they are, and yet
| not omit a point or leave single thing 10 be
misconstrued OF have the brand OF ambiguous
ness placed upon It,.
AT IT FOR SIX MONTHS.
when did you start this investigationT
Last March We have been at it for about six
months We thought at first that it was going tC
! be a somewhat simple matter, but the deeper we
got in the maze the more we learned, and thai
made us all the more determined to probe to the
| bottom We worked both from inside the Office
and the outside We employed every facility
known to us TO get at all the facts and the report
shows what we learned"
did you find that. as you went on with the re
port, there any marked improvements II
the office. and that the Register and his assist
/ ants, realizing what was taking place tried to i'm
prove? Ii is said that Register Levy gave out
! quiet tip to his men that they must do the
work, and that they must be on hand all the tlIp'
during the investigation
In reply 10 this, Commissioner Terry SAID, VIII
qui2zica smile: Register Levy did not know
when we began our investigation. lie may nave
given such tip, but know nothing OF IT, Their
was some little improvement, but not much /
you go over there tomorrow you VIII hnd IN
same men standing around and doing nothing
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