The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-02
The Stakes in the New York Fight.

The Stakes in the New York Fight. |
A great many statistics have been |
printed from time to time designed to |
inform the public how large are the |
powers vested in the mayor of Great
er New York, and what a tremendous |
rctinue of subordinate office holders |
will be subject to his influence; but |
from inquiries that reach us we are
led to believe that even yet this sub
ject is not fully comprehended.
The municipality of Greater New
York which goes into existence Jan.
l next, will give employment to $4,000
persons, n force larger than the Ameri-
can standing army. OF these 1000 will
be policemen and 1000 men who will
work in the streets. With Tammany
in charge Of this standing army of
expert ward and division workers;
with Tammany disbursing the S33OOO,-
600 which the municipality will annual
ly pay in salaries alone, not to speak
of the $37,OOOOOO which will be dis
bursed for other municipal purposes;
in short, with Tammany in supreme
command of the government affairs of
an empire Of more than 100000 inhabi-
tants whose votes under Tammany's
manipulation will hereafter swing the
electoral vote of New York state. it
is not too much to say that the Repub-
lican party could bid goodbye to all
| hope of carrying the Empire state in
| the elections of 1898 and 1900.
The two great executive bodies in the
scheme Of government arranged for
! Greater New York are the board of
! public improvements and the board
| of estimates and apportionment. OF
| each of these boards the mayor is a
member, and a majority of the other
members are his appointees, who hold
| Office in gift from him without con-
| firmation and who are removable at
! his pleasure. The mayor Of Greater
! New York will also have absolute
power of appointment and removal
! Corporation counsel. el..................S15,0 900
! Chamberlain ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l2,OUO
| President of the board of public
improvements ...................... 5000
! Commissioner of water supply...... $500
| Commissioner of highwaNs........ 1900
| Commissioner of street cleaning. $500
Commissioner of sewers............ $500
! Commissioner of public buildings,
lighting and supplies. ............... 1850
| Commissioner of bridges. 1900
| Three commissioners of parksu... 1900
FIX STo "c5 co@%iseionST 1900 1906
| President of the hoard of taxes and
assessments .....,.,.....,."....... 5000
| Four commissioners of taxes and
assessments .................,,....,. 1000
Five assessors for local improve
ments .....................,..,.. 5000
Two commissioners of charities. 1900
One commissioner of charities..,,, $500
one commissioner Of correction. 1900
President of the board of health. 1900
Two health commissioners, 5000
Two commissioners of buildings. 1000
One commissioner of buildings.... $500
President of the board.....,.,....... 5000
Two commissioners of docks....... 5000
Four police commissioners, 5000
| Commissioner of Jurors for Manhat-
| tan and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .....
| Two commissioners of accounts. 700
Chief of bureau of municipal sta
| tStlcS Observation-Disclosures. 3,0UO
Three to six commissioners of sta
tistics ...............,............ .....
/ Three civil service commissioners. .....
Twenty-one members Of school
board for Manhattan and the
| Bronx NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., ..,.,
Forty-fVe members of school board
| for Brooklyn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .....
Nine members of the school board
for Richmond .,....,.....,,.,,,..... ....
| Nine members of the school boar.
! for Queens ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .....
MarShalS Observation-Disclosures. ,..,.
Inspectors and soalers of weights
and measures ....................,,. ..,..
, Two justices for Brooklyn. G,OOO
Three justices for Queens......... 5000
Two justices for Richmond. ......... 5000
Twelve magistrates in Manhattan
and the Bronx. nX...,,,,,,..,,......... G,00C
Six magistrates in Brooklyn..,.... 6,O0l
, Three magistrates In Queens...... 5000
Two magistrates in Richmond. 5000
Five justices first division..,...... 1900
Five justices, second division..,,.. 5000
These are not all the mayors powers
! for he can veto municipal legislation
and exercise large influence on state
: legislation affecting city interests; but
these powers are sufficient to clotht
2 him with a greater authority than Is
enjoyed by any other elective office,
holder In the world, The next mayor
! of New York will be i'm many respects
= the most absolute monarch in civiiza.
: tion; a republican tyrant whose des.
potism surpasses the widest dreams Of
} the hereditary autocrats of the old
= world. The election today to this Office