The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-26
SPECIAL COUNSEL CUT OFF.
CORPORATION CoUNsEL's OFFICE TO
NAVE A LARGER STAFE.

90, wa. brought UP on = Bsttie.r says the
,I,yor, Apropos or the Rauaalis Island
Y,np,s-He Praises Firc Comn,issioneF scan-
ne, and scores the Police commissioners
cornorn,ion Counsel whalen asked tho Board
=, Estimate Yesterday for an appropriation Of
sseo 75s for the expenses of the Law Depart
uaont for 1898, an increase OF S112,60s over tho
.a.or,t allowed by the old Boards OF Estimate
:, Now York and Brooklyn in December. In
r,,urn for this increase, Mr.. Whalon promised
odo the entire law business Of the city without
snv outside aid. lie said that for many years It
had been the custom to employ special counsel
80 largo expense. This CUSTOM. he said, would
h. done away with as far as possible by employ
Ing sufficient number of regular assistants.
Mr.. Whalen said that tho actual cost of the law
business last year OF all tho cities and towns
,akcn into tho consolidation was ~S616,753.71.
ofthis. 1856. 354.0l was paid to special counsel
nv the old city Of New York. Shepard, Parsons
a Ogden, and Tracy, Boardman g. Plat, counsel
for the Rapid Transit Commission. received
O29.445.64.
"That is Edward M. Shepard. is It notf'
asked the Mayor.
ut is" was the reply.
80 that eminent Brooklyn reformer got his
finger in the pie. too. did he |" said his Honor.
"William G.. Choate and Henry G. NJ. Ingra-
ham. ices hS COuuocl " IL nbhob INlNOT oTluBo
Commission, $50. 000." read the clerk.
mo wonder they could spend their nights or
ranizing citizens committees, commented the
Mayor.
.Thomas Allison, special counsel in matters
pertaining to the Speedway. West Side Park
and five schoolhouse sites, 8 7.50o." continued
the clerk.
"Did he get that all in ono year r. asked the
Mayor.
"Ho did" nswered Mr.. whalen.
"well, he did pretty well, too" said Mr.. Van
wyck.
Under the charter, Mr.. Whalen said, he would
have to establish . branch Office In the borough
Of Brooklyn, but he did not think 1t necessary
10 maintain separate offices in either the Bronx.
Richmond. or Queens. Hereafter the Corpora:
ton Counsel's office will include the Bureau of
Street Openings, the Bureau for the Recovery of
oofbcel. the Bureau for tho Collection Of Arrears
OF Personal Taxes. and the office of the special
counsel in charge of Proceedings relating to the
%partment. the Health Department. the Buildings
Department, Charities. Correction. and the Park
sistants in the Corporation Counsel's office, and
two assistants will be assigned to the borouGbs
Of Riehmond and Queens 1 The estimate was re-
The i estimate Of the Charities Department was
taken up again Yesterday. Commissioner Keller
the Mayor. He asked for an increase Of $780,
600 over the amount allowed in December for
M MAJ hiatt IN 9 aRs the the Bronx By NIX; par. Of i, Which tSs me me-
fants hospital on Rsndali's island.
Are these nurses absolutely necessary r.
They are il we wish to keep down tho terri
bic death rate there" replied Mr.. Keller.
Mayor, and am In pretty. good health. '''
We tried the bottle up there, but We found
saia Mr. wf Reile no' The com n1S sa s%ssS also ,@'a asied
for an additional $4,000 for plumbing In the
Infants, Hospitel; He said that the sanitary
Some Of the charitable. Institutions Of this
city are a disgrace to it." added Mr.. Keller.
Ter" he said. '"This city spends. more than
'S siGG yc ;op S. = ss %sd IL s shSHishi.EI I; iisal! tho to be- s5i spsssa
broadcast, is entirely uncalled for"
di sI ssid so ssis things Ms. k X ta' p shs.itie' AND wer tb e
matter was dropped. His estimate was referred
John j. secanne i, Fire Commissioner. asked
for 5000, ss1 for Manhattan and the Bronx. a
decree SO from the amount allowed in December
That's a pretty good beginning. Mr.. Scan.
nell. said the Mayor. smiling.
ap uSS Tom = n iss'o marshall 1aaa f fos B se %aS ooi ans a. 70
though the charter allow ed him one for each OF
the other three boroughs besides Manhattan. he
that their work could be done by three aids.
II think you have taken q common:sense
You evidently don't believe that it was passed
merely for the purpose of eating up the peoples
Mr.. soannell's estimate for the Brooklyn Fire
Department was g {. 800, an Increase Of
S2l3.300 over the allowance made In December.
Most OF the increase. he said. came In the salary
"That'sa very bad place for it to be, said the
Fire Board in brooklyn had added $ss. 500 to
the salary list in Dec. 10. and that he could
not avoid paying it.,
Mayor.
Simply to give the friends of the Commits
pose, replied p Mr.. soanneli. "''' n'A sup
"And the civil service reformers put them In
s sss dla ass Msyo 1lstt M to s ea1isSh saSn th faEt an Fl.
crease Of $4,000 was necessary for the equali-
Eation OF the salaries of the men who were taken
GU made that estimate on the assumption
that the, provision of the charter, relating 70
these salaries was mandatoryO did you notf'
into IAN II, light" said the Mayor; "wo will look
Mr. seanneil asked for s127.7oo for the Long
Island City Fire Department. He said there
posed to be a paid department, although the
o ots H.. hSd never yer g9t any pay thus far; The
40 away with. because they were not efficient.
and R Rqt hremen from Brooklyn in their places,
SS ccyp department is over 80 years old" said Me-
~ WI hiu q way " TcHONO tn6Ius bhlu
the Mayor, Most OF the legislation of this
hIhd passed IN the various small towns Just
prior 10 consolidation was conceived in fraud,
ana 1t viii not be sustained by the courts."
Mr.. Scannell said that his estimate for Long
Island City included an item Of SIS. o for re.
at isn't for repairs to that eighty-year-old
hFTcman. Is 1t asked the Mayor.
inc commissioners asked for 81. $50 for fire
projection IN tho borough OF Richmond. He
Saia mat all the departments on Staten Island
were volunteer. and the money was for supplies
ana ana Fepairs: II went around the island myself
personally continued Mr.. Scannell.
o., that's the reason why Your estimate is SO
rntelligent.' answered the Mayor. The esti-
m wsre o, some Of the other heads OF departments
by bookkcepors.' The fire budget was turned
over TO the Comptroller.
francis J: Lantry. Commissioner of Correc-
Ion. asked for S515,775 for Manhattan and the
ih"t an Increase OF $27, 675. Mr., Lantry said
.mnIn part OF the increase was designed to pay
IWo additional guards TO patrol BlackwelIs
Island. Their services were necessary, he said,
o.pTevent prisoners from escaping.
MessarS to keepder chail from getting ovid.
suppose, y said the Mayor.
ria hNactiy, replied Mr.. Lantry;