New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-03
RECKLESS WITH CITY MONEY.
HOw TAMMANY sLINGS IT AROUND
AMONG ITS FOLLOWERS.

SECRETARIES AND ASSISTANT SECRETARIES AND
sTENooRAPHERs AND -srENoGRAPHERs
AND MESSENGERS AND DEPUTY MES
sENoERs-No END OF THEM
Taxpayers OF the city and other citizens who take
En- interest In the management Of the ciy.s analrs
are expressing Amusement and indignation on ac-
count OF the extraordinary extravaganza Of the
Tammany administration in providing salaried posi-
lions in the departments FOR political workers and
increasing salaries without reason or excuse The
published lists OF the ctys employees show that the
Tammany officials have gone TO unheard-of lengths
In order 10 provide places FOR their followers Every
head OF department has provided himself with a
s,-iva,e secretary and the salaries OF the private
secretaries range from s. 50o 70 $500 year. The
secretaries have stenographers and tvpewriters To
do their work and the salaries OF those officials
are an the way from $50 70 500 each. The head
OF department must have a private messenger
with salary Of 1900 $500 year. and an office
rov drawing Seno or 500 year from the city
treasury.
In some ~ the departments there are more pri-
vate messengers and Office boys than there pos
eiby could be any use for Corporation 'o""Se'
Whalen has two messengers at N,1oo year each'
a messenger boy az 500 year another messenger
boy az $3.50 a year and three office boys ar 80 d
year each. In the Department OF Buildings there
are thirty-eght confidential messengers egnt con-
fdental stenographers, ten confidential inspectors
and three confidential examiners.
President Gugcenheiner of the Council has pIl-
waite secretary at $500 year and CONFIDENTIAL
etenographer a. 1920 year Maurice F. Hoiahan'
president Of the Board OF Public improvements
whose salary IL $500 year. has his son Hubert
for a private secretary ~ $2,4ro There is secre
1ary TO the Board $500 year. He does the
ofcial correspondence. with the assistance or TWO
stenogra Pliers James Kane. Commissioner OF
Sewers. mas a secretary at 5000 a year and pI-
waite secretary AZ $500 q year Ills deputy IN iie
lboroueh % The Bronx mas secretary at $5,p
year and CHEZ clerk a. $2.erH. The commissioner
OF Highways has a secretary AT $500 year ana
chief clerk 5000. others clerks ana t"o mes
sengers John j. ScannelL Fire Commissioner, mas
& SECRETARY ar S4.Nfl private secretary al w"
and Two stenographcrs. - mo-
The BOARD Of Health has secretary at 500" a
year a chief clerk a g. 90" and private secretary
at 5000 The Park Commissioners nave secre-
tary s. 500 and the secretary has an assistant NJ
SO 300 and another IT S120. The president OF me
Board has 2 private secretary At $-'fn a year ne
fDock Commissioners have a secretary AZ N'Np
year assistant secretary a. 5000. q chief clerk
lat g DO a private secretary 10 the president ct
IS .Da private secretary to the Commission al
81 so . clerk the treasurer at $500 four stenoE-
" pliers and three messengers.
The remarkable and unblushing extravaganza or
Office holders and raising their salaries has caused
50 much talk that many citizens expect the 1eGis-
Nature Will take action upon the recommendation IN
COvernOr Roosevelt's recent message ana make re-
ouctions IN Of city officials and abolish use
haec off