New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-03
hers OF the committee-dd you speak OF "f ~
Not to my recollection
THEY GAVE NO EXCUSES.

- ,t.,s vou heard any excuses given for not
acting upon this matter which was adopted Oy the
B9ard n,a ,h,s resouton come from your conviction
the SonsGP 6st as ,bese bns. existed
stated? A.-wel an explanation 'S
oYes? A-The resolutions were prompted
the 7oo seRsrf for pubic improvements
were paid for in advance ah he nnompieon Of the
sSS P Ss f N fteT Borough BROOKLYN
higher rate Of Interest was demandcdn an md IL
Of Ss more IN the than the general question
that prompted the Introduction o, uf to take in
eyeTythng relating to taxes and assessments
ODD YOU as public Coo Sf havc Just stated were
the acts9 Al took It for gTSnn o Took part in the
Of The them oS by Of the C'A
oYou referred 70 t hasrS Ard your was not ques
toned: ii generally admitted
NJ 4 Hsrmancoud the Municipal assembly Of
which YOU are member, pass any ofuana ~ assess
would affect in any ThE i II could but the ques
broad and ID the fna Pes sommee to n
hens as ' the resolution called for legislative Dill
TO any reaes Would come from the comm NJ bre
AFrom the committee or 10 any
to the Irs da preper aatSoriiy
Tse charmanAny measure which the perorm
Board a deemed Mds in sss gf
| Mr. Moss--In consideration OF beads Of the dif-
nane fs to produce statement Of the
ncresse Of expenses In their depa increase OF
Iearr 1905 occasioned first by ihcIehhsn ~
January second by an increase in the number oa
employees; and nearly every dG hns4 Statistics has
Semi in n report and one or two nave go renorts
little further e6me n Of them comply exactly With the
requirements of the subpoena aund,ns OF the re-
5yyrements do not give just what we g Hsk tau
had hoped at this time to be ape &c Bearing upon
iaton iroi 81 taXation can only give few' anu
| will do so now
RIG INCREASE OF SALARIES.
r,. renort Of the Department of Finance is com
rle,e and shows that In the generai aui.'1 onn 49,
| danartment the increase In salaries was 800 ~,
| saiaries for new appointments was sfo'o'o'
| deductions by reduction OF salaries OF u.'o''
| -. q, ooo In the Auditing Bureau for Manna''"'
| tne increase of salaries was $3.50 Inc '" ,
| for new appointments was *4''o"' roi - ri, -
tho increase for appointments was SioVo' -
| Rronx the increase for new appointment
sl3 $50 For Brooklyn the increase io' "e" err VOW
! rnents was 81 go For Queens the increase lo' n."
a,,ror,s was 600 with a deduction by the
! discharge OF one man. OF Sl'5V.
| The Chairman-Whst period does inns coVei =,
Nv Moss-From January /, 1895, to the present
time City Paymaster's office, increase u % -. 80,
q $50: salaries for new appointments, $'V''O 30 49,
Of Collection OF Taxes. increase. SSD, ihcrease 80
.,, annointments Ss2 $50 Bureau OF COLLECTION anu
Aseassn,ents increase Of salaries. Hl9O: deuuc'on
hv two discharges 5000 or the same ou'ea" ~. y"
Richmond increase for new appointment. 600
The Bronx. $500: Brooklyn. SHfoi Queens $50
| Bureau of Markets, increase OF sala'ies' So "
crease for new appointments. N7's0O sho"ins ' '
- Jnor,rDan, of Finance the increase IN
| ,or,es e only s24T25 and the Increase LOT ne"
| annointments on all salaries Is $SSs 'So anu 20. 20"
deductions by discharges and reductions are ST.,
rhe cbarman-I understand that these inere mere ~
are bess over yar ans boroughs as orsna
| Nj Moss-These are increases WIN WIT the io'e' vi
L
" Tbe ChsrmanCover the force that Was IN eH'
stence in the various boroughs pfeyouSf ar the In
crease Mi since the first of January. o,stament
Mr. aa the finance Department has increased
iis Salaries since January l. 1885 S'S''S''
Mr. MI that sd a ,S nt tRs se?re
M MGsspne TSSPT may be mistake would
suggest that these people asp De m Gaeu ~
MI Moss--I will do so; but nave not so' "
o@rt yHonnan-This will go INTO the public prints Is
and don't know whether It can be eon'f ,i GO
in the manner tnat this s'"''
forth at the present time
EXPLANATIONS WILL BE HEARD
Mr. Moss-I am giving the tabulation as gwen ca ,S
r,e ni bv the departments and certainly shaIi car
the heads of these Departments 20 ,bese viii be ex
NAMED by various reasons; that Is fair 10 say H.
Tho Department Of Finance also reports these IN
creases In the Registers office; Register 0''0
general increase OF salary, $500 increase pE ne" a"
. Monuments $500; decrease by the dischatke ~
,hrao men 40O Bureau for the Preservation o
Records in Manhattan only. Increase OF s"ih'ies
& 752. increase by new appointments So'VzVi dc
auction by discharge Of employees, $500 Ihese hs
ures are furnished by the Controllers once III 'h
REGISTERS department. not from 'he nes's'
office There are also these figures furnisheu io
the Mayors office and the attaches OF counsei 70 'h
. pnard OF Aldermen and City Clerks office whci
/ 90 oou, offices Increase OF salaries In the Mayor
! omce q roo: salaries for new employees, s5SV' IL
tho Bureau OF Licenses. increase for ne" APPOINT
ments $1,000; deduction by the discharge OF thre'
men $500 Attaches and counsel ne" upgoin'
ments 1880. Board OF Aldermen s'svV' win
Anduct,on NJ $500 by the discharge of six EN-
: Moves OF the former administration. City NlerA
! orce new appointments. N4co, with reduction
., z,o nv the .:scharge Of former employees making
total in those departments Of: Increase III saa'e
e in all the departments that have read S'-'os., Il.
crease Of salaries for new appointments, S4OsVoO
/, discharges. thirty, and deductions by "'s"
0 and reduction OF salaries AIW
MORE PAY, LESS WORK
ri. c,roo, Cleaning Department has submitted
e report which does not separate the increases D
. increase of salary and by new appointment Ihei
total figures show that there was an increase
the expenses Of the Department FOR LABOR an
wages in the clerical department. OF A'S' ana 10
Iohorars NJ various grades increase OF S6ll49 y
The Fire Department shows reduction III ~
y nAnses Their increase Of salary as returned
600 SO5 and their increase by new appointments
e. 800 Their reductions amount to N,I~ ana thei
= discharges amount TO Al. sS1 The Commissioner G
# Accounts reports In general figures an increase
salaries Of 81 GOO and an increase by new appoint
! ments of 1850 l shall request these dineren
r departments to comply more strictly with the term
= Of the subpoena, and present complete taoulatio
90 lust as soon as the figures can be obtained an
e will continue TO inquire Of the heads OF the depa
" nents concerning the methods and the reasons 70
II those increases. Mr. Feitner.
d TAX METHODS PROBED.
m COMMISSIONER FEITNER OBJECTS TO CEF