New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-03
GROSS EXTRAVAGANCE.
THE CITY Is BLED TO PAY UNEARNhD
SALARIES.
p rEcUMsEH SHERMAN lMPEAcHEs TAM
MANY METHODS WITH AN|ARRAY

rrc,,usrt4 SHERMAN lMPEACHES TAM
MANY METHODS WITH AN|ARRAY
OF STARTLING FIGURES.
,aarmar p Tecumseh Sherman has been
waking careful study Of the estimates anu
budget of the city government Tor l'oo' anu n'
said Yesterday that he had made some iiiteIo''-
,ry discoveries regarding the extreme eAua
oance of the present Tammany adhllh's''a'o"
Nv comparing the budgets OF the city sinoe INC
time Of consolidation he has found tha' 'neie
has been an increase OF nearly 9--'Voo'0Vo "
,,a annual expenses of the city within three
years Upon that point Mr. sheffna" sal"
terday:
7, carno, be contended that this increase OF Cox f
ta fSiIo g caused by public Improvements lor
bnv are nayabe by bonds (city stock AM ~ ~ ont
IF e 5e annual appropriations in the budget Te h now
been omitted from the budget OF isVV TnT instance
bcre IS no appropriation in this budget ioL al
fund for street and PARK opet n1,nso,rtant item In
fbe budget Of IS7 it amounted to s$ aysctlv ap
D uosSi 70 nublic improvement than any previous
one P11JNG UP DEBTS RAPIDLY.
-. ,o,,.o,er on the recently issued
me & sccount for some OF this increase Inc
p pow nov, eoing into debt at rate when ~oT h
surprise us 90 the disaster which will occur II me
IMPROVEMENTS being car1leu OF az Taruarv /
" and economlcaaiSS Naturalization has issued bonds
~ The amount OF 100000, and proposes THE he nav
90 90 oo more within the coming year. -.
cDte on Indebtedness in lsse c.e oo T. al
$4,000 600; IN the budget or l% tpr Is an Increase
~ about s. 10000 in the annual eApei'ui'u'' -
coming year on TINS SCC1T for small increase. In
1907 thew We're $500 OOO in 1899 $6Z5Oo ana III low
TSe three great departments Of education po tbe
and fire also account for large , de1a at which
can GET the figures for all the boro9gs- 6C C and
departments was aow s o9s o ogS Thus there is
increase I'm The expenses OF these % eSnres
of 100000 since S4S ana 5uptEeo Tor 1897 $4,000
Womb about cover all Increase III '"eSo F
ments rom ,nms mentioned altogether account fog
an Increase OF about S5.OOO0 IN annual vNHppyoId-
since e or I NAV be- at least partly beneficial Bu{ fSs
the remaining increase or N,VVVPyO 90 .xciIse
shadow OF reasonable justification OF eN'N9
GREAT INCREASE OF SALARY LIST
In an examination Of the budget lor IDoo W..
sherman finds that Of the total s9V' 'o'''- 49,
s44 300 900 will go for the payment Vi 500
and wages OF that sum sZo'ool'ooo VIII 81
tho Board Of Education. the Police Department
che Fire Department and to judges ana corfu
w. ,rhera remains nearly S16000OOO from
e. ooo 600 Of which Mr. Sherman says ne can
lot end that the taxpayers get any beneht AS
% the details Of the increase IN expenses III se'
oral departments, Mr.. She rman addeu'
rcannot get the figures for wages and salaries IN
the 1897 budget but by comparing total ehpen the
lures m item we can compare expenses and re
suits. To the Department OF StneSSi Dbeftan and
The Bronx @ exclusive Of $50 for year
in its central office In 1897 COLO ei aIe and puri
poses 81 a9OOO Thus $4,000 more Is 10 oe oil q
this But Win the work be even well done?
The District Attorneys office OF n,Hed siS5
Eso and probabiy did twice the work that IL Tow now
does. though now $252SlO is aii low u ~ >N
n 1857 the law departments OF all the municipal,
ties nov, now . bnf in 1850 we are to pay
Tor this department. and all of it for salaries ana
ie The Bureau of Municipal Statistics is new de-
Partment created by the SD 100 in entirely use
less salaries out Of total appropriation OIL sh'"'
ALMOST ALL WASTED
And the Commissioners Of ACCOUNTS who SEQ 1S SSS
n Mayor strOngs do no practGai good S Dre
tsey would abi eeH IN n tM form various
expenditures Of the city ana OF te aTtG the re-
s,Its would be startling and serviceable, and we
might then forgive them for their geheral eA'i@'s-
One easily seen cause and excuse for some OF the
increase of the aggregate amount LOT MasGS ybare
salaries is the charter and consohdaslohI. Mn t
formerly any department had an adinllIsI ia11Ne
ONCE in what is now borough 1t mas P 4eres sSa
saiaried force. And departments have been huait,
lied
ofhces And where formerly In some OF me Doto
oughs there 10 department Corresponding ~
that in Manhattan, because unnecessary anu it mp
nronriate a new office Of such department mas Deen
Established in each OF these boroughs, IN or1er 10
extend uniform system throughout Ana over
,hssa borough offices has been established an en-
treIv new central Office for each department ana us
rommissioner with its army of deputies and clerks.
Ard in the case OF the six departments lncluueu III
The BOARD of Public improvements get ahoIneI
central office entitled by that name and costing
The city $3.50 900 year, has been estaDhsheu over
them. 49, .,o.,oa IVA rcd taps
wound around red tape. The Board OF PuDHc I'M
proyements and its six subsidiary departments.
Highways Sewers, Bridges, Water supply street
Cleaning and Public Buildings, Lighting ana sup
niIes-wlu receive for 1900 $4,000, OF when over
e. 200 900 at least IS for wages and salaries ana
nrohablv much more. And OF this about S55OVW Is
for centralized additional duplicated ana unneces-
sary salaries.
aN,ooo.Ooo TO SPEND.
Mr.. Sherman said that when the budget and
bond issues for 1900 were added together It
was found that in 1900 Tammany Hall would
have the disposition of about Sl4OOOOOOO, and
he added
This is a tremendous power TO put in the hands
Of one local political organization. And It Is be-
ing used with tremendous effect. and primarily for
political purposes. But before making this charge
from ina above sum should perhaps be deducted
about $50 600 appropriated for the departments
OF Education Police and Fire. and for the salaries
of Judges etc as these officers and the officials In
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