New-York tribune., 1901-11-15
yAGLE DROPPING MEN.
MORE BIG CLAIMS AGAINST
THE CITY LIKELY.
M LAYS HIMSELF OPEN TO TWO
ATTACKS SAYS HE MUST
SAVE THE MONEY

=. against the city and obtained judgment
80 is no doubt. according to a lawyer OF
.s,,e and ability who is familiar with such
.+ers that the men who have been sus-
-.,5aa in the last few days. and those who VIII
..,s,ended In the next few days. will have
"a eor similar action and will receive a
So verdict. This will compel the incoming
s-,,ntstration to pay for work that should have
80, done under Nagle, but which was not done
IN q, fart in order that Nagle shall not
,,-oself liable for a misdemeanor by ex-
s,r his appropriation. If however, Mr.
-. .,oufd escape the consequences Of GRIM
.-.I charge for exceeding his appropriation he
= ,,,s,r n have one preferred against him on
another count -,
The decision Of the Corporation Counsei IN the
.os,f cases wa, that sweepers are employed
~ -ha year and are not, therefore, liable to sus-
,s;o, or discharge except for cause inherent
a. themselves AS & consequence. il MI Magic
..usto-ges - the men or suspends them which he
., doing now he is liable for nisderleanor' nn-
loss he mas engaged them illegally: that is. With
ou. regard 70 the fact that their employment
xor1d cause him to exceed his appropriation
-. ,.,- according to the same legal author
.r m whose Judgment ell these statements are
u.5e 81 he employed them Illegally he Is, tnere-
,,r liable 10 charge Of misdemeanoT.
NAGLF EVASIvE.
~ Nsqle WAS evidently uneasy when he was
,sta5 Yesterday by reporter for The Tribune II
10 was laying men off. The hall outside OF his
.ssr NOS +hronced with men who were get
,,e their walking papers as one Of them ex-
--ecsad II and the offices Themselves had an ar
.. business and hurry that is not usual
.vee am LAYING off men, said Mr. Magic.
"'Sweepers.
How many will you lay OF
"T don't know"
-Four or sye hundred"
ives sue=s So I've beer laying them OH
for two or three days now
.eyEou'- the number reach seven hunoFeo!
.yes. guess It will"
IF Won lay them off will not the Guy ne
ob,;eed to nav their salaries, just as they dio
,bs salaries of the other men you laid Oh solIle
time ago.?
~T 6on.r know. 1 can't help Il IL they can
collect from the city I've got to lay them OIL
why don't YOU newspaper men go Tor some
o.hs- sa,ar+roent2 Whenever I make a move
vou are after me. Why don't you go to the
Highways"
sfter q little conversation, the reporter asked
Mr. Nagle his reason for laying off the men,
..F3ecouse there's no work for them 10 do. he
answered.
But the streets are not clean
We'll. I have 70 give some reason, and that IS
the che give now
rs it not true that you lay them on OeS7a
if you did not you would exceed your aPploP''3-
tion?"
..I tell vou there is no work for them That's
the reason give
But would you not exceed your appropriate
q. ,,o,, a;d NOT lav them off? Isn't that the
actual reason?"
wen I'VE got TO take care Of the money"
Then the real reason is. after all. that you
must do this in order 10 keep within the aPpro-
priaton?'
I've got 10 take care OF the money That is
ell I care TO say about that"
NAY APPLY IT TO ANOTHER ACCOUNT
1,.s nossible that MI Nagle seeks TO save
part Of the amount remaining Of the curtailed
appropriation for sweeping in the Borough OF
Manhattan. so that he may have the money TO
suuly OF. another account. From the original
approprjarion for sweeping in Manhattan. which
was 81 $40 75l 10 transfer was made 70 an
other account reducing the original approPria-
ton 10 81 s42 151 10. OF this there mas peeh
used 81 222 61s0 %, leaving balance Tor the
remaining seven and half weeks OF the year
Of 500 133 0S The amount paid for salaries
70 sweepers last week was .305 81 At thlS
rate the price Of sweepers az work last week
could be paid for the rest of the year out Of the
remaining funds and a balance would be left
ever. The same is true, only IN nuch larger
measure, Of the carting account
But the salaries of the sweepers in Brooklyn
are withheld. because the contracts entered into
bg the Street Cleaning Department for cartng
IN that borough aggregate $4,000, in round ng-
ures. and for the payment OF these contracts
there remains in the Brooklyn carting fund only
S5617 9S II is obvious, therefore, that some
money must be transferred to this account be-
fore either sweepers carting contractors can
be paid in full
One heavy snowstorm. too. would either force
the Commissioner to break the law. obtain an
Immediate transfer of money 10 the snow and
iee fund, or leave [: snow lying in the streets
y, ne snow and ice fund originally S2o.ooo, tor
ashhattsn but increased to S1O4,5Oo, MI Magic
had already expended all except S325 %, al
ihough be has more than $4,000 left in the snow
6lo Ice fund for Brooklyn
Inc Commissioner will doubtless be Obliged
"ilhln DAY or two to face the question
whether he has a right to suspend the men
whom he is paving off Sweepers are engaged
a an annual salary and are not day laborers, 10
pe suspended at the will Of the Commissioner
ne mas engaged more men than his appro-
fi3uoh VII allow. then he has acted In den-
s,-s ., The law and is araenable That he has
So sie men now laid off illegally is tne Only
Io eo1no upon which the city will be able to
Thc paying them for the time they viii lose
~. consequences TO Mr.. Nagle. however, may
not be so pleasant.
MORE MEN NEEDED
e'erai OF the sweeoers who were spoken To
-''0' The condition of the streets said that
e men were needed, rather than fewer, and
matter of record-indeed, even OF a boast
~ The department. as an evidence OF its ef-
mat men have been obliged to WORK
80 o. each Sunday. Work done by the sweep
for &C vas explained some time ago. is not paid