New-York tribune., 1901-11-30
APPOINTED BY NR. CIRCUIT.
" TAYLOR PHILLIPS AND JAMES w
STEVENSON DEPUTY CONTROLLERS
IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED.

Controller-eIect Cirout announced last night
that he would appoint n Taylor Phillips as first
Deputy Controller. at salary OF Si,To a year
instead of $500. now paid for that office James
w Stevenson, who has been Mr.. Grouts private
secretary during the latter's term as President
OF the Borough OF Brooklyn. is appointed second
Deputy Controller at salary of $1,000. instead
of salary of 81 900. Mr. Stevenson succeeds
Edgar J. Levey who resigns to become vice
president and general manager OF the Iitie III
surance Company. Both men will probably en-
tar rho CONTROLLERS office to-day In order that
they may become familiar with the WORK oe1ore
tho beginning of the new administra ton
Mr. Phillips is a lawyer, and he has served
three terms in the Assembly. AS member Oh
the Greater New-York Democracy. he was ae''Ve
in the fusion campaign. Mr. Grout called at
tention last night the fact that when ne ap-
poioted a private secretary. he would reduce
the salary now attached 10 that ofnce py TioV0'
thus making net reduction in three salaries
of 50 800 a year. In speaking OF MS appoiii'
n,ent of Mr. Phillips, Mr.. Grout said:
Ia As nm ny mai which have had with Mr. Steven
son l have verified my own iIhpItssoi,n IN IGpger
and hefter, He has been commended both IN p2{in'
Of character and qualifications by , dSaGc Iaacs
oscar s siraus Edward Lagterbiach; Ni1nan IaIa
sherer manager @f tne n Green Professor Rich
ard Siottheii of Columbia University, and spra-
ham Abraham
speaking of other appointments MI Grout
said:
shall retain Herbert l.. Smith as Assistan' STAN.
DaDi,ty Controller. Mr.. Smith was lleputy Soli-
troiler I'm Brooklyn under three dl1erehl CoIi
roiiers and has been in the Finance IL,
nf aither Krooklyn NeW-h oTk since iooi. ~
y,iorc ~ the determination to retain Mr.: Snith II
seems host TO me the first deputy shoud De d
it.ii- her than a banker Indeed, in many
rasner,s the Controllers office of the city OF New
York Is much less OF banking office ana mas fno.e
To do with governmental questions thah Is SeieI-
ally supposed ,. .ha. WILLIAM, Mckinney
nh, bas haen an auditor under MT oier ana "iloSs
KIND Shall be retained and placed in Responsible
- rye or he auditing bureau. with a view 10
the administration or tn.
h,cnaSs ~ the office, regarding the handing cS
a,-roIs the auditing of bills for supplies ana the
incncntior Of supplies. | have requested Mr. SQIer
tn hermit Mr. Mckinney during the n4hIh oi G Dc
ccr6her to make examination of the ethods OF GER
~, Cf The largest business corporations OF the
especially anxious 10 terminate tiie prs
eni necessity that person VINO mas a DIN
aganst the city shall come in person 10 the Coi-
troIIer's office to receive payment
Mr. Stevenson is native of Pennsylvania, and
entered newspap per work in Pittsburg after COM
,Ietine, his studies Grove City CoiieSe, IN
Marcar Comfy. After coming to NeW-1 ork ana
nrior to becoming secretary to MI circuit, ne
I,orLad for a period of six years on various
New-Yorlx and Brooklyn papers. Mr.. stevenson
Who is thirtv-one years old, lives at NO. S4'
Greene-ave.. Brooklyn