New-York tribune., 1902-01-04
SWEEPING TAN1NANY OUT.
NEW OFFICERS STILL GETTING THEIR
DEPARTMENTS AND FORCES
INTO WORKING ORDER.

The officers under the new administration were
busy as beavers yesterday getting their depart
ments and forces into condition to do effective
work. The cleaning out of Tammany rubbish
was continued Here follows a brief account
of some Of the more important things that were
begun accomplished:
,CHARITIEs.-There was activity throughout the
Charities Department yesterday. One of the Com
missionerS of Accounts going the personal
property of patients who had died in Bellevue Hos
pital and whose effects had been turned to
Charles A Alden. when he had charge of that work.
made in all the branches of the department with
which Alden had had ANYTHING to DO TT The CON-
missioner announced the dismissal OF Thomas NJ
Campbell, purchasing agent who was reinstated
Mr. Folks directed ID all heads Of departments to
port to him in person at II a. M to-day for gen
eral conference
LAW-Corporation Counsel Rves gave out an
opinion of eX-CorPoration Counsel Whalen
P 6 ma had & pPf OF a1 gToGG
was taxed, and Mr.. Whalea was asked If This was
a, church was sincere about building the property
should not be taxed.
BOROUGH Observation-Disclosures Cantor
/ nounCed the appointment of r. Stuart VILLA
consulting engineer in the Public Works Depart
ment The first hearing given by new local board
Chamber. The proposed power house for the rapid
pared by Commissioner of Public WORKS Livingston
for he concentration OF most Of the borough offices
on the eighteenth floor of the Park Row Building
The city could thus save several thousands OF dol
lars year If the leases permit 1t the city will
sublet Offices in the Park Row Building which
Will be left vacant by the proposed concentration.
Mr Living gson proposes 10 take the departments Of
/ Highways, Public Buildings and Offices Baths and
maybe Sewers as well as the purchasing agency,
10 that floor
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OFFICES-WiIliam
h walker. Superintendent OF Public Buildings and
Oftces, said that the courthouse was in a miser-
able condition, and needed painting from dome to
hrst floor. He estimated the of the work he
recommends at from 5000 to 5000. You might
think" he said, from casual inspection that the
place was dirty. l did at first but a closer view
showed me that the natural iron is showing
through where the paint worn off. I under
stand that II is from fifteen to twenty years since
me building was painted. shall recommend that
the work be done as soon as possible
BCILDINGS-Some of the heads that fell into
Inc basket of Superintendent Of Buildings Stewart
IhurSday were replaced yesterday on the shoulders
from which they had been removed. ExanIna-
ton, of the list showed that OF the men
marked Tor removal protected by Civil Ser
wee: and the record made by some Of the others
1HIued them 10 continue in Office. The revised
Hst OF the missing now numbers sxty-two instead
OF SeNentE-fVe. Inspectors sent out TO in
Vesugate some of the buildings erected bv Rosen-
bers' the speculative builder who hanged himself
ast Monday after losing 900 in speculation
TENEMENT HOUSE-At the offices NJ tho
tenement House Commission. in the Telephone
BulIdlng- AT Irving Place and Eighteenth-st a
dozen or more wOrkmen were putting in nartitiorr
While the inspectors and examiners were doing
thelr pest to arrange some temporary desks
PARKS.-John E. Eustis Commissioner Of Parks
LOT the thorough of The Bronx appointed william
Peters as superintendent OF parks for The Bronx