New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-20
GOOD WORK IN BROOKLYN.
.SzcGnstrOm administration Efficient
and Economical.

The advance sheets of the fourth report on the
city departments. prepared by the City Club OF
New-york have been sent out This report is a
significant statement of the important and extern
s,ve work done by fusion in Brooklyn under the
administration Of President SwanstrOm- 1t IS
record Of efficient and economical management Of
the affairs Of the borough in the interest OF its
citizens.
In the introduction the report says;
These matters, which affect directly the health.
me Jurisdiction CT the borough presidents The
functions Of these officials and OF the bLIetcs ossr
snce The manner which these functions are
ReIlorTG Ia q, in winch local public improvements
are executed affects the entire coL1Hlu1tS- - -
baifbfiI conditions and depreciation in the value
OF property improvements MAGE - an ovyners
Who must bear the assessments Pubic P+oii1
Tca nd economy add to the attractveness OF Lhe
locality promote pubic heaItn' sou &c ,-p11.rtv
Attention is first called to the fact that oy Lne
charter OF 1901 the sphere OF 4orousn tha nTesi-
d dU Of boroughs actual administrative powers,
ay5 pIsced under their direct jurisdiction the ma
a1I required to effect local improvement,
Hence 10 President Swanstrorn Is Iargeig 4iTs i
sdis for j., the he PT Iast f%o yeaTs
ALTHOUGH apologzing for the lnehciency SSos 10
Crouts administration as presioeho $40 him
19oS on the ground that the old charter e S.e - ~
nee4 bProuTh in that period. This IS lalq al lh1
Soor Of the central power in Iammany 5a1i HE
rhinestone pavenents were not only tote[Se9; ovs
orders for more OF the ne 59caf Pressure brought
rarfa blocks or asphalt 10 isolated sPols- -I,ic5
gIIted in series of patchwork streets 1 TtaCa
a 6aar a serious handicap 10 Brooklyn. WaeIe
asphalt used il is shown ma "a +ba civ was
WIN 1n I'd Certain politicians financially benen{eo,
Under TaInnlaHg a an from the Brooklyn Heights
EafIroad Company for work IN Tepa an ,de- the
which tAe cnrTDnratiors were favored in similar
-asnner The notorious extoruohs e[pfsctIV good
Sidewalk Hcarging the AUDITING estates fictitious
for the -% TTb also. with impunity by
m favored ones VINO con- ohc ~
Others had to & recruitment of Sewers however,
that exfavagance and gross reseGT b @ee
larry nosrrIoeded with Incompetent and superhuons
employees s ane oii was crowded with employees.
many Of whom had NOTHING 70 90 e 1 u Nc
the their lreceived a salary of 1So year oecausg
according to The 81 S IsyteT Writing Mr. Kane had
VIZ. secIefary' who received 5000 year si4ry' anu
xkgith ali this expense. the sewers were neglected.
and uI sI INSTRUMENTATION in the Department
~ buildings is exposed, All branches, WEI The
run - tr,ent was used as an instrument of gratt,
a9 1Sroughout the four OF Mayor Van WyS S
given TO Brooklyns needs in the matter OF iep'--
70 rg TeIo President swanstrom decided change
vas felt. He took immediate steps 70 So fstv and
brilliant Pres palG to fbe mater OF paving were
insured. -. .ha- +uo and q
half times as much asphalt work in BroohIyn
done or contracted for as was cone Oi - Mayor
For in that borough during the four +tsr meth
Van Wvck's administration" New ana oelteI rosd-
DDS OF paving adopted. ana the WIN
ways kept IN repair - .d,-inistratiou
In the four wears Of Van Wycks aon.ls a-s srent
about four and a half million oollsi s,sion nearly
, for sewers In eighteen month";. ..me v-ay An
seven millions has been used Ia the recruitment
equally good record was MADE Tp,,hIic baths have
been contra ted for and publ, If All public
installed. The sanitary 60 have been carefully
looked after With only si2oo., ~ ,so in iei the de-
the IA vrol IN 1907 IS against slo-ssg ~ buildings
partTneut SUPERVISED the constr Sit,re of
in The latter year involving a. 80 ~ similar
nearly g. 00o 600 more than tiIe 'O
, work IN the preceding year. ..x,ns street con-
Besides the improvement n Nv the renovat-
ing Of the Bureau OF IncuuapraNS' ~
OF street signs