New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-30

fered to sacrifice his salary if he did not as
Commissioner, make a better record than Major
Woodbury..
Major Woodbury's retention is due to Mayor
elect AIcClellan's personal wishes There has
been much criticism of his appointment OF
George L. Best. Maurice Featherson and one or
two others that he is said to have told Charles
F. Murphy that something would have to be
done 10 allay the growing conviction that the
leaders cared more for the spoils of Office than
they did for the publics interests. Hence.
Woodbury..
With rather suggestive promptness, as if to
assure the Tammany men that there would be
something doing in the patronage line. Major
Woodbury. yesterday sent 10 the Board OF Esti-
mate and Apportionment an application for ex-
ira appropriations. aggregating 81 .46S 40 for
an increase of his working force and equipment,
so to enable his department to cart away
the ashes from the large department stores and
manufacturing adjustments. The request was
of such large dimensions that the Board OF Es-
innate laid it over for Mayor Mcclellan and his
colleagues to wrestle with.
Major Woodbury. is one of the few. heads of de-
partments in the Low administration with whom
the Tammany leaders had little fault 10 find
He did not discharge any Democrats from the
force when he took hold of it. and it was no.
ticed that the Tammany leaders had little
difficulty in securing favors from his de-
partment.
Major Woodbury. over and over again went TO
the aldermen and asked for extra money for
horses or equipment At first he would be re-
buffed, but his appeals always were in a happy
and half-facetiouS vein, and. with only one
exception. he has secured what ne wanted. His
one repulse when he asked for $4,000 for
what Controller Grout styled e chateau for
horses and carts in Brooklyn. The Major
got the appropriation through the Board of Es-
innate and Apportionment but it struck a snag
in the aldermen. The major up to date has not
obtained his appropriation. but his letter to the
Board OF Estimate yesterday includes this sum
in the money asked for.
After referring to the decision of the court
that the Street Cleaning Commissioner need not
cart away the ashes from the department stores
and other plants of that nature. Major Wood
bury asks for sums as follows:
For I've hundred horses an1 carts and equipment
I'VE drivers and hostlers and feeding
For two hundred sha nv Drivers in BROOKLYN
For stables and equipment in Brooklyn 475425
Total. 81 46s47o
In view OF the fact that Mayor-elect McClel-
Ian regards the efficiency of the Street Cleaning
Department one of the tests of his admins
tration. it is likely that Major Woodbury.. if he
retains the management of the department, will
get what he asks for.
When the fact became generally known yes
terday that Keahon would not succeed Major
Woodbury.. he was inclined 10 blame the Sulli-
vans They soon convinced him. however that.
while they had nothing against Major Wood
bury, they had favored the appointment of him
self, Keahon. throughout the controversy. Mr..
Keahon went away from Tammany Hall with a
very red face Before departing he told Charles
T. Murphy that he satisfied that Murphy
had done everything possible for him. and that
he would not held anything against the leader
for failure TO land the prize II is believed that
Keahon VIII refuse 10 accept anything
from Mayor Mcclellan.
Mr. Keahon was at the Mcclellan reception at
the Democratic Club last night. and 10 his
friends downstairs he had good deal TO say
about what ought 10 be done In regard TO the
Street Cleaning COmmissionership. Among other
things he made this declaration.
IN give bonds il necessary and guarantee to
do the work of cleaning the streets OF this city
better than Woodbury. has done IL for S1OO0OQO
less money a year. I'm contractor, and know
what il Is TO do practical work. i may not know
as much about burning garbage or detecting