New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-05
THE LICENSE INSPECTORS.
Ne1o Department N05o Ready to
Begin Business.

Frederick L. c. Heating Commissioner of Licenses
yesterday announced his staff Of inspectors. far
as made up Actual business will begin to-mor-
row. when tho fifteen new inspectors, three Of
whom are women will make their first official
rounds. The inspectors who Will receive salaries
OF 81 800 EACH follows: Joseph b. O'Don-
nell Patrick Harding. Daniel f. Finn. tr., Joseph
Cilennon Frederick Wright. Thomas Fitzpatrick
J. J. Bell. J. o. McShane. Isidore r. Schmidt
James IL Clark Arthur Loebe. Daniel J. Angus
tine Jacob Falkenber8 Mrs. Esteo b. Winsow
Miss Jane Seymour Knk and Miss NJ. J. Meegan.
Mrs Wlnslow lives at No. lG6 East Seventy
fourth-st She is a worker in tho Ladies' Christian
Union. is connected with the MANAGEMENT OF
the Stony Void Sanatorium. She is indOrsed by
Senator Depew George II. Daniels and Colonel
Robert c. Clowry. Miss Klnk. who lives No
ll3 Berkeley Place. Brooklyn. appointed at
the instance Of the WOmens Municipal League.
She is a graduate of the University of California
and received the degree Of Master OF Arts from tho
University Of Chicago. Miss Mc"gan lives No.
227 East One -hundred-and- twcnt " fourth-st For
years she has been connected with tho House OF
Refuge on Randalrs Island. OF which she was
matron.
Three more inspectors are to be appointed There
Will be a chief inspector, 5000 and a deputy
chief inspector at 5000. Commissioner Heating
will announce his deputies the State
Civil Service Commission has passed on their Off
cial status.
John ]. Caldwell has been appointed private Sec
rotary the Commissioner S2O0O 4 year. He Is
secretary or the OSccOa Club OF the NHINth Dis
trict.
Pending the organization OF the department
the employment agencies have been allowed to DO
business without any supervision. but according to
Commissioner Heating. they DO closely
watched in the future. and violations OF the law
will receive the scverest form Of penalty. Each
inspector will be held accountable for the conduct
OF every agency in his territory. The main object
of the department is to prevent sending girls
10 resorts of i'll repute. Commissioner Heating will
also seek to prohibit owners of employment agen-
cies from levying eXtoruonate fees on applicants
for places.
Many safeguards provided for by the
law. Two sets Of registers must be kept. and en-
tries must be made of all fees collected. The in
spectors have tho right at all times to examine
Commissioner ample cause to revoke the license
of the agency.
The fees which employment agencies may charge
are specifically designated in the new law. For
agricultural hands servants and unskilled work
ers employment agency must not charge a fec
larger than 10 per of the first months wages,
and this only after place has been obtained by
the applicant. In the event of the failure OF the
agency to obtain place for applicant, the fee.
with the exception Of 80 cents, must be returned
The law confers large powers upon the Commits
soner. who has the right TO revoke a license tor
any that seems TO him TO be sufficient lie
will try all complaints In his Office, and decide
whether they are well founded. For this reason
Mayor Mcclellan has decided to intrust the office
o a lawyer. Mr.. Keatng's salary was fixed at
IS coo a year All the inspectors appointed by him
will have to qualify in Civil Service examination,
which will be held in two months.