The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-06-10
WOULD ABOLISH
SALARIES OF ALL
CITY COMMISSIONS
Recommendation to Commercial
Body by Board of Trades
Legislative Committee.
"LESS CHANCE OF GRAFT"
MEMBERS DECLARE
Better Service Rendered,
Though Poor Would Be Kept
Out of Office.

The abolition Of salaries for govern
Works, was advocated by the Board of
Trade committee on legislation in Its
annual report submitted last night.
Where there was no salary attached to
the Office, the report stated, there was
never any difficulty encountered in
finding men OF means and leisure who
were willing to undertake the work for
the honor. The committee declared that
while 1t was aware of the popular
argument that such government would
keep poor men out of Office, it was use
less to deny that where poor men were
entrusted with large powers in the
purchasing of supplies the temptation
to be corrupt was greater.
The Committee Report.
The report, in part. read as follows:
We are impressed with the belief that the
present financial difficulties confronting the
State are largely due to extravaganza, and
to a vast outlay of public moneys in the
aymen OF salaries, ETC., to such commits
.sions. and we submit for the thoughtful con-
sideration of the members of this board,
and to those charged with the conduct of
PUBIC a1IalrS, IndL experience mas proven
that the more efficient and honest officials
are those who perform their services with
out compensation.
Where there is no salary, as in the case
of the Park Commission. Library Commits
sion and Board of Education in the city
of Newark. trustees of the State Hospital
for the Insane, trustees of the Reform
School, and many other commissions and
boards, men of high character, standing
and ability are secured for the positions,
and ably fill them.
N. Y. U. Branch.
Professor James E. Tough, director
of the Extra-Mural Division of New
York University, gave outlines of a
plan for establishing a branch of the
university in Newark. He said that a
branch here would enable poor young
men Of New Jersey to support them
selves While studying for their degrees.
President George F.. Reeve announced
the following as a committee on speak
ers for the annual banquet of the board
next January: Franklin Murphy, John
F.. Dryden, Charles Bradley, Peter
Campbell and John r.. Hardin.
DR.. Samuel e. Robertson, chairman
Of the special committee on tubercu-
losis. submitted the following report:
The special committee appointed to
study, outline and recommend methods
under which tuberculosis can be effectively
treated and controlled would report having
investigated the work dom by the COM
munity here and elsewhere, and in view
of the commendable work being done by
the local Board of Health and the Com
mittee Of One Hundred, and the efforts of
the County Board of Freeholders, the COM
mittee Considers 1t advisable for the MEM
bers of the Board of Trade to render all
possible assistance to the work already
started.
In regard to the %nancia aspect of the
while the citizens have responded
generously for funds, nevertheless we con-
slider it the duty Of the County Board Of
Freeholders to care for the victims of this
disease equally as well as those of other
and infectious diseases, and
would so recommend that the influence of
the Board of Trade be exerted in that df-