Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-05
Time Cards for
 City Employees
DECIDED CHANGE IN NEW YORK
 MUNICIPAL METHODS.
MOVE BY NEW COMPTROLLER
To Learn How the citys sso,ooo,ooo Salary List is Earned-Tammany Leader Calls on the New Mayor.

New York, Jan. 4.-Charles F. Mur- phy, leader of Tamrnany Hall. today called on New York's new democratic may or and spent an hour in confer ence with him. When he left Mayor Gaynor's office he posed for his pho- tograph on the City hall steps. Tam Judge Gaynor's hands, although with Cut Tammany behind him he probably would never have been mayor of cratic ticket at any rate
 "Ask the Mayor" When MT. Murphy left the mayors offlHs' he was besieged by interviewers.
 Did you meet the mayor by appoint ment?" asked one.
 You will have to ask the mayor" was his reply, characteristic one.
 Did you have a pleasant conversa- tion with the mayorz'
 Ask him about it. He's going to do all the talking"
 Did you get any encouragement from him?'
 Ask the mayor
 Do you expect any appointments? ?''
 Ask the mayor
 Here he walked away.
 You look to be happy and smilfng'' e suggested one who followed.
 Mayor More Open Mouthed.
 Judge Gaynor discussed the Tam many leaders visit more freely Their relations were cordial, as always, since he first met Charles F. Murphy a year ago. Mir. Murphy had called merely to offer congratulations; they had dis cussed no appointments. at least no names Whether Mir. Murphy would call again he did not know. Incident ally, though the mayor did not speak of it, this is MT. Murphy's first visit to the City hall since he was commission CT of docks in the Van Wyck admin istration. His relations with Mayor Mcclellan, it will be recalled, were not very cordial, and never during McClel- lan's administration, even. after their differences were adjusted, was MT. Murphy a caller.
 No More Joy Riding in City Autos.
 This. the second official day of the new city administration started off on husiness-like principles. William A. Prendergast, the new republican fusion comptroller, issued a sweeping order that joy riding" in the municipal au- tomobiles in all departments must cease at once. He announced in addi- tion every employe of the city above the grade of laborer, excepting police men, 6remen ard school teachers, must have time cards upon which will be re- corded their comings and goings while on duty. In this way the cornptroller New York's $S0,000,000 salary list is earned
 Politics Tabooed in All Appointments.
 Appointments in all departments of New York city's government must be made hereafter on the basis of merit alone, and politics is tabooed, accord ing to orders issued tonight by Mayor Gaynor in a letter to Fire Commis- sioner Waldo. Clergymen, politicians and business men must keep their hands off. The mayors letter says, in part:
 Tt is my intention of banishing all political and outside influence from the departments immediately and once for all. Under the present method all sorts of persons claiming to influence come in to advocate the selection of their friends. Worse yet, some of such in fuence is sold and paid for. Let there be an end of all this It is my inten- tion to submit this to the heads of all the departments, and have this rule adopted by all, unless there be con- trolling reasons for the contrary.