Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-03
GOSSIP OF GAY GOTHAM
New York's Municipal Servants
Cost $7S,O0o,ooo.
EIrst stage Of "neturn from E:iba'-
Mighty Task Awaiting RooscvcIt-
l'inn to supply New York with
Water from Lake Erie.

looking toward municipal economy have
just revealed the fact that this city has
more paid public servants than any other
municipality In the world. TO be ex-
act there are $500 of them which IS
more Tan the population Of the State
or Nevada. In other words there is one
city employee for each sixty-twO New
! orkers. and the total amount OF the pay
roll covering their services Is $sgl9.E2
n year. The average amount paid to
each person. computing the entire year
~ pay roll from the mayor who receives
$1,000 down to the laborer ut 81 A. day
IS SLIGO so that the contribution Of each
resident toward the payment Of city
salaries is $3.50. The department with
the largest number OF employees il that
Of education. where they are A.74O draw
ing annually from the city treasury the
sum Of 81, 1871 1873. They have under their
care and direction an average Of Gil 900
school children, a number greater than
the whole population of the city In 1855.
Next in size comes the police department
numbering 1870 members with total
annual pay of sl3,543.S0l and an average
salary to each individual OF 81 $50. The
fire department Is third in size and takos
yearly for its 4,11 members the sum OF
STA: $50; an average of sl.714 The street
cleaning department with BIAS members
on It's roll drawing an average OF $50"
each or sGSHsi2 altogether. comes next.
The health department with 2,4oo employ
es drawing 81 81 500 follows; closely as
socated with tn" public charities depart
mcnt, numbering 3.SGo workers with a
total pay roll of S,ol26oo. There are n
I nP nj l,r art ms mol ba
courts and district attorneys office with
2,6oo members the departments directly
under the borough presidents with 4Tlc;
the department Of docks and ferries with
l,An; the department Of parks with l.2i:
ana so on down the list. In addition to
the Ss."m.oo0 paid in salaries to these
municipal servants there must he taken
INTO consideration the cost of rents, sup
plies, improvements and the like. Alto
gether the cost of the human machinery
by Whl'a New York Is run Is Sl4S.445v1.
or about one-seventh Of the total en-
pehse or the national government.
-
Ihe greatest political relief expedition
IN the history of the State Is well under
way and as result republican politi-
clans both here and at Washington are
I"' ms "i'i'Ht IL" iiutH htttHtiou W iHc
snip news columns ms they are to charges
! OF brloerN ana corruption which are
cropping mp almost daily. Indeed 1t may
ne SAID that the whole republican ma
chine Is Following the course OF the
hamburg or the hamburg American
line, more closely than 1t ever followed
! the course or any snip before On board
are MIS-. Roosevelt ana her daughter.
! que al naples on Feb. "a where the hrst
step OF the no" FAMOUS return from
fdpa VIII nave been completed. since
Mrs hooHeTelt VIII Join her husband
! III EeFp' ana return with him. Any
hllch IN ms return would undoubtedly
/ be tfanEht with grave results and 1t is
suddenly become so deeply Interested in
maritime reports and VIII continue to
he until "X-Fresid"nt Roosevelt lands
here next June. Although no definite
idea is yet expressed az to what part
MI Roosevelt VIII take on his return, it
Is generally admitted among republicans
that he viii De called upon to take a
prominent place in pulling the party
out of the hole in which It now finds
lts"f. me situation Is indeed serious
enough as was evidenced by the recent
EXTRAORDINARY conference here OF Presi-
Al