Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-17
NEW YORK FOR INFRINGEMENT


The new city fathers of New York
arc making a record i'm economy
thereby setting an example worthy oil
emulation by other cities. 1t Is stated
in ono of the New York dailies that
the saving in expenses during the first
six weeks of the new regime amounts
10 TO less Than a million dollars. II
may be more but 1t is not less.
ono of the deliberate thefts of the
past was found in the public advertls-
ing. Papers had been started for the
cxp3css purpose of obtaining graft
IL was commonly understood that
whom u politician OF prominence had
the influence he would undertake to
support weekly newspaper by OBJ
tanning for II city advertising, which
would be In excess OF the cost of pub
HcatIon OF the paper for one year.
Mayor Gaynor has cut off these para
sites and thereby saved the city prob
ably 100000 a year. on that item
alone.
In the fire department another $780,
roo has been saved. Chief Rhinelander
Waldo has sold vehicles used by fro
commissioners. eliminated uniformed
men on easy details and cre-
ated bureau of repairs and
supplies. and the city Will
have the benefit OF these measures of
retrenchment. As a sample of the DIFF
ference between the old style and the
new. ten places fixed In the 1910 budget
are declared unnecessary by the pres
ent fire commissioner.
Retrenchment is the policy all along
tho line.
Kingsley L. Martin. commissioner OF
bridges, expects to save avout $4,000
year.
Patrick A. Whitney, an appointment
which did not meet with approval at
first, claims TO have saved S60S33 In
salaries during the month of January"
The Park Commissioner has saved
S2.96O.12 in the February payrolls by
the dismissal OF 81 superfluous employ
rs and an assistant superintendent.
Cyrus c. Miller. president OF the
Borough OF the Bronx, says that sal
aries OF engineers. mechanics and
clerks. whom he has discharged would
amount to Sls6O0o.
New York, it appears, has had a
number OF corporation Inspectors"
The Office of inspector" is not entirely
unknown in this City. particularly
when the council. just before election
time. gets busy paving the streets.
The New York corporation inspec-
tors" it is said. received 81 a day, but
instead of inspecting work of the cor
Doration to see that they did their
duty toward the public. these caro-
free persons for the most part de-
voted their attention TO saloons. 9th
ers had a more respectable way of
spending their time. 1t is claimed
that only few years ago a minister
In the Bronx was accepting money as
A corporation Inspector" These un-
necessary offices have been abolished.
The present temper OF the New York
administration is illustrated In the fol-
lowing from the New York Evening
Post:
AT the second meeting of the Board
Of Aldermen. under the new adminls-
tration. one OF the fusion Aldermen
objected to the printing OF superfluous
copies of certain resolution.
Why exclaimed Alderman Dow
ling Why make such fuss over this;
IL only amounts to about 81
But. protested the fusion Alder
man. 1t Is not necessary. and even 81
Is so much saved"
Well, If that is the fusion policy
sad the Tammany leader I'm disgust,
1 withdraw my opposition and he sat
down amazed
And that puts we'll the difference
between the new administration and
the old. Not thoroughly understood
the idea Is, however slowly penetrat
Ing the minds of the Tammany men
that a wasteful expenditure, even of
"a OF the city's money, is not to be
treated lightly"
Good for New York And NAV the
policy of honesty continue and prove
contagious II the germ of that policy
could be procured. an occasional iniec-
ton Into our own public affairs would
do no harm.