New-York tribune., 1910-01-30
CITY MONEY SAVED
FIRST MONTH RECORD
Nesc Officials Fast Redeeming
Promises of Economy.

In keeping with the promises made by
them in the campaign. most of the officials
OF the new administration have already
instituted reforms and made cuts in their
STATS of employees which show they are in
earnest in working for economy.
In the first month which practically
ended yesterday. reductions had been made
In the payrolls which. If maintained
through the year will result in a saving of
100000 while President McAneny of the
Borough of Manhattan is expected to
nounce tomorrow reorganization of his
Office which win add s250.000 more to the
annual saving. and the end Is not yet.
Others of the new executives are planning
extensive reductions. but have not mapped
out their entire programme.
So far the largest cuts in forces have
been announced by Commissioner Thomp-
son Of the Department OF Water Supply
and by Park Commissioner Higgins OF The
Bronx. The former has reduced his payroll
TO the amount of about s150.oo0 year and
the latter about $4,000
The following table gives an approxima-
tion OF the amount cut from the various
payrolls by the keen pruning hooks of the
new officials and 10 be saved by reforms in
administrative methods:
Ffnsnoe DEPARTMENT ooooo
Park Department. The Bronx. isp,bp
Department Of Water Supply. .....---...- 150. 600
Fire Department ....-..-..--.-.-.---.-.- 10000
CITY Chamberlain NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10000
Park Department, Manhattan and Rich
mono -. -''-''''''- ioooo o'0o
Borough President Brooklyn. --.---...--. 10000
Dock Department observation-disclosures. 10000
Total 100000
Commissioner Lederle of the Health De-
partment when ne took hold of that de-
partment in the administration of Mayor
Low. instituted reforms that saved several
hundred thousand dollars year 1t is ex-
pected that as soon he has had time to
20 through the Office to which he has re-
turned under Mayor Gaynor he will make
reductions sweeping as before. 1t is
known that Commissioner Murphy of the
Tenement House Department is planning
reforms that will save considerable, and
Dock Commissioner Tomkins is quietly ar
ranging g reorganization that will mate
rally aid in keeping down the admins
trative expense of the city.
When he has thoroughly mastered the in
tr1cate organization of the Department of
Finance it is expected that Controller
Prendergast will make changes in the
working force which will bring his total
saving up TO point higher than that Of
any of the city departments.
Although there is little opportunity TO
cut down IN the Police Department. so far
ss salaries go, Police Commissioner Baker
viii not have TO ask for so large appro-
priation for additional men account of
the number of men that have been sent
hack TO him from various departments
The number of patrolmen who will have
TO go back TO doing police duty in the
streets instead Of messenger service in
various departments, will be materially in
creased IN few months
Mayor Gaynor is particularly interested
In seeing that the expense to the city of
condemnation proceedings is cut down,
that the excessive awards for land dam
ages is stopped and that the amount of
taxes gathered by the city is materially in
creased by reforms in methods of assess
Tnents. Those reforms which have already
been started will probably mean a gain of
many hundreds of thousand dollars to the
city in the course of the year
Another investigation that is soon to be
started by the Mayor may result in a large
saving in the payment Of salaries in the
Fire Department. The Merchants Associa-
ton has told him that the uniformed force
is So per cent greater than it should be to
man the apparatus in the service of the
city
i IS known that Corporation Counsel
" 1txsn is making thorough investigation
Of the organization Of his office on the re-
quest Of Mayor Gaynor II is said that the
latter is convinced, after examining the
budget for that office. that a large saving
can be made. The list of attaches Of the
Office, with a detailed statement of the du-
ties Of each. is now in process of prepara-
ton. There is report that as many as
fifteen lawyers connected with the depart
ment in various capacities will have TO find
other channels for their activities
Since the first of the year Borough Presi-
dent McAneny OF Manhattan has been de-
voting good share of his time TO mapping
out a reorganization Of his office, which was
filed with Tammany men during the ad-
ministration Of Borough President Ahearu.
In this work he has had the assistance of
Henry Bruere, Of the Bureau of Municipal
Research.
The investigation showed that the payroll
Of the office amounted TO sl,750000 a year.
He expects that the changes TO be an
nounced by him will cut some $4,000 from