New-York tribune., 1911-02-24
TAMMANNTES HURL
ECONOMY TO WINDS
Have Already introduced Bills
saddIinc 100000 Addi-
tionaI Salaries on City.
CITIZENS UNION FIGURES
This Does Not Include Items for
stenographers and Attend
ants Who Would Have
To Be Appointed.

IRv Telegram 20 The Tribune.
,,S.rv Feb 2.-This Democratic ad-
.istration is ono Of economy and "ousl-
.as,,ise methods" Governor Dix has sald
"a IN assailing the "extravagauce' of
80. Republican predecessors has made many
.oucbinc illusions TO the era ot retrench-
,..r. and reform which the Democrats are
,nout 70 bestow on the downtrodden tax
..vers In view Of all this, much interest
,yrts in a compilation Of figures Just made
~ the citizens Union bureau mere. Ihal
mediation shows that the economical
rsr,ocrats have introduced thus far TINS
.o.s,o, measures which would saddle at
IS, e. 400 o00 year more in expenses Tor
.o1e,3es on the taxpayers of New YORK
city
large as that figure IS. ii would not
..oasure adequately Tammanys contriou-
,,or toward this economical administration.
:, does not include the cost of positions
,,oylded for in many mandatory bills wnere
conversation would be fixed by the boaru VI
r.tinate and Apportionment OF the city
Il does not include items for stenographeiS
and attendants who would he appointed IN
case bills increasing the number ot Judges
in the first and second judicial districts ne
,amc I2w. In some other particulars fne
figures represent merely an estimate-puI
ons on a conservative baSis--of the IN
-res sed expense TO the city II this leslSia-
tion should become law.
ranmany's raid on the treasury through
q Tammanyized Legislature includes
number ot bills. Ike Senator Timothy H.
Sulliysn's providing for librarian Oh 'he
ri,v Court Library. Assembiyman A D.
LEWIS bill authorizing the appointment pH
no District Attorney OF additional srshd
iurv stenographerS. senator Harte meas
me recurring the appointment OF inspectors
~ mastering in the Building Department
Tho bin introduced by Senator Harie ana
,seeublynan Foley providing for another
Jeru,v IN the Dock Department, and Sen
ator Harte's bin establishing a law library
,, Dueens County, 20 be under the control
of live trustees, who are apparently 10
lave conrlete power 20 make appointments
and fix salaries.
Such investigation as II Is possible 10
make fails to disclose what would be the
f1l effect i'm salary increases of some OF
Inc bills. such as that OF Assemblyman A
J. Levy fixing the salaries Of eight clerks
I'M The department for the preservation OF
New York County L. is, of course. impos-
si5le 10 estimate what would be the cost
70 New York City Of the passage OF a num-
her Of bills which Indirectly AFFECT the
salary question. such as those limiting the
hours Of labor Of city employees and pro-
viding for holidays and half holidays. A
number Of such bills have been introduced.
J. o. Hsmmitts Statement.
J. O. Hammitt. secretary Of the Citizens
Union, says:
The following tabulated statement shows
total annual salary Increases which would
result from the passage Of bills now be
fore the Legis lsture, amounting 10 So
but the estimates are made on a conserva-
live basis a number Of increases aside
from those within the classes above men
TONED are necessarily not included IN this
ststement-such rs the salaries which viii
pe necessary for stenographerS, attend
ants, etc. in case the bills Increasing the
number OF Supreme Court justices should
1e PASSED. The tsbulafed statement does
not duplicate any items and in instances
IN whicn several bills have been introduced
providing Increases in the same salaries
the statement includes only those increases
provided oY the more moderate DILL
Senate. No 1876. McCielland-lncreasing
minimum salaries in police department
Apples 20 practically the entire force,
llrFeilrE lLl5l. ana average or lnCTcS 81
Is Silf per year Estimated total assuming
that Tie minimum salaries required by
l1W are now being paid 10 members Of the
forcej-fl.7s3.to Assemblyman Brennan
1as 3 So meWlat more eXtTaNagsnt bin IN
creasing these salaries Assembly No. 472.
Assembly no. 452, HsCkett-Increasin
annual salaries Of practically the entire
'orce of the ire department, numbering
$50 men, the increase being s2l0 in each
case. T0tal-SS7000G
lAsssem6lylnan Hackett has introduced
tr's bin twice.
Senate No G2S Frawlev. and Assembly
No ~. HerriCk- Increasing maximum sala-
neg of sWeeperS in street cleaning depart-
me1f "a bout 4gp from $500 10 $3.50 MAX
inS a possible Increase Of $+40.V Of which
Increase perhaps only 20 per cent NAV be
e1pectcd 10 be allowed. making an annual
additional cost Of $4,000
Assembly no. 537, Lent-InCreasing from
70 q the number Of Supreme Court jug
tees IN "A Judicial District. making total
s1nJz' salary cost exclusive Of such score
taries, stenographers and attendants as
would undoubtedly DE required $4,000.
Senate No o.. T. u. Sullivan: Assembly
70. lN OHver-Five additional supreme
Court Justices IN the 1st Judicial District.
making total annual salary cost, exclusive
~ such secretaries stenographers and at
$3.50. w.
Senate No. 70. z. y. suIlivan-The "rip.
pef bill. which Increases from 81 TO 40 the
number Of city magistrates. The salaries
nlal increase would be S3S 900.
Senate No 325. Bayne; Assembly No. 50J.
hhortt-Increasing from one 10 two the
number Of cOTOners in Richmond County;
annual salary Of new coroner, 5000.
Senate No. 81. Increasing transfer
tax clerk. Queens County, from 81 900 to
N,1Q. Increase. 500.
There are two such transfer tax clerks
N Queens County; the bill appears to ar
lect only one-the salary Of the other re-
naming a 5000
Senate No. 5S, 9. -. Sullivan; Assembly
No. %sS. Grauba ard-Increasin clerk Of rec
ords in Surrogates' Court. New York
County, from $3.50 10 s., 500 and increasing
salaries Of eleven record clerks in this
court from 1920 TO $3.50; twenty-one from
S.cp) 70 $3.50. and one from 1900 10 $500.
Total increase S4.300
Assembly No. 322 Goldberg-Increasing
nine attendants and messengers OF Surro-
gates Court. New York County, from so
10 $500. Total Increase s.. 200.
'NSe~'0Nlyrosp Goldberg has another bill.
the effect OF which would be the same
senate No. l4&1
senate No. i5s. Sanncr-lncreasine the sa
sIy Of the Surrogate Of Kings County from
H9o1 70 $500: increase, 5000
senate 1877, Grady-increasing the maxi
mum annual expenditures for salaries ana
ekDenses Ia the office OF The commissioner
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