New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-09
RUSH FOR BRONX Jobs
Seekers Think Court will Rule
New County Exists.
PATRONAGE FOR TAMMANY
Law Gives Power of Appointing
Temporary Officers to New
York County Officials.

Plans are under way by which The
Bronx may soon begin enjoying all the
glory of an independent county and the
expense OF maintenance that goes with 1t.
OF course. 1t all depends on what the APP
pellate Division OF the Supreme Court
does in the matter of designating a JUS
tice Of the Supreme Court in New York
County to hold court in the embryo Bronx
county, which lawyers and others insist
the law creating the new county provides.
The other Offices will follow the court.
Any way. Sheriff Hamburger, County
Clerk Schneider and Register Grifen-
hagen are ready 10 appoint full corps OF
officials to the many Offices created under
the Bronx County act. which gives the
Sheriff, County Clerk and Register juris-
diction over their respective departments
in the Bronx until the citizens there can
elect their own officials. These sub
ordlnates would hold office from January
/, 1913, to January /. 1914. when the new
heads of departments Will 20 into ONCE.
All these offices are in the exempt class.
but all the appointees must live In The
Bronx.
Already County Clerk Schneider has
been deluged with applications for Jobs.
These are from men OF every possible
political stripe, and Mr.. Schneider, who
was elected 10 his Office as an independent.
will have his hands full. although he de-
clares there will be no politics in the ap-
pointments.
No one seems 10 know just where these
different branches OF the Bronx County
L.. enI a.
ings have been erected for the purpose.
Nor has there even been an appropriation
for the equipment OF the different offices.
This would have 20 be made by the Sink
ing Fund Commission. and II would be up
10 Borough President Miller to find some
suitable quarters for the new branches.
Sheriff Hamburger has the largest
amount Of patronage, 70 which II might
naturally be assumed the Tammany or
gauization will have the preference. The
Bronx County act provides for the follow
ing Offices and annual salaries: Under
sheriff. 5000: ten deputy sheriffs, $500
each: five assistant deputy sheriffs. N,So
each; cashier. 500; secretary, 1900. and
ch,.f clerk. 81 800. making a total OF
si3, go.
Here Is the patronage N'd' NV""''
Clerk Schneider VIII have: Deputy Coun-
~ Clerk. 1900: Assistant Deputy Clerk
81 90; chief clerk, 500; cashier. f2'eo'
notarial clerk. 200. equity clerk. 900.
and secretary. 5000.
the appointive Jobs TO the Register
office. aggregating an outlay OF Sls,po' are
Deputy Register. 1900; Assistant Deputy
e. 90. chief clerk. 500; cashier S,Sc;
examiner. 2.OCO and secretary. C,cp.
A committee OF Bronx lawyers waited
on Presiding Justice Ingraham. OF the
Appellate Division, few DAYS ago ana
urged the designation of justice OF the
Sunreme Court 10 sit in The Bronx
About the same time Justice Seabury, In
tho Supreme Court handed down a de-
cision In a habeas corpus case In which
no held that Bronx County was legally
esta blished. II also was learned that In
the list Of grand jurors for January the
Commissioners OF Jurors OF New York
County has not included the names OF
any persons living in The Bronx.