New-York tribune., 1912-08-11


tent home for thirty-six hours TO let
nbvsician re-establsh friendly relations
ho,ween his nervous and astronomical
systems.
returning 10 hrs ONCE TO prepare for
oonferences. the same day with Mayor
cavnor, Police Commissioner Waldo and
instruct Attorney Whitman, he found
h,rself overburdened with callers who
came by wire and afoot They were in
,nired by official anxiety, public curiosity
and personal interest. They all asked the
anne ouestlon-'Why " And in trying TO
.nsver them while polishing up his data
concernng THE System" he found it
necessary to shift the clutch.
u. found time between telephone calls
"a ,eIl his visitor that his resignation had
nothing 10 do with the Rosenthal murder
Ease or the resultant exposure of police
srst, When the office of vice-president
and treasurer of the Lozier Motor Com
,snv was offered to him he saw his duty
% himself and others splitting in various
arectjons and picked the course that
seemed wisest.
He accepted the offer. He will live in
Detroit
MAY RETURN TO NEW YORK.
But" he said. refectively, Il may
,oms back 10 New York" And as he
,uoke he scrutinized an ink blotter.
Perhaps he was thinking regretfully
that the business Of building buzZ-wagons
for the idle rich and their imitators pos
asses Jess stirring attractions than run
ming a disk harrow over the inefhclent'
sothful and dishonest employees or the
second largest city in the world
IN the two and one-half years he has
held Office under Mayor Gaynor's ap-
po,ntment Commissioner Fosdick mas
caused the cost of cleaning sewers TO be
reduced from 81 a cubic yard 10 81, at the
ams time greatly increasing the eil-
asncv Of the bureau. He investigated
the municipal ferries and reduced the cost
n their operation by more than Sl5o,V0o'
IN. cost 10 the city for Fourth OF July
s,.,orks took a drop Of $4,000 after the
Commissioner had illuminated the matteI
WITH his private brand of Greek fire' MS
sSoisl activity has caused many iodh
shsrks, moving picture showmen' proies-
aonsl bondsmen and taxicab operators 10
,elinuuish with heavy signs the easy
money that had been theirs.
In the Department Of street Cleaning
h, made an. analysis of the worK OF
bostlers and stablemen which resulted III
asavjng of $4,000 year. or about !" per
cen, of the appropriation for that pur-
pose. ood
rosdick also looked into the plans ana
kA
ho.nitaI at Sea View. Staten Island. ABOUT
10000 of unnecessary expense was W.
of and the plans were so modiieu 'n"'
an appropriate hospital couid DC eieC'o
o. 70 po Ooo instead of the $SSo'V" caiieu
hr In tho original specifications. frao.'
.aIIv sneaking. this inquiry saved the cl'y
), ~ 400 ,,,,,bont detriment 70 the hospital
facilities. ,,.a,i.
The commissioner pointed out unsahi,
,arv conditions in the city bakeries an
.xnosod the wide traffic in rot and spot
erss fo- food purposes. Appetites fell OIL
while the general quality OF the s"hiiy
sde.up sandwich rose 10 dlIIy ne'e"
He turned the light on the aware III 'ne
Bronx Boulevard condemnation proceeu.
inv, and the illumination saved -W'V''
icr property owners
LOOKING INTO POLICE GRAFT
Hsaiscoyered a lot OF things that were
int,restinC but uninspiring ~nen ne 4"
i yeSirated the reports that the doormeh
hte Police Department had come across
Win fat contributions shortly after tne
! t.si.laturc had raised their grade 10 tha'
4 o. loatrolneu. with accompanying III
crease I'm salary Of from 500 TO sovV
This fund was raised ostensibly 70 meet
legal expenses" connected with the prep
,rston and massage OF the bill that bene-
dted them
! There IL no end 10 the variety OF Coiii-
I missioner Fosdick's inquiries, ana II 10
doubtless with considerable regret that
he looks forward to relinquishing the
drivers seat on the disk harrow.
Have your Investigations as the or
fetal eye Of New York's citizens dis
closed an extraordinary looseness In the
strings Of the public purseY" the Coih-
missioner was asked.
s"We are hearing a great deal these
days about graft" he replied. "and II un-
eoubtedly exists in the Police Depart
i ntul MT. Jerome lHS OthNA N~S
the statement that il exists in every city
department.. That statement VIII nave 10
be taken with some qualification. GRAFT
IS not nearly as prevalent in city Depart
ments as II was four years ago. al
though II perhaps exists in petty form III
sene departments, Just as II exists j"
petty form IN most business enterprises
There is not a concern to-day IN the
city Of New York doing a business VI
over 10000 a year that does not nave
various small leaks due to dishonesty
The same condition is true Of our city
departments.
i VARIOUS KINDS OF GRAFT
/ II is important TO distinguish between
Inc various kinds Of graft. Graft can
! roughly be classified under two heads:
First-Dishonest practices by whicn
public moneys are abstracted for private
purposes
second-Dishonest practices by whic"
oueesslons or privileges are sold 10 III
"auais for consideration.
THIS last form does not directly anect
w public treasury"
10 you fnd these forms Of graft on
us increase in New York;" inquired the
Interviewer.
Vn the contrary" said Mr.. Eosdick'
seit IN the first form which have men
"nco--that is money stolen by tricks