The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-08


eminent.
There are Ave specific subjects
which think should receive attention.
These are as follows:
J. Planning for the expansion and
proper development of the growth
and rearrangement OF the city that
VIII follow completion Of the new
subway system. This seems to me to
oe the greatest work we have In
hahd' subway development consists
not merely OF building lines. but in
making provision for the changes in
hhes OF travel. opening OF streets.
building OF districts. caring for new
centres OF population and furnishing
the inhabitants with all the benefits
ana necessities OF good government
2. Improvement and development OF
the port OF New York. We have the
hnest harbor IN the world but 1.
needs attention to care for the COM
merce not only OF to-day but OF the
iuture. htat Is so vital to our prosper
Ny. i might mention several specific
uncertainties. such as tho -w docks
IN North River. the south Brooklyn
water front Improvement. the ia
malca bay deep water har5or and the
rearrangement OF New York Contra,
Railroad traffic along the west side.
These are hut few OF the great
improvements that need be made to
enable New York to MAINTAIN its
commercial supremacy.
J. Placing the c!ty's finances upon
a sound basis. This Is a tremendous
task In Itself. vital not only to the
taxpayers but TO every inhabltant.
II means the adoption of a sound
financial basis, systematic raising
and spending OF public money. and
operating each year under budget
scientifically made and followed.
There are two principal forms Of
public expenditures. One Is for ord!-
nary operating expenses. the other
Is for improvements. II We can so
order our improvements as to make
them self-supporting or yield addi-
tional returns then our expenditures
become profitable investments. In
creas!ns each year in value Instead
OF merely pilRg up Understanding
debt.
4--Social welfare work to better
the conditions OF our people and add
to their happine-. and comfort. This
] may apologetically say Is a hobby
OF mine. / do not mean that in
carrying out schemes Of welfare
work that we must spend millions of
dollars out OF the treasury. On the
contrary. they can. by careful plan
ming. be accomplished for small cost
nd inlh L. IA
happiness and morals. They will re-
duce the costs We bear to-day for
almshouses, public hospitals. poor
relief End crime. II Is the sciences
IT prevention that we must study,
fer the more that We can prevent
poverty. disease and crime the
lighter will be the expenditures we
must make In the future because Of
their existence.
8. The last. and l think the uit.-
mately most Important undertake
Ing ahead. Is a new charter DOR the
city that Will reorganize the gov
eminent SO that we may be able
to give . real business sdm.nistra-
tion to public affairs. We have,
during the past four years. sue
ceeded In making some improve
ments, but we are hampered by 4
cumbersome system. There have
been various attempts to draft q
new charter. l have had a hand in
some of them. what l should like
TO see. In another two or three years
| Is a charter drafted b. the city Of
Hclals themselves, based upon the
/ thot nj tat,
supported by the practical expert
euce of the men In once who are
engaged In the daily problems Of
this great city.
For tho last four years George NJ,
/ Aneny has been struggling with n
| Office that Is overwhelmed with ~
| largest mass OF detailed business
any Of the clty's departments. namcl
| President Of the Borough OF Manhattan
In that place he has been the janltc
OF Manhattan. or in more dgnlfis
sense the general superintendent opera
| ing the old city ~ New York. From IA
| desk OF a thousand and one details
! day he goes on Jan. TO the post ,
general expert adviser on all the gre,
problems OF the worlds second large,
| city. whose financial and operating bus
ness In equal To that OF the greatest II
dustrlal corporations-and for this /
gets $500 per year and Is happy,
AS a postscript, a personal line migl
be added. MIR McAneny In forty-fol
years old and is married, He lives
No 10 East Forty-sevsnth street In Il
home of his father-in-law, DR.. A. Jac,
b. one OF the really great men OF Il
world. In medicine, the name OF Jaco
IL honored; In learning. II 10 respecte,
in German American history II 10 r
vered. There the Evening World cue r
porter OF twenty-five years ago. ~
rounded by an avalanche OF books a.
a host OF friends. will do much OF Il
thinking and planning for Ne city's 4
turs ana perhaps ressnerafe the noa,
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