Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-02
TO CHANGE OFFICE .
Of COMPTROLLER
Reorganization and view
Blood" Is Plan Of City CotIn-
SCI James r Nugent-

To RwImg time city cmmptruLBer's de-
partmnemH Inn lime with tine wresemt-
day meceexHtx, tine nOumciamanic
ffnamce cOmmSttee Last might favored
a complete reorganization of the book
keeping methods and the infusion OF
new and younger blood into the office
staff. Three of the present employees,
who it is understood would not fit in
with the new plans, are to be retired.
The necessity for the changes in the
department were brought to the COM
nittee's attention by City Counsel
James r. Nugent, who was delegated
some time ago to investigate into the
present methods with an expert of
Price, Waterhouse & Company. OF
New York.
In his report. which was somewhat
informal, Mr. Nugent impressed upon
the committee that the method or
keeping records, including the book
keeping system, had not been changed
for twenty-five years and that they
were, therefore, somewhat antiquated-
Systems and methods in other de-
partments have undergone change
recently, and MIR. Nugent suggested
that 1t would be for the best inter-
ests of the city to have an entire new
system installed in the comptroller'S
office
To bring this change about MI
Nugent stated that the expert ac-
countant. as we'll as himself, was
convinced that 1t could be done only
by infusing new blood--and. above all,
younger blood-into the staff EN-
ployed in the office. There were three
men. the counsel stated, Who had
done faithful service for the city,
but who are too old for such COM
plete reorganization work, and he
would therefore recommend that these
men should retire. He said that he
had word from all three that they
would be willing to do so.
Mr.. Nugent also asked for the tenn
porary employment of three clerks in
the Martin act department to finish
up work that had accumulated. These
clerks would cost about 500 a month
and would be needed for sixty days,
the counsel stated. The city, while
paying their salaries. Mr.. Nugent
added, would, however. not be out a
cent, as their pay would come by
way of the fees the notices would
bring in which it would be their duty
to get out.
Both requests were turned over to
a subcommittee consisting of Alder
men Reilly, Quigley and Hopping,
who are to report back on Friday.
To the same committee three other
requests were turned over. One
came from Charles R. Baldwin, clerk
of the First District Court, asking for
extra help by way of being permitted
to employ one stenographer. Custo-
dian Wiseman asked for So raise
for four assistants who are now get
ting SIS a week The request had
been made some time ago, but at
that time was not granted. Another
request turned over to the sub-com-
mittee was made by Excise Inspector
William Dignan for a raise of salary
for himself and his colleague, Will
lam B. Tompkins. Mr.. Dignan ex-
planned that their salaries had not
been adjusted in eight years, also
they were doing the work of the late
Mr.. Heller. a clerk in whose place
nobody had been appointed.
An appeal was made by the Twelfth
Ward German-E English School to be
in some measure relieved from
the street improvement assessments.
which amounted to some $1,100.
Board of Works Commissioner Bier
tuempfel and the trustees, John.
Burkhardt and Philip Schmitt, ex-
planned how hard the school had to
fight for its existence, being main
tanned solely by private means. They
were told, however, that relief could
only come by way of law exempt
ing private schools and not until
then.