New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
CITY OFFICIALS HEAR
THEIR PRAISES SUNG
TWenty-four. Who Have Served
Five or More Years.. Are
Guests of City Club.
UNAPPRECIATED. IT IS SAID
President John H. Finley Says
Public Does Not Know How
Well 1t Is Served by
Those in Minor Places.

Twcnty-four city officials each OF whom
mas rendered ~ least five years Of cX-
pert administrative or technical service
to the city were guests of the city club
at a dinner last night in tho club building
40 - VISIT iith street Charles a.
Strorc president Of the clun. was toast
master. while President John H. Finley.
Of the College of the city OF New York.
made the address Of appreciation Law
son Purdy. Commissioner of the Depart
mont OF Taxes and Assessments and
Gcorc. McAuonv. President Of the Boz
ou@h of Manhattan. also spoke.
Each of the guests of honor WAS then
introduced to No diners. who numbered
nearly ono hundred club members Mi
Strong commenting on the qualifications
Of each official as presented High tii1-
utes were paid 10 each man for the
worl, hc has accomplished. Complmentcd
In this fashion were the following named .
Board OF Estimate and Appc.tionment-
Nelson T. Lewis. chief engineer. Harry
p. Nichols. chief Of the Bureau of Fran
chiscs. and Joseph 6. Iaag. secretary.
Department of Health-Dr. Ernst D..
Lcderle commissioner
Board OF Additional Water supply.
Waldo Smith. chief engineer.
Department of Water Supply. Gas and
Electricity Edmund Eeardslcy. chief
clerk and auditor
Commissioners O. Accounts Benjamin
f. Welton. engineer. and otto H. Klein.
engineer
Department Of Fiuaucc-Eobeu e. No
lntyrc. division of expert accounting.
Duncan Machines. ,nI"f accountant and
bookkcepcr. John j. Kelly. auditor Of dis
burscments. Daniel f. NOM ,han. col
lcctor Of arroaragcs. and chandler With
iugtuu. chief engineer.
Corporation Counscl-EdWard j. Nc
GoldTick Assistant Corporation Couns j
representing the city at Albany.
Borough Presidents ofiiccs-Georee W.
TiIlson. engineer tBrooklynJ, vi. J.. Fou-
pu.t. engineer brooklyn. and John I.
Fetherstou, s@uitary engineer oRich-
moudl.
Department of Taxes and Assessments
Lawson PWdy. Commissioner
department or Park 'hiookl\nj Nj.
j Kennedy Commissioner.
Department of Bridges General Iheo-
dOrc y. Bingham chief engineer for-
mcrly Fommi ssiOncI of POliCel.
Municipal CiNil Service Commi sslon-
Frederick 6 ireland. chief examiner
President. Board Of Aldermen Edward
: T.. Bowie. chief examiner
Department OF Education William ~
Maxwell Superintendent. and Henry VI.
! LeipZipcr, supervisor OF public lectures.
Absent from the dinner. but included In
dr. Strongs eulogistic remarks. were Dr..
3 John Billings. chief OF the bureau OF
communicable diseases. DR. Herman VI.
! Biggs chief medical officer. and Or.
A
! Of the Department Of Health. Or Daniel
! -. jackson. chemist of the Department OF
/ Water Supply. Gas and Electricity.
! Charles ) Hervey. chief auditor Of ac-
/ counts. Department Of Finance. Theodore
/ Connolly Assistant Corporation Counsel,
and Dr. John :. Billings. director Of the
| Public Library.
I'm his address OF appreciation President
/ FINLEY paid high compliment To those
who. lac said. were deserving Of diplomas
rs municipal experts Continuing. he said
/ We need "A new dictionary. We need
/ to have the activities OF this new age re-
/ apprised The poet and artist have pat
appraised The poet and artist have pat
and Aurora, but il has not yet glorihed
! the streetcar and the mOtorman. the dis
/ trlct nurse. II has immortaliZcd the pub
/ lie soldier. but has not yet found a divine
! sentence for the public bacteriologist