The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-11
Two Anonymous Protests.

Two anonymous frotebts.
The two bureau chiefs say that there
have been no protests by citizens so far
as they can discover, except two anony-
nous ones, "onc OF which was indecent
and the other apparently the work Of
demeuted person"
They also point out that there are Ave
bureaus under the Board of Estimate and
that the heads OF three Of them get higher
salaries than Adamson and Tirrel They
say that the bureau OF standards recon-
mended not "A single salary decrease for
any city employee except by request of
the head Of the affected department and
that the two bureaus have been instru-
mental In saving millions Of dollars to the
taxpayers"
When he Board Of Aldermen received
the new city budget from the Board OF
Estimate yesterday Frank Bowling. the
Democratic leader. moved that all the
supporting schedules which give the salary
change in detail be printed in the record
tomorrow.
80 when we consider the budget" Mr..
Bowling said, every Alderman will know
the salary OF every employee and will
be prepared to vote for or reject the in
Creases decreases"
This was understood to be Alderman
Dowling's way Of giving notice that he
will lead the fight to cut from the budget
the $1,000 salary Increase for Adamson
and Tirrell. Progressive and Republi-
cans AS we'll as Democrats indorsed the
Bowling resolution which was passed.
After the meeting Mr.. Bowling said
I'VE have been hearing all along how
men were being thrown out of work to
help along the efficiency and economy
game. Now we are entitled to know
whose salaries We're raised"
1t Is expected that other increases be-
sides those for Tirrell and Adamson will
he cd by ba Al1arrpap
a pretty fight Is promised, with some Of
the fusion Aldermen for the first time OPP
posing the heads Of the Mitchell admins
tration.
Some OF the Borough Presidents also
seem to be disturbed by the agitation over
the Tirrell- Adamson increases, although
they voted for them. When Marcus NJ.
Marks was asked yesterday II he knew
these Items were In the budget ne replied.
'I didn't until the last meeting of the
Board OF Estimate, when the budget was
passed"
81 didn't either" said Mr.. Mathewson
OF The Bronx and Mr.. Mccormick Of Rich
mond. Mr.. Pounds of Brooklyn said he
wasn't sure whether he did or not How
ever, II is said that the whole board
knew months ago In general way that
the pay Of Adamson and Tirrell was to
be raised In the new budget.
The finance committee of the Aldermen
will begin public budget hearings AT
10 80 o'clock tomorrow morning. The
board must return the budget to the
Mayor within twenty days.
The Aldermen also met yesterday as
the Board OF County Canvas sers to ap-
praise the results of the election Of No
vember 3, The canvas will begin In the
Aldermanic chamber AZ 10 80 O'Clock this
morning. Alderman Charles Delaney II
chairman of the board, as he has been
for the last twelve years
In the organization of the canvassng
board Alderman Frank Mullen OF the
Twentv-third district n Democrat with
Progress i've Endorsement, who hereto
fore ha. voted with the fusion majority,
went over 10 the Democratic minority.
mis- is the first detection from fusion,
which now has sixteen members from
New York county against seventeen Tor
Tlmmany.