New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-06
Many High Salaried State
Positions Will Be at
His Disposal.
TWO $4,000 PLACES
OPEN FIRST YEAR
Secretaryships, Heads OF De-
pariments and Other I'm"
portant Appointments.

Governor-elect Whitman, when ne
takes up his duties in Albany on Jan
uary /, will have these appointments
to make at once:
Private secretary. at $4,000 a year;
military secretary, ut Sb,OOo ye"r'
executive auditor, at $4,000 year. ana
Superintendent OF Public Works AT
~ 600 n wear. The term OF these
nlaces is co-terminous with that oil the
Governor -, -. .Lo
During the year he will have inc
,,noirtmont of a number Of impor-
tant department heads and OF Two up
lie Service Commissioners. On Jahu-
arv % the term of Calvin j. llusoh
runs out as Commissioner or AgrieUd,o,. ,
ure. The salary of this office IS sow
year. go, p.,b
ON February there will be two Pun
lie Service Comm ssioners to appOiht
for terms of five years at SlD,voV d
wear. They will be TO succeed Mar''"
+ Decker. of New Paltz, in the up
state commission, and Milo X. Maltnle'
of the local commission.
One Of the most important appoint
ments that the Governor viii nave TO
make in the first year will he that oil n
State superintendent OF insurance 10
succeed Frank 1. Hasbrouck. -,
II is probable that the Governor Will
wish 10 reorganize this department,
and he will take the greatest care IN
tho selection Of his Superintendent OF
Insurance. The salary is $4,000 a
year William Temple Emmett was
named for term of three years on
February 10. 1912. He resigned IN
March and Superintendent Hasbrouck
was named in his place. The law,
however. reads that in case OF an un-
expired term the appointment is for
the remainder Of the term instead Of
running through for a full term as
I'm some Of the other Offices.
On February . the term of William
II Sullivan. Of Norwich. expires as a
member of the Tax Board. The salary
here is $4,000 year; the term is three
years.
The terms of the three State Super
intendents of Elections John X. Noor-
his. Of this city: William J. Hlllery.
Of Buffalo. and John Palace, of Brock
port-will expire on July 10 OF the
Governors first year The term IS for
four wears and the salary is $4,000. Il
is possible, however, that the Legs
laturc this winter may legislate TINS
department out Of existence.
In the second year Of Governor-elect
Whitmans term the following places
will have TO be filled:
Member OF State Tax Commission
10 succeed Joseph S. Schwab, of this
city. whose term expires on January -
salary. $4,000.
SUPERINTENDENT of Public Buildings,
for two years, at $4,000; term of pres
emit incumbent expiring on January -.
on February a Public Service Com
missioner in this district to succeed }.
Sergeant Cram; salary, $4,000; term
five years.
Health Officer of the Port of New
York 70 succeed DR.. Joseph J. OCon-
nell. whose term expires on February
10; compensation, $l2,5OO; term, four
years.
A Commissioner OF Excise to succeed
W. ". Farley, of Binghamton, whose
term expires in April. Term, five
years; salary, $1,000.
In July. 1916, the term Of Thomas j..
Ahearn. Fire Marshal, expires. The
Office pays $1,000 a year and the term
is five years. Il is probable, however,
that before the term of Mr.. Aheam IS
up his Office will be legislated out Of
existence and the department consoli-
dated with some other.
The office OF State Architect, now
filed By Lewis i. Pitcher, is held at
the pleasure of the Governor. II pays
s. 500 a year.