The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22
u. OF P. STUDENTS
SEE HOW CITY Is RUN
Get Lessons From McAneny on
SAVING Millions to the
Public.
SOME NEW THEORIES ALSO
Study Art, Health and Correc-
ton Experimentation and
japanese In Party.
SOME NEW THEORIES ALSO

Twenty.four students OF the University
OF Pennsyv ,nla-n1ostiy graduate stu
dents---came here yesterday to study
municipal government. Among them were
several young women and two Japanese
eeud, n,s. who took notes indefatigabiy.
From Hudson Terminal the students
went to the Bureau OF Municipal Re
search. There they submitted TO several
broadsides on New York as she 10 gov
erned and saw the training schoo, for
public service. Thence they came 10 CITY
Hall. where President McAnsny or the
Board of Aldermen took them In 10 his con-
Ldence.
while I was in the Borough Pre- sidents
once" he said, I'VE recla med Tor the
public dewalk space estimated 10 De
worth $l6,OOO,000 as land Naiuts IN tn,s
city 70. We cut our department coai o.i
from SEQ 900 to $4,000. We cut the
I,oro,,wb PresId, nt's payroll 10 per cert,
and the cost of running the department 4
per cent
Aldermen. ind most Of my work III
committees. We have committees on social
wel.afe. city planning charter reV's'o"
and other pr, sslng subject
about two-thiids Of New York cty's
budget is m ndatory and we can controi
the exp, ndture OF only the remaining
third The present administration IN It's
frst term--for II - .ss' ntiaiiy Inc Same
admin s,ration-cut down the Increase OF
exnense in this one-t third of the bulge,
from 81 200. 900 in one year to $5.ooo.o"V.
There has been an immense change
IN the attitude OF the people o, New York
toward Their city government In the pass
Ten years The idea that trained pubic
servants should be retained in ONCE Is
hx ~ cd n
Of efficient government
81 have always believed in public SER
vice as a career and as such II Is AT last
arriving, Civil service must be carried
further than at present In framing
new charter. could ! have my way.
ehould put almost everything except n
small group OF department headshps
under civil service.
ut Is getting to be part o. the duty OF
American manhood to be willing to give
some OF ones time or means to the public
service or this l am nightly glad. II
10 civic attitude that we need badly
enough
One student asked Mr.. McAneny II he
would change the powers OF the Alder
men in framing a new charter.
II would" he replied Il would give
them somewhat broader powers % gem
eral legislation. Perhaps II would be
better to cut down the number OF Alder
men to forty and have them all elected at
large"
John Quincy Adams OF the Municipal
Art Comm ss on showed the visitors
through the CITY Hall and after n picture
on the front steps they hurried over to
the Public Service Commission. where the
facts Of subway construction were re-
tailed TO them. e.
After a trip to the Department OF
Health. where the division % child hy-
Gene was the point OF special interest,
the Pennsylvan'ans went to lunch. There
New York police methods were explained
TO them from the unplcturesoue but i'm
portant viewpoint of the accountant and
Burdette G. Lewis. Deputy Commissioner
OF Correction, who has charge of the
Tombs tod OF measures OF economy in
troduced since DR.. Katharine Bement
Davis took Office