New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
Invades Field of Controller
and Estimate Board
in Orders.
DICTATES ACCOUNTS
AND SALARY REVISION
Rumor Is Current That Julian b,
Beatty May Be Mayors
Private Secretary.

his city Chamberlain. Mayor Mitchell in
vaded Yesterday the field Of the Controller
and the Board Of Estimate.
MAYOR Mitchell Issued the following
statement last evening through cry
Chamberlain Henry Bruere:
TO avoid ans possible mlsunderstaro-
ing OF the Mayors letter of instruction
sent to-day to the chamberlain the
MAYOR explained last light that his pu.-
pose was not to interfere in any way
with the Controllers functions IN asking
for attention TO the accounting eorgam-
zation. Non the contrary. he said, his
purpose is to facilitate the Controller :
work i'm THIS regard. rof the controller
cannot bring about complete reorSaniza-
ton Of the accounts without the coop
GRAFTON OF the Mayors department
IAN accounting work will. OF course ne
done under the Controllers SUPERVISION
and subject TO his direction. summary
with regard to salary standardiging' the
Mayor purposes. he said. TO make easier
the work Of the Board OF Estimate
standardizing committee in every possible
way and to do nothing to conflict win H.
The Mayor made public the followns
letter sent by him to Chamberlain Bruere'
For the purpose of carrying out the
plan of departmental reorganization as
cussed at the time | requested you 10
accent the Office Of Chamberlain, ! sug-
gest that YOU take up the following mat
ters at your earliest convenience:
Il \ survey OF the Office OF city Cham
berjain and a report to me thereon. with
such recommendations for reorganization
as YOU find necessary. This report J.
should Ike TO have at the earliest possible
moment. and I assume that you VIII be
able TO render II within the next two or
three weeks.
- A review OF the recommendations
submitted TO Mayor Kline at my request
by the heads of the various departments
pointing out the defects in their present
organization and submitting recommenda-
tons FOR an increase Of efficiency.
- 4 report to me outlining a plan Tor
surveys OF the various departments Of the
city government as "A basis for reorgani-
zltion where necessary, and an increase
Of efficiency.
Il. An extension of the accounting IN
ytaliation TO the various departments In
cooperation with the Department OF FL
nance in order that II may be completed
at the earliest moment. II would appear
10 me that it should be possible to com
plete this work by June 80 If it be pushed.
Will you be good enough to submlt re-
port as soon as possible on the present
status of the work?
% 4 report upon the present status or
the work OF salary and supply Standard
cation, together with recommendations
for a continuance of that work
The first three duties outlined for Mr..
Bruere are clearly within the jurisdiction
of the Mayor. II was pointed out that
when it came to debating the forms of
accounts that should be kept by the va
rious departments the Controller had fuil
authority Section li9 of Chapter of the
charter. which deals with the Controller
and the Department of Finance, says;
"All accounts rendered to or kept in
the other departments shall be subject TO
the inspection and revision of this depart
ment 1t shall prescribe the forms or
keeping and rendering all city accounts.
I'm the past Mr.. Bruere, as one OF the
directors of the Bureau of Municipal Re-
search. has worked with both Controllers
Metz and Prendergast I'm recognizing the
systems of accountings in the various de-
partments. However. some of the friends
of the Controller said last night that Mr..
Mitchell should have consulted with MI.
Prendergast before assigning the Cham
berlain to recognizing the accounting
systems.
In regard TO the last paragraph OF the
letter to Mr.. Bruere, il is pointed out mat
the Board OF Estimate has absolute con-
troll over salaries 1t has been at work for
some time on the Standardization propieh
through special committee.
Mr.. Bruere said on Friday that he was
going TO stick TO his last in learning the
lob of Chamberlain and running that de-
partment. The letter from the Mayor.
however. indicated plainly that Mr.
Bruere. as had been reported many times,
was TO be the Mayors right hand man in
reorganlzing the various departments.
There were few new suggestions for
MayoraI appointments yesterday, al
though it was reported that Julian h.
Beatty might be his private secretary. Mr..
Beatty was private secretary to Borough
President McAneny for most OF his four
years He recently has been superintend-
ent Of Public Buildings. Office and Sup
plies under the Borough President.
When Robert Adamson took leave OF
absence 10 manage the fusion campaign
Mr.. Beatty became private secretary TO
Mayor Kline He mad intended 10 leave
the city service and go into law. havlns
had an opportunity to associate himself
with Job f.. Hedges, in whose once ne
studied after being graduated from law
school.
The Mayor probably will see Frederic H.
Coudert whom he wants as Corporation
Counsel. tomorrow. friend OF the
MAYOR said yesterday that II the big
nan" whom the Mayor was looking Tor 10
lead the Police Department could not be
found and Commissioner Douglas ]. Nc
KAY made good the latter might remain at
the head OF the department.
The first day the Mayor rode TO the
CITY Hall I'm an automobile. Yesterday he
adopted the more plebeian method OF
transit-the subway. On both occasions
he was, accompanied by Chamberlain
Bruere Ii is said they intend 10 come
down together every day. and will utilize
their time In transit discussing admins
tration problems.
The Mayor reached the City Hall az
| II. had iup.ha.,n With tho members