New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-20
HUMANITY PLEA
lessons DEPTH
OF SALARY CUTS
long Service TO City Wins
AlIExcept Controller to
Compromises.
NINE CHILDREN SAVE
SALARY FOR FATHER
ui,chel Blames Past Sins for
Need TO Oppose Budget COM
mittee'S Decreases.

UllttON
Humanity sT~ss'eo ~s4'"S' s'''u.
sriiisuo1 yesterday al 'he "ee''"e o'
ne main '''te' comm '''' W -.
Board OF ts,im"''. 81 CUM 80 Ne' "
hear the arf.'' o' F"''ous "e""S VI
he city departments from the recon p
~eriau0rs OF ,ac bureau OF S'a"oA' us
H. re8rct.ors in salaries. Humanity
c.~.-orer prcnde~gast was the
Toh' s... .....ho~. 81 tho
Only enc @. ."' "'
main committee. inciuding Mayor
y,.,be' Pre-, dent NcAneny and Bor-
p.,..4,-.. Pounds and Mathew
tcgn r ~
son. VINO p'''S''''>
s2rdaIa'@" ... -
There was " gene" o. ,-" ~
he other members 20 oIoaNe" '"o
,..,ssr6i7a.on system. and, at least,
nc on reductions. Mayor
eo"P'o --,.......o aooo-. +,or,
Ntehel' "'"e
policy o. strict economy ana sVanu-
,.sita.ion. finally agreed on most oc-
N'.A'''' ~, u+ croo - -. dsn,r.-
tssion' VII" -,
rent heacs ,-A. i'"h SCI "''N
.r opgbt 90 bc a consideration. and
= ..-,-ror,isos
VOC .V
TIE issue was ''S' ''A'''
Ard VI. Nallstein, Commissioner OF &C
-, ,,,eared before the main com
ntfe IeE"--..- III, 80 ~ II :
ts GepaI''.''.-' = .a.N''a.. - IN
Sneids' exam. " 100 - ~
lis pTeseHl s1.".l - s-,iUo' 60 5 LA
bureau o. ''..l's ., % oon CeU.iss;o.ar
feeuot'0. ". 6, eoO 10 eoid
Wsllstein1 suggested S!,ovV, ne sant
Shields haa 'eeh IN 'ne 80 90 s.'' zoo
eighteen years ana nae I'0e''eU 8-'iO0
ioT me .As' I'VE 'e"''
Long Service Counts.
~. laval nth tho annrais-
hs'e ~ ;ssio,er "r6nsid-
us, s.l ~, .So ~ar octnaIly aid bnt
eng We. .ho~i5 corsider Iong scr
wee and the fact that Shields would
have 70 read]usi ms who're stahualu %
living II the Iecoihihehu"''o" was o.
owe1. - . rLo.h
NAV I"''' '"1 ....;.
shouid proceed U. 49,! .So-''' -
basis o. TAKE mo SoIiSIu .tI 49, wv
years Of service SHlu we HsyV
Con'roler fIenGeTgas. salu Yne eotii-
nissioler 4aH.41'eu mo ny ' ~ -
iesls nag zee" ee''''s "'o'e 'i"'' '''
vas worm. s...,. ,~o che
heI, ..e av5aa'.;S ., se;d he
g.'Heip's ~ 80 - -. r,or
AAyor, .ne u ~" H"'
1' p, 80 ponrds declared that
-. = - b.lie,a iorg+b ~ service
~ o,st,r ~ sey,.;oe sbould he CON
&c.
SneD,. 10. ~ fool orrselves nat we
a., -, fo- e,onornv a. s POO in
-. 49,, - Wo-or Mitchell "Tt Is
.,;.. - 80, ,.jetaLe. NJ the
a.. ,,.;l,iTc 20 sbouider that
~ - -ss,o,sibiii1v am willing 70
,,.s for sf s50 am going to do
rioIs,cs n INV conscience and vote for
,l., sr,o,,t"
"'' A''O''''
Schneider's Son Cut.
The committee finally fixed Shields
salary AZ $500 In the case Of sew
sral other accountants Of long service.
where reductions we're recommended
from 1880 90 $1,000. the compromise
a. $3.50 was accented The Control
Ter voted in the negative In all THESE
tas,s The salarv Of John ?. Kenney.
vho has been In the city service since
1900. was cut from $500 10 $4,000.
The accommodation was $500. The
i2iOO salary Of n. NJ. CaraRher. an
t,eountant. who. Commissioner Wall
stein said. had nine children. was left
q, lis old figure a cut OF $50 had
been recommended.
The reductions averaged in about