The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-09
STATE ENGINEER TO
DROP 400 WORKERS
Nearly $50 High Salaried Canal
Officials Will Go. Says
Whitman.
MEANS 100000 SAVING

AuRASN, Jan. N--Sta,e Engineer Will
Jams is tho first state d.pa. uuent head
% come 10 the aid o. GOV Whitman in
MS efforts 10 CIT down State expenditures.
NJ Williams mas submitted to the Gov
rnor plan whereby he can save almost
100000 year ~ tuo dN'd charges OF
The state Engineer department.
Mr.. Williams intends 10 run his office
At reduction Of about 1850 "a day from
what the expenses we're under Democratic
control. Gov. Whitman announced to-day.
Th!s amounts 10 a cut % orc-third in the
running expenses Of that department
The state Euginec~ exports TO hc abe 10
cut off more than 100 employees. and Of
his number almost 100 arc nigh sdlar'ed
officials A number Of places In the
exempt class are to be abolished ny Mr..
Williams They are four terminal en-
gIneers at $4,000 year, FIVE supervising
Engineers at from $4,000 20 $1,000 year
and one financial clerk and auditor at
81 900 a year.
Gov. Whitman made the announcement
40 being the first OF series of similarly
large reductions In expenses which he eN-
pects all the departments will make. In
accordance to the Immediately per diem
saving there will be saving in office
icnts in various cities where barge canal
terminal Offices have been maintained.
The Governors statement follows:
at was repeatedly stated during the
-ccen; campaign that the office OF the
state Engineer and Surveyor afforded a
1ost striking illustration Of gross ex-
raVagance IN the management OF the
state aftaiis. 7 have been In constant
communication with Mr. Williams since
The election. and the report which he
made to me last nigh; at the Executive
Mansion as to the result OF his efforts
10 cut out unnecessary expenditures II
his department is most gratifying. Hc
mas completed an investigation under
taken tor the purpose Of determining wha;
economies and rctrenchments can be ef-
feCted at once and what useless md
unnecessary positions can be abolished.
AS result Of this investigation, ihe
state Engineer has determined to con-
solidate the DEPARTING nts OF barge canal
md terminals. abolish the positions of
Division engineers OF terminals and throw
The work now handled by such engineers
unde the direction OF the three division
'Hgincers on the barge canal.
BY this consolidation Il will be pos.
slble to make a considerable reduction In
he engineering and office forces and
as both these departments are loaded W
with unnecessary help il will be possible
TO make still further reductions
After careful Planning and working
out tn details so that there will be nc
ddnger Of the work now being carried
on ander the direction of the state I'm,
gineer suffering for lack of proper su.
pervision, Mr.. Williams has determined
TO abolish the following exempt posi-
lions as being needless and unnecessary
for the piopc- carrying out Of the work
of the state Engineers department
-Four terminal division engineers a
$4,000 per year: Ave supervising en-
sneers at salaries ranging from $4,000 tC
$4,000 per wear: one financial clerk anC
auditor at a salary OF $4,000 per year
Including the ab-vc positions there vii
be laid off from the classified and un
classified service 400 men. of whom
Twelve are resident engineers al salRre
II $4,000 per year seventy-five assistan
engineers at salaries ranging from IS I,
81 per day twelve bridge designers a
salaries rangNG from sl95 TO $3.50 pei
month eighteen Jewellers at salaries
ranging from 80 10 IS per day. and iftcer
masonry inspectors at salaries ranging
sroni - {" 81 per day.
by these reductions In tie force tn,
State Engineer figures that he will effec
a saving 4 approximately $3.50 per daj
IN tho engineering salaries now paid II
the department In addition there will b
considerable saving In the item o
of'lce rents and maintenance