The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-16
ESTIMATE BOARD
ADVISED TO CUT
MANY SALARIES
Subcommittee Even Proposes
to Abolish Several City
Offices.
BIG PROTEST BREWING;
EMPLOYEES TO FIGHT

Several Tammany men and Republic
cans who hold good city Jobs will have
their salaries cut and some VIII be
dropped altogether II recommendations
made yesterday by the budget sub-com-
mlttee are followed by the Board OF Esti-
mate.
City Clerk T. J. Scully, Tammany
leader in the Fourth district, was put
dovn for reduction from $4,000 to $1,000
a year. the latter figure being manda-
tory. The abolition OF the IS 5000 chief
clcrkship of the Board OF Aldermen. held
by James j. Hines. Tammany leader in
the Nineteenth, was recommended. His
chief assistant. ID. W. Mccoy. a brother
in-law Of John L. Carroll, acting leader
Of Tammany Hall when Richard Croker
FIRST went to Ireland. figures In n pro-
posed salary cut from $500 TO $1,000 a
year Joseph v. Sculley, Deputy city
clerk in charge of the Brooklyn office
and a Democratic district leader in that
borough. will drop from $4,000 to s2,SO0
81 the recommendations are adopted.
The committee thought that the salary
Of Ambrose O.. Neal as sergeant-at-arms
OF the Board OF Aldermen should he cut
from $4,000 To 81 He is n Republi-
can district leader. Another Republican,
q hAAh - asAHhA NAAAN VI ~ 'A'An VI NAlt
Board Of Aldermen for twenty years.
was scheduled for a drop from $4,000 to
$500. NIcc-Chairman Henry H. Curran
and Frank Bowling. Democratic leader
Of the Aldermen. viii protest against this
action before the budget committee and
the Board of Estimate II necessary.
The subcommittee also recommended
that W. l.. D.. O'Grady, document clerk
az the Board Of Aldermen at $3.50 one
clerk at $2.250 and Librarian Philip
Baer at $4,000 he dropped and tina
George y. Frenz. Deputy city Clerk for
Queens, be shaved from $1,000 to $500
a year.
city Clerk Scully attended yesterdays
hearing before the subcommittee. which
is following the suggestions Of the Bureau
Of standards.
Some members Of the committee sug-
gestcd that JONI H.. McCooey, Demo-
cratic leader in Brooklyn. ought to get
only Si,50O I. year instead Of So. 900 as
chief clerk OF the Brooklyn S~urrogate's
Office. They were reminded. however.
that Mr.. McCooey before taking the job
went to Albany and got the Legislature
TO make $4,000 a mandatory salary.
Tenement House Commissioner Muir
ply told the subcommittee that prob
ably 100000 n year could be saved by
consolidating the Brooklyn office and
Manhattan headquarters of his depart
ment. This is likely tn be done. Mean
while the subcommittee recommended
that the post Of Andrew J. O'\eil. super
intcndent of the Brooklyn office. he abol-
ished and the work done by a clerk. to
be raised from Sl.S00 &c $3.50. The
committee also cut MIR. Murphy's depart
mental request for s66i.GsO down to
sS52,3l5. Cuts were also made In the
proposed allowances for the District At
torneys OF The Bronx, Queens and Rich
mond. Assistant District Attorney
Mitchell of The Bronx protested that his
office was doing better work han tho
District Attorneys Office IN Manhattan.
For" he said. 1T doesn't bargain with
criminals. II convicts them OF the crime
thai they committed"
William II. Tom!inson, secretary to
the chairman of the Aldcrmanic Finance
Committee, was boosted from $500 to
$500. He said last night he wouldn't
accept the raise IL other clerks of tho
board were To be reduced