New-York tribune., 1916-02-15
Accepts an Administrative
Office in American Metal
Company, Limited.
REGARDED BY MAYOR
AS ABLEST ADVISER
Employing Concern Has Vast
British. French and German
Mining Interests.

Henry Bruere. City Chamberlain
characterized by Mayor Mitchell as the
most able man in the city administra-
tion, announced yesterday his decision
20 resign from public service on May
:. On or about that date Mr.. Bruere,
who before his appointment as Cham
lerlain, on January I. 1914, became ef-
fectivc was director of the Bureau OF
Nunicipal Research, will enter the en-
plov Of the American Metal Company
It'd. as an executive officer. His sal
arv will exceed the $4,000 year that
the city pays him.
The announcement OF Mr. Brueres
resignation caused little surprise TO
close followers Of affairs in the city ad-
ministration. The Chamberlain had re-
peatedly stated that his Office should be
abolished and his department merged
with the Controllers Office. During
tho first eighteen months Of Mayor
Nitche!s administration Chamberlain
Brucre, an expert in matters OF city
government, was his first adviser He
Gently, however, others have been con-
suited more freely by Mayor Mitchell.
That there WAS any friction was denied
By both.
"Mr Bruerc is going 10 take very
attractive position" the Mayor de-
clared. at is another case where
man cannot continue forever TO sacrl-
fee mis- personal prospects and his fam
.ly to a public Office where the compen-
sst.on is no measure OF his ability.
Personally. OF course, am very sorry
10 lose him from the city administra-
ton. but as a friend / would not stand
in MS way when so excellent an oppor-
tunity opens up to him. regard Mr.
Bruere as the ablcst man in the city
administration"
In making the announcement Of his
proposed retirement from public life
Mr.. Bruere said:
81 have wanted 70 be IN a position to
work on questions Of government with
out being obliged 10 rely upon u for
NJ livelihood. | have wanted 20 be
quite free 10 represent my own views.
/ have felt that perhaps ] should stay
throughout the administration. but
against that put the probability that
II | did not decide now 20 accept this
business offer made 10 me ] might
never make move toward financial
freedom am going TO growing.
well ordered organization. where there
are administrative problems 10 he
worked out. All my free time will be
81 the disposal Of the city government
The American Metal Company. Ltd,
with which Mr.. Bruerc will become as
sociatcd, owns the stock OF companies
with mines in this country, Mexico and
South America In the company is rep
resented American. French, British and
German capital. Il IS the agent for
Henry Z. Merton & Co. Ltd, OF Lon
don; the Metallcesellschaft und Metal
lurgischo Gesellschaft. OF Frankfort
on-Main. Germany, and tho Societe dc
Nickel, of Paris. IL ranks fourth in
the world in producing capacity.
Henry Bruerc has been identified
with research work relative to the city
government since 1906. In that year
he came here from Chicago. where he
had installed social service depart
mcnt in the international Harvester
Company. lie was made head Of the
newly organized Bureau of City In
quiry. which year later became tho
Bureau of Municipal Research. in which
Or. William II. Allen and DR.. Frederick
A. Cleveland were associated with Mr..
Bruerc. Their hrst effort was a study
of the government OF the Borough Of
Manhattan. the report causing "a senss-
tion which subsided only when Gov
ernor Hughes appointed an investigat-
ing committee. whose findings resulted
in the removal from Office of Borough
President John A Ahearn.