New-York tribune., 1918-08-22
Mayors Office One
Of Few to Cut Pay;
$40 Saved for City
Reduction Made in Spite of
Fact That Whalen Gets
$1,5OO More

The estimate for the Mayors Office
is among the few departmental esti-
mates for the city budget of 1919. the
majority of which have been received
by Secretary Joseph Haag of the Board
Of Estimate, to show a net decrease in
salaries. The Mayors estimate shows
a net saving in the salaries of the
members of his Office staff amounting
to So This saving is made despite
the fact that the salary of Grover
Whalen, the Mayors secretary, is in
creased ST 500, making 1T S6,oOo.
The total request for 1919 for the
Mayors Office, however, is S2,3lo Sz Il: less
than the allowance this year. The office
received $6S, $50 for running expenses
for the current year. The request Tor
1919 is $66,340.
The estimates for the Police and Fire
departments, the largest of the depart
ment budgets, have not yet been MADE
public. The estimates Of eighty-tour
departments and bureaus were an
nounced yesterday, and the estimates
of twenty-six departments nave not YET
been received. Hearings ON the pro
posed budget will take place after
October 20.
Owing to war conditions and the IN
creased cost of living, most or the
depSrtments have requested increases
in salaries for employees. Some OF the
largest estimates of departments tor
1919 follow:
The Department of Public Markets
was allowed S145,375 for this year; for
1919 DR., Jonathan C. Day, commits.
sioner, requests S199, ,183, an increase OF
s53,8O8, with salary increases OF Sl,ooo.
The Department of Taxes and Assess,
ments this year received Sool'aSo, anu
for 1919 requests $597, 1926, an increase
of S15.S98. with request for increases
in salaries amounting to $3.50.
Bellevue and Allied Hospitals this
year were allowed s2,354,675, and the
request for the coming year amounts TO
S2.691,4S2, an increase of $336,8O7. The
~at increase in salaries requested
amounts to $5,410.
Johnson Explains
In requesting increases in salaries of
SA,530, City Chamberlain Alfred j.
johnson says:
81 have made requests for increased
COMPENSATION for various members OF
the staff. Several of them are highly
trained, specialized men who could go
out in private life and receive consid-
craDly nlSHel pay eHoh 'i'o WY
gives them. The increases requested
are not high and are made with the
hope of enabling me to retain loyal
and cooperative staff and give them
encoIiraeement and hope for the future
for themselves, as we'll as the city
which they so efficiently serve"
The office of City Chamberlain was
allowed S59,227 for 1918. The request
for 1919 is for s64,403.
For 1918 the District Attorney of
New York County requested s432,7o7
of his office. For 1919 the office re-
quests S446,251, an increase of $13,544.
For other than personal service the
office requested for 1919 $514,316, a
decrease of $4,000 from the allowance
of this year.
The Supreme Court of Kings County
received for this year S380,475, and for
1919 the court requests $382,100. an in
crease of S1,625. Of this increase
$1,460 is for salaries.
The office of the chief medical ex-
aminer for this year received $92,220.
For 1919 the sum of $125,243 is re-
ouested, an increase of $50, ,023.
The Law Department for 1918 re-
ceived s996,76O. and for 1919 requests
s99669O. decrease of $40. Of this
amount 5000 is for salary increases.
and net increases in salaries amount to
S17.79O.
The Supreme Court of the 1st Judi
cial District, New York and Bronx
counties, requests for 1919 $1,104 700
a net decrease from this year of 5000
The allowance this year was 81, Jos, 500
The Supreme Court, Queens County
in 1918 received an allowance of $685.
800, and the request for 1919 is $40.525
an increase of S4,725, of which $3,1
is for increases in salaries.
In Richmond County the Supreme
Court this year received $1,000, and fol
1919 it requests $4,000. the increase
of $1,000 being for salaries.
General Sessions
The Court of General Sessions thi.
year was allowed S425,975, and for 1915
the request is for S427 900, an increase
of 81 1925. This increase is for supplies
no increase ir salaries being requested
The office of Sheriff Of New Yorl
County in 1918 was allowed $154 ,992
for 1919 the Sheriff requests S167,542
an increase of $12,549, $5,612 of which
is for salary increases.
The City Court this year was al
lowed s2G7 1853. and requests for 1911!
$273,967, an increase of S6.8O4, Of which
S5,480 is for salary increases.
The request of the Board of Alder
men and City Clerk for 1919 shows
decrease of $3.50. This year tn,
board was allowed 1922. Ass, and th
request for 1919 is $3.50, ,645 Although
there is met decrease in the total
increases in salaries amount to S5,27O