The sun., 1919-10-20
MANY new JOBS
IN BUDGET; HIGH
SALARIES GO UP
Scores of Fat Places Provid,
ed for Hungry Henchmen
of Tammany Leaders.
LONG LIST OF BIG RAISES
Numerous Officials, in Over
$4,000 Glass Advanced From
$500 to $4,000 Each.

charging hypocrisy in the city admin
,,ration's professed interest in the
,.nayers and common people and
alleging gross extravaganza and prod
,.o,,tv with the public funds through
the creation of numerous new and high
s,Iaried exempt positions and the
; awarding Of generous pay increases to
employees already enjoying fat sal
.-,os Leonard NJ. Wallstein, former
. commissioner of Accounts, now coun-
sel for the city government committee
~ the Citizens Union. issued last night
I. second instalment OF his analysis OF
the tentative city budget for 1920.
Mr. Wsllstein also charges the Hylan
.dninistration with a deliberate at
,smnt 10 turn unavoidable, legitimate
Increases into an opportunity for open
ing the public treasury to political
spoilsmen.
Oft will be interesting" Mr.. Wall
stein states, ito observe how rigidly,
n at all, Mayor Hylan's order that no
city employee getting more than $4,000
wear shall have his salary increased
He repeats his charge that the ten
.atiye budget was prepared in secret
and declares that Comptroller Craig, as
well as each of the five Borough Pres
dents, has had inserted in the 1920
document financial provisions for po-
lltical followers holding positions that
appear to be little more than sinecures.
oil
sounding titles in the exempt class to
be filed by appointment by the re-
spective department heads.
Henchmen Treated Generously.
Mr.. Wallsteins statement says in
part:
The reason for the covert prepara-
ton Of the tentative budget stands out
clearly upon study of the new patron
age Jobs and the increased salaries for
present political place holders which are
provided in that document. Such an
analysis reveals the hypocrisy of the
city administrations professed solicit
tude for the welfare of taxpayers and
rent payers. 1t reveals the willingness
Of the Mayor and his associates to use
their official powers for the distribu-
ton Of political rewards from the public
purse-very largely to Tammany district
leaders.
ut might have been expected at a
time when higher costs of material and
deserved salary raises for the mass Of
underpaid Civil Service employees would
alone necessitate substantial budget
increase that the administration would
be decently considerable OF the public by
postponing its awards to political bench
men. The fact is, however, that the
tentative budget Got only disappoints
any such expectation. 1t goes further :
Il makes perfectly clear the purpose of
the Hylan administration to turn the
unavoidable legitimate increase in the
budget into an opportunity for opening
wide the public treasury to the political
spoilsmen by the creation of an unheard
Of number Of new exempt places and by
the Increase Of numerous high salaries
now paid TO patronage appointees as
compared with the present years budget.
The Mayor is a member of the COM
mittee which prepared the tentative
budget. In his pose of surprise, how
ever, at its enormous total he has pub
nshed an order that no salary in ex-
cess Of $4,000 per annum shall be in
creased. While the execution of that
direction will in numerous cases doubt
less work injustice among competitive
civil service employees in positions OF
responsibility it will be interesting to
observe how rigidly. il at all, the
Mayors dictum is carried out among the
important politicians who perform un-
important duties"
Batch of New Omces Created.
As examples of what he describes as
purely political items" in the enormous
nf th,x
700 Mr. Wallstein cites the following:
Last March Comptroller Craig pro.
cured the establishment of the new
position of special examiner in the
finance Department at $3.50 per an
mum. Promptly application was made
ana granted to exempt this new position
rom civil service competition. The
tentative budget shows that the other
members of the Board of Estimate and
appointment are unanimous. not only
IN following this lead OF the city's chief
financial officer, but in going him one
better for not only the Mayor and thu
President Of the Board of Aldermen. Blu,
each OF the five Borough Presidents In
addition is provided with a new 'specia
examiner not at $3.50. but at $500
year
All seven Of these Slew positions will
countless also be promptly placed ir
the exempt class upon the same ground,
as the pioneer of these positions In tn.
Comptrolers office. But the Comp
uoler is not to be entirely outdone, be
y cause. while his original special ex
smlnV Is 70 receive a modest increast
1880 year, the Comptroller is tc
.st second new special examiner a
1880 a year.
The Comptroller, moreover, as chair
man Of the hnance and hudpat nop,r
IN orect charge of budget prepare.
ION and that may be the explanation
Y oI an advantage which he has over hi,
.oheagues in the Board OF Estimate IL
, Ie provision OF new places, for the ten
su'e budget shows that he Is dowI
or new appraiser of real estate a
''VVo per annum and seven new ex
SsHlheFs, at least some OF whom will
oouotless be placed In the exempt class
IN he other hand the COMPTROLLER an
Psrs to do not more than keen nae,
I'm tue Mayor and his department.
nen the secretary to the Finance De
garment can exempt position recreatet
me beginning OF this administration
:, put down for an increase of $500 Il
80" me Comptroller's legal assist
"a "a brand new place created by THU
= ADMINISTRATION for $3.50 to $3.50 ant
r hs chief accountant Of the denartmen
't $4,000 TO $4,000.
an the Mayors Office Mr. Hylan "a I,
provided with one Of the new 'specIa
pners His supervisor OF the or,
Mu' Peter ]. Brady, one OF tn,
49, most vociferous Spokesman II
@n OF the 'peepur and the secretar,
s,"n one OF the organizers OF the Mayor
,snnsahce committee. is to have hi
81 's s0O salary increased by $500 I,