New-York tribune., 1919-12-30
c. HI. Fay To Be Commission.
CIR Of Public Works, While
r. p. Miller Becomes SUI
perintendent of Buildings
Women Get Good Places
Crippled Hero of 77th Is APP
pointed Inspector; Tried
Incumbents Retain Posts

elect of the Borough of Manhattan
announced the following appointments:
Commissioner Of Public Works
Clarence H. Fay.
Consulting Engineer-Amos Schacf-
fer.
Chief Engineer of Highways
ford NJ. Plnokney.
Superintendent Of Public Buildings
and Offices--Colonel Frank II. Hines
Superintendent of Buildings - Ru-
dolph P. Miller
Secretary Of the Borough-Collin II.
Woodward.
Assistant Commissioner OF Public
Works-John S. Shea.
In commenting on his appointeea
Major Curran said:
''Trhc standards by which have en-
doavcreS 20 measure those I have Sc
iected for my staff are experience i'll
city government and proved ability
,ho mon and women who have ac-
ccpted the Offices possess these quail
ties in ample measure, and I think
Inc city is fortunate ~ securing their
services.
Onicchoiders Get Praise
"Nir Schacffer, Mr Pinckney and
Colonel Hines, wnom have asked 20
continue in Office have more than
earned this by their long and valuable
service 10 the city The other names
speak equally for themselves Mr..
Woodward, as borough secretary. will
devote his wide knowledge OF city af-
fairs primarily to the Board Of EST
mate Miss Harriet T. Perritt IS
secretary 20 the Commissioners OF Pub
ic " orks. in addition to being we'll
equipped for her sccretarial work.
brings d wide understanding OF cduca-
'ional matters from her long service
IN the cify's public schools To get
Mr. Miller in the harness again as
superintendent Of buildings is piece
of good fortune that every builder in
the town VIII appreciate
$50 far | have filled only one of the
minor places the appointee being q sol
dicr in my own division, the 77th who
was crippled in his countrv's service
at tho front in France TINS is what
priyate Nlsalcvitz did ~ the old tan
nory near Fismes,, on the Nesle River.
his battalion was under heavy shell
Nrc. Ihc commanding officer asked for
reconnaissance party and Nisalevitz
was the first 10 volunteer He was
Knocked down by a she'll which crushed
his leg
"'rhe strctcher bearers picked him
up. but Nisalevitz is a big fellow and
hey we're forced to drop him.
It's all right. buddy, he told the
men at his head. 4 guess I'm done for.
anyhow. You better pick up one Of the
fellows who isn't as big as I am
"They left him and brought the
others in and later they got Nisalevitz
% the hospital. An operation took his
'cg off IIobbling around he was help
lng another soldier more criuDpled than
himself when he fell The fail injured
his wound so severely that another am
putation was necessary and this time
The surgeons left only stump Of his
icg two or three inches long
Veteran Named Inspector
81 have appointed Nisalevitz an In
spector at ST., 500 a year lie is q
member of the Isaac Freedman Post Of
the American Legion
Collin II. Woodward the new sec
retary of the borough, served in the
Tax Board under Mayor Mitchell and
he has held other public offices. in
Guiding that of alderman from the old
26th district. He is the Republican
leader of the ODD district. His salary
Will be $500 year
Clarence II. Fay, the new Commits
sioncr Of Public Works, was Deputy
Fire Commissioner under Commits
sfoner Robert Adamson. He is secre-
tary of the Republican County Com
mittee. His salary viii be $500.
Rudolph p. Miller. who Will be Su-
pcrlntendent of Buildings. is regarded
as an expert IN building matters From
1910 to 1914 he was Superintendent OF
Buildings in the Borough Presidents
office. In 1914 and 1913 he revised
The present city building code for the
BOARD Of Aldermen. He was recently
elected president OF the General So
clety OF Mechanics and Trudesmen. He
will receive $1,000 year.
Colonel Frank II. Hines is the in
cumbent Of the office which Major
Curran has asked him to retain for
the next two years. He was colonel
OF the l06th Field Artillery at Spar
tanburg. The salary is 50 900
Amos Schaeffer, who has been in
wears, and latterly As consulting en-
gineer. is retained by the new Bor-
ough President. He was graduated
from Franklin and Marshall College
and the Sheffield Scientific School
His pay is 5000 year
P;nckney Stays at Post
Clifford NJ Pinckney is retained in
office as chief engineer of highways.
He has had extended experience as an
engineer on rity highways, the super
vision OF the Park Avenue viaduct be-
ing part of his work He was grad
uated from Columbia. His salary is
$6.l@0 year.
Miss Harriet +. Pcrrit,, who will be
secretary TO the Commissioner OF Pub
nc Works, is a public school teacher
of thirteen years experience She has
been an active suffrage worker. She
campaigned for suffrage on horse back
IN Rockland. Orange and Sullivan coun-
ties. and served during tho war In the
Motor Corps of America. She is thc
woman leader Of the 2lst District Her
salary viii be S3,540.
John 5 Shea, Assistant Commissioner
OF Public Works, IS former sheriff
of New York County. He is the Re-
publican leader OF the middle 18th
district. His salary Will be $4,000.
"A. L. Smith jr., of the editorial statY
or The New York Times" viii be sec
retary to Borough President-clec Cur
ran. He has been on "The Times" staff
since he WAS graduated from Yale in
1915 He served as private in the
I'd Pioneer Infantry and WAS promoted
to sergeant in the l63d Infantry. His
salary viii be Si,5OO.
Miss Harriet Mullen. who viii be
stenographer TO he Borough President.
was private secretary 10 Mrs. Joseph
II ChD4fr &La will ,-,+ g Dso . -.