The New York herald., 1921-08-22
ALI Important Positions,
With Large Patronage,
Held by Wigwam Lead
erS or Relatives.
APPROVED BY EXECUTIVE
Nephews, Nieces, Cousins and
Neighbors Provided For
Army of Laborers Depen-
dent Upon System.

A glance through the civil list sup
plement published by the City Record
and containing the names and ad-
dresses of all city employees reveals
how answering John +. Hylan has
been in his devotion to Charles F..
Murphy and Tammany Hall in Man
haitian and to John III. McCooey and
The Brooklyn Tammany organization
in Kings. While never losing sight
of the necessity of taking care of his
own neighbors, friends and relatives
in doing out his appointments to re-
munerative jobs with the city, Mayor
Hylan has obediently seen to it that
no Murphy or McCooey leader or
henchman who needed a job went
without 1t. He even had to go so far
in one case that. having dismissed
or demanded the resignation of one
of Murphys leaders, Mayor Hylan
found it desirable and necessary to
find another and even more profitable
Job for this Murphy leader at the
city's expense.
His nephews and nieces, his son-in-
law, cousins. friends and neighbors,
even his own private physician. have
ali been taken care of with city jobs.
and 10 some minds that seems
natural sort of thing for John f.
Hylan to do But it is doubtful If
he public generally realizes how
faithful he has been to Murphy and
McCooey when making his appoint
nents or approving those of his major
appointees.S
Several sinnotts on Payroll.
The roll of honor may we'll start
with Hylan's appointment of James p.
Sinnott McCooey leader In the Twenty
second Assembly district. Brooklyn, to
she $4,000 a year job of Commissioners
Of Water Supply. That appointment
came on November / last. Sinnott also
happens to be the father Of John +.
Sinnott. who succeeded Grover Whalen
rs secretary to Mayor Hylan, salary
now $1,000 year. Young Sinnott Is
Gow the Mayors son-in-law.
There are several other Sinnotts on
lie long roll of the city civil list holding
comparatively minor jobs. But father
and son in the Sinnott family now enjoy
10000 a year of the city's money. And
icing Commissioner of Water Supply is
bout the softest snap that can be i'm
sgined. For years 1t has been proposed
Id abolish the Board of Water Supply
Together. as having only functions that
ehould fall under the Department of
Water Supply. Gas and Electricity. Mayor
liylsn himself seriously proposed the
.boiton OF the job, but John F. Calvin
was then Commissioner. and William r.
Hearst desired a good job for L. f.
O'Reilly, his Brooklyn lieutenant and
chief political adviser on city matters.
So the board was not abolished, and
Gorge Gillespie. close friend to Charles
I. Murphy and one of his legal advisers
succeeded Calvin on April 2S 1920. Thus
The $780, 900 a year paid to the three Com
ialssioners is evenly dstributed-one-
third TO Murphy's designee and friend,
Gillespie one-third to Hearsts designee
and friend. O'Reilly. and one-third to
HfcCooey's deslgnee and subleader. Sim
rott. now related by marriage to Hylan
himself Which makes II quite. family
party.
other HyIan Appointments.
The Department of Taxes and Assess
ments presents another fertile field for
easy tasks at good pay. And Murphy
and McCooey divided UP those commits
sionerships, with Mayor Hylan handing
out the Jobs Jacob A. Cantor. formerly
Borough President and a strong Murphy
gdherent. was made president at $4,000
Il year, and Arthur II. Murphy OF The
Bronx. who had squared up his fight
with Charles F.. got one OF the commits
slonerships for himself at $1,000 year.
Then McCooey took one for James j.
Sexton his leader in the Fifth district in
brooklyn, and another for Lewis NJ.
Swasey.
The Mayor named his campaign
transportation commissioner. Joseph
a. Solovei, as an assistant corporation
counsel at $500 year, in return for
services Solovei had rendered In rushi ig
the Mayor about the city during The
campaign. Solovei was put In charge OF
the Bureau Of Street Openings In Brook
lyn. but unfortunately fell afoul OF the
Federal authorities. and after being in
dicted resigned his city job on February
IL last. Solovei was indicted last Mo-
vember on a charge OF offering a $500
bribe TO an internal revenue agent to
hold off prosecuting friend Of Solovei's
charged with liquor violations. The in
dictment was dismissed later. II was
Soiovel whom Hylan wanted Police
Commissioner Frederick A. Bugher to
appoint as one Of the deputy police com.
r1issioners at the outset of the Hylan
term. Bugher refused and resigned, say
ing he could not conscientiously make
such an appointment.
Nicholas J. Hayes, formerly Tammanv
Sheriff and Fire Commissioner un Ter
Mcclellan. Is n close crony OF Charles r.
Murphy and one of his chief political adj
visers. Hayes used to be leader In the
Eighteenth Assembly district. but he re-
signed the leadership to two younger
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