The New York herald., 1921-10-05
ONE CITY BUREAU
COURTS INQUIRY
Head of Child Welfare Work
Would Like Attention From
Meyer Committee.
BOARD WORKS ON BUDGET
Various Departments Put In
Estimates for Years Ex-
penses. Mostly Increases.

There is one city department which
courts investigation by the Meyer COM
mittee. That Is the Bureau Of Child
Welfare. Miss Sophie Irene Loeb. its
chairman. told the finance and budget
committee Of the Board Of Estimate
yesterday.
Miss Loeb appeared to plead for an
increase OF $2S.o00 for personal service
next year to hire more clerks and ste
nographcrs. and told the members of the
committee that II they would read the
bureaus report they would learn that
great economy had been exercised in
comparison with the amount of good
done.
Tell that to the Meyer committee" !"
responded Mayor Hylan.
Even the Meyer committee would fnd
that this Is one bureau that is well man
aged, II do say 1t nyself,' Miss Loeb
answered.
The total budget for that bureau for
next year amounts to $3.634,97e, which
includes an increase Of $2,500,000 for
widows and orphans in three years
Requests for lighting Of streets and
parks In four boroughs showed increases,
which, it was stated, was due to extern
sions of lighting service. For Manhattan
and The Bronx, $1,319.000. or an In
crease OF $1,000. was allowed for next
year; Queens was allowed $542.500, an
increase Of $1,000; Richmond was al
lowed $174,000, an increase Of $4,000.
For Brooklyn, $1,055.000 was recon-
mended. which is a decrease of $12,b00.
Increases were allowed In all the
boroushs for lighting Of public build
ings, "based on several years expert
~ <-tv1 ~ Ia ~ ho q q
The Bronx, $e11,150, an increase Of
$7S,e50; for Brooklyn, $194,800. an in
crease of $15,S00; for Queens. $46.500,
an increase of $500: for Richmond,
| $48,500. an increase of $4,000.
Murray Hubert. Commissioners OF
Docks, who was allowed $971,920 for
personal service this year, came along
with a request for $1,17s,423. OF which
the boards examiner recommended
s1,092,045, an increase Of $120.12b,
while for other than personal service the
Dock Commissioner requested 1895. 165,
as against $7S2.610 for this year. de-
crease of s425,752, making total de-
crease for the department OF $305.62s.
Commissioner Hubert asked an an
crease in pay for John McNeill, en-
ployed ut wages Of a laborer but serv-
Ing as dock master and traffic regulator
at tuc DdttcIys AHc ooao
that Mcneil had saved forty. lives along
the waterfront. The Mayor suggested
that the Commissioner promote Mcneil
and moved to allow him pay at the rate
of IS day Until he could be promoted.
but tho board voted the motion down on
the Mayors previous "tip" that I'VE
cart make exceptions this year"
Grover A. Whalen. Commissioner of
Plant and Structures, asked for $4.32S.-
S73 for personal service next year, as
against $3,993,646 for this year. and the
examiner recommended that $4.2SS,772
be allowed, an increase Of s296.126, but
pointed out that there had been addh
tiong to Whalen's budget allowance dur
ing this year, 80 that the Commissioner .
requested apparent increase would really
represent decrease of $143,049.
For other than personal service Mr..
Whalcn was allowed $1.947.2 .203 this year
and he asked $1.703,273 for next year. of
Which the examiner recommended
81, ,647, ,Os1, n decrease Of $500, 121, or a total
decrease under the 1891 budget figure
OF $4.994.
Nicholas J. Hayes. Commissioner OF
Water Supply. Gas and Electricity,
asked for A.54s.4 ass for personal service
ana s6.t6f.55s for other than personal SER
vice for next year as against A,is9, ,ls3
and s6,s6,6H respectively, for this year.
The examiner recommended A.<13.353 for
PERSONAL service and $6.1700s5 for other
tran personal service for 1922. a total re-
duction OF $19f,711.