The evening world., 1922-04-04
$4,000 lob GOES
TO PHIL" OONOHUE,
FRIEND OF MURPHY
Mayor Hylan Appoints Treas
urer of Tammany to Sue
ceed Hearst Man.
PUT ON WATER BOARD.
It's an Easy Snap-Nothing to
Do but Draw Down the
Fat Salary.
PUT ON WATER BOARD.

Mayor Hylan to-day proved there is
absolute harmony between Charles f.
Murphy, leader Of Tammany Hall,
and himself by appointing Philip ].
Donohue, Treasurer of Tammany
Hall, to the office of Commissioner OF
the Board of Water Supply at sal
airy of $4,000 a year. Donohue sue
ceeds the late Laurence CLuke"O ].
O. Reilly, who had been secretary and
chief political aid of William Ran
dolph Hearst.
1t is understood that the appoint
mcnt Of Donohue, who is one of the
closest friends Mr.. Murphy has, was
suggested by the Tammany leader
himself. Donohue and Murphy arc
iusooarable. Donohue has been
Treasurer Of Tammany Hall during
the entire Murphy leadership.
Membership i'll the Board of Wator
supply is considered the biggest sine
cure in the entire City Administration.
simply because there is practically
nothing to do. The New York City
water system has been completely laid
OUT and it has been repeatedly con-
tended that there is no longer any
necessity for Board OF Water Sup
ply. Whatever function il may have
left could easily be taken over by the
Department of Water Supply. Gas
and Electricity.
Therefore, when Mayor Hyian an
pointed Donohue to the Board Of
Water Supply, he actually conferred
lpUn Charles T. Murphys closest
friend what every Tammany leader
r. CARDS as one OF the choicest plums in
~ entire political orchard. What
la''-s the job even more desirable
'"0 thc average political sinecure
which last four years Is that the in
tnuont is appointed for the life Of
.ho board
1t is recalled that when Mayor
Hylan appointed O'Relly to the
Board of Water Supply he asked him
20 make report on what new work
lay ahead of the board in the matter
of finding additional sources OF water
supply. The Mayors object at the
time, it vas said, was to either justify
the continuance of the life of the
NS'I'N VI "oNCi supply VI 10 seek
Il means of abolishing ii. So far as
is known O'Reilly did not make
report II he did report it was not
made public at City Hall
However, since that time Mayor
tiylan has appointed James Il. SIN
mott, father of John +. Sinnott. his
son-in law and secretary, to a Si@ 900
commisslonership in the board. Under
thc circumstances il is not considered
likely in Tammany circles that the
Mayor will make UP his mind during
his administration that the Board Of
Water Supply is a useless body.
The appointment Of Donohuc as sue
cessor to a Hearst man was regarded
among some Tammanyites to-day as
an indication of n break between the
Mayor and Mr.. Hearst. Others take
exactly the opposite view. They claim
that Hylan would not appoint so
prominent n Tammany official rs
Donohue without some understanding
with Hearst.
Donohuc was sworn in to-day right
after his appointment. He sold out
his interest in the Donohuc Adverlis-
ing Company about a year ago and
became manager for the Wall Street
house Of William j. Hocy. The only
other public office Donohue held was
the Superintendency OF the Post o.
flee from 1898 to 1902. He is Sixty
years OF age