Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-09-07 | Page 1 | Decision on Walker Race is Deferred

DECISION ON WALKER RACE IS DEFERRED Tammany Not Ready to Acin Act Ac Act in Case Cas of Resigned N. N Y Mayor CURRY EVADES QUESTION New City Chief Makes Dr Drastic Drastic Dras Dras- s- s tic Cut in Salaries D Br Bs Associated Press Frets NEW YORK Sept 7 J 7 John 7 John hn F. F Curry Curry Cur Cur- r ry leader of Tammany hall hail IndIcated today that decision on whether James J. J Walker will be candidate candi- candi date in a special mayoralty election this fall faU may be delayed for more than thana a month Asked when a decision might be expected on whether former Mayor Mayo Walker will be for theoffice the theoffice office from which he resigned last las week Curry replied that it was hi his understanding that the nominations nomination did not have to be made before October Oc tober 15 That was his only comment on that tha subject except that he added he had hac hadnot hadnot not seen Walker Walkee since his resignation The board of elections today unanimously unan received the certification o of City Clerk Michael J. J Cruise that a vacancy exists for the office of mayor mayor and passed a resolution to make the I necessary preparations for election I on November 8 to fill the vacancy RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED S. S Howard Cohen president of the board presented the resolution immediately im fm mediately after the certification had hac been received Commissioners Valentine J J. J Hahn a Republican and William J. J Hefer Heler- nam nama a Democrat joined with Cohen a Democrat and Jacob Jacb A. A Livingston i n Republican in voting f for r the rem reso The The resolution re resolution read Whereas and under date of Sep Sep- ember 2 1932 and pursuant to section sec see tion 69 09 of the election law lawt the board of elections has received a communication communication cation from th the city clerk certifying that thata a 3 vacancy exists for the office o of mayor of the city of New York to be voted upon at t the gen general ral election November 8 1932 therefore Resolved That in conformity with such notice and certification that the board oard of or elections make all aU necessary preparations reparations to conduct an election in the city of New York at the general genera elections on November 8 1932 Joseph McKee mayor for less than thana a week pulled tight today the purse strings of six years of spending as asic he ic called it slicing a year from rom his own s salary and setting a a year maximum for other offices under his control SAVING OF By these salary slashes and allied economies he said an annual saving Continued on Pase Two DECISION ON WALKER RACE IS DEFERRED Continued from Page Pace One of ot a year would be effected In some cases the pay nay cut amounts to more than 50 per cent That is true of the corporation counsel and superintendent super super- of ot schools each of whom now receives a year Dr Wi Wilam Wile Vil liam lam Schroeder Jr chairman of th the sanitation commission and personal persona physician to former Mayor Walker will be reduced to from hi his present The heads of the police and fire fir ire departments will be reduced a year to get within the a year yea maximum Fifty FIty city magistrates now receiving ing ng ing may be cut to th the mayor said The salary of the chic chief magistrate will be cut PAYROLL INCREASES The city payroll was found to have hav 48 per cent since 1926 General General Gen Gen- eral pay increases have been efe ive Uve since September 1930 The bill bil provIding for the increases was signed signer iv Mavor Walker nn th thc first div Hav n of nf hIs its second I i term rm the th- term f from m whIch he unexpectedly resigned last week McKee as mayor has full power powe both oth as to the tenure of office am and lOd the he salaries of all commissioners ant and bureau heads appointed by him and his lis action acHon does not require the approval approval approval ap ap- ap- ap of any other city eity agency The mayor also ordered a systematic census by police to determine the he number of destitute unemployed in n the city and the percentage o of them hem who are aro permanent residents We are spending millions of dollars dol dol- lars ars a month on relief he said yet ye there here never has been a 1 complete analysis analysis an an- n. n of the situation The mayors mayor's voluntary reduction in his lis own salary leaves bayes him lower paid than han at least one other official Comp Compo roller Charles W. W Berry an elected officer receives a year