Earl Weber, who has worked in the public information office at the agency for a quarter of a century, greets the transition impassively.

Earl Weber, a spokesman for the Human Resources Administration, said the agency could not comment on child-abuse cases because of state laws requiring confidentiality.

But the city has received back only two proposals, according to Earl Weber, a spokesman for the Human Resources Administration.

Earl Weber, a spokesman for the Human Resources Administration, said state confidentiality laws prohibited him from discussing the case.

A spokesman for the Human Resources Administration, Earl Weber, said that the case was being investigated and that he could provide no details.

Earl Weber, a spokesman for the city's Human Resources Administration, which handles child-welfare cases, said the agency could not comment on the baby's death because of confidentiality laws.

Earl Weber, a spokesman for that department, said the agency's rules prevented his confirming that.

Mother Put on Probation A spokesman for the agency, Earl Weber, declined to discuss the case yesterday, citing state confidentiality regulations.

A spokesman for the agency, Earl Weber, said that a family on welfare has a $900 maximum for burial.

A spokesman for the H.R.A., Earl Weber, said Mrs. Mines was in charge of evaluating eligibility for welfare.