The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-29
The Oath Of Once Taken by Fernando
Wood, Greene C. RrOnsOn and Others.

The Oath Of ONCE Taken by Fernando
Wood, Greene G. Bronson and Others.
Quite number Of officials (elecD appeared before Mayor
Temapn yesterday morning. and took the oath Of office
prescribed by law. Among them the Mayor elect,
Fernando Wood, and Greene Bronson, Counsel TO tho
Corporation Tho following ID tho oath sworn to by
them
], Fernando Wood do solemny swear that will sup
port the constitution Of the United States and the cons
tuition Of the State Of New York; and that will faithfully
discharge the tho office of Mayor Of the city Of
New York, according to the best Of my ability.
Subscribed and sworn before me, the 18th day Of De-
cembcr 1859. DANna, y. TEaANN, Mayor.
l. Greene G. Bronson, DO s0emnly swear that will sup
port the constitution OF the United States and the
constitution State OF New York; aud that will
faithfully discharge the duties OF the oce of Counsel the
Corporation of The city OF New YORK, according the
best y! my ability. GREENE @. BRoNSJ IN.
Subscribed aud sworn before me- the 2sth day Of De-
cembtr. lsbe. DAsjil. F. TisAANs, Mayor.
Several OF tho members OF the Common Council have
also taken tho OATH large number OF tie school Com
niesioners, Trustees aud Constabes.
Tvs NEW yoRR 1IssE BAII~-JD few days there will
be placed upon the southern front OF the
this city time ball. painted red and Of six feet
ter, which viii be dropped precisely at twelve O'Clock
NJ, by of telegraph wire connection with the
Dudley Observatory at Albany During the last GUNNER
proposed by Or. j. II. Armsby, Secretary of the
OF this that time ball should be placed some public
BUILDING in Now York, and that gentleman entered
daily into the scheme. The plan submitted to T. Tiles
ton, Eq enerPrising and influential shipping r1er-
chant, by whom it was at enter tanned, and liberal
subscription Of three hundred dollars proilered Mr..
Sloane President OF the Hudson River Railroad generous
y offered tho OF the telegraph wires Of his
company, and Mr.. Hammond, the well known chronomc.
ter maker and regulator in the Exchange vousseered
his services 70 attend 10 It's working An application to
the trustees Of the Merchants Exchange made for
place for the apparatus, which granted, but not
exactly such one as WAS convenient Thereupon Mr..
Tleston, Mr. Royal Phelps and Mr.. Bloodgood applied
through the Collector Of this port " Secretary CoD5
permission TO place tho apparatus in tho attic and tho
ROOT o the Custom House. This granted and IL will
there be placed Messrs. Chesters constructing the
necessary machinery, and the machnist of Dudley
Observatory at Albany is constructing the ball.
Tho advantages OF this arrangement To the commercial
interests OF this city cannot be highly appreciated
and navigators will have almost nfablc standard
for rating ana regulating their chronometers asser
tanning their longitude.
The pnbc certainly greatly indebted TO these gen
nen'en Tor their public spirit in achieving their
expense which will be fruitful advantage TO the
commerce Of Ne~ York. We understand tho Chamber Of
Commerce have before them plan Of magnetic obser-
vatoy and the regulation Of ships compasses, which will
be equally beneficial to its trade and commerce, and
which We hope will he adopted without delay.