Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-06-22
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oifico seekers wht, had presented thelr claims
for various positions aud were anxious 10
hear tho result, About y Jo'ol9qk they WeTe
relieved of their pressing anxiety by the an
nouncemcht Of tho following appolntmentsi
Water Registrar--John II. Crane, vice 8. y
Bond; Glork 10 Water Registrar, Josoph
superintendent Of Streets and scwcrs- VIM,
Forsyth, vice Q. II. Bliss.
superintendent Of Public Schools-J. o.
Wilson, vice y. Richards. Secretary Board.
Of school Trustees, A. 7. Pardon, vice Q, D,
chief Engincer Fire Department. George
Holmes yicn Marlin Cronin. Sccretary OF the
bard Of Firo Commissioners, Joseph II.
Fletcher, vice +. L. Corbln.
Secretary Of ths Board o. Heaitha-Dr' =
| NJ. Strlngitad, yice Or. Dexter. 49,. tel :,
Clerk % tho Centre Market George w
| Ilatton, vice Sidney Mcfarland.
Asslstnnt-Joa. Carter, vloo III. %. johnson.
Clerk Northern Market Alexander VIII
llama. Assistant w. A. Hughes:
| Clerk Western Markct-Afrcd Day.
| HarbOr Master--A. Watson.
Flour inspcctor--B. j. Crabbs, vice q, J..
sealer Of Weights and Measures Stephen
| Prcntias, vice g. Gatchell.
Board Of Fire Commissioners NJ!
DubgnL Geo. w, Goodall, DR.. w. o. baldwin
&c CommissloneT o. washington Asylum,
5, II. Hilton, Gen. Peter =. Bacon and SAINT
secretary Board Of Commissioners Of
Washington Asylum-G. W. Jarncr
Wood and Coal Measurcrs, Anacostia Dis.
triet-A. II. Kinney. First Canal pistrlct-l
W. =. Vcrmillion. Potomac bstrict-b ~
Hughcs.
Jommissiuncs-Flrst ward, Major Henry
Brown; Second, David Fisher Third Bene-
diet Hutchlns; Fourth, George Follansboo
Fifth, Samuel Cook, Sixth, Cary w. White
Seventh, Joseph Dreamer.
woro halled Nlth satlstactionby ulo Rnpolnteei
and their friends, while the unsuccessful one
did not consider them altogether tho bee
choice under the circumstanccs. = Tnkoi
together tho appointments arc a. htung "
could he made In View Of all tho circuni
atanees. The mos Of tho appointeca an
known 70 our cltlzensi A. men Of worth ant
me new water resialtAr, John II. Crane
| caq., was formerly commiseionerof tho Fourtl
ward under tho late Mayor but upon dlscov
cring the frauds which were being pcrpctrate'
In the O'Donoyan contract gave them public
lty aud T'cr consequence Bowen dismissc'
hinr He was ono 81 the carlicAt advocates o
Mayer EmeTYs election, and probably wa
the best politically abused ntRn Of the lat
campaign. He Is full Of energy and dctermi
nation, and will make an efficient officer.
Mr.. John o. Wilson, who has been called u
MI the position Of superintendent Of schools
Is a gentleman of much talent and ability
Many years ago he tauRhteshoo In orr midet
| and was very successful a. q trainer Of youth
At tho death Of the elder Mcleod, Mr.Wilson
with his partner, Mr., Churchill, took posses
loFPf.herlds Aclfol school-h9usS, on Mint
mansion o. Mr.. Galt,) and for years thei
academy occupied a front rank In this city
Mr.. Wilson has ably and successfully Nile
the position Of public school trustee, AM
brings to his Office a thorough knowledge q
" N SsRa SS tseubl,lty Of Nr. william For
syth there can DO bat ote opinion, The Iietl
4 ton sent In 70 Mr.. Emery Tor his appointment
by leading Reppbllcans and by men OF al
2 | parties wis undoubtedly the strongest an
D had the most Distinguished names Of any ~
pllcatiOn OF the sort ever sent to the City Hall
Anitng tho slgners 70 the petition, aud VIII
! are property-holdcrs In Washington, arc suc
. men as General W.T.. Sherman, Vice Admire
Porter, Judge DIN, Judge WylIc, Gcncrd
Z Robert q. Sehcnclt, who fipus himself "prOl
|, orty-Owner, though not citizen here, } Majd
y General A. A. Humphreys, General DyeT
= Judge Holt, Adluisnt General Z; y; Tow
and many others 81 prominence.
\ Tlo appointment u Mt. George HOLMES 9
! chief engineer Of tho ilrc Department, too
!. mostof our citizens BY surprise, as the cor
y test for this position had been considered q
Y between Messrs. Scssforl and Peabody. Nj
y Holmes Is q young man, a native Of Philadc
I, \ phia whSucC Nc COMES exceedingly well n
- Sonihchded. He haS y good war record an
! h-saM t0haye the qualities regulate 10 10 hil
= for nc responsible position TO which he ha
i been appointed. d.
o Dr.fsM. STRUGGLED, tho newly appellate
secretary of thu board Of health V medici
Z gentleman Of Eye acquaintance, and on o
Il !, sides his selections meets with tAvor!'t
= IL will be noticed thai our colored cltizer
= have unt been left out In the cold by Nj
. Ills cass are OF dIifcfo6r 6faaS fip6bhf ~
= strikers, shouldcr-hlttors, and penitentikr
! birds employed under the Bowen rule.
Y David Fisher, the colorcd commissioner Il
Il the Second ward, Is q ,well-known and niue
respected citizen Of tbat ward. Geo. W. Ha
ton, clerk Of the Centre Market Ia the witt
and eloquent colored speaker who WI
"A slighied by Mr. Bowen at Gettysburg, IN
y who did so much TO dethrone that otiicia
: Mr.. r., n Watson, appointed on the FIJI
4 Boart,' u All intelligent colored messenger
Il the TreRslify Department held In gencri
!. i esteem by ali who know him. Alfred Day
i cOlored appointed clerk 10 the Western maj
!, ket, was one OF the earliest and most efcctlv
lnborers IN the Reform movement.
The Boards Of COIhmhslon6ts.of the Fir
n Department and Washington ksyium ar
\ composed Of good citizens and, as stated !
a our opening, the appointments, taken alto
! guuhcr, reflect credit upon tho Judgment Q
4 The Mayor ...r..~ ....g,..
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