New-York tribune., 1870-04-11
THE NEW CITY OFFICERS.

MAYOR HALLS sLATE-HOw THE GOOD THINGS
ARE DIsTRIBUTED-NAsEs OF THOSE WHO
HAVE DRAWN PRIZEs-MR. HALL CONGRAT-
ULATES HIMSELF AND THE PEOPLE.
We have received from the Mayors Office
the following document, naming the various Heads OF
Departments appointed under the Charter and the
Excise law:
DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS
WILSON q. HUNT JOHN r. AGNEw,
WILLIAM WOOD, HUGH SMITH,
RICHARD NJ. HENRY.
DEPARTMENT or PARKS
PETER b. swEENY, EENRY HILTON,
ROBERT J. DILLON, ANDREW II. GREEN
THOMAS c. FIELDS.
PUBLIC CHARITIES AND CORRECTION
JAMES b. NICHOLSON, ISAAC BELL.
JAMES BOWEN, OWEN W. BRENNAN,
ALEXANDER FREAR.
HEALTH DEPA RTMEYE
STEPHEN SMITH, N. d., MAGNUS GROSS.
GIOVANNI CECCARINI, JOHN MULLALY.
Nd
FIRE DEPARTMENT
WILLIAM HITCHMAN, JAMES GALWAY,
ALEXANDER sHALER, JAMES :. HENNEssY,
JOHN J. BLAIR.
Police DEPARTMENT.
JOSEPH s. BOsWoRTH, MATTHEW T. BRENNAN.
HENRY SMITH BENJAMIN FMANNIERE
EXCISE DEPARTMENT
lsubieet 10 confirmation by Board of Aldermen.l
WALTER W. PRICE JOHN II. WILLIAMS,
MARTIN NACHTMANN.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC FORKS
WILLIAM NJ TWEED.
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS
JAMES NJ. MACGREGOR
CITY CHAMBERLAIN.
JOHN j. BRADLEY.
The Mayor In announcing TO his constituents this
suit of his discharge of the high trust unanimously
ropoed him by the Legislature of appointing heads OF
departments for the City Government, embraces the
opporuuity to accompany the announcement with few
observations lie would be politically justified by the
numerical record of votes upon the legislation which
bestowed this responsibility should he confer every one
of the thirtytwo appointments solely upon Democrats
But the extraordinary unanimity by which the
power was agreed upon appears to create an
honorable obligation 10 respect the political mi
norty of his constituents, SO far, at least as to re-
appoint few Of his political opponents whose past
services the public additionally deserve the recogni
ton The Mayer has been intrused with some appoint
ments which full exercise VI partisan power might
well imper interests thatn fairness ought to be entirely
separated from partisan conscientious. For instance,
il has long agreed (nd arguments to such extent
may be found in nearly public journal or the city
OF New York in the pas) that the execution OF police
fire. and health duty, Of administration Of charities
ought to he at all controlled by partisan influences.
Every citizen ought to feel that the policeman, or the
property should be freed from party bias and have no
political duty to discharge; indeed, that he should be
controlled by other considerations han those OF he
ity Gov seymours initiation, in 1863, of the idea OF
dividing the police equally between the two great par
ties, produced an excellent effect upon the city.
But there departments, such as the Depart
ment Public Works and of Excise which require at
the MAYORS hands entire respect party considerations
inasmch as the involves large patronage, and the
other represents system almost entrey adVocatetSy
In accordance With the preceding views there four
Democrats and one Republican in the Department OF
Docks Department Of Charities and Correction,
well as the Fire Department will stand three Democrats
to two Republicans. The Health Department will be
COMPOSED of five Democratic members and three Repub-
can The Police is equally divided i'll politics but with
the understanding that there is 10 be new Democratic
Exsgge aee9 enSe le O'er 'ree ue
The new appointments to the Board of Health have
been made with the intention OF equtaby represeatng
the adopted citizens who have heen to great extent
Jealous Of the operations OF tie the Heath th .d n III
he widely and intesenty represented IN the
The fresh appointments Fire Commissioners are of
three gentlemen who, during series 3t years We're
identified with the old Volunteer Fire department., III
Al the gentlemen upon the Commission Of Docks have
acquired especial knowledge or experience upOna
subject so vital to commercial interests.
Tie Mayor furthermore congrltuates his constituents
upon the restoration Of municipal rights to the CITY OF
New-York. Every officer dsing city county duty
within the metropolis H. IN strict cohiormliy Win the
some local authority. ConOrmabe with the true philoS
ophy municipal government, every exercise Of our
bead-the Mayor.
The Mayor also practically possesses the power to re-
move an incompetent errng Head OF Department;
which head in turn may every subordinate. The
Mayor must proceed by charges The Head OF Depart
ments al pleasure The citizens may communicate
charges through the Mayor and compel him Ia at least
invest igate them.
Although the elective and appontive Heads Of Depart
monts possess different terms of Office 10 may be well
argued that 10 certain peculiarly constituted Offices
longer security OF terms brings emulation and relieves
incumbent from any necessity of eaterngto superior
power from feeling that uncertainty In connect
ing present effort with future results which awcs felt
whenever holds IL at the caprice Of another
may the of the law chat distributes
terms office those terms practically end 20 each officer
eyen TO the Mayor) should hc become incompetent or
criminal Indeed there hive been many In all parties
who have argued that only the contingencies above sN
pressed should end the terms of appointed officers or OF
persons holding public positions which require peculiar
skill and experience to I'LL. n OAhtf HALL.
April ., 1870.
PROBABLY FATAL BURNING ACCIDENT.