New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-10
MAYOR HALL RETIRES.
A REPUBLICAN MAYOR VIRTUALLY IN
STALLED.

THE HON. JOHN COCHRANE DESIGNATED TO ACT
IN MAYOR HALLS PLACE FOR A wEEK-THE
ORDER SAID TO BE PRELIMINARY TO FOR
NAL RESIGNATION IN FEW DAYS-TuE
MAYORS PROSECUTION.
Shortly after the election by which the Reform
candidates returned and Tammany crushed,
Mayor Hall announced that the natural consequences
would be to place the Executive Department of the
City Goyenmont in the hands of Republican Mayor,
and closely had studied thestuaion that heeven
named the Hon. John Cochrane as the person who
would succeed to his place. This radical change in
tho personnel of the office was to be brought about
by the election Of Mr.. Cochrane President of the
Board Of Aldermen ian event which occurred on
Monday and Halls subsequent removal, by the
Legislature, an act already threatened. The Mayor
however, forestalled the Legislature yesterday by
giving up his office to Mr.. Cochranc retiring osten-
sibly for week, but in fact abandoning his position
which he will formally resign from which he will
be removed within very few days.
The following is the official order making this tenn
porary change which Mayor Hall yesterday di-
rected to be placed on file in the Mayors Office:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE. CITY HALL,
NEw-YORK, Jan. 9, 1872. )
Urgent, and much neglected. private affairs prevent
the Mayor from attending 70 the duties Of the office Of
and President Of tho Board OF Aldermen will act
A. O1KEY HALL, Mayor.
Gen. Cochrane, as Acting Mayor at once took
charge Of tho Mayors Office, yesterday afternoon,
about o'clock, the Mayor leaving a few minutes
later, going il is understood, to his homo in New
Jersey.
No other changes win, of course, be mado in the
Mayors Office until after his formal resignation.
The clause OF the charter under which Mr.. Cochrano
takes the Office, and which shows his curtailed pow
ers, is as follows:
whenever the Mayor shall he under impeachment or
there shall he vacancy In the Office OF the Mayor or
whenever by sickness absence from tho city, or other
cause hc shall I've prevented from attending 10 the duties
or bis office the President OF the Board OF Aldermen
shall Mayor and possess all the rights and powers
OF MAYOR except hereinafter provided IN regard 10
appointments 10 Office during such disability or, In case
o. vacancy, untl the next general election But II
sb? not be lawful Cor the President OF the Board OF
Aldermen whcn acting Mayor. 10 sign or approve ~
any ordinance resolution Of tho Common council uh-
less the sickness disability, or absence o! the May or
shall have continued at least ten days.
Another section of the same charter RENTS the
appointing power of the Mayor in the event of res
ignation, 20 the Controller. 1t is az follows, and
confo-s on Controller Green large amount Of add
tional patronage:
The power Of making appointments heron conferred
shall only be exercised 10y tLc tt once
and not by an ac,ng Mayor ard IN the event OF lho
doarh re- yuaon. removal Of such elected Mayor,
such nOwcr shall dcyolyc and be exercised bY inc
Controller OF said city In case OF any vacancy IN any
head of department chief officer thereof shal De
0",d FOR abe r term iu the like manner aS It were an
ORIGINAL aupuiutmcnt to such Office except where herein
otherwise provided Tor