New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-04
BROOKLYN UNCERTAINTIES.
A POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSION APPOINTED.

A fOlfCE AND flRE GYMNASIUM AffOiNlED
For several months Brooklyn politicians
have been in fever OF excitement over the selection
and appointment OF candidates TO Ill vacancies IN tho
Police and Fire Commissions and the Board of City As
SCISSORS and the discussion Of this matter has been the
only business about the City Hall since the vacation OF
the Board of Aldermen began The vacancy In the FIRE
Commission created by the resignation OF Anthony
f. Campbell and that In the Police Board by the Will
drawal OF sigismund kaufman. The new Charter in
creased the number OF Assessors by four and for these
positions there have been at least ten candidates The
Republicans OF course claimed all OF the positions,
aud the caucus recently held named the men TO be
appointed. David Williams OF the Seventeenth Ward
elected by the for Police Commissioner, and
Jacob Fire Commissioner, but the Controller
and Auditor unable TO agree upon these TWO men,
and in consequence deadlock has existed Auditor
shaurman was perfectly willing 10 abide by the choice
OF the caucus but Controller Schroeder refused TO ac
cept the until his candidates for members OF the
Board substituted for those named by
the caucus Matters remained in this condition until
Saturday when seemed possible that the Auditor
and Mayor might enter into an arrangement tho
Controller became alarmed and compromised the matter
In such way that the Mayor left out The Board
met in the Mayors Office Saturday noon and, on
motion of the Controller Mark Phraner the present
Inspector of Buildings, elected as Fire Commits
sioner and the vacancy in the Police Commission was
flied by tho appointment of James L. Jansen OF the
candidate David Williams The Mayors candidate was
Andrew Cunningham OF the Fifteenth Ward, the only
objection to whom that he is good Democrat.
Messrs Phraner and Jansen at once accepted and were
sworn into Office by City Clerk Bishop
The Police Board will now consist Of two Republicans
-zMessrs Jourdan and Jalsen-apd one Democrat, u.
Brlggs They WIN ALSO Under the new charter, consti
tue Board of Excise. In the Police Board there VIII
probably be changes 1t is rumored that Chief
both naynn
will be removed but 1t is impossible to state who viii
succeed them. According TO Mayor fOWeis I'M
with the Auditor the Chief was 70 He ae sas
only to upset this plan that controller schroeder
changed his base Mr. Jansen Is OF Danish birth ana is
proprietor OF the Empire China Works at Greenpont
He is secretary of the Seventeenth Republican CuD
He states that he made no pledges ana VIII ne inc sSo
and has long held position under the water Board
He is active political worker IN the seventeenth
Ward.
TAXES LARGELY INCREASED UNDER THE NEW
CHARTER.
The question uppermost in the minds OF
Brooklyn taxpayers for months past has been the
probable rate Of taxation for the fiscal ensuing and
there we're few who did not expect large reduction
over the amounts raised for the support OF the City
Government during the past year. but instead or re-
duoon have been largely increased under the
new Charter especially in regard to higher salaries for
the officials, who when candidates at the last election
made it part Of their platform that they would work,
if elected in the interests Of the people and demand
reduction OF taxation How well these promises have
been kept the taxpayers have now come 10 eompre-
hend, and there is now decided opposition
TO the adoption Of the financial budget which will como
before the Joint Board Of Aldermen and Supervisors
to-day for final action. Before the new Charter was
signed the budget was up the basis as last
year, the total amount for city purposes being
S40s7 762 S. But this budget not adopted the Re
publican members Of the Joint Board refusing to take
action until the Charter signed and increased saa-
r1es provided for the Mayor Controller Police and
Fire Commissioners, and other heads Of departments
Then there Deficiency hill OF s379iGi, and alto
gether the budget increased TO s533,07 g. There
are large increases in all of the departments
~ hich aa