New-York tribune., 1873-05-26
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE MUNICIPAL REVOLUTION
PRIZES STILL TO DE DRAWN.


Tho callers on the Mayor on Saturday were
..,o.surah,v fewer in number than any day during
She nroyous month The municipal prizes nave peeh III
rood part drawn and the crowd OF applicants is proper
xenaely less The interest centers IN the contest
for Police Justices Just at present the more prominent
candidates arc Police Justices Ledwih' Hogan and
Doving OK assistant DistrictAttorney Geo. W. Blunt
A. Alsred T Ackert one Of the secretaries OF the Tam
n,nv Hall General Committee, John J. oBrien, and
,umber Of young Republican politicians. II is under
stood however that the Mayer will nominate men who
have never been prominent in politics, and not even
lawyers as he believes that sufficient knowledge OF
the law can acquired after the appOintee has entered
on the duties OF his position 1t Is not believed that the
Mayor will send in any nominations for Police Justices
at the meeting of the Board Of Adermenon Thursday
There remain two Commissioners OF Parks 70 he cor
Armed. Mr.. ChuUchs name win undoubtedly DC VIII WIN
Of VIM. I. Blodgeu will be substituted for II. Tue
Mayor mas stu to appoint two bs She
Board Of Aldermen.
THR POLICE AND EXCISE BOARDS.
Superintendent Mstsell received the usual
daily reports frcn precincts Saturday morning. anu
gave rbalinst-uetons to the Police Captains on 'e
customary morning call at Police Headquarters reiAl'e
their rOotine duties He has net yet issued genera
order formally assuming command but VIII propaoy 40
20 to-day. TIE Commissioners remained in executive
session over an in the morning but Chlet CierK
Hawley stated subsequently that no businesSiof In
portan had been transacted and that the Board had
adjourned to 10 a m. to-day Previous to the meeting
and durng it's continuance the adjacent rooms and hall
ways we're throDged with politicians among whom we're
exSenatogs Genet Norton and y Bren eXJudge george
g. Barnard, eI- Congressman Thomas Z. stewart eS-
Street Commissioner COrOe exCommsssloner OF Chari-
Frear and many others, including large NUMBER
Tie Excise ComtSissioneTs state that they pre-
pared 90 renew old Licenses and Issue new ones 1ney
say that the Information furnished 20 the Board by the
Police recently concerning Tue esaraeISl oI ~ %
ready established VIII be consulted IN all case ana that
the action Of tRe Beard will be modified by the official
reports thus obtained They iannounee tlat they WI
grant licenses only 90 proper persons ana Wlh suppress
ali saloons thai are improperly conducted or
and that they viii revoke licenses, under the new law
whenever it shall become necessary; They state ina
notget prepared TO their nteotion regarding
It, Without further dehberauon.
RRORG ANIZATION OF THE REFORM ASSOCIATION.
A meeting of the Executive Committee O.
the Reform Association was held Saturday At th
Fifth Avenue Hotel. John Foley presided He an
nounced that the Committee had been called tOgethe
tor reorganization and the transaction OF business
Many important changes had occurred recently III Tn
City Government, the effect Of which was to adyanc
the great work in which the Committee was engaged
Fhe great power vested in Mayor Havemeyer under tn
new charter had on the whole been well exercised IN
poinees were vast improvement over their predeces
sOrs Some Of these are unted in the particular spher
assigned them, but judging from their past record I'M
public arc justified in looking for efficient admnlsra
ton Give them fair trial, and three months Will &c
termlne the question OF tnclr emclehcy ne" utpdI'
nre should be taken and greater improvements be al
tempted Application should be made at once TO tn
Legislature 10 give Mayor Havemeyer the power {
nominate five commissioners 10 pass on the subject
raud transit and submit TO the votes of the people
November the question of bonding the city TO meet IN
EXPENSE thorough enrolment OF all the reform
voters m the city should be had without delay Mr
Foley then offered, from the Committee on Resolutions
Reso5sd that We representing The Reform Of the City
tsnirr to serIre the selfroverntnent Of the city;
To auho5 appoint commission, consisting
be submitted the ufTsg Of @ citizens Of toe C Of New lSrt
ne present Charter that municipal elections be bel
IN Tie s!rn o. @ year P1TS,s % S% pOe AZ eeSs s The no eS o
NegYork The night elect Controller D. Also 70 pass
Che e1pese civ giving Mayor subject the approval Of th'
Board Aldermen power appoint commissioners to carry th'
sBe be su5rl tied to the people election.
CONSIDERABLE debate eusued on the question Of the
election OF Controller some OF the members tavorne
his appointment al present; but was finally decided
that the office should be an elective one Inc fesoluO
were adopted The following were appointed com
mIttee Reorganization Oswald Ottendorfer, Robert
B. Roosevelt, John Foley Myer Stern Thomas j. Gr0m
SchOcnhOf J. d. Williamson, and L W.'TownseDd The
following were appointed committee TO go to Albany
aud recommend the resolution passed by tue Committee
to tue gsature for its ndOrSemeDt Robert b. Roose
welt. William A.. Darling, W. r. Townsend, Thomas j.
CrOmDio, and j. NJ Bundy.
NOT OF THE REAL ESTATE RING.
To the EdftOr Of The Tribune.
SIR: A communication appearing in your
paper tins morning, signed r. E. d. relating 10 the 0p
position confirming the nominations by the Mayor Tor
fark Commissioners, is so full Of msstatements with
regard TO myself places in so false position and s
inspired by spirit malignant, that am constralned q
t 81 bat have not urged the rejection Of the Mayors
nc,,i,ees hove signed nettion
nor asked any one and do not know from what
'OSeSS SeS York. York Ma May "a, 1873 VIM H. RArSoR.
SUNDAY-sCHoOL INFLUENCES.