The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-10
The HAYoR'S PATRONAGE
Another Busy Day About
the City Hall.
Nominations Of City Marshals and Mem
bers Of the Commission Of Public
Charities and Correction-The
Aldermen Lay Them Over.
SKETCHES OF THE NOMINEES.

SKETCHES OF THE NOMINEES.
Another day OF excitement was an ticipated about
the City Hall yesterday, and In measure the ex-
pectation was fulfilled. Up to about four O'Clock
there was hurrylng to and fro and busting
among the 'boys" that was plainly indicative OF
the deep interest they felt in the coming events.
The Mayor was to send In more n0mtnatio to the
Board OF Aldermen for confirmation, and next to
the anxiety OF the men who hoped to be nominated
was the deep concern or the men who expectea
small positions under the nominees. or course
every man had theory as to the probable action
OF the Board, and had 1t straight" nom an fnside
man who were to be the nominees and what par
ticular commissions were to be the subject Of
Mayor Havemeyer's nominating communication.
"The Mayor Is goin' to send In nominations for
Police and Fire Commissioners to-day"
s'Is that so2'
'That's fact. I got II from Alderman So-and-so
He was in to see the Mayor about an hour ago."
Walk TO the middle OF the vestibule ana ask an
other Qasid nunc what the Mayor was going to do,
and ne "gives awayn something like this
"Well, he's goin' to send in nomination for
Chamberlain. But, mind Johnnie, don't give it
away, because got 1t in confdence.".
Inquiring OF the next OF the "knowing ones" en-
countered would probably elicit the fact that the
be named at this meeting of the Board, and another
would
TELL IT IN A WHISPER
that the Dock Commissioners were to be sent in.
Then changing base, the reporter was enabled
to learn that the Aldermen were going to confirm
the names sent In without laying them over.
That, indeed, was the opinion expressed to the re-
porter by one Of the members OF the Board. Half
an hour afterward the reporter was informed that
fha Al OnI tha m nj n
Thursday so as to misead the Mayor into thinking
they were going to rush things straight along for
him, and in the event OF his sending them in q
complete batch of nominations for all the Offices
yet to be filed they would then hold on to them
and exact terms This however, seemed rather
'thin," as the game was not deep enough. How
ever these rumors were just as good as any, for OF
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
met IN special session a. four Go.oSx
transacted ana then as the Mayors private secre-
tary stepped up to the Presidents dais and handed
| MIN couple OF documents the lobby was alive
| with interest.
The first was read by the Assistant Clerk, and
lions for City Marshals to hold office for the period
Of three years :.General Joseph Dick1nson, Marvin
ianyi. Joseph Phillips John i. Stewart and Joseph
| ]. Josephs
| fair sample OF names, ana everybody seemed to
swell up with excitement as fortune seemed to be
DROPPING DOWN SUCH BIG THING"
upon the heads Of the owners OF those names.
When the Clerk reached the last line OF the Mayors
years''-aimost everybody dropped out big "OhI"
| and felt disguised tnat he had permitted MS e1
| element to show itself.
| The communication was at once by unanimous
consent laid on the table and ordered to DO
printed.
| cation from the Mayor making nominations for
| COMMISSIONERS OF CHARITIES AND CORRECTION
1 folio
william Iatmbeer, for term expiring May I.
| 1872
Myer stern, for q term expiring May /, 1875
This communication was also laid on the table
Board had adjourned until Monday next at one
| O'Clock, and the Aldermanic chamber had emptted
The proceedings we're tame all the way through
comparatively little interest was manifested in
the nominations They appeared, however. to be
| SATISFACTORY TO '4rHE CROWD"
The great interest Is centred in the appointment
ndVduas are to BE-, but there IS
| reason to believe that either General ALEXANDER
Sendent f to succeed Kelso. General Smaller would
be the more popular otlcer BY long odds but Mat
| sell was Mayor Havemeyers Chief OF Police twenty
five years ago, and 1t would be not little curious
/ II they should both again occupy the same relative
official positions after lapse OF quarter OF CEN
| fury.
| The nominees for Commissioners OF Charities aud
Correction are all comparatively well known gen.
| tlemel.
| they will not be confirmed.
WILLIAM LAIMBKER
| ia a republican in politics, and not q stranger TO
| official position. He Is man Of, perhaps, l0rsy-
| five years OF age, American born and OF German
extraction. He holds the rank OF Brevet Lieuten-
| ant Colonel in the Veteran corps OF the Seventh
regiment and was, 1t Is understood, formerly g
captain in the regiment. Under President Grans
ne rc o New Ses york. he has also member Of
| the Common Council, was twice elected TO the
Assembly and served one term as STATE senator or
| Eighteenth ward.
the second the list, Is native OF New York, ana
is probably fty-hve or sixty years Of age. he was
made Commissioner under the old Metropolitan
| to about the early part of the war; when he re.
cruited and organized the l4sth regiment OF New
members and ex-members Of the police force, was
| popularity known as 1.-The Metropolitan regiment
and did good service, chiefly in the southwest and
| along the Gulf and Atlantic seaboards. C0lone!
Bowen attained the rank or brigadier general OF
volunteers, and shortly after his return to civil HE
| at the close OF the war became commissioner OF
the Department OF Public Charities and Correc-
ton. He is at present member OF that body
and is its presiding officer.
the third and last nominee, is an Israelte, and Ia
quite popular among his countrymen He is ma
tive OF Germany, but came to the United States
when young and lived many years In the south.
a age. Is President Of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum
Association, member OF the Committee OF Seventy
and Of the Nineteenth Ward KaPa transit Assoca
| sentative Hebrew merchant.
| THE OTHER VACANCIES.
II is said that the Mayor will not make any other
nominations for this Board, though the charter
| empowers him to nominate three or five members.
| In view however OF the fact that the three men,
bers already nominated are republicans II is
deemed probable In some quarters that he will, on
| Monday next send in two democratic nominations
to give the Board its full strength as ct present
| organized.
tlons of CITY marshas, as there Is provision made
for the appointment OF thirty-fve In all.
THE NEW DOMINION.