The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-18
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY MAY 49, ls7s-QuADRUPLE SHEET
CITY HALL AFFAIRS.

Some OF the Rumors that Were Let
Loose Yesterday-Thc Fire Commits
sionery and Commissioners of Build
ings Qualify.
The City Hall was grand gossiping ground
yesterday, and outside OF the Mayors oilce there
seemed to be little else than gossping going on.
The Micawber family was to the front as usual
and large crowd OF the under strata OF politicians
was present also; but there was little OF note
transpirng. Nothing "turned up' for the one
class and the other class didn't make much head
way either. Nearly all the Aldermen were around
and they kept their counsels pretty closely-that
is, If they had any to keep. Nobody will ever again
accuse this Board of Aldermen Of getting up
combination" They are too innocent and good to
do II in the first place, and too timber in the
second place, to keep 1t up If they had It,
Most OF them called on the Mayor during the day
ana had brief interviews with the man who
brought them strangely to terms. II it were not
disrespectful and tainted appeation, Mayor Have
meyer might well be called 1.-THE Boss" The
Mayor was extremely busy Yesterday and was
Obliged to refuse audience to many of those who had
called TO see him. 1t was his last day in which TO
perfect the remaining nominations, and he wanted
most OF MS time to himself. There are now to be
nominated four Commissioners of Police, three
fark commissioners, q City Chamberlain, two
Commissioners OF Accounts-the latter ofices being
new and provided for by the new charter-and five
city Marshals. There is also a Board OF ten Police
Justices to be appointed under the new bill, which
received the Governors approval yesterday, but
there Is no limit CT time within which they are to
be nominated.
There is considerable dissatisfaction expressed
In promiscuous gatherings OF men about the Hall
at the removal from the Board OF Fire Commits
sioners OF General Shaer, who Is looked upon at
large as the man who did the most to perfect the
Department With the remainder OF the nomina-
tions sent In to the Board on Friday there is little
fault found. or conrse, there GROWERS, who
desire to be appointed themselves and who will
growl at any other nominations, but the masses OF
the people think that, although the nominees are,
with scarcely an exception, entirely new men, they
will prove efficient and capable officers If con-
frmed
The new Board of Fire Commissioners and the
Commissioner of Buildings, Walter w. Adams, ap-
peared before the Mayor yesterday and qualified
There was mere rumor afoat yesterday that
Thomas A. Ledwith will probably be one OF the new
Police commissioners but there is only faint
possibility OF the rumor being correctly founded.
IL Is much more likely that he win be retained in
the new deal of Police Justices, though that is only
conjecture Assembiyman Bernard Biglin called
upon the Mayor yesterday and remained with him
ior short time, and report gained some
rency that he was likely to be named as Police
Justice. He Is not a lawyer, however, and that
fact may be very largely considered by the Mayor
IN making up his list.