New-York tribune., 1873-05-05
THB MUNICIPAL PUZZLE.
70 urvrs or THE M,yoRs 8 NOMINATIONS.

The air is filed with rumors IN regaiu "
the Mayors appointments, but as he Keeps MS I"
counsel no one can give any information Vi ioN -.
The rumorthat the Mayor had been leslslaVou ou y y.
Gee by the provisions Of the new Char'er "as Do 49,,
rost and thu newest one that Ring has peeh iorneu
-, -. - .t Aldermen I'm which the Republicans,
rar,roapv Hall and Apollo Hall are represented Inc
Aldermen named as belonging to this Ring deny posi-
~ tbot tbore IS any truth in the statement so far as
thev ore concerned. It was asserted ON oa'uuay a'
Chornberain Palmer had refused 10 hohor 'ne eaaly
oapts on the ground that the Mayor had been legls
lated ont OF Office When questioned realNo 10 'he aI
~ e denounced 1t us idle and absurd as he had already
bod nearly 900 warrants that day. The Mayor, when
os,,et whether he would send in his nominations today
declined TO answer He said that he was making out his
% of nominations andas soon as he had one that was IN
ovorv av desirable he would send to the Aldermen It's
believed by many that the first nominations cent III py
the Mayor will be those OF the Tax Commissioners, and
u "a also affirmed by many well informed persons that
two out OF the three will be those OF George d.
Andrews and John Wheeler There are Others how
ever who profess to believe that they will DO entrey
new men, who have had experience in financial matters,
and In whom the public will have confidence Ihe hst
Of names OF candidates given in THE TRIBUNE anew
days ago has been enlarged, but whether the new men
have any better chance of succeeding than the preceding
ones, yet ia prepared to say Inc laes' piu
for place is that made by the XVIIth Assembly District
Reuubcan Association, which at its meeting on satur-
day passed a resolution asking the Mayor TO nominate
John r. Russell as Police Commissioner.
Congrepated in the sanctum Of the Common Council or
lettering in groups around the portals OF the Cy Ha
ocular Aldermen and sedate politicians discussed on
saturday in low tones the absorbing topic OF the day
AS early as 9k O'Clock the venerable OLD CITY ua Nas
thronged with eager crowd Curiosity mlhgieu VIII ,b
ouprc6rnsiOn was depicted in the cOunenances VI o
unntated and the uninormed while in the faces O te
Aldermen could be detected faint snlie as OF superior
knowledge and an exclusive appreciation OF an lhShSo
loke as one or another OF the accused members Oh De
6odv lqpucared. The rumOr OF the Mayors renOVal
under The Charter was set down as absurd During e
dav the ci,ht Aldermen who Wcre said 10 compose CIe
rinC-NIe9srs. Van schack Billings. McCailerty hley,
Flanuagan Lysaght, KOCH AMI kehr-were cfosseAtni,
ined TO little purpose. Alderman Van schMGK
said with smile, that he was utUeIly
IGNORANT OF any combination one II 10 might % 20
called in which measures were being taken TO nduee
Alderman OttendOrfer not TO resign his seat IN tne
Board Alderman Van Schaick laughed at the M5yGr ;
beine leg ated out of olce, and smiled at the cfeuun
of human nature IL ism pig lie, was tho enipnau0
response of a German Alderman. Alderman MOhnehtrr /
said NAT he was surprised and greiyed at seeing his
name appear as the masterspir OF the oomDinailon;
Aldermen McCaffeTty, Kehr, and Billings alsO uenleu
any knowledge Of the matter The Board OF Assistant
Aldermen having meeting at p. mj most OF Ihelh
were present throughout the day.