New-York tribune., 1873-05-19
THE FINAL NOMINATIONS.
GREAT UNCERTAINTY IN REGARD TO THE vAcA
MUNICIPAL OFFICES.

GREAT UNCERTAINTY IN REGARD TO THE VACANT
MUNICIPAL OFFICES.
This is the last day on which the Mayor
can send nominations municipal offices to the Board
of Aldermen and the interest manifested by the poll
ticans and the general public very great The Offices
stp TO he filled under the provisions Of the Charter
are those of four Police Commissioners, four Comms-
OF Public Parks two Commissioners OF Accounts
q City Chamberlain and Ave City Marshas. Spec
uaton rife in regard to the candidates. but no one
has been able TO with certainty the new commits
sioner 1t seems likely that in the nominations to be
made to-day the socaled knowing ones will find them-
selves as much mistaken as before. For the Police
Commission those most prominently named are
Gen. Abram Duryea John r. Russell. we'll
known Broadway dry goods merchant, Gen. Alex
ander Sbaler, George W. Matsell, Assemblyman
Jacob r. Patterson, Police Justice Thomas A.
Ledwith and Hugh Gardner. In regard to the Park
Commissioners every seems 10 be at a loss The
Mayor has said that as only the President of the Com
mission will receive salary, he will nominate men OF
means and culture who win deem the appointment an
honor and serve the Commission cheerfully. The
heaviest portion the work OF laying out and preparing
the park and approaches has already been done and
remainder may safely be trusted 10 the engineers In
charge. The present head OF the Park Commission,
moreover has been connected with the park almost
from its inception to the present tme and his expert
ence will be Of great value 20 the Commission. Among
those named as likely to be nominees are the Hon. Rob
ert h. Roosevelt James NJ. Brown, Chairman OF the
Committee of Seventy, and several others For Cham-
berain the race still 10 be between Robert Lenox
Kennedy President of tie Bank OF Commerce; John j.
Cisco President Kitchen of the Park Bank and PreSi
dent Donaldson OF the Bank Of North America
There is much disappointment felt by the fire insurance
officers that they not given representative in the
Board Of Fire Commissioners Mayor Havemeyer asked
them 20 name man. and the present superntende OF
the Fire Insurance Patrol, Monmouth b. Wilson, was
designated by the Board of Underwriters Gen Shaer
also mdorsed by 20 Of the Leading hre insurance
companies hut neither was appointed. The Germans
The composition of the Commissions, although they
have been thus far sighted. The appointment OF
Henry Causen to the vacancy in tho Board OF
AIdermea should perhaps count for something.
Meetings. of politicians held in various parts OF tho
CITY Yesterday dav and night The chances of the can-
dldaes, and tne question %hetner OF h0t tue AueIen
Will confirm the Mayors nominees II Hugh Gardner
are eit out the list discussed at length. The
opinion seemed to be that the Mayors candidates would
be confirmed contingency. The last attempt at
combination resulted so diSastrousy that 1t was not be-
heyed that the majority Of the Aldermen would make
upon the Mayor and the chances are that he has
made out his lists OF names ana wll not chahge
Messrs Perley and Van Cott two of the new Fire
Commissioners, and Walter W. Adams the new Com
missioner Of Buildings, called on the Mayor, on Saur
day, and were sworn into Office
Il was asserted yesterday by those who claimed TO
he used for Chamberlain the ground that he had
Office 1t was also claimed that Hugh Gardner George
W. Matsel and John X. Russell almost certain OF
heing nominated as Police Commissioners, although
sheridan Shook IA still very strongly pressed. Mr..
Gardner urged by President Vance of the Board of
Aldermen, Aldermen Billings and FacOner, and y large
number Of members of the Republican General Com
mittee including Thomas Murphy United States District
Attorney Bliss, and Collector Arthur He has also tho
support of strong delegation from the Sixteenth Ward
including President CASTER OF the Irving Bank, and
number of the members OF the Democratic Reform Asso
catiOn sheridan Shook is urged by strong delegation
of merchants and others, Including David DOws John
POnder Hector Armstrong, the sODnaw Of the Mayor,
and Charles BuFkhater, his brOther-n-law. Three OF
the Tammany Aldermen Messrs. Flanagan Reilley, and
Lysaght. have also urged the Mayor 10 nominate Mr.
Shook Benjamin F. Manierre OF the preSent Police
Board is strongly urged for retention by che Hon
Thomas L. SJ3Wart, Gen. John Lochrape and
others, including Influential members Of varl-
Gus religious bodies Judge Bosworth Is also
urged for retention. For superintendent OF Police al
though the Mayor has nothing do with the appoint
mhft rests entirely wit1 tie AZ . a.c- ot Po
lice there have been strong efforts made enlist the
MAYORS support for tTQ o. tc1 Candidates. Chief
among these are Inspector q. W. Wlng and Capt. An
thony j. Ailaire. The latter is urged by the Harpers
and other business houses Of the Fourth Ward Ihere
seems he doubt that Engineer Eli Bates will be ap
pointed Chief Engineer, He Is now second in command
every way qualified for the position IL is stated
that msioners Perley and Van COtt have already
expressed themselves favOraby toward him. For Fire
Marshal there three candidates thus tar-Ihomas
McSpedOn. who holds the position George H. Shel-
don the Deputy Fire Marshal, and Engineer Gicquei.