The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-02

The Retiring Mayor and Mayor Havemeyer
Desolate Appearances Of the Mayors Offices
Courtesies Of the Ex-Mayor and the
Mayor-The Reception Of Citizens in
the Governor . Room-Mayor Have
meyer Looking for His Portrait


meyer Looking for His Portrait.
Shortly before noon yesterday Ex-Mayor Hall ar
rived at the Mayors offices in the City Hall. The
familiar apartments wore dismantled appearance.
The paintings, the photographs and the engraved
portraits OF prominent city officials had been re-
moved from the walls; the numberless articles OF
adOinment that Indicated the excellent and refined
taste OF the chief occupant Of the rooms and which
gave to all visitors the idea Of beauty and
illness, had been sent away, and all that
was left was the furniture OF Ingersol which only
served to I'LL up the empty, cold cherries aspect
of the offices and give to the eyes of visitors dun
gray OF grim utility instead OF that beauty OF
adjournment that to the unrenecting even Is an
conscious JOY. Ex-Mayor Hall stood In the
waiting room leading to the private 0nices, wear
ing his Overcoat, chatting with number OF viz
itOrs, who had partially surrounded him, waiting
to Introduce his successor and give him possession
OF the official apartments. Observing the date
rack on the Mayors desk, Mayor Hall called the at
tenton OF several gentlemen to the error that had
evidently been made by one Of the attendants in
placing the date as January IL instead OF January
1, and remarked that that must be
MISTAKE,
unless the attendant meant to indicate by 10 that
there was one going out and one coming in. The
laugh that followed this characteristic joke mad
scarcely died away and the faces Of the group
turned to that appearance OF expectation that Ia
always manifest on the waiting for great
event, when Mayor Havemeyer followed by MI
John Foley and other distinguished reiOrmers en-
tered the Mayors private office. The retiring
Mayor then shook hands with the Mayor, and then,
turning to the empty char, sad:-"Mr. Mayor,
desire to restore you to that vacant chair, and to
give you the keys of your private office, and wish
han Nav
meyer received the keys from the retiring
Mayor and sa;d:-"I thank you very
much for all your Kindness to me-" and then sat IN
the civic chair aud assumed the office and the
dignity of the Mayor OF New York. At that moment
Colonel Joline the cx-Mayors CHIEF clerk, entered
and handed the letters of the day to the Mayor
Ex-Mayor Han sad:-'dr. Mayor, see that the
first letter you have received is IRON the CorOner's
Office. l think that letter should nave been adj
dressed to me, for am the dead Mayor" Thiswae
the firing Mayors
LAST OFFICIAL JOKE.
Whilst the laughter was gong on, Mr.. Hall, with
private door, passed into the yestibule Of the Hall
private citizen, leaving his twenty years oi
Is s pr R6s ONCE the Of s' t6s aao
was crowded with citizens, and Mayor Havemeyef
rose rom ne cna ana n we s, a
the Twenty sixth precinct, who was In attendance,
then opened the door OF the olice leading into the
vcstibule, the Mayor passed out, an impromptu
procession was formed, and, ascending the steps,
the Mayor and his friends passed into the pictured
the Hall. The Mayor took position in the centre
OF the saloon, supported by Comptroller Green and
Mr.. John Foley. and Captain Leary and his men
placed the citizens as they entered in Indian file
and as they passed the Mayor they were intro
Mayor gave each very cordial shake Of the hand
Mr. Foley evidently regarded 1t as
THE SUPREME MOMENT
OF his lfe II was difficult to decide which gilt
tered most, his eyes or the diamonds on his snowy
white front. TO each presentation he seemed to
an q aS n rod nm
the Mayor, .'Behold him-thls is my child" and
how proud the father was Of the Child none but
all political animOsitles seemed TO have melted
away there were none 50 full Of party spirit
Joseph Bowling and Captain Kennedy. of the
sixth precinct, were among the earliest in
would never have dreamed that Mayor Hsvemeyer
had been other than the man Of their
wreathed with smiles, and heartily congratulated
the Mayor, accompanying it with assurances OF
his 5 and
Loew, in suit OF English clothing. appeared
THE HAPPIEsT OF MEN,
and looked as though the scene was one that he
had desired to contemplate ever since his return
from Europe, and that his nomination for Mr.
hireling scribbler. Even Mr.. George Roomc, who
loses the lucrative position Of Keeper Of the CITY
congratulations. Success was the solvent
that had turned the acid Of DISAPPOINTMENT
satisfaction was assumed, even il it were not pos.
sessed. The line OF introductions was continued
for more than an hour without any interruption.
and included the Aldermen elect, the Assistant Al
dermen elect, Tax Commissioner Mcmahon anu the
attaches OF the Tax oriice, the attaches OF the
Comptrocrs office, the attaches OF ex-Mayor.
Halls office, members Of the judiciary, including
Judge Noah Davis, of the Supreme Court; Com.
missioner Van Mort and a number of attaches oi
the Department of Public Works. During the in
PRODUCTION some one called the attention OF the
Mayor to his first Inauguration, In 1S45, and said,
III suppose, Mr.. Mayor, your portrait is here" "ls
tS' replied the Mayor, and walked into the middle
OF the room to look for it. He looked around fof
some minutes In
AN UNAvAuING SEARCH,
which was heartily enjoyed by those who knew its
location. The Mayor was unable to make a selec-
ton, and gave 1t up. The portrait was then
painted twenty-seven years ago. rs that mey''
he exclaimed aud on being assured that that was
his portrait he laughed very heartily ut his own
lack OF discernment and scrutinized the portrait
face that was certainly very natural, but which
was not much appreciated by the majority OF those
by whom he was surrounded. Shortly after one
O'Clock the Mayor left the hall without returning
to his Office, and thus closed reception which wa.
carried out from the first to the last with rigid
REPUBLICAN SIMPLICITY.
Comptroller Green, Alderman Vance and Alder
man van Scnack returned TO the Mayors Office
and Informed the ex-Mayor's attaches that the
Mayor had left, took possession of the official let
tiers OF the Mayor, and very shortly after the Offices
were closed for the day.
Mayor Havemeyer stated yesterday In answer
TO an inquiry, tina as far as the appointments Of
his ONCE were concerned nothing definite was
settled; that he wished to know exactly where he
at. The consequence OF this will be that the
ec,itive OF the Mayors once will continue, to-day,
al least as it has been for the last three years.
THE WELSH NATIONAL SOCIETY OF NEW
YORK