The New York herald., 1874-12-02
MORE MUNICIPAL COMPLICATIONS.


President OF the Board OF Aldermen,
sc.
Mayor Vance arrived at his ONCE at eleven
O'Clock yesterday. Our new Mayor al interim is
the person6catIon of courtesy ana good breeding
and received his visitors during the day with
agreeable and frank address, The unfinished
routine business lett by his predecessor demanded
almost his entire attention. Numerous warrants
signed for the payment Of officials, yesterday
being the first or the month. The sudden demise
OF Mayor Havemeyer necessarily LETT much embar-
RAISING work TO be attended to. Mr.. Vance was
therefore busily occupied, and for hours compelled
to remain secluded from all visitors, giving d.
rectons to that effect to his attendant.
Previous to the death Of Mayor Havemeyer
rumors were current among politicians generally
that he intended TO make several removals before
the 1st OF January. Comptroller Green, Corpora
ton Counsel Smith, Commissioner OF Public Works
Van Mort, Police Commissioner Dlsbecker and
others were to feel the axe OF decapitation.. or
course these removals became contingent upon
charges to De regularly preferred and the action
or the Governor. Now, that the hand OF death has
swept away the man said to have contemplated
those movements, speculation Is again rile as TO
the probable action OF Mayor Vance.
AT a late hour yesterday afternoon HERALD
representative called upon that gentleman to as
in substance that his course for the short period
during which he was called to administer the ONCE
OF Mayor would be strictly conservative. He did
not inteno to remove anybody, but II 1T became
necessary Tor the public service and charges came
before him IN q legal manner he would, OF course,
take the proper steps made incumbent upon him
by the charter o! the city.
THE PRESIDENCY or THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Several candidates were talked OF yesterday
around The City Hall for the position Of President
OF the Board OF Aldermen, made vacant by the ele-
Aldermen Ottendorler, Billings, Flanagan and
Gilon have been mentioned 1t seems to
gan is the Winning man In In the race. AS this
position carries with 1t membership IN the Board
OF Apporuonment there may be yet lively con-
test The estimates for 1875 have not been CON-
peted. The Board OF Apportionment, as last
constituted, passed them over to the Aldermen,
who. increased the Appropriation some s2O7, 900.
The law makes 1t incumbent that this " hole mat
ter shall be arranged before the lst OF January, so
Tax Commissioner Wheeler, Comptroller Green
and Mayor Vance now compose the Board, and
the fourth member Is yet to be elected.
VACANCY IN THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The chapter. as amended by section l, cnapter
cancy now existing, or which may hereafter oc-
cur, IN either the Board OF Aldermen or Board of
Assistant by reason o the death or
either OF said boards shall be flied by election by
the Board in which such vacancy exists or shall
elected to said Board and the person so elected to
ill any vacancy shall until the lst day OF
January, at noon, next succeeding the first gene
raj election occurring not less than thirty days
after the happening OF such vacancy, but not be-
yond the expiration OF the term in which the
vacancy shall occur. and at such election person
shall be elected to serve the remainder IL any, OF
such unexpired term,
Under this clause an alderman is to be elected
by that Board to ill the vacancy until the lst OF
January created by the change In Mayor Vance's
position.
The name Of the lucky gentleman thus to be
selected to serve the city for some thirty days has
sMAYoR's- NEST.
Certain lawyers proclaimed yesterday that they
had found clause IN the charter by which Mayor
Vance can hold over until January l. 1875, Here
1t is, section II OF article a.
In case Of a vacancy he che Mayor shall act until
the first Monday Of lnuary succeeding the
which Mayor can be chosen but not within days
Be- chosen tor the unexpred term for Which SUCH oeer
chosen and no special election shall be held to fill
II this construction of the law holds good, and
Mayor Vance wishes to avail himself OF 1t, Mr..
Wickham will be compelled to remain some time
Office.
SKETCH OF THE NEW MAYOR.
Mr. Vance was horn Bucks county, Pennsyl-
vania, and was subsequently educated in Philadel-
phia. He was engaged in business in that city on
the breaking out OF the Mexican war, and was
appointed to captaincy In cavalry regiment
In which capacity he served until the end OF the
war; Soon after he entered into business in this
city and became a senior partner in the house of
MITCHELL Vance Il Co., position that he still
holds. He early interested himself in our educa-
tiona SYSTEM and at various times held the offices
OF Chairman OF the Finance Committee OF the
Board or Education and President OF the Execu-
tive Committee OF the College Of the City OF New
York. In 1871 he was elected on the reform ticket
to the Board OF Aldermen. representing in thas
body the Sixteenth ward. He was reelected in
1872 and IS at present President OF the Board. As
such he Is designated by law to succeed Mayor
Havemeyer, and to act as Mayor until Mr. w Ick-
ham enters into ofiice the lst or January next.
He Is about nlty-five years OF age and is repub-
liCan in uO1tlCS.