The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-02
THE POLITICIANS AGONY over.
The Appointment Of the New Commits
SiOnerS by The Mayer.
A UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.

The meeting OF the Board or Aldermen specially
held yesterday to receive the Mayors nominations
OF commissioners TO till the vacancies occasloned
by the expiration OF the terms OF several commits
sioners, which occurred at noon yesterday, was
very peaceable one. There was Iul attendance
even ex-Mayor Vance being on nand bright and
early. and there was very large assemola2e OF
the short-naired democracy in the lobby. the
routine business was given the go-oy easily. Tie
reading OF the minutes was easily dispensed with
on motion OF republican Alderman ana the mo-
mentous question AS TO whether the Tribune or
some other new building should have the honor OF
sheltering the Corporation Counsel and his books
OF reference FROM wind and storm for i've years to
come was q comparatively small one.
THE NOMINATIONS
were made seriatta, and. as the complete list was
given In tue HERALD in the morning and had been
FULLY canvassed before the meeting, one tried to
look amazed. The nominations were made out &C
cordng 10 '5ectton 25 chapter 335, Laws OF 1875"
the Mayors letter to the Aldermen conveying the
nominations reading pretty much the same in
each instance, except where a slight change OF
phraseoogy was required oy the law. First came
the successor or severn d. Mouton as Tax Com
missioner In the person OF John n. Hayward, Ior
the confirmation OF whose nomination Alderman
Mccarthy made q formal motion. Then came the
nomination OF Joseph ]. O'Donohne as PARK Com
missioner in place of Thomas L. stewart, Alder
man Guntzer moving the nomination; that OF
William /. smith as Police Commissioner In place
Abram ). Dnryee moved by Alderman Lysaght;
that oil Vincent Z. King as Fire Com
missioner In place OF Cornelius Van Cott
moved by Alderman Snandley; that OF
Henry +. Dimock "a Dock Commissioner IN
place OF William Budd, moved by Alderman Seery;
that OF Edward G. Janeway, as Health Commits
sloner in place OF Stephen Smith, moved Dy Al
derman Purroy, and that OF townsend Cox, as
Commissioner OF Charities ana CORRECTION, to sue
coed himself by Alderman Cole. Everything
alderman
cue. The entire twenty-five voted IN favor OF the
nominations THIS was certainly
SURPRISE TO THE UNlNTTIATED,
but it was nothing to the amazement into which
everybody was thrown by the open endorsemen
by little sharp praclice-by being first IN the
1eld-tried 10 take the vino out OF the sails OF
| their democratic colleagues. liz was Alderman
Rowland republican, VINO opened the bail. he
SAID, once all the nominations had been confirmed,
rising In his place.
"Mr President. have been very much gratined
with the nominations sent ia to this Board by HIS
Honor tue Mayor and VIII Gu nave Just been con
nrmed. move sir, that tue tuanKs or the Board
be rendered 10 him Tor the unexceptional charac
ter OF the nominations which he has made.n
Alderman Dean, republican, said 81 cannot
allow this occasion 10 pass without saying lew
words in seconding, as do, the motion of my
colleague Ihe names or tue gentlemen nomi-
mated To this Board the names oil gentlemen
OF high character all well known 10 this commu-
nifty, aud the uomlnat tons, in my opinion. are an
earnest OF the determination OF the Mayor 10 do
all that lies In his power 10 give us
GOOD CITY GOVERNMENT
Alderman Purroy, democrat, said cit gives
the democratic members of this Board great
pleasure to see the gentlemen on the other side OF
the house of one mind rs TO these nominations.
The Mayor has done well In these appointments,
and feel assured that his one object In making
them was the welfare of tue city government. IL
VIII doubtless be very gratifying TO him 10 know
that his nominations have mel with such unani-
nous APPROVAL
Aud with this pleasant talk the question OF the
nominations was dropped ia the Board, ana the
Aldermen adjourned 10 the Mayors once, where
they congratulated MIN individually on the nomi-
nations, and ne thanked them cordially for their
support.