New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-01
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
POLITICS OF TWO CITIES.

Lsr OF MAYOR wICKHAM's PROBABLE NoMINA-
LONESOME DISSATISFACTION AMONG POLITE
CIANs-MAYoR HUNTERS POSITION - EFFORTS
TOWARD REFORM IN BROOKLYN.
The Mayor will send In to the Board Of
Aldermen to-day, for confirmation his nominations TO I'LL
the vacancies in the municipal commissions. Mayor
wickham stin declines TO make public his selections
Nevertheless, not few believe that the following Is
correct list Of those who have been decided on:
Police Commiss'oner-Gen. William +. Smith in place OF
Gen. Abram DTryec.
Fire Observation-Disclosures c. King in place of Cor
peiius Van Colt.
Commissioner of Joseph J. O'DohObue in place
Of Thomas L. Stewart.
Health Commssioncr--Dr. Edward G. Janeway in
place Of DR.. stephen smith
Commissioner Of Docks-Hcnry +. Dlmoek in place Of
william Budd.
Commissioner of Charities and Correction-Townsend
Cornmissioner Of Taxes and Accommodation W.
Hayward in place OF Severn ID. Moulton
The Mayor is much amazed that these names have
been made public Three of these nominations have
probably been definitely decided upon Thcse are Gen
Vim. f. Smith, Townsend Cox, and Henry f. Dimoch.
There good deal Of talk yesterday afternoon among
the politicians with reference to the nominations Con-
siderable dissatisfaction expressed at the fact that
90 few OF the men selected had been identified with Tam
many Hall as active, wording members "What have
these men done for the pary" was the question
asked by many. The reply OF the less partisan was That
oil these men are reputable citizens and pronounced
Democrats although majority OF them have not been
prominently before the public The patronage of the
departments will be distributed among the WORKING
monbers OF the Tammany Hall organization Dut inc
hoads OF Departments will not be chosen from mere poll
tcans because Of their influence in their respective dis
trcts In this way, It argued, those now controlling
Tapmany Hall purpose to build 1t up and make IL %
strong and compact organization
BROOKLYN REFORM MEASURES.
Mayor Hunter of Brooklyn is still very reti
cent in regard to the Of the Commissioners whom
he intends To appoint May g. He will send in the list
20 the Board Of Aldermen Monday but thus far no
person authorized 10 speak really In position 10
know has learned from the Mayor what persons he Will
nominate for the positions about to be made vacant IL
Is only known with certainty that the Mayor VIII not re-
appont John g. T. Stranahan TO the Park Commission or
William H. Fowler 10 the Board OF City Works IL II over
the retention of these two gentlemen that the hSht IN
brooklyn now turns
Mayor Hunters position IS that il IL through the NAL
Administration OF the parks aud the city works IN past
years that the OF Brooklyn have been increased to
their present oppressive rate aud that these depart
ments must be reformed before any relief can be had
These departments have come, by various degrees ana
circumstance to be controlled and represented by two
individuals Messrs Stranahan and Fowler and these the
MAYOR will refuse 70 recognize and rcappont under any
circumstances. While Mr.. Mclaughlin, Mr. kng-ley,
and the other political managers are saC'shed
TO let the Mayor have his own way with
the other and IolnOr departments, they insist that
In, Fowler
the Board OF Aldermen, which is Influenced by MI Nc
Jaurhn the leader of the Democratic party In Brook
lyn will refuse confirm the Mayors nominee In place
OF MI Fowler This viii leave MI Fowler Ill possession
until his il confirmed The Mayor was deter
mined yesterday place the party managers In the po-
son rejecting good men in order that their friends
should bo retained and this challenge Mr. Mclaughlin
and Mr. Kingsley apparently disposed TO accept
The Mayor yesterday stated that he should insist on the
reformation Of the departments through which the
chief burdens OF payers in Brooklyn imposed let
the consequence be what they might It would be- prob
ably conformation Of him by the party leaders, but tha
was preferable 10 condemnation by the people.
Several mectngs OF taxpayers oi all parties nave laely
been held in Brooklyn 10 organize opposition 10 bll
pcpdng at Albany which gives 100000 10 The Hemp
ttead Reservoir Ring for the continuation OF work on
That useless structure These resulted Oh Thursday IN
the appoutnent Of a Committee Of Dtne genteluen who
are TO 20 Albany the matter before Governor
Tiiden The following form the committee: Edward T.
Baek0use s. n. Davis A. c. Davis Daniel Met abe OF the
Park Bank, Samuel Hutchinson, Samuel McIIoy, inc
engineer; eX-Judge william Colt Nathaniel COthrcn
and Henry stirling. They have power TO add 10
their number and already about twenty prominent ct
scns of Brookly signined their intention 10 accom-
p1ny the original committee Gov. Tdcn yesterday mott
ned to the chairman Of the committee that lac would not
sgn the measure until he had beard from them and ap
pointed Tuesday the day for hearing the argu
Mr. McElrOy il 10 urge that the reservoir was
needless, and faulty In eDgineeIDg Mr. Backhouse VIII
show that has already cost under the present contract
ors Kingsley and Kecncy nearly million more than the
original estimates and bids. and A. G. Davis viii show the
close connection between the enterprise and Brooklyn
Ring politics.