The New York herald., 1876-12-31
CITY GOVERNMENT FOR 1877
Tammany Hall to Again Have Full Sway
IN the Administration.
PLACES THAT TIE OUTS" HANKER FOR.

Tomorrow Tamn,any Hail. for the first time since
the nc nal overthrow oil the Ring will ancw upon
absolute control the city patronage aud
zaton will therefore be Led directly responsible by
the people for the faure the local admin
istraion OF 1877.
xAyoRALTY.
AZ Twelve O'Clock tomorrow the new Mayor, Mr..
Smith Ely, Jr. will takc formal possession Of the TX
ocutive Chamber The salary OF tho Mayor is $4,000
per In actual connection with this Office there
about eighteen subordnatas salaries amounting to
some 500 600 per paid 10 these gentlemen.
Mayor Ely has not yet named his appontces, and
Will not do until next week. The principal
positions arc the secretary, Mayors marshal
and chief of tho bureau OF Pcrmts Out
side of these appointments the Mayor has also
the nominating OF all commissioners Of departments
who must be confirmed by he Board OF Aldermen un-
less in the matter Of vacancies stoned by death,
resignation removal on The LIST OF May next the
terms of Commissioner Of Charities and Correction
Brennan. Dock Commissioner Wales and Police Com
missioner Erbardt expire 1t will then be the duty
OF Mayor Ely to their successors, and tho Board
OF Aldermen hold the conlrmatory power.
THE CIry's EMPLOYEES
The following list OF the number Of officers and
poyes tine city government, exclusive OF mechanics
and laborers, is taken from Comptroller Green's re.
port to the Legislature OF 1876
The Common Council, 81 the MAY orally, IL the May
crafty, Bureau oil PERMITS. IL the department OF FL
Guy Chamberlain, the Law Department, 20; tho
Police Department, 260J, the Department OF puolc
Works, including those laid from otncr accounts Than
appropriatoa lor salaries, 252; the Department OF
Pubic Charities and Correction 43S the Firo Depart
mcnt SO; the Health Department., III; The De-
paid IRON other accounts than appropriations
Tor salaries, 1855; the Department o.! Docks S4;
the Departm snt OF Taxes aud Assessments 81: Inc pc
10 d uuc ion
(aboul 3, ,l52, the College oi the CITY OF New York
about 4o me Board OF Excise "a; the Commissioners
OF Accounts 8; the JudciaryPolice courts so; dis
trct courts, So; Supreme Court 40; Superior Court
Al Court OF Common Pleas. 10; Marine Court, ~;
40; Recorders Office, 9; CITY Judges Office. );
,he surro.ae's Office, IS the Registers Office, -;
Attorneys office, p; Ccroncrs Office, 10; commis.
soncrs OF Jurors IL the CITY Record = Commission
ers Third District Court House, o; Commissioners Tor
completing the County Court House, o. Total nun.
bcr OF employees s,6Sa.
siiERIrP's OFFICE.
Shcrn Reilly has down the number of deputies
from thirty.hve to twenty. He has appointed Major
william H. Quincy to the position of Orders OF Arrests
DEPUTY. Iu civi matters where this official has Gus
tody oruers OF arrests granted by courls upon
evidence of tho facts presented in each In this
department there are about eight or ten subordnaes
special deputies who are deputed to make arrests.
The person arrested is m once brought before
Of me department, and by that officer released
sufficient bail committed in default thereof Thus
shown that very arge discretion is lodged tho
orders of'Arress Deputy.
Ii is understood hat Mr Kelly will not mako the
sweeping changes anticipated by ambitious poll.
ticians among the attaches OF the Compiroer's ONCE
County Clerk Gumboton will only mako four or Hvo
removals III his Office. In the courts, Surr0gates and
Coroners Offices considerable changes talked Of
Tng MAYORS MESSAGE.
Mayor Ely will send IN his message to the Board OF
Aldermen to morrow.
THE ALDERMEN
The next Board OF Aldermen Will CONSIST Of fourteen
democrats and eight Republicans. Alderman Purroy
viii bc elected president. T. J. Tuomey clerk, and
the members :-Democrais, Henry d. Purroy. samuel
A. Lewis. William l.. Cole George Hall, William Lamu
John & Gunzsr, william p"srcs Kssnan, M William Joyce
shcils, James J. slevin, Michael Tuomey RepubIi-
eans-RuIas B. cowins, : y s'monson. Lewis l.
{. i.nckncy, Fcrdna Eriart, Jonn De vrics
They will organize formally at Twelve O'Clock to
row. The old Board viii meet for tho last time at
THE ALpERMAxlc COMMITTEES
Tho following are the various committees OF the
new Board, as agreed upon
Arts, Sciences aud Edrcation-Hall Lamb and
Morris.
Ferries, Fire and Dock Observation-Disclosures, Shicls
and Philips.
Finances and Departments OF Taxes and Assess.
men,s-Kecnan, Cole, Lewis, Morris and Pinckncy.
Law Deparimenl-Lcwis, Hall and Howand
Markcts-Saucr. Erhsrt and Riley.
Printing and Advertising Salmon, Saucr and Dc
yries.
Rairoads-Gun,zcr, Reilly and Pinckncy.
Repairs aud Supplics-Scvin Lewis and Erharl
Roads. Bridges and Tunnels Lamb, shlcls and
Simonsvn.
salaries and Ofhces-Cole, Hall and cowing
Streets-Reliy, Slevin aud Philips
s,rccl Pavcments--Gun,zcr Joyce and De vnes
Lands. Places and AssessIncnts-Cole, Sicvin and
Howiand.
Fire and Building Depar,monts-Tuomey, Lamb and
Cowing.
Police and Health observation-disclosures, Guntzer
and Morris.
Charities and Correction aud Excise Departments
Saucr, Sievin and Cowtng
County Anairs-Tuomcy, Pinckncy, Sauer, Guntzer
and Howaud
BOARD ArroRTioSxExr
The members of the sinking Fund tor 1871 will be as
folows:-Mayor Ely, Comptroller Kelly, City Cham
berain Tappen Recorder Hsckctt and Alderman
Keenan,. The Board Of Apportonment viii consist OF
Mayor Ety. Comptroller Kelly, Alder man Purroy and
Tax Com iasioner Wheeler.