New-York tribune., 1877-01-02
NEw-YORK,s NEW ADMINISTRATION.


NEW-YORK'S NEW ADMINISTRATION.
MAYOR ILY QUIETLY ENIERs ON HIS DU1IEs-Ac-
TION or THE AIDERMEN--APToINTNENTs OF
THE MAYOR AND COUNTY CLKRK.
The national and municipal flags were dis
played the City Iial yesterday in honor OF the DAY
Mayor Ely assumed t,e duties OF his new Office quietly
ana without formal ceremony Mayor Wckham wei
coined him with cordial greeting shortly before noon
and then retired with Corporation Counsel whitney ana
Chamberlain Tappan The Mayor received The com
Inittee Of the e0ycrganizcd Board Of Aldermen ana
sending his message 20 the board Iet the oi'e III
TIE charge Of Chief Clerk Hardy.
SGcriR Reilly and County Clerk Gumhcton held re
ception at the sherls Office. Crowds OF visitors were
entertained rnd paid liberal attention 10 the coHatiah
MANY prominent city officials called during the retcp
ton The Finance Department was closed but Con
trollcr Kelly was in TIRE building for short time
The newly-,lccted Aldermen organized ~ noon Alucr
man Guentz-r acting as temporary Chairman Alderman
Henry d. Purruy was chosen President; Francis }.
Twomey Clerk; and James walsh, Serscantat-Arms
Alderman Pincsncy Tor President and Clark F. White
moro FOR Clerk vcjed for hy thc Republican mi
nov on motion of Alderman Morris, The Commissioner
al Pubic Works and other officers directed to re-
move snow and from the walks and steps n front Of
the vnrons Publ c udicgs from the streets and walks
in and around the public parks and the bridges over the
Fourth-avc. tunnel. The battery commanded ~ ha'l
Klein was removed from Nos. = 8, and II west Ihlr
trcutlst to Ha-plnce and Seyenth-st Aldermen P1r-
row. Kec,an en- Howand direC ID 10 aontinu' in7
inve-.i r 4 he charges against - 'rnmi,s'on y
fort U.-. br Third District Court house A)lcTin"t =
Cole. e go 70 heat the strect-cars during the Wint
mont, - erred TO rho Committee on Railroads.
resou - reduce the salaries Of the clcIits and other
ulcers ,i the board voted for by the Republican
lucnJers bu, defeated.
The 80 nj uf Aldermen Of 1876 held short session
YESTERDAY in0rring which devoted 20 passing com
,dmcutary resolutions Samuel A. Lewis, the retiring
iresdnt aud clerks and reporters Of the hcHrd
~ Yer Wickaja vetoed thc resolution leasing the prem
.cs n Tweu;y-~rvcnth-s and Ninth-avc as armuTy
for the 81. Regiment. National Guard The Mayor
stated that the building not adapted for aTnory
pur1ascs ana the r..c opposed by the regiment
add b, iialv prominent mIniGis OH 'illS. . .
Tuc Wolf board IL Aldermen AMI Assistants wait d
on 'luya, Ev yesterday add demanded Ollie al I.roS
.Jn. The Hat.r handed tHr papers 20 his cics ctFh
Tie Wax roUIy Board, also Claiming 80 BE- Alder ihcI,
j.,t NC, .i.ty Il in TN tliY Han and
c,Ccltl DcIii. Erns, Prfsid.,t suits are PENDING IL
tat cJu4ts - he rights OF al these claimants.
TuE MAYORS APPOINTMENTS.
Mayor Eiy has Gpponich g. j. YaadcrIcel Private
Secretary AID cA crlnan John HARDY Chief CLERK, N
II,cc oI Mcssrs Harrison and Lalilrop resigned Ho
has ragpoin:cd DaLic! IciAOtO as Record Clerk 40 l
John Ian7a Messenger. These four are the ssyors
personal s,u ID jhe Marsnals department 30 changes
rave been made. The salaries have heea somewhat
dgccd hui Tie old employees nave all been retained as