The New York herald., 1878-10-11
THE MAYORALTY.
JOHN FOLEY AND HIS COMMITTEE AMONG TIN
MISUNDERSTANDING THE COMMITTEES

JOHN FOLEY AND HIS COMMITTEE AMONG THz
MISUNDERSTANDING THE COMMITTEES
VIEWS AND LoNaINGs.
Mr. John Foley, Mr. David F. Baker, Mr.. James
Buell. president OF the Importers and Traders Bank,
and Dn Radolpn Tevrezky, one Of the physicians OF
the Mount Sinai Hospital, made q tour OF shs news
paper ofnces yesterday. These gentlemen are men,
bers Of the Fifth Avenue Hotol Committee, who on
Saturday evening last designated ,avo gentlsnsn,
from whose number Was to be selected . candidate
for the Office ofMayor oftne city. The object these
gentemon In visiting the newspaper Offices was, ~
OF them remarked sso obtain the support OF the
press Tor the candidate that may BE- chosen ths
nvs."
Tnis visit was the occasion Of some little excite.
msnt in tho vicinity Of the various newspaper oiees
inasmuch Nj. John Foley IN known, not only she
general public who met with the sidewalks,
but by the newspaper boys who between Jour
feet IN the nsighborhood OF Newspaper Row and iss
vicinity. To this gentleman accompanied for.
NAL procession by number OF othor gentlemen, and
that procession closed by bsvy Of city reporters.
was a circumstance thss called forth good deal OF
sidewalk witticism. me- Foley is. however, used 70
thn, sort OF thing, ana did not seem to mind IL
Al tho HERALD onice Mr.. Foley told his story In
rather formal speech. The giss, however. OF his
address may be briefly stated Ao saia that the Finn
Avenue Hotel Committee s entirely non-partisan;
that is indifferent TO politics. tnat its ebtoct 10 20
sndoavors that toe tax levy shall be moro than
that all salaries paid by the municipal
ity 600 shall be reduced least twenty-five
ialhiu and sconomical discharge by each of1cia ol
the duties that he has oeen appointed TO dschasgei
any failure In that respect shalt be followed ~
exsrcsc of tho removal power vested ~ the char
tor In ths Mayer
To the inquiry 10 what The Fifth Avenue Com.
mittss would do In the event Of any one Of tnsif
chosen i've NOT being placed the ticket by any oi
tho socallsd party orgsnixattons M Foley replied
tnat tna. even. .hs committee would raass fsna.
TO place ticket ter Mayor IN the neid sslscssd
from the nvo designated gentlemen, and would nee
their best sxsrtioos 10 have ham sleotsd-
MoRt ouEsrIoxS
Mr.. Foley made u siuiilHr sddrsss ~ the other
newspaper oces visited, and receivcd with every
courtesy listened to with respectful attention.
Mr.. Foley wncther is was not . fact shst
during recent years property had been
ssssed TO its uil market value. and that thsss-
lore the proposition about two per cent levy was
rather dcusivs. tnasmuch formerly the property
was assessed mucn below ts market value. Nj.
Foley roplicd that nc Was not aware OF any such
change, but probably " WAS Mr.. REID also sug.
rsstsd whether tho object sougnt-that OF rsducsion
Of the CITY saIaries--couid be at sBce accom-
piished by Tho rammany usneral Committee and ths
Republican General Committse agreeing upon .
schedule OF salaries that tnsy both would recOmmsnd
10 the Leg slature for adoption. Mr. Foley said ne
approved OF that suggsstion and would brtng before
the attention Of the committee. Mr.. Reid also said
that much Of tho corruption that seemed insvaabls
now In the city governments would, he thought Be
greatly reduced the elections for city and county
officers were held IN tho spring aad net In the iaL
Mr. Foley said that was matter that would receive
the committess and would also be pressed
wbethsr any one Of the I'VE gentlemen named had
pledged himself In reierobce 70 the continunnce OF
non-partisan boards, such as the Police and other
boards, wnich wero now non-Oartisan. Ar Foley re-
piled that they had asked either Of shs i've gea-
usmsn Ter any such pledge