, 1879-04-05
CITY AFFAIRS.
Uncertainty as to Mr.. Harrison's
Appointments.
Various Gentlemen Who Do Not Want
Office.
That Aldermnuio squabble In tht
Sixth Ward.
THE SLATE.
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day over Tho appointments vhic,, arc to buna.lc
l,v Mnyor..,c, Tforrlson NM ,xo. ,,.ro n,,,t. ~,
Ivy ~ 'ei ~ ""o wv, ~ 49, 49,. ~
s' . w. n.a4na m u,o .'L
of the spoils-hintcrs was duo partiy 10 4 con.
yicttou tint Mr. unrrI.nn wasn't v,1n. n mnkn
i'm hIs mind nil N n sn,,drp ma IN whn,u bc wna
fniur tn mt In. Tint Air. f,arrtaou wo,,1dntt
esta h,. ~. ,,.,.n sh,,,. .,, H.. ~, w., ..,,
tahe HIS scat until ahout the ist oi alay; hna
timo would eiapso nfscr TINT 1ctoro
To would nut TN his ruil,otsnc
and pct II in running order. TNere ia. indeed.
lofmcu That alr. Harrison doean't Know hlmself
yet what appointments llo is going 10 make;
tint hc is looking around for the purposu Of
finding tho t,cst oual,ctl mon he can rct for the
leaans poe'tlohs III hs ~ ai'u 1hat Tue removal
ofsuboFdnuses will iako place until some titno
after the heads OF departments ret fan,iEIarlxcd
with the duties of their positions. In lact. It ia
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psst.n''s " ou a'seo'eieu ~" .,..t a'a!os'ty
ot the employees asotlfu tho Clty-llull aro
Democrats. An investigating committee, con.
sis,ing of Sir. A1attocks and II. ". Shepard,
,xhn ,9oro t,ostr,,. ~ oott,,,r ~, trf,.no,,, ~
49,. ".s ~, 1853 - ~ ~ W
assist Mr. Harrison III MS 'ahoss, called upon
tlu Corporation Counsel yesterday 10 get moro
light On the subject, ana tiny nsccrtalncd fron,
lin tir fact, OF which they had hitherto been
ignorant, tiuat largo tnni0rty Ut the persons In
tine cty's employ are Democrats. 1t was a
sourcs Of great surprise to them shat such Il
state ct affairs Should iavn existed under !!o-
Harrison has not vet solicited tho gentleman
whom la Will hnro na
CORPORATION COUNSEL.
II fl hard matter Ia flmy n f1rst.cI..s lawyer
INV Is good oud certain, vet thu nIacs il bus for
two iva " Years. Tic nm snisinE il mist ncccssary
giyo up Ills practice to u considerable extent,
and, If he makes mistakes, they are scen BY
everybody NH! arc 1ata! to hs reputation, while
1 bl,nuer which ruins d ciicnt Is gencra!ly
known to that client md d few others
alone. So, for instance, Johh G. KschbesC,
whose naIno Was connected with tho pincr
by sosnu Of thu goBsips, says that
'no wanls It distinctly understood TINT he g nos
for lhe position Of Corporation Counsel or my
other positioil; nor would ne acccpt 1t II teIi-
dcred to him. Although frequently mentioned
of ose and especially a9n,i o. ;as, md Kind
snye, more than ho deserves, yet he has l,cycr
exception OF Ut one time acquissclng ~ prcscnt-
1 hta nano , esfoEs % eoysng t. LIZ oc'iSses
ors, an'i has the utmost confidence IN ,hin tllat
no to reflect great credit unu,, himself a.,! tho
s and t s 10 In as
of this city. MIR. Rieh,Icrg t,lInks lie has bcctl
Of aon,e scrycu 10 hin mid the party, nnt shall
so continue to be, but not by lo!lini, ollce ill.,
der him.
OF IN connection With tllu place sIr. Harrison
would bu delighted TO get s,icl inen,-to .ct u
man Hike Judge Tr,1nbn.l, for Instance, but 1t
| Is very harl to induce nerson to give up hts
place.
Thcro Is equal uncertainty as regards
rur cau,rrpot1pps,t,u
II +. h,,t.,.i, ,,,ot w. Es.,So,I .s,,, ra,;, T.,
- osaausu .n. at . W. temain ~
Harrson ran nd n ncrson MN n when ,e aua nnd i1. M
| business men OF Chicago jlnye confidence There
nro scycral gentlemen WHO woud lIko the posi-
| tton,-Afr. Shepard, for Instance, nnd It Ii be-
| l,ayel, Mr. Forsyth. but thus far It Ia thought
| tint Atr. Harrison has lnade no selections.
under the provisions Of tho Mayur's law alr.
! Harrison can remove without any particular
causc my officer whom he pleaaca, mid no QUO
| can say lin nav. IN caau thu Legislature SHOULD
| pAss tho amendment nov pend!nEit wilt require
| thc concurrence of two-tlltrls of The Council,
But that bill, 1t it passcs will not 70 Into forco
unit, tile 1st Of july. by which time all the
necessary changes can bc made. Tie drst terms
which oxpire arc thosn Of tic Commissioner uf
Public Works, the City Collector, and tic In
spcctor Of the House OF Correction, which
oi.d the 1st OF siay; on the 15th
OF Junc, the Superintendent OF Build
ings: mid on tic 1st Of July, the
on Inspector, Superintendent md Deputy
siarshal, and on the second Mon,lny In Dcco,',-
ber the Comptroller, Gas inspector, City Sealor,
| Corporation Counsel, City Fhyn!cla.l, Boiler
considered protable tl,nt Atr. Chesbrough will
retain temporarily nis plaee ~ tlle nead or tne
n, ,s,f, have o. 1roG 10 ,So t stpue s
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