, 1879-05-21
THE NEW 312OOAIS,


ml.aioner al pub1c Works, mil Ci,y Collector
,,,,at1,. st.,r.d t,tn ,ho,r o,,,.,. ,,otor,1o,,
'a"eet5 otsppsu ."" 'Ns's o''.ts ,eo's''t
the denso crowd Of plncc-huntera who lined tic
sidewalk around the City.llnll, Tlcy were ,]uly
,yc1comcd. n coI,rsc, nv thoso thcv s,crcpdc,i.
mi hn s,,a ,n,,ovns VIZ fnr uccta nat hnr"
been In state Of tho greatest uncertainty.
As soou aa alr, Gusncy hal hccn given posses-
sfon of tic Cotuptrol1cr,s office ho nulled of1 bta
aaat .,,a ,vnnt ~, ,or ,,,s, 10 !, ha mann, Inst
eo''s "' "sns " VIII !"'' 10 =. ~ ~ aeu. oasl-
ncss. a reporter called upon him fow tn o.
meuts later, and to him liu talked quito freely
about tic future. lIa said he knew very little
nf tl,r. ncc,s of fin ofce sn far. nni coInnoroz
,ta, ,a,l,l,,,- - ,ho ,.,ot,. ~ T..
sey hGlt''s OF .nG 1 aetals o! 'ss management
eNs h.ia!ng eVai taus sa.ut'ts ssuaet1.s uG 1lu
no. propose u intcsdnp' luz el!fso ,;. 81 analrs
m ..ta W Gouu ~, 1, ~ .nscs..sena5t a't
no wouia only !lg WAL naight aeesn necessary io
peolio.e tng pGoiii III 1nssfees' u ~ tit hat.ot ol
appointments tle usa ''til propose 10 70 anything
until ny haa onn9Ftanly 70 @ sso wlat wa Heed
ea. a.u na co.lu un!y ge5 t9's loahtoi. ni.i. Pr
compromising III th9 EroaG!d nlM Work!nE Up
uht'i he naa eniito5 !a!i!!atszeu niissil WIN
rst"n snnt"t} % w. a ,rr,rce..nr ~ Eccninr ip
III. nccoilnts, and for a] hv know tic svstctn in
yocuo might be tln best ono possible, but he
was not inclined to take It for grnntUd
md noth1nr frs4 Than n fnrsnnni
know1cdTe Of tho m.ul,tvst detail Of liz.
uiilco would satisfy Him, Ills ttjen Of thu etua-
tio,,. however. va TINT the city was ll;o an in.
tyitiun and tint It rnuld mt constantIy he do.
In, m1sncss NJ, M,rr,,wcd rnnitai. lis rrpnn,it
tMrcs wnnId hnye 10 b,ar snt,1o relatGm to ia
resources. md its business wod have to be 40
tnu,,arah and its uxnenfiIturcs 10 curtniled Tint
| in n i.iy ycnra It ctulili INV M Il wrnt, T'hs
! nnlicy nj TIC pnst tyo yttrs str1lrk him as nd.
| mIrah]e. and ho wnulIi INT duyntc franz Il ma
t,rtaIiy Ecrin ,rn,II inv II, he tssItd to kenn
ii,o m,e!,tusrv at work, Gi,t ia no caso WOULD
the .nnnrnfriuIiosIa Iu cxllnnsted nr wnr.
l -
ncrrrntnlrn ar 1imtt 1T sthe i.suu az warrunts
wnuiI Ga nu rould uot ssy, hut he wnulJ Jcetta
tn-t!ny: mt w,utuyer tI a,nCllllt might he il
would bu agree utnn with Tie view to ucGi!tl,tt-
lnttiig money rather than debts, as legacy tor
w,oysev M rnleait mm ~ sneeeed h11'; sasn policy
nlcll ny tRtu ceflLsony N tlle Sari0lla epart-
ncuts, he thought, would enal'lc tho city In a
lew years TO lMy oil Ut it, h'llh lipon nrescta.
tioll in caslI nnl to Ito away with ee ishunS of
sefsp tie nay ot!cssi u nnM loltn VI "9sran9
,~. ~ f., ra.is. s h ,c.n r., o o nion',,
IN tha ~ tf;v 'Troo:,rrr,s ntl1cs ~ nd ~
- - =, % n,.s;hI: I'm tntnn.t"i J., IL, 1w"" % ,v.a, y.
ia,i.r H. ,is", ~ Snni 'n,n,,nI, h,,I ~. ,n
nnt ~ H. si",,r,',,nJ ~ ""0"'0' NAV Was ""o
'es ~ ~
Hh. "akhsn'
in taking cilarce ot tho Office Of Commissioner
ot Public WOria, ,Fns Introduced tU tho en-
ptnYes. n,ul ut once SGT about acttuatntpg lin.
self with the duties OF the position, On tic
| matter Of appointments. Whlct, was uppsrnl0st
In the minus Ut fanslY In suited to d delegation
OF Aldermen tint ho did not propose to turn the
Office into political tnarlsne. which WIS lntor-
pseteu to tnvau tint where ho found etiic.cnt
tncU ~ slloul1 Hlnkn no cfiHnsea 4Hicas forced