New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-05
RESULTS OF COMBIAA TTONS.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AIDED ny FOUR REPUB-
LlClNs-SKErCHEs or THs NEW OFFICERS.
The long strife in Brookyn for the control Of the
city departments eliminated yesterday All va
cances were filled by vote of twelve out of the
thirteen members OF the Board of Adsmen who at
tended the session yesterday. At the last meeting
of the Board, called by Acting Mayor Ray August
H. an attempt to I'LL the vacancies with the
ireeS of President Ray was defeated. and when
communication from Mayor Howell was attempted
to be read the meeting broke up in confusion. IN
the absence of some of the Republican members of
the Board, in Saratoga it was thought doubtful
that anything would be done yesterday, but early
IN The day rumors found ready crelencc that the
Democrats bad succeeded IN gaining the fourth vote
from the Republican ranks, and would act upon
nominations to he presented by Mayor Howell.
1t has been now four months that the
heads of the Brooklyn departments have been hold
ing over in Office tho numerous nominations OF
the Mayor being rejected by the Republican major
lily OF The Board when presented for confirmation.
The Democratic Aldermen number nine; with them
have acted recently three Republicans. Mcssrs.
Powers OF the iwenty-hfth Ward: Petry oil the
Iwcnty-iourtb, and Smith, of the Fifteenth Yes
ierday Alderman Drcyer. of the Twenty-fourth
Ward, united with his iorirer political opponents
ana thus the ncce 'saiY number tthrtecnl to form "a
quorum and transact business was ia att enhance.
me "lhrr republican members IN town absented
When the Board was called 10 order Alderman
mcintyre took The char anon motion OF Alderman
Back, IN the absence of President Ray. When the
roll was called the Republican members. with the
cNcertpnoi the four mentioned above were con-
spIcJpus by their absence. In order to ha-teu thc
result the reading Of the minutes was dispensed
with and i communication from the Mayor,
pres 'hled by clerk Short, promptly read. 1t
forth that wifhirawing AL previous names pre-
scented To the Board. the Mayor nominated the fol-
lowing cty officers Frederick ;. Massey 10 be his
nqwn successor rs President Of the Bpard of City
Works; James J0ur,ian TO Ice President OF the
Board of Police and Excise. succeeding himself;
Oliver j. Leich and john Pyburn for Police Com
mis,luncrs, ~ placeoi kollcy &. Ward and Thomas
I. White; lIngh Mclaughlin for President of the
Department of Fire ami Buildings successor 10 the
late David iilianiS Moses j. Wafer and Philip +.
brennan Tor Fire Commissioners IN place of James
RYAN and Bernard t'aiiagher; John Mitchell to be
City Treasurer. Succeeding Mr.. Mayo Little; Men
pc! Okceiir for Registrar Of Arrears in place Of
Rufus l.. scott James \. DAVIS and George Evans
to be ,sors, Successors - Garrett Bergen and
V. ". Wilson, and Or. Andrew OdcTscn for Prcsi-
dent of the Board OF Health in place of DIR. james
Crane.
Alderman Keana, of ihe Fifteenth Ward, moved
the immediate confirmation of these nominees. The
mo ION was carried with only one dissenting vote,
that II Alderman OLOuneH Ol the Twelfth Ward.
y motion 20 reconsider was made and lost mo-
ZION that the bonds of these new inCumhcnts Of
Office be approved aud forwarded to the board al
the next meeting was carried aud the board adj
iourncd until the fret Thursday In October lie
whole WORK was carried through IN Ten minutes.
credited Ia Alderman Powers. while Alderman
Drcycr suggested tire nominations of Nessrs. Brcn-
nan and Evans. aud Alderman smith that of John
Mitchell. Alderman Petry advocated the n0mina-
tion OF Jacob Worth a. Commissioner Of Public
Works in July and he was confirmed. Inc new ap-
ponmcnts, IT, II believed, VIII strengthen the
Democrats at the polls in November as the patron
age of the departments - practically III then hands
The vote OF Alderman Dreycr was last obtained ID
further this scheme and some of bis associates
loudly dcuOuncc his action.
OF those who received appointment yesterday,
siX-Mcssr.. JOuTdan. LEIGH Brennan, Mitchell,
Davis and Evans-arr Republicans and the Others
Democrats. General James Jourdan j. now serving
his thId term at the head Of the Department OF
Police and Excise. Ills appointment appears 10 Ice
acceptable 10 bott parties, Tor There mas been no
opposition to H. lie nas been active IN poiItcs IOf
many years, and at the recent State Convention
rcappOn'cd a member OF the kepubican state
Committee, representing the ia Cohgfessional
District. Until last May he held the position Of
Commander of the second Division National Guard.
Frederick ;. Mlssey has been for the past two
year, President of the Board of Clty Works his
colleagues are Mc~srs. Worth and Hazard, Re-
pubcans, who were recently appointed and con-
irmcd to succeed Me-5r. Fiahcfty and Be.nrtt.
who were convicted OF conspiracy while IN office
To drlraud the city. President Massey Is of fhc
foremost Democratic politicians of Brooklyn. For
Two years prior to November . 1877, he was COM
mission r Of Fire and Buildings, but at that time
he rs we'll man other Democratic officehoiders,
wc.e de-, osed 10y the action OF Alderman shannon.
an Independent Democrat, who sided with the
Police Captain Oliver b. LEIGH, who becomes a
the police force for long time. lie was
Captain of the Ninth Precinct fIOm 1853
10 1870. lie afterward held the office 81
United states Assessor Tor one year ana al -
was reappOintcd Police Captain and assigned 70 the
Twelfth Precinct. lie is man about forty-eight
YEATS OF age. John l. buTn who is associated with
Inn in tue Police Board. wa a commissioner there
from $40 until ls77 when he was removed nc the
same time other Democrats lost office. lie resides
Ia the Fifth Ward. From 1870 10 1873 he was
Commissioner OF Excise.
Another politician who Is now restored to the
place he lost IN ST. Is Hugh Mclaughlin, Presl-
don't of the Department of Fire and Buildings. He
is the nephew OF cX-Rcgister Hugh Mclaughlin,
WHO is called the Boss " md IS recognized as tie
leader Of his party IN BROOKLYN,
Moses j. Wafer. who Is made q FIRE Conmis-
soner, is ali old fireman. living IN the sixth Ward
He u a Democrat while the third member OF the
board Philip j. Bcnnan. Is a Republican. The
partment of City Works. lie has been identified
with nearly all political organlzations IN the city
DR.. Andrew OtteTsen, of No. 179 Westinghouse,
who succeeds Or. Crane IN the presidency OF the
Board of Health, is Mayor Howelps family physl-
elan. lie has been connected heretofore WIN the
Board of Health.
Tie two new Assessors, James T.. Davis and
George Evans, are carpenters and builders, ana
well-knOwn local politicians IN the Twenty -fourth
and lwen ty-.ifth Wards 10 which they respectively
belong.
The new City Treasurer. JOHN Mitchell, lives in
the Fifteenth Ward and holds an Office IN the New
York Custom House. lie succeeds the nephew Of
Alderman French, who has been treasurer for Two
years.
The Registrar Of Arrears, Michael 0'Keefe, is
iquor-dcaler. keeping saloon AT North Sixth ana
Fifth->ts., l.. ID. He Is member OF the Boarh oil
Education and once fill an unexpired term as NELL
Der of Assembly
and removal, mado in the Department. OF CITY
Works at the meeting of the Board to-day
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