The New York herald., 1879-01-01
THE NEW CITY GOVERNMENT.
MAYOR COOPER AND rx-MA1on rIr--Lrsr OF

MAYOR COOPER AND Ex-MAYoR EIY-LIsr OF
NEW OFFICIALS AND HoLD-ovERs
The city government for 1879 will not go into prac-
teal operation until Monday next. although Mayor
Edward Cooper steps in and Mayor Smith Ely, DR.,
stops out from the City Hall at eleven O'Clock to-day.
The Board OF Aldermen will not have power 10
act until the first Monday in January They assem-
Bile at the City Hall at twelve O'Clock on that date
when Mayor Cooper will send IN his first message.
II is understood that the document will be very
brief? The gentleman evidently proposes to familiar
ize himself Nth the actual details Of conducting
business in the various city departments before he
enters into any lengthy disquisition upon what
should be done in the way of reforming abuses.
IMMEDIATE CHANGES.
At the caucus of the new anti-Tammany and re-
publican Aldermen to be held on Friday night next,
it is nearly certain that Mr. Jordan L. Mott indc-
pendent democrat will be agreed upon for president
of the Board and Mr.. Jacob NJ. Patterson Jr repub-
lican and formerly Excise Commissioner). clerk in
place of Captain +. j. Twomey. The anti -Tammany
members have already agreed in caucus to support
Mott II is further understood that Captain
Tuomey will he retained in the Board as deputy
clerk. Mr.. John Tyler Kelly will be retained as
Mayors Marshal MIR. James Z. Morrison will oicats
Mr.. Coopers secretary. and it is understood that
Colonel John Tracy will be appointed chief clerk IN
place of MIR. John Hardy. 1t is also understood that
Major Hart will be retained ~ chief of the Permit
Bureau. These all the officials Immediately
affected under the administration Of Mayor Cooper.
What the future may bring forth in political sense,
as to removals and appointments under the incoming
city government fiilydiscussed III last Mondays
HERALD. tI lHfr
The following the principal officials who 60
into office to-day and next Monday and those who
hold over from 1885, lfr- s-aIsr.
Mayor-Edward Cooper. Independent democrat in
Comptroller--John Kelly, Tammany democrat.
of Josiah T. sutherland independent democrat.
Sherif-Bernard Reilly. Taminany democrat.
Register-Frederick w. Loev, Talninany democrat.
County Clerk-H. A. Gumbleton. Tamnany demo-
crat.
surrogate-Delano c. Calvin. Tammany democrat.
District Attorney-Benjamin H. Phelps. republican.
Coroners-Honry Woltman. Tanmany deiuocrat;
Richard Croker. Tammany democrat; Richard F1ana-
gan, Tamnany democrat; Moritz Eliinger anti-Tam-
Aldermen at Large-w William R. Roberts. Tammany;
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Burns. republican; Ferdinand Finck. republican.
District Aldermen.-Fourth district-Thomas
Shells, Tammany James j. Sevin Tammany; Mat
thew Stewart. republican. Fifth dstrict-John j.
Morris. republican,; John W. Jacobus. republicans
Kenny, anti-Tsmmany; Joseph p. Strack, anti-Tam-
many; George Hall, Tammany. Seventh district
William sa%er Ia%many; Robert %; FSster Tammany
@. Perey. republican; Terence Kiernan. anti Fam
many; Thomas Carroll, Tammany. Twenty-third
and Twenty-fourth wards-Jordan L. Mott, anti-Tain-
many. ~. d,
TaInmany democrats, 8; anti-Tammany democrats,
Z; republicans, q. Total, ~.
Majority of republican and ant-Tammany demo-
Gratis combined over Taminany. 4.
The City Fathers who retro after next Monday,
when the new Board comes into power, are-Willism
Bennett. Tammany; Bernard Biglin. republican;
Ferdinand Erhart. republican; William H. Gedney.
republican,; Samuel A. Lewis, Tamnany; Lewis j.
Phillips, republican; Joseph g. Pinckney, republi-
can; Bryan Reilly. anti-Tammany; Louis q. waehner.
Iammaily. ftr
HEADS DEPARTMENTS.
Public Works-Allan Campbell Commissioner, in
dependent democrat.
Docks-Jacob vanderpoel, independent democrat
Henry +. Dimock. independent democrat. and Jacob
Westeryelt. inJependent democrat, Commissioners.
Excise-Richard j. Morrison (president) STainmany
democrat; Philip Merkle. Tammany democrat, Com
missoners One vacancy to be filled here i'll place OF
George W. Morton, removed.
IAw--William q. Whitney, independent democrat.
Counsel to the Corporaton William A. Boyd Corpo-
ration Attorney. Tammany democrat; Algernon 8.
Sullivan, Tammany democrat, PUBLIC Administrator,
Park-James L. Wenman (president), independent
democrat; William y. Wetmore, independent demo-
crat; smith 4. Lane, independent democrat; Samuel
Conover, Tainmany democrat, Commissioners.
Police-Wilam +. Smith, independent democrat;
Sidney p. Nichols Tammany democrat; Joel b. Er-
hardt. republican,; d. g. Wheeler, republican. Com
missioners. The terms Of the two last named have
expired.
dent independent democrat; Thomas s. Brennan,
Tanmany democrat; Isaac II. Bailey republican,
Commissioners. Y.
Fire--vincent c. King president). Tammany demo-
crat; John J. German. sTammany democrat; Joseph
l.. Perley, republican Commissioners.
Buildings-Walter W. Adams tsuperintendent), re-
publican.
crat; Edward q. Janeway, independent democrat,
Tax Comnlissioners-John Wheeler, independent
democrat; John n Hayward. independent democrat,
Board of Assessors Thomas B. Asten, Tammany
democrat: John Mullay, Tammany democrat; Ed
ward North. independent.