New-York tribune., 1881-12-27
BPOOKLTY MUNICIPAL AFF1LRS.

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BPOOKLTY MUNICIPAL 1FF1IRS
MAYOR LOW AND HIS APPOINTMENTS.
TIE MIN TALKED or AMONG PoLTICiANs-THE
NEW BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
r'be change in the administration OF mu-
nicipal afIairs IN Brooklyn whoh WIZ conc aoou' p
,frI,v next and the eDpontmenis 20 be made by the
incoming Mayor, topics oil h'ey in''nv'' %
in that city at the present G;H'
now MAYOR. Seth Low before his election
promised to conduct the affairs OF the munlclpahy'
fntrnstcd TO him. on strictly business principles Wich
,,os Generally understood to that IN the Seeetioh
Of the heads of the various city departments (who VII
tuaIy form the Mayors Cabinet he would choose the
men best fitted for the work and not the men "noSe
political services gave them supposed c"'IIh ' P
pointment Since his election Mr. Low has taken pans
o iterafe this assertion At the recent New-LnSland
dinner IN Brooklyn he asserted that ne hau
surrendered his private business at the call OF
the cy and he should expect those whom he might cal
10 the departments to do the same. As tho new Mayor
will have wholly unrestricted power In the matter Oh a
pontmeuts change in the law two years ago having
done away with need OF confirmation by tho Boafd
OF Aldermen his action IS awaited with great interest
The Mayor will be responsible for the entire manage
mcut " The city outside Of the Finance Department. and
il any department not conducted to his sa5lacton he
can change It's head at once
Az politicians are at the head OF al the depart
mcuts many changes expected some going So ar as
70 say that none Of the present officers will be retained
Mr. Low will have thirty days, after taking Office on
Monday next, IN which to make his appointments ana
If they are not made In that time the present
officers will hold over. For the last six weeks the Mayor
elect has been occupied much of the time in gaining nior
nation about the various departments 0i al the branches
Of the city government partly 10 collect material Tor MS
first message the Board OF Aldermen and partly l" III
himself for ADEQUATE mauagcncnt of the affairs OF the
city which ranks third I'm population In the unied
States To this end Mr. Low has visited each depart
nen has gone to the of the water supply OF the
city. has called at engine houses, and has
gone about in all parts Of the city. Mayor
Howell and the present heads Of departments
have put the disposal OF the incoming Mayor aFa7t
array Of a,t5 and figures, relating to the city Al TIE
present time Mr. Low has gone from the city Tor Few
days for tAc needed leisure 10 prepare bis message ana
appointments He IS expected to return tomorrow
Under former Mayors, whca the spoiis" system pre-
vailed and office was considered tho natural reward orpo
Ica work It was comparatively easy 10 maSca slate
of the persons 20 be appointed, and the fortunate
persons were usually known long time before
the appointments made Even before the at" eiee-
ION persons who believed that Mayor Howell would De-
r.c!rc.rd Lad made out u-t of hi- appointments iu-
CIudus tur ulmcs OF several men VINO have h'td on Toe
p r treasury fJr many years But the elect on brok"
this SLATE" Many persons Aavc tried since to name IN
aIylup. MAYOR Lows appointments II - believed 10y
the best informed however that no oE" except HT Low
him.e.,-.'ro. even Ripley Ropes nor h.- own father
90 quote The words OF the MayoIc.'ot- knows who vi"
Dos app1iUt'i
The following psr-uns are Thought 10 be- under con,d
Grafton: Ia the Department OF City Works which in
c.ulr. ue care AMI maintenance 81 the streets ana
water r- 90 iD city, employ ur score 90 CLERKS aud
70 unII army of wosAmon, the present C'mml'."urT.
John rrr1ch gained me credit ar wise aud ecnuou.-
cal rlauae.mcut and he H not unwilling 90 continue iu
Ollie. Mr French Is ErPuhnran of the Twentieth
vf Inn engineer is chosen for the head Of this de-
psrturut the present Cu,f Engineer. Robert Van
Buren, ,ul John l. Cuycr Cui.f In -ucrr OF Prospect
Pax arc b-,t-i - Dee we'll nJtgd Tor t1e place. Tho
Police Department Inns had nt s h"nd FOR years General
IlA.- Juriau strong reasons are urged Tor hl, reap
poiuuu,ut. but it s said that ho win decline the
IuuuI t4i l- private uu-iu,a demands h. attention.
C,iou, David g. Austen. OF tlc ISA Il .ucu Is spoken
oi for the place. The Tocc Commissioner ia
sls, an Excise Commissioner nnd has two a-socintc-
ia this .partuput s tloG'h. that Captain W. l.. T..
,tear- Will bo rrnpuouted and II Commissioner Coc ia
not another German vii he pui IN li place. M Excise
j. , q, i g d.. Viii ~. torpo,an counsel are
~, ,,tl f g. moral withdrew nom the race when
3i,' De- Wiu worked ANA voted far Mr Low.
In '.r' ,i tir be- Wtt " " Goodrich and
A..
BE- no possibility that ire tpmWt,onrr Worth VIII lee
conn, hi- own 4uccr--oT lu n"u-parfifHu adWui-ra
ti.u A b., believed that Mr. Low VII appoint Democrat
In o. col . che. department., probably c der Fire or
p,.f.. Iffhr l.tt.r General John g. Woodward, b. BIS
,I tu,f h. CHOSEN II the former there are several
D,laurfats with lluCh cNIvr,LCy IN hrt matters. or
p.uu.tis.u4 Tor his office, james L. Jcn5en
aud Nlmurl 4, AyllI, tho latter % member
of the Board of Education. urc named. Health Com
missioner Crane md sanitary tomull'-lorrr Ray
u Lad. mem uurd i1r IrIutHl,ut %, tlc neal Of tna
Il.tIl Department. 10 Ir t."I-At probable That Tax
,f,fnr lanes Tanner VIII continue iu collect tIc rev
rur a., the city. Iuf the Department of Buildings, Oi
gr.u- importance u View of the many ur" sfturiutt.
INV I rncc- cree JON aud the p"ctiyc tuCrcas" ui
tl. ry The present Commissioners or cN-Nayor samuel
r.,r BE- believed 10 Doe we'll qualified. PROBABLY John
rr, il cont lIr in charged tuc DOIrd Ut A5-c-suIs
ri. i,r the hrrrt.- ar TaNr Thomas -. Nossorop Ia
f,b 70 be- well fttrd. But IN -oite of I speculation
,h,.t tnr appointments, 10 is generally believed that
,ftvor Low H maine some mt n, 40 least VINO have not
-, thou INF of In connection with the rlty'- business
rt. very ltryr number Of men VINO hope Tor appoint
mon, to cirfE ,uU- and other minor uhCcs II deeply in
tercstcd IN c.ch name mcuuuu,d. 49,
gtr Board Jl Aldermen FOR lSo2 VIII hayo 10 meet on
Monday January I, although the day Is legal holiday
II c probably uduuTu uutil the following d1y, without
trn-1ttlug business and the frsi message OF Mayor
Low viii not be transmitted 90 tIr hoatu ul iurSdhy
A. rbe new Board OF Aldermen VIII have Republican
qinri the hayOr viii doubtless Dc strongly supported
in l his measures. The election Of President OF the
I;,tfl Is a matter of interest, AZ lie serves as acting
Mayor i'm the absence OF the Mayor II Is considered
rrobable that Alderman Diuon, OF the First
Ward will be chosen by his associates. The
ou other important Office among TIE thirty three to bB
l by the oard is that ot CITY Clerk. to succeed Den
mis- Mcnamara The present Board oI Aldermen m,el5
for the last time to-day. TIE consideration OF the May
ORG veto 90 add Co the present route OF tie
Brooklyn Elevated Railroad Company viii come dp III
Tho order OF business.
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