New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-02
RECEPTION BY MAYOR GRACE.

SCENTS Al CITY HALL-EX-MAYOR COOPER TURNS
OVER HIS DISK TO MAYOR GRACE-EECEIvING
CALIs-BAFILED rLEGANCE.
The official reception Of the new Mayor. w. r.
Grace, was not marked with any very unHual Incl
dent. Mr.. Grace accompanied by his chief clerk
Colonel Tracey. called at Mayor CoopeT's house. No.
IL Washington. quare and with Mr. Cooper drove
down to the City Hall, entering the building pre-
clsely at IL o'clock. Mayor Cooper turned over hls
desk to tie new Mayor 1t was accepted by Mr.
Grace and the ceremony of installation was ended
II was then announced that the new Mayor was
ready TO receive visitors. considerable number of
persons had gathered IN the recepiOn-room and the
adjoining Offices and Others constantly coming
For nearly hours the reception continued. There
was nothing formal abOut it. the visitors au-
preached were presented TO Mayor Grace by Colonel
Tracey and after tie usual congratulations passed on
The most OF those who called were oGiceholders
aud politicians but there a spnnklIng Of mer-
chan and mechanics Thee was also one clerical
looking person, who much 9sonished the politicians
who had gathered in groups near Mr.. Grace, by
salutlng the new Mayor with Tho blessing of the
Lord Jesus Christ rest upon you during your term
of office" Mayor Grace bowed his acknowledge
ments, and the wcll-wlsher passed on. The new
Park Commissioners, William VI. Ohe and
Charles F. MacLean. came in early, and were
soon after followed by Thomas b. Asten.
the new president of the Department of Taxes aud
Assessments. All were heartily greeted by Mr..
Grace LATER Controller Campbell called and had a
brief chat with tho Mayor lie was followed in a few
minutes by Hubert o. Thompson, Commissioner of
Public Works. Thomas COstigan, of The city RecOrd,
and Police Justice Maurice j. Power. These persons
had recovered some what from their chagrn If the
neylOus night over The appOn ment by Mayor
Cooper of Charles + MacLean az Park Commits
sIoner and we're able 10 wish the outgoing and
incoming Mayors the compliments Of the season in
n becoming manner. President King. of the FIRE
Department, and President Morris, OF the Board OF
Aldermen were tor few minutes. Tue new
Regis .er Augustus T. DOcnarty, accompanied by
his fathcr-ill-law, Edward kearney and several of
hts staff, followed
Tammany adnereuts called on the Mayor 1t was
natural, perhaps, that the Aldermen Of all shades
of political opinion should cal on one with whom
they will be brought in official contact during the
coming year. But there were III addition sucb we'll
Known members of the Iammany organization as
sxPOliGs Justice Duffy PSGe Co T1
Mclaughlin. In addition To those already mem
tio.ed as callers there were present Corporation
Counsel Whitney Ponce justice Hep5y Murray
Senator Morton. Corporation Attorney Bo d,
James Z. Morrison and Excise Com
missioner VIM. T. Mitchell. The crowd mt no time
was 30 great as to call for the active exertIons OF
Captain Walsh aud his squad Of police.
Mayor Grace left the OtilCe few minutes after
p. M. his predecessor having departed nearly an
sleigh bells attracted The attention Of all In the
neignborhood of City Hall Park. Ahandsome high
tacbed TO highly ornamented sleigh, came to o
halt Ia front of the main entrance to the City Hal
Throwing aside the magnificent bear-skn robe
leaped jaunty to the pavement As he en-
tered the corridor leading to the Mayor
Office, ne removed his overcoat, revealing 9
gloves, and Marshal Neil rose III his buttonhole
lie advanced " the door OF the Mayors Office ant