New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-07
RESIGNATION or WILLIAM c. WHITNEY
GEORGE p ANDREWS APPOINTED CORPORATION
COUNSEL.

GEORGE p. ANDREWS APPOINTED CORPORATION
COUNSEL.
William C. Whitney, Counsel to the Cor
poraion yesterday sent following letter to Mayor
Grace formally resigning his Office:
thereby tender my resignation OF the Office of Counsel
10 the COrpor For years have occu-
pied me position, being In third er ana Tor the
last year, You know, nave beeh Iesfous % Leo
myse IRON It's laOOrs and responsibilities. nave out
lived in Office (with one exception all tne persons "o
the Ociil neAds OF departments WheD CANT li'
As my determination 10 retire Is based ON personal re
sons ana has political signic canoe, haVesnDaced
the present occasion Tor carrslhg IL out Inc cam
pag beng over, aud the election not held III the gen
eral ignorance 10 results no possible POutcal
motive could be attributed 10 suca an act WIN cause
short ateuent, showing inc expenses or tDe depart
nsut al tue iIme took Office since, and nemOr III
dun of few OF tine important matters deat WIN
during ms term suffice IL To that tue expenses were
reduced 6y me abO, AZ per during the first TWO
years OF my incumDcncy aud nave Deen still Iurher re-
~ he said: Uon te downfall OF tne ring l571 and
the accession honest pubhc officials, tue
policy was necessarily adopted OF shutting down
perenptorily upon pending uncOmpleted business aud
contracts. The Just presumption was tnat everything
was Tne cialns arising out OF These mat
tiers plea ~ against tne Law Department III tue snaps
OF suits ana in 1875 wnen ItoOk once, the number OF
live suits pending against the Guy was about $500 III
yUving according 10 rOngl Innate made Oy me III
1873, hot less than $ZUOUO,OOO. Largely rauuulent
IhIs department was tue nHal bredkwater against
winch ali drlltwoOd OF the King times peu up AS
sisted by an honest yiganJ administration or the
Controllers oico-for 1t has Always Deen suen curing
my eaoS OF o eSS 'ned a ast pen'
Inus mucn the expense ana as 10 inc
results OF the department work: The bureaus
OF tuis department. nave each ben recently
examined by commissioners OF Accounts anu ther
Affairs Iuuid correct. commend To our attention tne
PuDLc Alumni tratOrs oiic- administered Substantially
without expense TO tine Guy, AMI where small estates are
nov wOun W Xpen5c 10 tueuI on Inc average
OF les, han per cent to express my aptre-
citation ol tine courtesy wnlcn mas marked your OFFICIAL
IoIalI0n5 10 tnls Once
The Mayor accepted The resignation and immediately
appointed III Mr. Wni,neys place George z. Andrews,
FIRST Assistant Corporation Counsel He was sworn III
aud nished bonds amounting to $1,000 HIS bonds
men are william C. Whitney and e. H. Perkins, presi-
dent OF the Importers Traders Bank. Mr. Whitney
said later day that mis- only reason for resgning
WAS that he was greatly pressed for tune to attend to
private enterprises in whIcA ne engaged. Politics,
he declared, mad notning do with his He
signed last prior ORDER TO snow that
WAS 40. controlled political motives. MayOc Grace
SAID tnat WuUgey made lfncent ana alth ul
pubic officer. fg The vacancy the uayOr declared
ina h. was only Carrying out ms civil service policy
ADVANCING Anurews, VINO was next LII line OF promo
ton. $500
MIR Andrews has lived in this city since 1850 He
born In Name OH september ~, 1850 ne was gradu-
aled IRON Yae College 1888 H. began tue study Of
law with tue late William IItt Fessenuen, IN Portland,
Me. In the spring OF $50 he came 10 NewYok soon
alterward he wasappoi1ea Assistant United states DIS
irctAt LJTuey, am neid this position I0r nearly sX
years On July l. 1860, he resigned ana Tor the next
seven years engaged III law placdce. lie was ap-
pointed Assistant Corpora ion Counsel in December
1872. Mr. Andrews "a Democrat. lie VIII nOld his
present office until Deem Jer, 1884 lie says that he
does not mpa,e making any changes III the olce
Mr.. Mmluey was appointed corporation Counsel on
August s. 1875, Mayor Wckhaln - MI The uneXpirCd
tern OF e. De.aneid Smith, was removed Ga De
cemDer 3, 1876, VI Whitneys term expired, ana IOur
ga later ue reappOinIed by Mayor MicKnan and
unanimously confirmed ~ tIe Board OF AlIerhen Iha5
term expired on ceDber y 1880 and ON december 10
Mr. Whitney IeappUnted by Mayor Cooper.