New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-29
APPOINTMENTS BY MiY0R low.

THE OFFICES OF coRPoRATIOS COUNSEL CITY
TREASURER. TAX COLLECTOR AND REGISTRAR or
ARREARS FILLED
Noyor Lows first official act Yesterday morning
wa, 10 announce his appointments for the oilces oil
CORPORATION Counsel City Treasurer, Tax Collector
and Registrar of Arrears by filing the following
list in the City Clerks office in Brooklyn;
John Taylor to be Corporation Counsel in tho place
u within H. Fiseman to be City Treasurer in the place
r5@ca tanner TO be Collector OF Taxes the place of
Tbs9ore F. Jackson to he Register Of Arrears in the
place of Michael O'koefe.
The appointecs hold Office for two years from The
date of their appointment. No confirmation OF tho
MAYORS action is required according 20 the charter
and revised laws Of 1850. The power OF removal Is
also absolutely vested in the Mayor.
Mr. TAYLOR. the new Corporation CounSel; Is ma
tive of Providence r. l., and is thirty-clght years
old In his early youth he was n printer ana ediior
nj Westerly X. L. coming thence TO Now YORK rs q
ioulneyman printer; but he returned 10 hhoge
Island where he studied law while engaged IN
teaching school. IN 1860 he was admitted 10 me
liar in New-York and has pTactised his oessi0n
ever since as OF the irm Of ray
Tor & Ferris whose office is in the Trinity
Building in this city. In 1871 ana ISL ne
reprcsrnted the Thirteenth Ward III the Brooklyn
Common Council ana since 1N!9 ne mas beeh
Commissioner Of the Board OF Electlcn3, peing us
president for the last two years. re Is lepuDlcln
In nsliic4 and like President Garfield was brought
nm in the Church OF the Disciples. Some comment
IT, of uTsc expressed at the retirement OF W llllau
G. Dewitt after his long service but IT II minated
that a strong pressure was bIO4ght 20 pear upon
MayOr Low who wrote Mr. DOWN. very hlnu
letter, expressing his personal regard Tor hIm M
Dewitt replied, thanking MI Low 1or the
opportuuity given him To retire gracefully and II
oppoTtunitv offered TO fight the city gracefully :;
and then he published both letters. Mr.. Dew it has
been Corporation Counsel for thirteen years, ana
has served through the administrations oi both par
ties. He united his fortunes with the JeilerSonian
Democracy in the last campaign, ana helped TO
nominate General H. W. SlOCum for Mayor. W hen
General Siooum was subsequently Withdrawn, Nh
Dewitt openly supported Nj. Low; -
If is generally conceded, has made an excellent
Official He is native of RiChmOndyllle, Schohaue
County is thirty-cight years old, ana thOugh De-
longing to a strong Democratic family has always
been an ardent Republican from principle. lie
served with honor in the late war IN the S1h New
York Volunteers, lost both legs by n shell and was a
prisoner for q short time. lie was III 1863 clerk
in the War Department under Secretary stanton
was admitted 10 the bar in 1869, and subsequently
by successive promotions ~ the NeW-loih custom
House. became Deputy Collector. lie was hISt APP
pOlpteI Tax Collector of Brooklyn in 1911 and was
Icappointed By Mayor Howell in 1879. lie Is
prominent member of the Grand Army OF the Re-
public and member of Rankin Post No. 10.
William H. Flecman, the new City Treasurer IS
sixty-tLrce wears old is a -four merchant, and was
ls77-7S. lie is m Independent Democrat ana sup
ported Nh Low for Mayor. Mr.. Mitchell whom he
succeeds, is a Republican, and was appointed by
Nay OF Howell
Theodore +. Jack son. the new Registrar of Arrears
is Gfty wear. CID lawyer by profession and - C0n-
sldcred an expert in real estate matters lie Is
Irregular Democrat, and succeeds Michael hee1e
also regular Democrat.
The salaries of the officers are aS follows; Mt
TayIors -. 900; Mr.. Tanners $4,000; MI Flee
mans , 1900, and Mr.. JacbsOu's $1,000.