New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-02
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
MAYOR LOWS APPOINTMENTS.
ooxIyN HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS FOR THE NEXT

TWO YEARS.
Anxious expectation was set at rest
ment of Mayor Lows appointments OF
heads of city departments for two years so TO
succeed the commissioners whose terms exp,Ie1
terday In the main the appointments were t" ,;
foreshadowed within the past few days 1 NC i;s'
is as follows: General James Jourdan for ooilllnis
soner of Police and Excise his Own s Wors
Ripley Ropes for Commissioner OF CIty W oIhsi 10
succeed John French Colonel Jonn W. ra W.t
for Fire Commissioner TO succeed Jacob Worth
Dr. joseph n Raymord ior V William Fl Gaylor for
Commissioner of Buildings, 10 snGceeu nIuian t ~
Thomas Thomas L. Evans ana hicnar1 i :, S iuI
Exc;se commissioners, TO succeed W. l.. s. Stears
and Herman Colell. respectively ana John lruS-
low for president of the Department oil Assessment
his own successor. .., nc .hoso
il was generally expected that Mr.. Trusow would re-
main at the head of the Board of Assessors In regard
10 General Jourdan. opinion was much divided on
account of the political influences involved, ihen
too, the fact that General Jourdan is largely inter
ested III business, having salaries nom rallroH a
company and q gas company, was reason why INC
Mayor hesitated TO TeappOint HIM, as MT Low lau
announced that he should require his Commission
ers 10 follow his example, ana give up then pIiHa
business Ii is understood that the Mayor waived
fhis at the last IL oment and that neither GeneIal
Jourdan nor Ripley Ropes, who is president OF tle
Brooklyn Trust Company, VIII dissolve theh l0i"
tions with corporations
Only one of the men appointed Yesterday is not
Republican, and he, Richard Lauer, has been prom"
nently identified with the Central Democratic Asso
citation Jefferson Hall which was formed 10 oP-
pose the rule of Boss" Mclaughlin in the Demo
cratic party. Mr.. Ropes is classed as an
independent Republican, and he accepted a
citizens nomination for Mayor last ,Iall
aftcrward withdrawing in favor of MIR. Low our
out of the eight General Jourdan, Colonel fart-
ridge Mr. Ropes and Or. Raymond, I'VE on tue
Heights In the First Ward, where the Mayor also
lives The Mayor has said that geographical con-
alterations would not affect his appointments.
The eageruess to know whc would he appointed,
which had been growing for days Ia BIooKyn,
reached its height yesterday morning and an
anxious throng was in the City Hall long before
Mayor Low proceeded to his office. lie was later
than usual and it was not until nearly ~ o. CLOCK
that lie appeared. Shortly afterward the hst was
filed with City Clerk Tate and the news spread win
marvellous rapidity. With the sole exception OF MI
Evans who had not been mentioned 10r piace'
the names caused great surprise; Inc leats III
some quarters that the Mayer would appoint some
Young and uutTied person to an important pace
proved unfOundcd and many persons VINO nave
The interests of the city most at heart 1elt renewed
Generally the action OF the Mayor was coinIhenueG
especially by business men. Some RepuDlicah poil-
tjcans seemed lii pleased with some OF the appoint
ments 49,. r .,ro
Mayor Low will have the appointment OF r Two
Assessors and fifteen members OF the board Oh E4u-
cation during the present year. lie sald yeSteIudt
that he had done the best he could ia tine lnalttr Vi
appointments and hoped the future WOULD SNOW iH
that he had acted wisely. The new tlre, iieal.n
and Buildings Commissioners were sworn Ill ny lHnG
(ity Clerk YESTERDAY. The Board OF Aldermen VIII
have to confirm their bonds.