New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-31
THE VACANT CONTROLLERSHIP.
MAYOR EDISON STILL UNDECIDED.
A QUESTION AS TO THE LENGTH or THE TERM "
OFFICE OF THE APPoINTEE.

A QUESTION AS TO THE LENGTH OF THE TERM o'
OFFICE OF THE APPoINTEE.
Thar. war. rather less than the usual number OF
callers at the Mayors office yesterday. J3nn J..
Aguew beda long interview with Mr Edison ieiaeive
to the Aqueduct Commission Jonn III Ke Jivo was
;, brief visitor. Roswell p Flower, Health Com
missioner Shaer and Ell else Commissioner hausn-
'oT rbsre was ramvr early in the day that the
Mayor had rendered the position OF CGnlIolioI w
Z. k Livermore. of the firm OF +; H. ~ ~, d. 191
more. produce mercnauts. of Nos. 119 aud ~
Broad-st From Trustworthy source IL vas
learned that the place had not been onered 10 nj,
Livermore and that II 1t had been IL Moa noS S 10
accented or declined at once but wonid ne SUD
ject for careful considerations ME- LNern9l99 ~
personal friend of Mayor Edison and succeeded the
Produce Exchange Tho name OF " u. banaw VII
president of the Fourth National Bank, mas also
been mentioned 1t is thought douDtlul. Mnc."1i
he can he induced to accept the Office MllIlah -
DonnelIy assistant controller OF the EIngran1 III
dustrial Savings Bank. has also been mentlonea'
John Kelly arrived in town yesIeraM n,,no "t 70
at first supposed that his arrival had something W
do with the vacant Controllership. This was not
the case. however Mr. Kelly with his family haS
to return on Friday. President Reilly, Of the BoaEa
of Aldermen, still believes that MI. heiy Is ,hat
best for the place II 10 certain nowf' ~ we're
oiisrvd him, and this is well understood pY tho
Mr Edison said Yesterday that he might not make
an ~. a,rointment on Wednesday. lie added mat he
was sorely perplexed by the matter. lie would nor
appoint any one in whom he had not the uthosS oor
6dence The question when the term Oh ONCE oi
the new appointee will expire lie much discussed:
The MAYOR when asked concerning III rePneu
is some hc belief that the term
pres on May l. 1884. The question VIII DC c"fciuiy
examined" , >, ,,,,, p;,o
frands had aroused the wrath of the community,
Richard b. Connolly. then Controller. deemed IL
hest to resign He did so on November ~, loIl,
49, mt Ter
and Andrew H. Green TIE p Sdr @ term Of five
wears The charter Of 1878 retained III olnee sno
Controller and certain other heads OIL
bat made the term of office OF TIE Contro.Ieir,
thsreafter fonr wears When Controller GREENS
term had expired Mayor Wickhamn on November 9lus
trailer Mr.. Thayer declined TO serve, and on
necembcr = 1876 Mayor Wickham nominated
John Kelly and he was contrrnen on me -, sa" tss9
Mavor Cooper nominated Allan Camp1el 70 succeeu
Mr.. Kelly and he was eonnrmed i"a ,u'i iny
Section 1906 of the Consolidation act' pasSeu July -
1852 proVldes as follows:
The MAYOR shall nominate and by and with the consent
of tue Board of Aldermen appoint the 'auS Oh
Inents and all commissioners except as eicaaioor
nthergise specially provided. He shall ia IKE manner
appolnt all members OF any board or commission h %
lied 10 the erection or repair OF any
beonprg 10 or to be paid for by the city, whether Named
in any law appointed by any oca. ns0erios ~" Of
weights and Measures and as many Seners Oh MelsmtS
and Meaures as he AldeIen may yyd nerson in this
section named except in this act Olhef 6se
snail hold his Office for the term OF sN ye's, anu III Nod
case until person is duly appointed ana mas luanncu'
y In his place hut any person appointed hIier he con-"
mencement of the term ms herein prescrlbed sna ho'
cesSor Is duly appointed and qualified The terms o.
Office of all such heads Of departments anu persons
wbensoever actually appointed shall commence on Tue
frst day of May in the year in which the Terms 81 once
~ THAR expire; but the Controller Copo-
ration Counsel and Commissioner OF Public WORKS 70 oe
anponted on the expiration of the terms Of ONCE OF TUE
prcsent incumbents In December, lssl sha Hoiu .ne
oIices until four years from the first day oil May sue
ceeding such month.
Deputv Controller Storrs. who Is familiar with
the laws on the subject thinks there 10 no doubt
tbt the term of Office of the new appOintee Will eX-
n, re on December 10. 1854 and that his successor
viii hold Office until May l, 1889.