New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-02
CITY OFFICES TO BE FILLED.
TALK ABOUT MAYOR EDsON's INTENTIONS.

NO NOMINATIONS YEsrEHDAY-MR. GRACEs A'i'
Iry REGARDING EXCISE MATTERS
There was large gathering of politicians anu
oice-seckers at the City Hall Yesterday n a"d 60
;Ss EdSTa 'Ga' Aldermen n''0
Commissiole Ter Of Public Works and CorpoIasl"oaa
Counsel There was great disapPonme,h' lex
70 make the NOMINATIONS at present lie can do so
nj any time before December 20 -. .,oo
The report that he would nominate t these
now in office, though wi,nom,
foundation. created good deal of exc ,cm sN,x
awonw The employees of the Excise Board ana u lew
mnr ieocrs There was for long time the same
oncston of doubt about the terms o
the Excise Commissioners as mas nors' That 1hot
m rccar, 10 the Police Commissioncrs. in h.
led some persons to believe that the Mayor . mRn'
perhaps intend TO name new Excise 'omissio,o,,s
hat the present Commissioners were appolhtcn ny
MavoT Edison under the provisions of the Conso
idaiion act and will hold Office until May l.
There IS however, feeling OF uneaS'sss ~
Excise Board az il is known that Ma'or..c!cC'
Grace Is not satisfied with the present aHmnis""
ION of the office. When he was last Mayor, n 'o
gathered a great dea OF Interpolation IN Ts and Of
The existence of unlicensed liquor shops ana % s
sald that t there has been no reform GTs1s
hos hce% fortifyna himself with additional fact
with the purpose, in case there Is no Telotln, oi
removing the Police Commissioners and of, perhaps
LAYING before the Governor evidence war
ranting the removal of the Excise Com
ni mission Whatever may be the Mayer
fion whether for in his message or o'hei"tiic
il has stirred mp the Excise Board ana some oi '"o
police officials - 90 p,h1;c
In regard TO the Office of Commissoner OF fubilc
Works the politicians are all at sea. ar. lhohlP
son saws to his friends that ne eApccls
10 be rcnominated by Mayor Edison nu'
his friends are not ssuguine; hehl-
her of the County Democracy SAID Yesterday :
- Nobody not satisfactory to Thompson can ne
confirmed He has five Adcrmcnin addition 10 tne
members Of the County Democracy, VINO are
pledged 10 stand by him. His case ana maj Oh INC
broadway Railroad are IN the hands oil inc sale
man There was Sl7j, o00raised Tor the br9auWaV
road and if those five Aldermen 90 back on ihomp-
son they won't get their money. lhey are no' w
inc to do il. He has everything on his side. -,
! That story related 10 an Alderman net Win lhc
remark Il guess if any member OF INC
hoard sold himself he isn't fool enough to wait
for his nay until Thompson gets confirmed.
IL nominated he will he confirmed. but uon lake
any stock in that story about the broauWN
There is considerable strife in quiet way
over the office of Corporation . Couns'l;
IL is n powerful office and VIII con'io'
great deal of legal work IN appialslng lenus c'c'
for the new aqucduct. In connection WIN me
Office of Commissioner of Public Works II c"n',9lS
large expenditures II Is understood mat NJ,
Thompson wants Mr. LaComhe rcappolnteu' nut lnc
Mayor Il said u he undecided. some OF the young
LAWYERS who supported Mr.. Grace Tor Mayor are
I'm hopes Of getting bcrths in the Corporaion 'oHu-
cells Office in case the vacancy is not hlIcu un"o'
MnVnr E1gon.