New-York tribune., 1884-11-23
MAYOR GRACE's PATRONAGE.
OFFICES THAT NE WILL HAVE no FILL
NUMEROUS COMMISSIONERS WHOSE TERMS WILL

NUMEROUS COMMISSIONERS WHOSE TERMS WILL
EXPIRE WHILE M fills TnR MAYORS CHAIN.
Many persons including politicians who nie not
well informed think that " Mayor Eison aud the
hoard Of Aldermen should on The varanres haused
by the expiration OF the terms of oilice uf nbeit
y. 1honpsun, Commissioned of rnblie Works aud
Corporation Counsel laeDmbp there will not be
mueh patronage left Ut MAYER Grace io dIspose ~
during his term 0r onee, this IA mistake ~
every department. " the city government danns
the eeAIne seaf ieie viii b. eapaneles ie be allied,
mesi ~ these occurring 0a May /, iasH A. thn
MaSer viii have the p0Wer Vt appointment wlh=
cut references ~ the Heard nr Aldermen afiof Jann-
aTY l. % fssts with Mr. iiraee alone to decide
whether those places shall he gwen to men ontsde
of poliles OF whether the County Democracy lead
ors shall dictate the appointments n0minally made
by hun.
MANY CHANGES IN THE PAPK DEPARTMENT.
The only department which Mayor Graoe's ap-
pontees will control during his term of Office un-
less some of the incumbents in the other depart
ments should die or resign IS the Park Department.
General Egbert l.. Vielo was elected to Congress
at the recent election. lie is at present President
of the Park Commission at a salary of
80 900 per year-the only member of the commits
sion who receives pay. For several years this po-
sition d" went round" after the manner of board
ing-school mistresses in some rural dstricts-each
commissioner holding the place for three months
tut the board some time ago agreed on General
Viele for permanent president He will not take
his scat in Congress until one year
from December-unless special session
should be caed-and possibly may not
resign until that time. Commissioner Salem II.
Wales's term expires on the first of May next, that
of Commissioner William VI. OllIGe expires on May
J. 1856. SO that on the last named date the only
member of the present Board remaining will be
John d. CrimmIns.
The most important office which the Mayor has
to fill in the comngyear is that of City Chamberlain
The present incumbent, Henry b. Laidlaw, was
appointed by Mayor Edison to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of J. Nelson Tappan after
the failure of the Marine National Bank, in which
was deposited 81 100000 of the clty's funds
REPUBLICANS TO GO OUT OF OFFICE.
1t is singular fact that all of the heads of
departments Except the City Chamberlain whose
terms exp re during the coming year are Repubh-
cans. There is no law to compel the Mayor
to give the Republican party represen-
tatives in the various Boards of Commissioners
Even the Police Board. which has been non-partisan
even since the charter of 1878 was passed, was
made and continued 40 only in Difference to pnbllc
opinion. There Is no law to prevent the Mayor
from filling the places of the two Republicans with
Democrats If he chooses.
Mr. Grace acknowledges that he received a large
Republican vote, and that Republicans are there
fore entitled to some recognition. But he keeps
his counsel 30 what this recOgnlt Oh will be, and
Of course will be guided in his selection OF kepuh-
lican appontces by his own sense Of their illness tor
the places to be led No Republican organization
supported him for MavOr, and, therefore, he feels
free to exercise his own Will IN this particular
TIE OFFICES To BE FILLED.
The following is lst of the appointments Mr.
Grace will be able to make by of the expira
tion of term of office:
city Chamberlan in place Of Henry B. Laidaw
whose term expires May |, 1855. The salary i So
900 per year ont of this. however, the Chamberlain
has to pay his clerical force
Police COmm- -siOncr In place OF stephen Il. French
whose term expires on May 20, ls-j salary $1,000
per annum.
Police Comnisslonerin place ofJoe " Mason, whose
term expires May %. ,Sb. salary SoOOO
Conms ssioncr Charities and Correction I'm place OF
Jacob Hess whose term expires ON May l. ls7o salary
5000. -
/ Fire Commissioner I'm place of Cornelius Van COtt
whose term expires on May /, l~'3. salary, ,gvo
President of the FAX Department I'm place ~ Thomas
B Asirn, whose term expires un May !, 1880 Haafy
< pnrk Commissioner IN place ~ William lanibeer,
whose term o,pirrs on Nav l. 1888. Salary, e3oOo
Park Commissioners in place Ui salem n Nnls,whose
term expires un MAY /. $50. M sallry, . -
\ rnih commissioner n rare ~ Nillinm ". olihei
,,i,,ee tDt, a. nitps tn NAV ( tssn Nu SALARY.
4 paih Cumhisssslnner ~ plaep 81 President Esheft
L. Nrr, wins has ~ 90 pipip tu cuhsipas. NV snlhtt
uhlpss HE s pirrtei president pf he llpnl
1htpp t.risn commissioners ~ ilp rlhtpa ~ inhh y
Mnf,ls, Wiiihh y. Mihhpl ani Nrhulas lau-itNh
whasp terms psrite eh Nei T. isnn seiatY, F2w@ a
Two tunmia sinnefs ut ApfpHnts 10 place go ttnhi=r Y
iini nht Andrew y. Matini Who hir irho'a ai thp
pleasure of thp Nafef RAitAi Fa,nun.
ihifN arfrn Dii hdisiala 90 place "i muse Nln''p
tnrms expire pn MAu L. ia1n the pas ia hi eHa altH
Twa inspectors of Weights aud measures, ia place OF
those whole terms 1ilo pn Mas l. in5n me pay spJ
Two sea.rs Of weights aud measures, IN place OF those
Whuso Terms oAliie oh May l. 1880