Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-02
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NKw York. January 1.-The Offices
Of the corporation counsel were harri-
caded last night, and remained closed
against all corners this morning. These
Offices are in the Stats Zeifnag build
ing, and all who wished to enter there
Lad 20 be wcll-vouchcd for before the
doors were opened. Mayor Kirk u a
strong Tammany- Hall man, and declared
last evening that he would appoint be-
fore noon corporation counsel and a
dock commissioner also.
Judge Truax has not given his de-
cis:on in tie matter Of dissolving the
injunction restraining the Board oil
Aldermen from doing any official act.
The Board remains in Office until Janu-
airy 5th. :,
Mayor Kirk arrived at the City Hall
soon after half-past | ! and entered the
mayors's Office, and appointed Colonel
T.. 7. Wood corporation counsel. Colo
mel Wood is brother-in law Of OK
Mayor Edison, ard leading member Of
Tammany Hall. Mayor Kirk remained
in the n.ayor's Office receiving the con-
gratulations OF friends until noon, and
then left, accompanied by friends.
Mayor Grace soon afterwards made his
appearance.
The meeting about the City Hall to-
day was by 10 means so intense as 1t
was Yesterday and last night. The
principal events of the morning were
the appointments made by Mr.. Kirk,
who had been sworn in as acting mayor
at midnight. He appointed Colonel f..
7. Wood, Mayor Edson's brother-in-
law and the Tammany leader in the
Twenty-fourth Assembly district, as
corporation counsel, and James NJ. Lyd-
dy. another Tammany man, as his own
chief clerk. Both gentlemen qualified
Immediately. Colonel Wood then went
over to the Office Of Corporation-Coun-
sci Lacembe and made formal
demand for the possession OF the
Office. Lacombc declined to surrender.
and Colonel Wood retired. At half
past II O'Clock Mayor-clect Grace en-
tered the mayors Office, which was
crowded with Grace's friends. The
new mayor made brief address of
thanks for his reception, and assumed
his new duties Of the mayoralty, and
after short time the politicians began
to leave the building. Hubert D.
Thompson says he will make no oppo-
sition to Squire when the new commits
sioner Of public work comes to take
possession of the department.
Corporation-Counscl Lacombc noti-
fled Mayor Grace Of Colonel Woods
demand upon him, and asked for pro-
lection. Thercupon the mayor sent
communication to the police commits
sioners, calling upon them to - detail
sufficient force TO assure the corpora
tion-counsel in the peaceable and undis-
turbed possession of his office, and to
preserve the property AMI records of
the city from interference by any per-
son." A squad of policemen were or
dtred to Lacombe's office, in the Stats
Zeitung building. They will remain
on guard during the night.
Mayor Grace remained in his Office
receiving calls up to nearly 4 O'Clock.
when he left for home and the Office
was locked up.
Another complication has arisen by
the election of Alderman Waite to the
presidency of the Board in the absence
of Alderman Kirk, and Alderman
Kinks acting as Mayor from midnight
until noon to-day. Alderman Waite
claims that Kirk cannot be alderman
and mayor at the same time, and that
by acting as chief magistrate Kirk re-
linquishcs all right to the alderman
ship. Alderman Waite, who is Re-
publican, says that if Kirk attempts to
act as president of the Board to-mor-
row there will be trouble. He (Waite)
was duly elected, and he will fill the
position to which he has been chosen.
Alderman Waite would not say
whether or not he had made any APP