Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-02
MAYOR GRACE SWORN IN.
KIRK AND HIS CLIQUE HOLD
OUT TO THE LAST.

Two Appointments Made by the Usurper
of the Municipal Throne-POIfceB Moved
About Like Men on a Chess BOard-A
Claim that Kirk is No Longer an Al
derman.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-The offices OF the
Corporation Counsel We're barricaded last
night and remained closed against all
corners this morning. These offices are
in the StGGts-Zeitung building, and all
who wish to enter there have to be well
vouched for before the doors are opened.
Mayor Kirk is strong Tammany Hall
man, and declared last evening that he
would appoint before noon Corporation
Counsel and Dock Commissioner also.
Judge Truax has not given his decision
In the matter of dissolving the Injunction
restraining the Board of Aldermen from
doing any official act. The board remains
in office till Jan. 5. People gathered in
the City Hau to greet both Mayor Kirk
and Mayor Grace.
Mayor Kirk arrived at the City Hall
soon after IL 80 O'Clock this morning, and
entered the Mayors Office and appointed
Col. e. t. Wood Corporation Counsel,
Col. Wood is brother-in-Iaw of ex-MayOr
Edison, and leading member of Tamma-
ny Hall.
Mayor Kirk remained in the MAYORS
Office receiving the congratulations of
friends until noon, and then left, accom-
panied by friends. Mayor Grace soon
afterwards made his appearance.
MAYOR GRACE IN POSSESSION.
The feeling about the City Hall to-day
was by no means so intense as it was yes
terday 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. Both
gentlemen qualified Immediately. Col.
WOOD then went over to the Office of Cor
poratlon Counsel Lacombe and made a
formal demand for possession of the
of1ce. Mr.. Lacombe declined to surren-
der and Col. Wood retired. At 1890
O'Clock Mayor-elect Grace entered
the Mayors office, which was crowded
with MIR. Grace's friends. The new Mayor
made brief address of thanks for his re-
ceptlon and assumed his new duties of
the Mayoralty, and after a short time the
politicians began to leave the building
Hubert o. Thompson saws that he will
make no opposition to Mr.. Squire when
the new Commissioner Of Public w orks
comes to take possession of the depart
ment. Corporation Counsel LacOmbe
notified Mayor Grace of Col. Woods de-
mand upon him, and asked for protec-
tlOn. Inereupon the Mayor sent a COM
municatiOn to the Police Commissioners,
calling upon them to 'detail a sufficient
force to assure the Corporation Counsel
in the peaceable and undisturbed possess
sion of his office, and to preserve the
property and records of the city from in
reference by any person."
A squad OF policemen were ordered to
Mr.. Lacombe's office in the Stats lei
tang building. They will remain on
guard during the night. Mayor Grace re-
manned in his office receiving callers up
to nearly 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 today. Alder
man Waite claims that MIR. Kirk cannot
be Alderman and Mayor at the same time
and that by acting as Chief Magistrate
Mr.. Kirk relinquishes all right to the AL
dermanship. Alderman Waite, who is
Republican, says that If Mr.. Kirk at
tempts to act as President of the Board
tomorrow there will be trouble. He
(Waite) was duly elected, and he will fill
the position to which he has been chosen
Mr.. Waite would not say whether or not
he had made any appointments.