New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-11
cry OFFICIALS NAMED.
rorrR APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR
exy. PORTER, C. +. MILAN AMP MN .o"Ah foH
raE FIRE. POLICE AND PARK DoAhps-
LANES DAILY, COMMISSIONER

~,x rrpr POLICE AND PARK BOARDS
JAMES DAILY. COMMISSIONER
OF ACCOUNTS
,,.u,tt has found his angels at last, and
49, announced the following appointments:
~. Commissioner, General Fitz John Porter.
pn,ce Commissioner, Charles r Macean'
po onT commissioner, stevenson Towle
1911 porters history Is welLknown that
,,on 70 II is all that Is necessary. The new Fire
cann,ssoncr IS about sixty years old, and began
.,r. life in the army. graduate OF west Point, he
.,,.,oed the rank OF Colonel IN tho regular army
victor General Of Volunteers, when, in 1862 his
anu n,rser was brought TO a close by the action
Him. .o,rtmartial In 1885 Congress passed an act
:" - him TO his grade in the regular army and
,a.nt Arthur issued him q commission as Colonel
- ,he retired list. General Porter was appointed
on s,oper Of Public Works In 1875 by Mayor Wick
80, Cor the unexpircd term OF George NJ Van Mort
= oo,ober 1884, Mayor Edison made him Police
nau,ss,oner to fill the vacancy caused by the death
:, e,an.v p Nichols. The term of his appointment
expired on May L.
pol,ce Commissioner now takes the position.
,a time He was first appointed in 1870 by
,,.vor Cooper in place OF Sidney T. Nichols removed
=. the Governor on the Mayors charges. He retained
~, omce only until the following year when Com
n,ssioper Nichols renstatcd By the courts Mr.
r.cIean was then appointed Park Commissioner and
Ia the Office until his term expired in 1882 He
&c about forty-seven years old
stevenson Towle, the new Park Commissioner, is
-, sftv wears old and was for fifteen years at
~, had Of tho Bureau Of Sewers in the Department
=, prbI,c Works BY profession he Is civil engineer
lanes Daly, appointed Commissioner OF Accounts
4, plsce of j. B. Adamson, deceased, was In his youth
clerk in the dry goods house of II. b. Claim d. Co.
In ls7475 ho represented the XIvth District in the
Assembly In 1881 no was elected State Senator
and reelected in 1883 and again in 1885. Mr. DAILY
introduced the subway Dill whlch cfealeu 'he boaru
Of Electrical Control
General Porter and Mr.. Towlo are both known as
omocrals but neither Is connected with organiza
,,on Mr.. MacLean recently became affiliated with
Tammauy Hall, and Mr.. DAILY IS prominent In the
County Democracy. Mr.. MacLean's appointment IS
,bs only one for a full term Of six years. General
Porter and Mr.. Towle will I'll two years vacancies.
ex-senator Days place is good during the pleasure
.tbe Mayor The new officers were sworn In by the
Mayor Yesterday afternoon and will enter upon their
duties to-day.
MAYOR Hewitt sent ont the following memorandum
Yesterday relating to his appointments:
In announcing the appointments made today Deem 1t
roner 10 explain that OF the parties named were ap
ants for the places which they have been appointed
In All cases they have solicited by me to take the
Mace after had satisfied myself that they were the nttest
men could for the positions to be filed have ap-
polnted Mr. Stevenson Towle one OF the Park Com
moners because OF his long experience In charge OF
savers Of city, by request he has spent several
months in examining the municipal arrangements In Lon
dOn Paris and other Continental cities and is now fully
prepared give this city the benefit Of his studies and
experience 1 understand he is Democrat but political
considerations ala enter into his appointment the de-
yelopment annexed district the controlling con-
sheraton.
Ny experience Mayor has satisfied me that one men,
Der Of the Police Commission ought to be lawyer.
have therefore. requested Mr. Charles p MscLean TO
accept the position. He did not desire 1t; but he has
take the place. which he filed before TO the
general satisfaction OF the public 1t appeared TO me that
be combined qualifications for the place than any
other person who had been suggested.
requested General FitzJohn Porter to take tho
position the Fire Commission for which he is
sminenty qualified by long public service in the Depart
ment OF Public Works and In the Police Department
Mr.. James Daily has selected for the position OF
Commissioner Accounts made Unexpectedly by
the OF Mr. Adamson. first because OF his long ana
honorable service In the Legislature and his familiarity
with city affairs and secondly because know him be
mathematician OF great ability and an accountant who
has charge of the books OF two OF the largest
camille establishments in this city.