New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-12
CHAPLIN OBEYS HIS RULERS
NEW BROOKLYN OFFICIALS APPOINTED.

THE MAYORS DOMINATED
MACHINE INFLUENCES.
Mayor Chaplin set at rest yesterday the specuations
OF Brooglyn politicians BY completing the list OF his
heads OF departments for the next two years. He
made John r. Adams Commissioner OF City Works, TO
succeed George Ricarr COnner James d. Bell, Police
and Excise Commissioner, to succeed Thomas Carroll,
Or. John Griffin, Health Commissioner, to succeed Dr.
Andrew otterson; Alden S. Swan, Tax Collector, In
place Of L. V. d Hardenbergh, and rosppolnted Fire
Commissioner Ennis and Excise Commissioners schle-
man and Cunningham. The Mayors Cabinet, as 1t is
called with the yearly salary Of each man, Is fol-
lows
CITY Works oomuissl oncr-John P Adams, $4,000 yesr
FOL FOL &c Coz Commi.sionerEIamss ., Bell
Ruld,ng commissoner-JosePh Plat a,o 1000
Excise Comm ssone-s-John Cunningham o.ooa
Tax Colleotor-Alden $. swso. 1900
Registrar Of Arrears-John Mcclure. 1900
Pres dent o. the Board Of Assessors-Thomas ooo.
CORPORATION Counsel Aimet F. jerks 5000 /"
OF the twelve, Messrs. Adams. Bell, Griffin, swsn,
and Mcclure are new appontees The Others held
Office under Mayor whitney, and Mr.. Wheelock under
Mayor Lows second term also. The latter Is the
only Republican.
The announcement OF the names OF some Of the
appontees created surprise those who we're de-
uded by the hope that Mayor Chaplin would not prove
subservient to the machine Influences which were all
powerful in the preceding administration hut by
the reappontment Of Fire Commissioner Ennis, hr'
Chaplin showed that the worst clements OF Mayor
Whtney's administration will be perpetuated MIR.
Ennis has only been commissioner In name, the real
power 10 his department being Chief Engineer NeVlns'
who has been Shown to use his official influence for
personal profit In regard to telegraph ana electric
light companies, and who narrowly escapeo
when tried last spring upon the indictment oaseu '
the disclosures of the Bacon investigating Oon''oo'
Mayor Whitney said then that he saw no reAson luz
AuNn haLl u,
tained his view by tho disappointment oil Ennis, wi'
means the retention OF NeNlns bhnis elnPiVy0 90
fireman his valet, and had nls Dools Ola' NJ -
eagIne house until the Le"spaYefs eAPVsou ' neon
nu new Ponce LomIliss.Oner, Mr. bell mas Dc '
Supervisor OF Nineteenth AID for Two yeaIs cn
nTst gained prominence Dy LIS smart ~ "A hre
gl,s,, in the liza District ia looU "hen D. ", .
only bcst him W liz votes. Ae Is loi'' -'Ni'' ''
old . ~, crleip il now a
meuluer of the Brooklyn bard VI Educalioh 10 10
forty-two years old and was born IN SOuAlS ga y'
Ireland where he was educated tor the medical pro-
fesson in Queens College, Dublin IN loDo t ne
Uo'nItal MAYOR Low appointed him member OF the
Board OF Education, and he was reappohieo W may
John p Adams the head of the CITY Norhs
De apartment, has been president OF the hnss "a h
Democratic General Committee for TWO years anu na
inst been reelected lie Is fortyeight years Oiu anu
Is lawyer with his practice IN TINS CITY III nc oIoe ia
with Caleb Gushing In Massachusetts. nIS noino -
in the seventh ard, near Mayor Chapins .
TAX Collector swan Is about iortynye yea ears V WsrS
Democratlc Association In Brooklyn. He has been
bridge trustee for several years aud Is treasurer VI
the trustees, serving without salary. 49,, 49,.
Fire Commissioner Ennis Is OF Irish oirtni lorty-
five years old, and active In Democratic PoItcs III
the fifteenth Ward, wher he was formerly shoe
dealer. J., ,o,or Ia tho
Excise Commissioner schliemann Is grocer 10 inc
Seventh Ward He appointed as rePresen , 70
Cernan His colleague John Cunningham was for.
merely a Charities Commissioner and Is man OF
wealth Tho new Commissioners Will not take once
until February l. 49,. ,. -. ,,.L. -
Mayor Chaplin also appointed four seaers OF weights
and measures yesterday. His remaining important
annolntments viii be those Of Park Commissioners,
TIE members Of the Civil Service Commiss sion, and
fifteen members Of the Board OF Education next
summer. .,,,
The retention OF Excise Commissioners schleman
and Cunningham is regarded a concession to the
llouor interests the weight OF whose influence was
cast In favor OF Mr. Chapn's election They form the
majority OF the Excise Board and despite the pro
tests OF many Interested persons. have granted IL
censes to almost every applicant in the last two years
and have largely increased tho number OF liquor shops
Even the opposition Of Mayor whitney failed to pre-
vent their granting license TO grogshop close TO
tho Sands Street Methodist Episcopal Church