New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-01
NEW MEN IN OFFICE.
D LowBHR SMITH AND e. L. PARKlo'

,sr APPOINTMENTS BY THE C1TYs REIihiN"
EXECUTIVE.
,,.o. rrov,tt,s last Official act yesterday was ''e
a.,,, 4, of Edward l.. Paris as CohllLssio".i -
raxes to take the place Of f. {. Dofiiicns' ~
c,or 4 short time before this, however NC 1t A.
n,p,stered the oath Of Office to d. Lo"pc, . a,.r
c,m,,issioner OF Public Works. ME- on'l'a ma
,naIiv anpointed by Mayor Hewitt 10 HI ~. 1,o,
,. ~ ,osicnaton of General Newton ino w
ai'er INC 80, on ,rbose advice the Mayor says
po'""D , ,oo,dod that the term would expire on Nas
"' ~ -, o,hers hold that IL will not expire unui
december 10, 1889. -. ..aus ,,,oosed
NJ ,-ammanv HALL men were by no means pieasou
..,,h ,h,s action of the Mayor When a,Heu aoo"
h,s action in making this appointment '"c 49,
cold .When appointed Mr.. smith Deioi.' .,.aa %,
, ,,o on,oIntntent so that 1t read, IN place ",
General John Newton resigned. ino M , 7 think.
l. ,.so aud n is very ridiculous one 'n'n"'
.'at cnnoral Newton was hold-ovcr Cof'''s''o"a
,uA IN the appointment OF me- S,,,o,, ~
Tho words 7 used put him In the sauo ,,avor
.lc ho,d over commissioner. My successor 49, .
Grant II he held this view might try 'o pun ~ ro,,,d
an, and mt some one in his place . o.t,or
ra,lv resst such an effort and tgate me q'e''I 80,
~, annointrnent and have had him renew MS
a., ,hr, NAV be no chance of any iniornah.'
~ ,,Is 70 avoid litigation and trouble, as u''', -.
% ,oove the departments In peacefu, as Wv, -, 4,
=, oa,cIent condition. do not say "ha' u'o =. =,
hu, smn,v appoint him 10 the tern' "ha'o' r.
, h,ve nothing TO do with designating term.
,a docs that and II there IS any dispute as I"
tbo courts will settle 1t. IL l shou,i ,uo low
Town, bcyond the provision Oh 'o
~ ,roIntce could not keep the Office on thar aooo"as
~, Ia ho no removed before the legal expiration
e b,s ,o,r, u failed to designate one lo's 0'o"7
h.,,o Nothing 10 do with determining inc W''','
avn advised by the Corporation Couhsei 'h'' u.
o,,,res nm MAY l. 1889, but do nor Rho" avg "'n -,
,hout IT, Other lawyers have advsea me ',.a , Ia
torn, cxpres at other times woulo "o' w A. 49,
II have been told that 1t expires eNeis ''~ -
present century .,.., Counsel, corrobo-
-, .ho statements OF the Mayor as to MS au'i.e
an tbe ooint The Commissioner ol Tupi' w =.
,,fused 70 say anything on the matter II" "''s
,be MAYORS Office In the morning 10 a'.ehu w. NJ
inc ~ the Armory Board and after IL hDi a. -,
,crt N his office He did not remain ''e0 ".
for n little before noon he hurried oNc' ~ w
u,u and Was taken into the Mayors private loo'n
Here with the Mayors secretary H'"''
nrcsent the oath was administered ,,.,.,,
=, s,oar,,o ~ the matter prominent poh'io'"u
,,,, Tho, he had referred the question 70 several
LAWYERS of ability and they had dlhercu Oh ''0 ""''
whom the term of Office would expire
r T PARIS. the Mayors other appointment wa
nm Assistan, Dlstrict-Attouey while john wv NJ
al, no,o. n O,nev were at the head of the ol'ice
IT,, vae retained for short time uhucr D''.'''
.t,ornov MARITIME, but resigned and has SINCE ueei
ENGAGED in private practice. lie won npu'""o'
as being careful, conscientious and painstakhs.
| Mr. paris has been interested in the Young Nch
r,omoc,auc Club for several years ana was ior SUM
time the president of the club lie was Oh li,',a
ACQUAINTANCE Of the late samuei ). l'ue"' anu
.'. -, I'm thc management Of the campaign
az 90 lie was ono OF the REPRESENTATIVE VI nv
democratic party who went to Tue s2u' i n ~
I'm ot,"r ttp election OF 1876 to watch me WORK
s "oactnr,i colleges I'm Mr. Tidens Interest. pr
parrs has bcen an active County democrat pu. na
30, hccn nromncnt I'm the recent disputes Det"cci
| ecctlons OF the party