New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-23
SEVEN APPOINTMENTS
TAhMANY's GRIP TIGHTENS.
CORPORATION COUNSEL, COMMISSIONERS on
POLICE, CHARITIES AND DOCKS AND
TWO POLICE JUSTICES FROM
THE MAYORS PARTY


THE MAYORS PATTY
The remainder of Mayor Grants list of ss4
pointments, which have been expected since ho
announced his fist batch on May 2, were made
~ MN yesterday, and were announced about
noon, as follows:
counsel 10 the Corporation-W William II Clark.
"fn' iour years; salary, $4,000
Commissioner of Pollce-James 7 Martin.
"tn' SIX years; salary, $1,000.
commissioner of Docks-J Sergeant Cramn
term, six years; salary. $4,000.
commissioner Of Charities and Correction.
Edwaro Z. Sheehy; term, six years salary, SO 900.
t"hce Justices-Charles n Taintor, General
John Cochrane and Edward Hogan; term. ten
years salary, So, 900.
SKETCHES OF THE NEW oFFIC1ALs.
william II. Clark, who succeeds Henry r Besk,,.r,
as corporation Counsel. was born at Newark " j. I'm
1892 studied law with W. Bourke Cochran and has
oeeh since his admission TO the bar Mr. Cockran,s
partner For the last SIX years Cochran & Clark have
been counsel for the shenfs Of NeW.York and Mr.
Clark Is member Of the Tammany Hall General Com
mIttee from the XIXth District president OF re Nan
raganSett Club, and member OF TaInmapy 6ocIet,
and of the Manhattan Club.
James j. Martin, Stephen B. French's successor sx
Police Commissioner, was born in Ireland in 1s4s and
Catholic school In West Ninetecnthst until he yss
htteen, when he began to study law. The war how.
Union Army in HawkIns's Zouaves. In 1ssa no wa
assigned " duty az General Dixs headquarters, as
In the Controllers Office under Andrew H. Green and
John Kelly secretary to the Commission for The re-
uty Register under Mr. sevin Mr. MsstR has Been
Tor many years a prominent sherent OF Tammany
the NNIst District He is a bachelor, lives at No
eo4 have, and is member Of the Manhattan Mar
is an Intimate personal friend of the Mayor
cn The new Commissioner Of Docks. John Sergeant
the well-known lawyer Henry A. Cram. He was
fammany poilGcs in the Nth DistriSt, Is member %
OF the MaElhatt an Club Governor I'm bis mama
% the senate last month for Quarantine Commssioner
married.
Commssioner Brennan's successor in the Charities
Department, Edward c, sheehy, was born in ireland
In ls46 and came TO this country in 1857. He en-
tered Tainmany Han In 1871, and has since been de-
voted 10 It's fortunes He ted to the Assembly
"a ls82 ana was chosen an Alderman the next year.
fifteen years ago, aud has since been a builder and
q real estate dealer. He Is at present president Of
pany. at No I7o Broadway. He is John McousIs's Ss
lieutenant In tho Tammany organization IN the XxIId
Charles n. Taintor, the only Republican appointed
yesterday, was born In New-YOrk about forty-fva
icen for nanv years in the book nhsbnS bsness % hs ~
NO. is AstOr PlarG He Is and active mem
ter Of the Republican County Committee and Is chair
man Of the lid District organization. Mr. Tsintor
the chairman OF the COMMITTEES on Contested ssa,s
and made the report which was unanimously adopted
by the committee on Thursday evening regarding the
troubles OF the yth District. Last he was the
republican candidate for Congress IN the strongly
democratic With District, but defeated by Edward
Dunphy TammanyI.
General John Cochrane, another new police Justice,
has reached HIS seveneth and has been In politics
for half century. He Surveyor Of the Port under
President Perce and represented the old With nstrcs
In Congress during much of tho anti-savery agitation
Sce the n the Army ' s G usoa CO % % s
dent and affiliated with the Republican party until
1879, when he supported Horace Greeley Since thas
tme he has been Tammauy Democrat. and has foe
many years been q leader in the organization. He
lives in the XXIst District, and is a sachem in tho
Tammany Society.
Edward Hogan. the other police Justice Is credited
10 the Ist District bur lives at No 1870 West Thir-
tcenth-st. lie formerly held the same Office, but was
legssted ont by the charter Of 1918 He represented
the lNth Ser District I'm the state Senate from 1870
lssO. Since his feat for reelection in the latter
year, he has not been prominent In politics.
CoNGRATULATIEC Mr.. TAINTOR.
Mr. Taintor's selection by the Mayor warm
IL approved by all political factions and by the
public at large and he was warmly congratulated
by many Of his friends yesterday lie said that
the first intmaton of the appointment was received
by him on Tuesday night. lie called on the Mayor
yesterday morning by request. As the place had
come to him entirely unSollcted, he told the Mayor
that he would accept 10. His eSgnaton as Emi-
grafton Commissioner was sent TO Governor Hill
Yesterday
The departure Of Commissioner French from the
Police Department regretted keenly by OF"
iciak at Headquarters. Superintendent Murray
and the inspectors bid him sOrrOwful farewell,
and all the department clerks. headed by Major
KIDD, shook hands with him and expressed their
regret Mr. French WAS ViSibly Affected by such
an unusual exhibition of good will lie greeted his
successor in Ills Office about nOOn and Commissioners
Martin spent an hour in being introduced TO tho
other officials at Headquarters.