New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-06
3 N. IvINYs RESIGNATION.
= Was IN THE MAYORS HANDS FOR DAYS.
=, rax pARBADoEs FOR HIS HEALTH
WHO WILL BE THE NEW orTY


WHO WALL BE THE NEW oIrX
CHAMBERLAIN
chamberlain William NJ WINS has re-
- his Office and has sailed for the barDaooes
-, the benefit Of his health.
poi ssnsational report published yesterday, IN
~ !. was intmated that Mr.. WINS had ned
Vat there was something discreditaole about
80 manner of his departure, had the ehect OF
s.,oing out the fact that Mr.. iVins mao resigned
: prnsaa1S be remarkable that none Of the watch
wou -.srs about the City Hall knew anything
u ~ Citg Cbamberlains action, If it were not
o. uv ,vas an excellent reason why the Mayor
.pas ..a n preyent them from hearing of it. This
oeei.eN as dopbtless that he wanted time to find a
1,,ah,e successor before opening the Hood gates
sp' - toyrent Of ofice-seekers which he knew
I@ xrsb upon him when the fact OF MIR,
w V rasionation reached the cars OF the public.
=. Ivins's health has been poor for several
~. and his dissemination to resign his once
nv - abroad was reached prior to the last cleo
~. Earlv in January ex-Mayor Grace went to
'as.rd Croker. ON behalf Of Mr.. WINS, to request
~ 20 cav 70 the Mayor that his resignation as
~. Chamherlain would be offered eheerfuuy at
snv moment In fact. Mr.. WINS desired IL under-
'...A that he WAS anxious TO get away as soon
- possible. and would be grateful TO De renewed
- a,r,1 date Mr. WINS afterward had several
',o,snnal ;ntery,ews with Mayor Grant, who inti-
r'a+sa chat Il would DO well for him to remain In
so for some weeks longer. so that ample Tune
oo,h ha had for the selection OF good man 10
'D Ta,Iv last week, Mr. Ivins's health having
become still more impaired, he went to Mayor
Cant and formally presented his resignation
tn Mavor consented that the Chamberlain
aonntv ". W. Ladd, j., should conduct the
oFa;rs Of the Office temporarily, and MIR. 1v1nS
proceeded TO malls arrangements 1or going apToau.
fhe statement published Yesterday thsE MsS Os
SaS zone away was probably as amusing to the
N,ycr as was to ex-Mayor Grace the oIner aSser-
,;oS that Mr.. WINS had gone to Brazil, because
o. n, sao Of W. r Grace & Co. Mr. WINS is q
member of the firm of w. Il. Grace q 20, puO
the firm of Sears & Co is not prancn nouse
~ the New-York firm. This is what e1-Mayoe
Grace had to say about the whole AFFAIR W o
Tribune reporter yesterday: r..
Mr WINS called upon the Mayor some days
bfore he went away and told him ne would naSe
% fesgn, as he wanted 70 go away ~ 3hs NsVop
S;s rrsippation The Mayor told him he would
AIT upon the resignation as soon as ne c9ulo nna
man suitable to take his place, and IN the Mel an
time the Office could remain In charge or nus
Ssnntv' Mr.. Ladd. Mr.. WINS went to Bafbadoes
on the steamer Alliance for TIP Ior ms nea MI
and being one Of the directors OF the brazil s -
Steamship Company, he may go on 70 Brazil II
p S;s health Improves sufficiently. II he does go
70 para. however, he win return by tne same
steamer while there he win naturally look aiter
aisson to Iool into the affairs Of Sears g. Coz and
thew arc able to take care OF themselves oeaIs
& Co are not the attorneys nor branch nouse VI
W. r Grace & Co, nor have 6ney any POW ca NJ ~
hind this firm. They are q concern with q cap,
fal of $3.50 900, and large reserve tu No. "
their ~ own. W. &. Grace and Michael r Grace Trace
being special partners, are in no way pritaI
exce1tiIe for the cash put in as speclai caPTlaL,
Berpeaud & Co. of Para, have not falled. Eariy
IN March they got an extension from tnelr creuCrs
for five wears Sears d. Co. are not lnVoVso m W.
Rcrneaud a. Co excepting to the extent Oh SlS,VoV,
which lie owed for merchandise So little Uo we
think of the suspension of Berneaud az 20. Una.
Sears & Co. never informed US OF II oy C@oie 9u1
wrote US the facts N bstbsr he would 90 on the
east or the west coast, but, finally, Oelng ul.
rector of this steamship company, declde9 10 70
with them. He did not leave mere dIeSd h,,
vent on Monday evening on the regular train for
Newport News, where he joined the steamer. IN y
addition to informing the Mayor MI NinS s,isnds
bade them good-by, and told them where ne was
e' Alter it became definitely known yesterday that
Mr. WINS had resigned there was much acuylty
among politicians about the City Hall and hao
not the Mayor remained away IL Is nKeiy ehas tne
flood of applications he feared would have started
before noon Deputy Ladd informed all callers
that Mr.. wins had gone away, leaving word that
the Office was to be turned over TO his successor,
Whenever he might be appointed. The Office Of
City Chamberlain is one Of the most profitable
in the city. Its functions are dual the holder
OF the place being also chief of the Bureau OF
DcpoSits and Disbursements. The net profits OF
the Office are about $4,000 year. The bond
required is s1,500,000.
Many people thought yesterday. that the Mayor
had gone to visit Fire Commissioner Croker 40
Savbrook and ask him to step into the office
left vacant by City Chamberlain Wins. There
seemed to be but one opinion as to who Mr.. lvinss
successor will be If he wants it, and that is that
Richard Croker is the man. w. Wetmore Snyder,
president of the Madison Square Bank, is promi.
nently mentioned in case Mr.. Croker declines 1t.