New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-12
Camden-st South End. The mortgage IN also on ofner
property not In Suffolk County.
MAYOR GRANT OFFFOR EUROPE
SOME PEOPLE RATHER SURPRISED.
VARIOUS REASONS SUGGESTED FOR HIS UNEx-
PECTED TRIP.

VARIOUS REASONS SUGGESTED FOR HIS UNEx-
PEcrED TRIP.
Navor Grant has escaped Tor time from the work
NJ his Office He sailed for Europe yesterday at p m
on the steamship City Of Paris. and j. sergeant ora"
went with him. His reason for going was that hs
mothers sister Is III and not expected TO live for an
other year This aunt lives in Newry, County Dowh'
Ireland Before sailing the Mayor said u VIII TO
turn as quickly as possible though the trip cannot take
less than three weeks, and may keep me few Gays
longerr Among those who were present TO see MIN SeeH
started were Bossn Richard Croker and State Senator
william l.. Brown.
John II. " Arnold, president Of the Board OF Alder
men, is now the acting Mayor, and could, II ne DC
pleased make several important appointments, ihcua-
ing successors to Police Justices White and Ford WHO'S
terms expire on November %. There are also 10 OF
apuointed next week nine Commissioners OF Educar
ton and seven school inspectors The latter places
however have already been allotted II Is said, ana the
appointments are safely locked up until "Wednesday,
when they VIII be made public. 1t Is not expected Una.
Mr. Arnold will avail himself Of his right 70 appoint
the two police justices, and Messrs. Ford ana "''c
will probably held over until the return Oh "a'''
Grant.
"Wlat is the Mayor running away from7' was te
first question asked by the average taxpayer when he
brief announcement that he had suddenly s~Iou io
Europe appeared in the afternoon newspapers oni.
among the most gufiiole Tammany followers was 'no
story accepted as true that the Illness OF al a"''
whom 1t rs said the young Mayor never mas SEEN Ns'
the sole cause Of the flight The Tammany ueA "ho
are high up In the inner circles looked WISE p' saia
nothing and it WAS remarked that the news winch
caused the common braves to give vent TO oneo
whistle of surprise failed TO produce the seh'esV eo0
upon them when they asked regarding H.
That the Mayor Is runeing away from something Is
generally believed because it is known posFaveiy ti
this trip has been planned for some time lie has
for han tpn II
abroad and he got the business OF the Office which he
holds into such shape that he could leave H. Ihe10
were many different solutions Of the problem q W ue
real cause OF his flight presented by poitlciahs anu
bus,pess men last night. Some OF them oeci"eo nla'
he wanted to escape personal censure and cfueHn DE-
cause M certain appointments which might be maze
in his absence and because OF the propape *uon Vi
the Board Of Estimate and Apportonment.
/ II Is we'll known that for full-1edged Taminany
man the Mayor is exceedingly sensitive OF criucislh'
He does not Ike IL at time and he dishkes u most
when ~ is just To keep faith with Boss" Croker ana
TO pay off certain Tsmmany politicians for services
pertormed by them during the recent canvass the
Mayor must make some appointments, tIe nature Vi
which would bring down upon him the weil-meflted
err, 6m OF the independent and Republican press The
appointment of ex-senator Thomas F. Grady otherwise
known as Personal Comfort Grady on account vi
Mr. Cleveland's request of John Kelly that nc DC moi
allowed to return to Albany Senator, is only
in rhs respect. If, in his absence in Europe Johl
H. v Arnold who Will be the acting Mayor, sees ht 10
appoint JOHN scannen police justice to succeed ehef
Police Justice White or Ford, whose terms OF once
Will expire on November %, of course Mayor Grant
cannot be blamed. He will be I'm Europe, and Mr.
Arnold must be held responsible. Then too, IN case
the Board of Estimate and Apportionment considers
that the figures In the provisional estimate Ior heNV
years expenses for the city government are iar 700
low the Mayor who before the election and while pos
ing as an economist voted to keep the figures OF inc
ANNUAL budget TO reasonable sum. cannot be accused
of eSavagance In case the figures are sweled by few
.mlllion dollars more.
Perhaps also the Mayor regrets his apparent enthl-
sasc Endorsement Of the streeclesnng system as pro
posed by his advisory board. This system would ma
terially interfere with the employment OF Tammany
heelers for election purposes. II, while he Is abroad
the other members of the Board OF Estimate and Ap-
portionment decide ignore the system, then MI
Grant will not expect to be held responsible lie can
90 even further than before in making promise,
of reforms in the various city departments, ana teR
| the people what he would have done IL he mad not
| been way over in Ireland. There were only a rev
Tammany men around the Hoffman House last hlght,
| but when the subject OF Mayor Grants night was
brought up they suddenly recOllected That they had
| important engagements elsewhere
Some people however, limited that the Mayor might
| be going TO ireland matrimonial mission.