New-York tribune., 1891-05-03
MAYORS APPOINTMENTS.
MANY PROPHETS DISAPPOINTED.



EDWARD p. BARKER is THE NEW PRESIDENT
OF THE BOARD OF TAX COMMISSIONERS.
Mayor Grant nul6ed the predictions of a large body
Il political thinkers who were certain that ne "ouu
Gil none Of the important Offices in his GIT un'l
Richard Croker returned 70 advise him. by ANNOUNCING
Yesterday the following appointments
President Of the Department of Taxes ana asses
nents Edward p Barker, to succeed Micnael ooio-
man. term expired. Appointed for six years s""'''
5000
Commissioner Of the Department of Charities anu
Correction, Charles E. simmons, to succeed hnoii'
term six years salary, 5000
Park Commissioner, Abram B. Tappeh' W 'uN'''N
himself; term FIVE years, no salary.
Commissioner of Jurors. Bernard F. Marun' 10
Charles Reilly term cypred appointed for six years
salary, 30, 600 year.
Commissioner of Educxto Charles Strauss. 10 sue
seed Frederick W. Devoe resigned. Tor rcmaliiuei VI
hree-years' term, beginning January no salar9'
Police Justice John z. Kelly, TO suoceeu "cno-a
John Cochrane resigned; term, nine years saiarS'
5000 year. .
Commissioners>df Accounts Michael T. Daiy 10 sue
ceed Edward p. Barker, appointed Tax Comnlssioh.i
and Charles G. F. Wahle, TO succeed Maurice nv"
han resigned term during the pleasure OF the asoi
salary $4,000 year.
Maurice F. HoIahan will be appointed Deputy Ooih-
m
Mace of b. F. Martin, appointed Commissloher VI
Jurors and Il is said that John b. McGoldrcK' sece
tary OF the Tammany Hall General Committee' VIII VII,
succeed Michael T. DAILY in the Office OF Ohlei O'''A
OF the City Court. ... oroo
Edward p Barker who takes the important ONCE
which Mr. Coleman has filed so ably ana satslao
AZ the head of the Tax Department, was Dorm III "i
o,.v ahopt ATTY wears ago. He was Deputy Commls-
,oner of Public Works under Commissioner "eorse W.
Van Mort I'm 1873 and held the place several years
I'm 1880 he became secretary OF the ParR Department
Mayor Grant appointed him in January 1889, Con'
missioner of Accounts, succeeding william fi't smear
man. In this capacity he rendered good service LII
che investigation OF the Market Bureau ana DOCK DC
nsr4mept frauds Mr. Barker is classified as KepnP pup
can in National politics he mas Vg a1d Vsen s1errecay
supported heneveE he Was dirTe the xixtS
Y an9 lives at No f6o West seventieth-st -, rnortos
ahI n simmons reappointed Commissioner OF CnaIises
and Correction mas soSd record He was appointed
sfrpay spS by Mayor Grace in 1882 and is saGnem
9i Tsmmany nyyesdent e Of the Fourth National Bank
b. F. Martin who leaves he pseed pIseed o cHsrIes Reilly
mssOnsT Of PePhc Of J8ros brother c Police
ommsOner Martin and is PrcTioms Ifl%1 To holding % his
nresent oice he was Coroner and chief OF Ie orIe R
1darrest department in the Sherifs once uioer la
S sauss Who takes Mr. pey9s place and in the s
Board Of Education was born III as eSncsted in the
ommon Schools and the College Of the City Of New T
York and after being graduated at tne Ioi1 ha m 1s75
For several years he served as Inspector & oi oDe Of
for the Second school District He mas oee heTen SHS 1
tI Ihe Tnited States and Great Britain. .... -
nEs Jon 70 r Se XVII XVh Tas Asse@Sy District urged
for appointment by Boss Pnnset oI a tis been clerk
He is Is aSSGt sts TS Mesns ye ccm@ttee in the X
XLVth and XLVIth Congresses: He was also GerH hH
N rer JnS ~ tbe Eleventh Judicial District Court
The comments upon the selections OF the SOs msSOs
some ammany Hall men We're n dSPSSeS 81 Sm 70 ootes aCs
upon them as making new era IN M.gwain poSr nere
ssahx sMa having ppe for shelving Croker only one
man on the list. il was said was an H ouy ,ho
oace OF Commissioner of Accounts, place where ne
Is subject TO instant removal whenever the Mayor w
NJ the select circle in which the views OF Grant Grant
Martin and Clark Rredomnate An auehS rIpsh1e ~
Of Commissoner Groy said Una, ne interest to
the Commissioner of Public Works no ms Wi4 mn tcs ce
appointments had the ePdT S%srd Oi the wall
The replacing Of President Coleman Sy ME aSt
recorded generally tS Ssve as s tScroush and intimate
Scauaintance with the duties OF MS new once h & Se ba
he to discharge its duties TO the entire 0
he busness public His personal relations VIII M
Grant sSni haze lOPs bs%een 1es@ the and coleman
have been strained for some time. me- & he snsed many
ne 70 c4numhe On mnd the scene in the Board Of Estimate
inst before the last election, when Mr. Coieman re %
q
hrSget hsd beel made up asserting that II was nctl
ous and deceptive because the amount OF sate taAeS
tben in litigation with the state Board OF AssesSoiS
bnd heen left ont If this and some other items winch
he mentioned were Included Mr. Colenah o cialeu
That fhe total would show that the eitys expenses
rere largely in excess of the amount gwen III the
bndget and were being increased instead OF 0ecreaseu
AZ fhe Tammany campaignerS held Mr. t0leihau
closed his statement by saying that IL was ,e taSe
vh,ch has certainly been made good by the appolhl
n,ent of his successor. The Mayors friends lna,ted
that Mr. Coleman's protest was nothing more nor less
than an insidious attempt to give Mr. OranI Iasa
nh on the eve OF the election and 1t was believed by
many that the Mayor 1youh forget or forgive IT,
is action yesterday would seem to confirm the truth
Of the statement. .,,..
Michael F. DAILY halls from Croc1ers old district,
Ihe XVIIIth, and his appointment was made at the
the CITY Court for many years Before that he held a
minor clerkship in the County Clerks oIhce MT.
Daly,s associate as a Commissioner OF Accounts,
Charles G. F. Wahle Is young lawyer with ample
inng power whose voice often electrifes Tammany
Hall meetings, but he is heard 10 best advantage from
tIle tail OF cart during the fall campaigns Mr..
Wahie IS a School Inspector and German democrat
He Is one of Eddie Hagan's braves. Of the XNlth
or gus house" District, and lives at No 400 west
Eighteenthst. His Law office is at No. 12o Broad
way ,.. - .-,
oI, was to I'LL out Waldo Hutchnss uncxpired term.
He is now reappointed for full term.
All the men appointed Yesterday are Tammany Hall
Democrats except TaX Commissioner Rarkcr, who
belongs TO no political ORGANIZATION.
The Mayor has still four appointments OF moment
10 make: Fire Commiss ssiOner in place of Anthony
Eichkof: Dock Commissioner. in place OF James
Matthews; and two Police Justices in place Of Henry
Murray and SOlOn b. Smith The terms Of all the
present incumbents have now expired.