New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-15

was purcha 3ed in the same way, with margin Oe-
tween the actual cost and the cost 10 the city 10 DC
divided among the members OF the Board interested In
the matter. That this is true in purchases lor INC
Fire Department has been proven.
The appointments Of Police Justices Watson and
Iaggerty form another example of paying OFT political
debts BY the Mayor The bill authorizing the appoint
ments was passed by the Democratic Assembly and
the Republican Senate last winter, aud received inc
sanction of the city authorities and the Republican
Legislative Committee. similar bill, providing ior
three Justices opposed by the Mayor the year De-
fore and was defeated. There was clear under
standing that the bcnefclaries under the bill should
be Henry Haggerty, ex-Assemblyman. and william
Watson ex-SupervlsOr the former Democrat and the
latter Republican. The power Of appointment was
vested i'm the Mayor Controller and Auditor, between
June and January. 1t would have been Just as easy
for the appointing power to act In the summer Dut
an election impending and IL would be OF advantage
to the services Of prospective candidates. SO TIE
naming of them was deferred, and only made
inst before the Mayor proposes TO give up his place.
Mr. Watson resigned from the Republican General
Committee last winter. and has not been at all active
in politics since that time. He Is fOrythree years
old and enlisted in the Navy when only
fourteen years old, and served to the close
Il The war lie was at one time private
secretary TO Roscoe Conklng and his sarcastic style
OF public speaaing Is imitation % the manner OF the
fcriner EenublI4,u leader of this state. In 1874 Mr.
University. and he admitted 10 the bar two years
later lie has lived in East New-lork, now the twenty
sixth Ward. for dozen years or more ahd lie
Was Justice of the Peace then Tor four years before
the town was annexed 10 tho city In looo he was
elected Supervisor Of his ward and served Tor Two
years Henry Iiaggerty was a member OF AssSsoy
Tor five years. lie has always been an active Demo
crat The salary Of each of the new Police Justices
is $1,000 year. and the term Is four years, from the
first OF May 1t j. not proposed 70 establish any
new police for the present, and the new justices
will take turns with the four Others in presiding III
the already established courts. When money Is appIO
priated for the purpose there will be court for
the upper part Of city In the vicinity OF the Fast
New York railroad station Ii is not probable that
the Mace Of Police Justice kenna, who resigns at the
close Of the year 10 become Register, Will be filled un
IN May.
Considerable comment has been caused by the de
parure of Mayor Chaplin from the city at the time the
cornerstone Of the 23d Regiment armory was TO
he laid Ii has been attributed to his lack Of desire
TO meet Governor Hill, and the fact is recalled that
he did not appear on the stage Of the Academy Of
Music when the Governor spoke there until after the
speech was over, although he was no further away
man the Brooklyn Club when the Governor speak
ing. \ marked GOODNESS was noticed between them
wien the speakers and few prominent politicians
were entertained afterward at the Clarendon.