New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-26

tnst ne ana the Controller and Auditor win have
!" appoint Two new Police Justices before December
l. "heh ne was about 10 make his first sppoint
men,s IN February. 1888, the loud voice Of JIM
shevin, the factotum Of Boss Mclaughlin, was
heard In his Office demanding IN. rrappointmsnt of
Fire Commissioner Ennis, aud II was made The
Same INC hands Influence can be traced In all the
later appointments There are eleven Assessors and
each receives $1,000 year. save the president OF
the department. who gets $4,000 year. There are
81 200 TO 90 200 year.
Judge Edgar NJ. Cullen, OF the suprere Court and
W. Davenport, Public Administrator will sail for
Europe on Saturday of this week. Judge Cullen's
brother Henry j. Cullen, jr., sailed last week. They
will meet abroad.
The meeting of the Republican state Committee in
New-Nork on Thursday next will be attended BY
Timothy L. Woodruff, Thomas A. Mcwb,nnev. g "
White and Francis Il. Williams, who represent the four
Congress districts Of Kings County. It is likely that
Mr.. MoWhlnney viii retire from the committee al The
next state Convention. and Charles T. Dunwell who
ran for Controller last year, q likely to succeed him.
The midsummer meetings of the Republican ward
associations for July were few and little was done at
them. The applications for membership sho,ved
healthy state OF activity.
There was an interesting incident at the Bridge
meeting on Monday. AS the meeting was called for
the specific purpose Of opening bids for the cabedrv
ing machinery the trustees knew nothing else would
l II.
But by dieent drumming-up Of forces there were
ten trustees present when the hour for calling the
meeting to order arrived. One more WINS needed 70
make quorum. After counting noses, President
Wsgstaff went TO the telephone called I'D Mayor
Chaplin. Receiving satisfactory assurances he re-
turned and informed his fellow members that tho
Mayor would be down IN five Minutes so they waited
Meantime Controller Jackson appeared and when
Mayor Chaplin walked In lie found business In progress
He had barely sat down when his mathematical mind
discovered that ne not needed TO transact the
purely routine business before the Board and he az
once arose and walked away While the bids were
being opened two other trustees followed his example
and when the award was voted upon less than
quorum was present, that the action taken was
clearly Illegal The legality of the award may be Asted
IN court.
General A. c. Barnes, one Of the Brooklyn trustees
absent from the bridge meeting when tbs Tammany
men elected Colonel Wagstaf president says il will
be intolerablc TO remain IA the body If every member
must be present at every meeting TO prevent the
Otler sac fSOm playing ulck upon his city, and
that If this Is 10 be the he will resign az
lie intends TO be present at every meeting, and Is
generally so, but he does not Intend to be bound by
any ironolad rule. He thinks that q mutual under
standing will rule hereafter,
Ex-Mayor Howell was absent from q Bridge meeting
for the hrst time In several years last week. lie is
spending tie summer with his family at westport,
General Stewart L. woodford was in Dulnth, Mimi,
last week lie is reported to have said before leaving
can nomination for Governor q" 1t will be time
enough TO answer that question when the nomination
All question as to the legality of tire reelection Of
Joseph C. Hendrix president OF the Board Of Educn-
ton for the coming year set IT by his reap
pontment member Of the Board by the Mayor last
week. lie said in regard 10 the subject when tue
appointments were still hanging fire: If should
not be reappointed l hardly know what my status
and there Is no provision tSat tie PRESIDENT nn:t be-
member Of the HOard and believe the courts have
EX-Slsyor Schroeder Is passing the summer ct his
cottage at shelter Island and has taken up horseback
been for years. There a renewed desire the part
Of his feow-citizens to secure the services Of NT:
state senator, In public capacity again. Had he ac-
copied The nomination offered him by the Republicans
Low would have been assured Brt he lad
pledged himself to another candidate and felt
IN duty bound to de, line. The weil-knOwn
views OF Mr.. schroeder upon municipal reform the
eTee qg t6 G he I 9a Of fs e cy Make P
as strong a man 70 run for office as can be found
in the cty His thorough m9.stery Of pubic affairs
S B3iIdnG activity prevais along tie line Of Fat
ready sand there Adjoining the most eastery one
men are at work night and day excavating for the
foundations OF great new drygOOds store. Near II
another new building WI soon be begun. THIS prop
proved wonderfully welLpaying investment On It
hst part Of the city was stiil in the country was
kept by named Labon, and was much resorted
ha just out Of Flatbu h ave-. work has
begun upon the excavation for the foundations OF The
new building for the Young Womens Christian Asso
citation.
One Of the busy stH In town Is Major B. Y.
COrwn. lie occasionally takes long streetcaT ride
ont into The suburbs from his state ST. home for rest
and recreation a hot night.
s. y. White and : b. Butcher paid visit 70 Cape
May last week, whore they the President. They
say that they talked politics with him. although
they in company with him for time.
dry goods house is likely 10 occupy the old 18th
Regiment ArElory. at Flatbush-ave. and Hanson
Place; The Long Island Railroad Company proposes
10 build It's station upon the site Of the old
and no additional property. The company offered
100000 for the armory property, but dry goods
house offered 100000 more. The regiment will not
leave il for year or more.
William W. Goodrich denies that he has any as
prat0ns for the Office OF senator from the lid Dis
frct 20 succeed James W. Brkctt. Mr.. BlYket hopes
10 succeed himself The friends Of Michael J. Dady
are canvassing the field in h interest As candidate
Or. LYMAN Abbott will preach in Plymouth Church |
tomorrow for the last time before his summer
ton. He viii spend part Of August yachting !
trip, and will also make visit 10 the West, delivering
an address in Iowa in the latter part Of the month
His church will remain open all simmer.
william Berri will he at Poland Springs, Me-. !
throughout August with his family.
NEWS PROM THE ARMORIES