The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-01

Mayor Harrington Retires and Mayor
Wiley becomes the Executive Head
Of tho City.
der the weather yesterday and IL was
not until after nine O'Clock Inst night
that he came down to the City Hall In
Com missioner TESTERS carriage. Com
missioner lawson failed again to put
In appearance, but the number of
Democratic policemen sworn In would
indicate that he was remarkably ac-
tive wherever he was located.
Mayor Harrington administered the
oath of office to the following appll-
cants by direction OF the commission
ers;
George B. Buck, Alfred Beale, Rob
ert w. Chambers, Samuel Peterson,
Harry O. Taylor, Hiram White, Daniel
Eakin, John Leach, John McDanieland
William r. Todd, James E. Writ, dog
iron; James L. Hawkins, detective;
Thomas Bird, turnkey. There were
still to be sworn In one sergeant, ono
house sergeant and four patrolmen.
About 1880 o'clock Mayor-elect Will
10y stepped towards Mayor Harring-
ton and requested him to administer
to him the oath OF Office as Mayor OF
1.-The city. ALI present removed their
hats and stood up.
Mayor Harrington, advancing to-
wards Mayor-eleet Wiley, handed him
the Bible, and said:
"Mayor-elect Wiley, am about to
perform my last official act, and that
is TO swear you In as the Mayor OF
happiest duties, assure yeu, that 4
have been called upon to perform Tor
some time past"
The following oath was then admin
istered:
"stansburyJ. Wiley, you do solemn
ly swear ON the Holy Evangels of Al
mighty God that you will perform the
duties OF Mayor Of the city OF Will
mington with fidelity and trust, and
fulfill the duties to tho best Of your
ability, 80 help you God.'
Il do" responded Mayor Wiley, and
proceeding he said: ut is with many
for the courteous manner in which you
have treated me and the new officers.
You have sacrificed pleasure to per-
form your duty as Mayor Of this city.
appreciate your kindness heartily,
and wish you happiness and success In
all your Undertakings in the future"
Ex-Mayor Harrington responded and
said: II congratulate you on assuming
the duties OK the chief executive OF
this city and Wish you success during
your coming years,of administration
am now released from the duties of
the Mayor ands thank you for your
compliments and the courtesies shown
me since our connections at the Police
Department..
At 12 O'Clock last night tho old night
force OF police came in from duty,
their terms having expired. Mr.. Black
burn had detail of the new police
ready to take their places, and as the
clock tolled or the midnight hour the
following force, some without uni
forms, marched off to their respective
stations on the respective districts.
John Q. Kersey, captain; Charles
WhaDn, house sergeant; George c.
Raymond, operator; j. q. Wlggles-
worth and John NJ. Stuart, sergeants.
Patrolmen: First district-James T.
Scott, Hiram White.
Second district-Philip j. Green,
Alfred Beale, Morris Flynn.
Third dlstrict--Samuel I. Brown,
James Haines, John Leach.
Fourth dlstrict-Thomas J. Gainor,
George s. Lucas.
Fifth district-Carmen DeAfare, Har-
ry q. Taylor.
Sixth distrlct-George L. Buck, VIM.
J. Massey.
Seventh distrlct-willlam II. S herer,
John L. Lorrigan.
Eighth dlstrict-Harry Galbralth,
Charles Clayyille.
Sergeant OF patrol, Edward Z. Evans;
wagon man, Joseph Howgate; driver,
Lewis Hayden.
The following detail has been made
for tonight;
Theodore w. Francis. captain; II. b.
Wallace, operator; George w. Ingram,
sergeant; house sergeantund one street
sergeant to be appointed.
Patrolmen-First district - James
Nealey, Robert V. Chambers.
| Second district Samuel Peterson,
Michael J. Maloney. Daniel Eakin.
Third dlstrict-Simon Cohen, George
NJ. Yates, James NJ. Hershock
Fourth distrlct-Samuel b. Virtue,
+. T. Manion.
Fifth DISTRICT. j. Darrell one to
be supplied.
Sixth district-Wllliam Floyd, F. NJ.
Ayers.
Seventh district - William Gum.
William r. Todd.
Eighth district:-John A. Solomon,
George Black.
Turnkey, Thomas Byrd, wagon man,
John Mcdaniel; driver, Ii. L. Brown.
1t Is expected that by this evening
the force will be full The assignments
to the respective districts, Chief Black.
burn says, were made up in little hur-
ry and confusion and are subject to
revision.
Chief Blackburn wins golden opln-
Ions from all on account of his suavity
and politeness, and yet he has all the
iirmness and courHae necessary for
his office.
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