New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-24
PLEASED WITH THE NEW MAYOR.

4 GENERAL FETIING TINT TIE CIVIC ADMINS
Tr,T1oy has BEGUN WELL ~ Hartford.
Hartford April % Special Mayor IIydc's admin
Iteration starts of we'll 50 far a., his appointments 10
IN, .ons co. except perhaps. that he dld not
lnfu.o 80 mich new blood had been hoped. with
tho exception Of Arthur +. Egslcston to the Police
Commission and George G.. sill 10 the Nrct Comn''-
sion. and Mc~-r,. Billings and lhlrch on the fire
Eoari an were rcappointmcnts Tie appointment OF
Mr. Egre,ton 10 the Police Commission Is one oi the
best that could have been thought 81 lie has been
iudrc of tbe uolce court, and b, state Attorney
FOR Hartford County. having IN charge al criminal
prosecutions before the higher courts In the county.
Ills experience Ia, taught HIM the true relation "i the
notice f. the community. and D. Is man Of Vigorous
purpose and great energy. lc Will be- great addition
f. The Commission, which has some Interesting PROB
lens 10 dead with just now. The police force is m
odcouate TO cover the territory OF the city we'll and
there (, a continual demand for new men from the
outvinc district where petty dcprcdations and bur
caries are often reported Mayor Hyde follows mo
prcccient set b al Mayors OF the city f'r TIE last
fifteen years. and recommends that som" means bc
adopted for the abatement Of the PARK River nuisance
II has long Iccn held that when the Daniel, Mil
ropcrtv changed hands. by reason Of the dch Of Mr.
Daniels, II would be u simple matter - make some
.ati.f,e,r, arrangement with The heir, IL increase
The continual low Instead II so;ine the hlihy water
i'm the river by the parl. for use - water power
80 lr - the current i, rapid the stream o. cnduraOl"
even though n contains mor sewage than Il ought.
but when n becomes -taguant fr0m tie -tpIns by
,.. dam d, is 4 most uOI-omc and uuplca ant sicht.
,c.ldc, hclnc Detrimental to the health 81 the city.
The Mayor i, not In favor of longer continuing the
cNtr, tax for tho payment Of the dta share ~ the
Union Railway station Improvements. II appears that
the specnc sum raised 3 not necessarily used for
these expenses. but Grn, int, the general fund. lie
i, In favor of using such Of the general fund a. Is
necessary to redeem the ciiy's indebtedness mpdy
a, II become, due from this source.
The late Frederick X. Fox left legacy Of $4,000
10 the CITY :pr the erection Of work of art for the
benefit Of the public. and the present government Will
u alv have the election. H. /, Ia the air that stau.
Of Thomas Hooker viii be erected In Bushnell Park
with the money, but nothing has taken shape a, Yet.
4 marble statue IF him hls been put Ia Appropriate
niche I'm the Capitol front during the lat year. ana
some think that th, VIII be enough for Iloohc:'s
memory, especially as there Is no known likeness
description ~ him which would serve IS a model for
a portrait statue statue Of Horace Bushnell also
suggested.
The coming musical festival VIII undoubtedly
be the finest entertainment series Of entertainments
that the choral Union has ever provided for III"
people Of the city. There VIII be three concerts on
May = and , respectively. and The chorl, will have
the assistance OF the New Britain and Middctown
ohoru,c, in ~. Paul. Tuesday evening ~ the FIRST
Regiment Armoiy Tie other concert, viii b" given
in the Foot Guard Arnory, and such artists as Mr.
AID Mrs. Gcorg lIcn,chr olive Frm-tadt whitney
Woodbridge and Mr. Heinrich will also assist. The Boston
Festival orchestra Of thIiy pieces viii fnruish the
accompanmcnis. There bids fair to be large attend
aucc at all Of the concerts.