The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-23
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Mayor Grant VIII Make No Appointments
and VIII Enjoy the Holidays.

Mayor Grant announced yesterday that he
will not fli any OF tho vacancies in the munich
pal service. which the law would permit him
to I'LL out did he SO desire.
My reason for adopting this course" he
said. Ia that In my opinion. as rule. an out
going Mayor should not in tho closing weeks
OF lis term appoint officials to serve under his
successors administration. l believe this
rule to apply moro particularly when the out
going and incoming Mayors hold the same
views politically. Where the laws OF the state
and the welfare OF the people OF the city so
permit. all vacancies occurring after the cleo
ton OF a new Mayor should be flied 10y him.
The terms OF Office Of two Police Justices OK
pircd Nov. 4, 1897. but az n matter Of tact tho
Justices now holding these positions were APP
pointed in the month Of January. 1881. and
will only havo served tho ten-ycar term in
tended ty the statute after Mayor elect Glroy
shall have entered upon MS ADMINISTRATION;
by me- Another vacancy among the Police
Justices is for an uneXrircl term, extending
the position must bc TILED Tor !uil term by
Mr.. Gilroy. This would leave but one vacancy
the Police psfIs tnai TN Hnifr any Fir
fact that Mr. Fitzgerald. who was named as
one OF the Commissioners ot RECORD. has teen
elected Surrogate OF this county. viii leave 1.
vacancy in that Board after jan. /. and under
such circumstances there would be little adj
vantage IN OrGnnlHlnE tIl"t Quar- nclore mat
date. ! have therefore concluded that the
public interests will be hest served 10y my
making no appointments durin. the remain
The Mayors announcement broke n great
many slates and disconrasesd TIE rrGinhetsY
dinner in peace and 10 truly thankful" said
he in commenting on the reiof which had
come to him with the refusal to make any fur
ther appointn ents.
nCs at his disposal at the beginning OF his
term than any incoming Mayor has had for
many years. Besides the filling OF the Police
Justiceshps and the Comm >sioncrship OF Rec
ord hs will have the appointment OF his YER
sona staff Including private secretary. conf
dental clerks. s,enogrnphers. Mayors mar
shall and the suburInates oi the latter. two
Commissioners OF Accounts in place ot Michael
7. nnly and Chas. q. j. Nahle. u Fire Commits
sion-r in place of Henry u. lurroy. and n Com
missioner OF Public Works to succeed hims elf
The hebrews WHO have SO many dealings with
the Essex Market Police Court want repre-
sentative Of their own rae" who understands
their language on tn" POLE. Court bench.
Jacob J. solomon. editor Of the HPtrrr Ni0l,d-
n,W. and that he will be arnointed to the short
term OF the late Daniel U'Ecilly as an expert
ment.
OF the Eighteenth Assembly district feel now
~ IL one OF them stands a better chan % than
bcior. of appointment 10 the vacancy
casioncd hy the death ~ iolce Justc" Kelly.
who was n resident Of the same district Con-
gross,nan Timothy j. Camrheil is SPOKEN of
as possible appointec TO one of the long term
iusticeShips His retirement from Congress
would give Harry Miner the opportunity Of
running.
Mayor slect OF New York city. accom- panied by
his wife. daughter and u few friends. has ar
rived in this city