The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-11
VACANT OFFICES TO FILL.
7UO rOyICE JUS7JCfS WHOSE TERMs
HtyE SyPfRtD,
And Perhaps Four. Although Justice EnnS
Bi-put = TT wo tom nsssioner- OF nec'
80. y, no, NJ ,,or Grant May \ ppoiRt.

! And Perhaps Four. AHhoush Jus zee .""'
B,.put a Ut va tenn missioner. OF Hcc'
ords " hon, NJ ,yor Grant May Appoint.
According TO the record Of appointments
kert IN tho big safo nj tho Mayors Office tho
! ,,yms of Police justices Patrick Gavhn Duny
! and James r. kilhrsth expired one week ago
,o.dnv If this be tho case. it IL now In tho
mower o. Mayor Grant to APPOINT ioGr romeo
Justices Mt salaries Of $4,000 year. ma Two
commissioners ot Records. at annual salaries
Of 5000, before Jan. !. 1888. when he VIII 40
out of Office.
Justice Duffy nss"ris that his term did not
cxp!re Inst Friday. and says that 1t VIII expire
on Jan. q. 1893. Just ton yearS alter his an.
pontmcnt Justice Kilbroth was appointed
at IN. same timc with Justice Dufry. and II
Justice DufIy's contention is right. Mayor TIT
roy viii, have the right to appoint the success
sors 10 these two.
Tint section Of the Consolidation net relat-
ing to the terms Of Office OF Police Justices Is
as follows;
sgcro> l544 tron the expiration "f any
term. the happening o' any vacancy GOV death 10
mova rnntion. or other causo in respect OF any
rpre Justice his on cen such vacant place or term
sai lie Gliel aud suIpiI.d by the appointment OF a
new police Justice for the residue OF s"ch nneSrired
term. In "a.c ot ancy or fir nov term which
s1a II i, ,a q. .rp"n, s
may be. under the pr"v!s."ns herein oniaiaei.
The Tnce cor'sr'iGn ,uns T whshSr 'n Isr
mi terms OF len years or,p III vacancies 90.
casioned ty causes srcriilsd IL TIC pr i,i
whom they succeeded in January. ISL ex-
Sn ft9l J il ~ NI pay sud ESrsiS %srs ap
into ONCE. The question is whistler
p.sa tes NSS Sr En thex TfsS S %.rs
appointed to III such, vacancies occasioned 10y
ton Of "othcr cause" In the section quoted:
and were eny entitled to serve the residue hsn o,
after the expiration OF fdIi term. were th"y
entitle to serve new term. which shall he n
term Of ten years" dating from their appoint
1t was evidently the belief Of Mayor Edson
that their terms would expire Nov 4. 1897. for
no caused such q record to be made in the
Official register Of appointments.
taken any means to ascertain which was the
correct position. and. indeed. that he had had
no thought concerning the matter.
There is no question as to the Mayors right
were occa eioned ny the death Of John + Kelly
and Daniel u'neily, There are. plenty OF can
didates ioE both PLACES. hYt do Mayor has
manifested no hurry to.'ecide r-trr =. Brady
caniynti0n in the Eighteenth Assembly dis
trirt where j II, 90 Kelly resided, with cN-Ald-c-
man Rinckh"n ns an alternative candidate.
one OF the candidates, who hns strong back
in. is Surerv sor William :! H.. Kenny OF the
ON RrcGlri. Anothr" Is j acoh T. solomon.
editor OF tile Hebre,r .Si0ndCrd. 10 asks for
the onc.year term OF the late Daniel O'Eeiliv.
The term OF the lato justice Kelly has eight
years more to run.
The possiii THAT the Mayor may name his
conf,d entail clerk George L. Best. ono Of THO
Commissioners OF Records has becE suggested.