New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-13
LOIS J. HEINTZ DEAD.
HE SUCUMBS AFTER An OPERATION.
THE COMMISSIONER CAUGHT COLD AT THE
INAUGCATION-sKETC OF HIS LIFE.

THE COMMISSIONER CAUGHT COLD AT THE
INAUGU. .ATION-sKETCu OF HIS LIFE.
Louis j. hntz the Commissioner. Of Street
improvements or the Twenty-;hird and twenty
fourth wards, lied yesterday afternoon at his
home, No. ,2j9Washincton-avc. His death was
due probably TO 'hocl caused BY an operation on
the bowels mad, on Friday. On March l Mr..
llc.ntz went to Wellington TO attend the Inaugural
tion ceremonies. While there he caught cold ana
exposed himself usuy The day after the in
auguration Mr.. Hntz was taken i'll, and on
Wcdncs lay last hi physician allowed linn to
leave Washington All come 10 his home in THIS
city. As soon as he returned his physician was
sent for and he decide, that operation was the
only way 10y which life could be saved. Dr.
Henry Rail- and Professor II. {. Coc performed
the operation. The patent appeared to he getting
better On Saturday monirg but at night high
fever set in. lie grew yor-. and died yesterday
afternoon At 4 20 oclrk. lie suffered greatly
near the end. At hi, beside were his family and
near relatives. The fulrral arrangements have
not been completed
Mr. llcnz was born inths city in 1861. His
father was connected viii the Eichler Brewing
Company. The son ATTENDED public school in
thi, city, and upon graduation sent TO mill
tary school AT College Point, l.. l. His uncle
his Office and Mr. IIrintz vas steadily promoted
until at the time of his death he was the superin-
tend'nt of the concern which is at Third-ave. and
One-hundrd-and-siXty -ninth-st.
lie was elected Eommissirnr of Street Improve
mcnts for the Twcnty-third and Twcnty-fonrth
wards at the general election Of 1890 to serve
three years. The Office was Grated by an act OF
the legislature Of that year to meet the demands
81 ..1n
River. in the matter Of laying out new streets
and regulating, grading, paving and Strengthening
those already opened constructing sewer lines and
the like. The Commissioner made by TIN"
statute "A member of the Board of Street Opening,
with thu right to vote only questions touch
ing work on improvements of this character in
the territory above the Harlem River. He WAS
elected a., the Republican AMI Anti-Tammany can
didatc over Louis f. lIaNen, who backed by
Henry D. Purroy, the 1ammany lcadcr, was nom-
mated by Tammany Hall
Commissioner Icintz devoted himself earnestly
and conscicnciou-ly to his duties. and hal com
plctcd comprehensive plan COR correcting the
disordcrcd condition Of street lines in his district
Maps dclincatiug his sehcmr OF ratification had
been made under his supervision. and the frat
one. covering about half the territory had been
submitted TO the Board, and was 10 be acted upon
shortly Mr. Hcintl's death will probably cause
n serious delay in tho improvements. IN which
tho propcrty-loldors and residents # the Annexed
District ar" deeply interested. The appointment
of Mr. I1cintIs successor for the rest Of the year
il vested I'm the Mayor \ commissioner for III"
fun term will BE- elected at the coming November
election
Mr. IIeintz was the president of III" Brewers
Exchange president Of lie S"hnorcr Club. mem
hcr Of the Produc. ENcnang" the Arion society.
Il trustee of the United states brewers and Matt
sters Association and member of many other
minor ORGANIZATIONS Upon the passage of tho
ill creating the olic" which Mr.. icintz held
La yyithdrcw FROM 1amnnnv Hall. of which or
ronilation he had been n member for many
yc1rs \ wife and two young daughters sur
yiVc him.