New-York tribune., 1894-01-07
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
NEW YEAR TOPICS on THE LONG ISLAND
SIDE OF THE EAST RINER

reception of Mayor Schieren was ho'aplc aii'i'
hundreds Of wel.-l:aown citizens Improving 'he oi
portunity TO pay their respects 10 the ne" chl1i
magistrate Mr Schieren has gone about the as
charge Of his duties In a bus.ness-ike way lie an
ouncas that ne does not wish 10 see any one al MS
house in reference to public business an" "ls' t"A'
nc will not interfere in the distribution OF oilces
by the men he has placed at the headS Oh 'he sew
oral departmcnts He Is evidently detcrNlihcn 10
,n"nora thr citv's business the same principles
which have given him success in his private basi-
,' There " are no politicians his cabinet. unless
Mr. Hlnrichs can be considered one, hE % 'Ias %t
nartv or rather to build up successful opposition
10 the Mclaughlin Ring. and there is some CURIOSITY
TO- 70 knGw rscton now thai he has taken is about to
take office under Mayor Scheren'
In completing his list of appointments Mr.. Schier-
on has continued TO show his strong desire to So
cure business men to serve under him. ME-. APp'e-
ton and Mr. Squer are both successful mihuiac'-
urere and both are men Of the highest standihs
IN the community in which they make their homes
AR souier possesses artistic tastes and is well fitted
FOR the office of Park Commissioner. Mr. Appie'oh
Is a young Of rare business apiiltF ana cd'n'
fall to give satisfaction in the Office OF Tax '''-
,ector Neither of them is politician. aithoueh III
,s-ested 10 some extent in local politics Mr. Apo
ton has represented ms WaIu III , tn. ~ t'bo Ta-
General Committee and was deiesd,e 10 l'v a,ar -
tional Convention in Minneapolis. lie mas heny
been a seeker for office ana mas mahnes'ou ,c Ti;
that interest in politics wmch becomes q & pu m
s sPrirsfb csbGnt G1! Maydr scheren has With exce
lions chosen without previous experience ,''
Office: and significant likewise that OF the tWp & nan
ing experience. Corporation Counsel MELON,
a'd-was Supervisor number of years ago. aha ha
the other-Excse Commissioner Hacker-sat II '"e
Board of Aldermen at about the same time
r,a. Navo- scbieren will give the city clean,
straightforward honest administration seems as
s,red Whether he will succeed in reducing TAXA
ton to any apprecable extent is very di1cTen'
uues,ion The cost of governing Brooklyn Is neceS-
sarily large and the Mayors control over the pu'
get Of city expenses Is by no means absolute III
truth Mr. Scheren will be one Of the minority Oh
the Board of Estimate the present year lha'
BOARD consists Of the Mayor. Controller. Guy Auu-
i.or Supervisor-at-Larg and County Treasurer. oi
whom the Controller, City Auditor anu an, w"u.a,.
last fail is followed up this year, when Eohlroil M
and City Auditor are to be elected IL WIZ W. PSrr
Chic TO hold the Republican party responsible lu'
he administration Of the city Il cannot be ex-
pected however. that any large reducuph or .oeHs @
nenses will be made in one year. after eish' HedI
Of Democratic extravaganza. when as matter OF
fact majority Of the officials controliihs eAp'"'e'
Democrats
Nc<,ne Is very much IN evidenca The pro-
ceedngs against him for contempt were scarceiy
die,,,sol Of for the time being before the special
Grand Jury came forward with rs array oi hdic'-
ments against him and his associates IN CRIME anu
while pubic interest was still centred on 'his mat
fer the Gravesend maCnate thrust h!mseil 10 '"e
front as a candidate for the office Of president pro
Ing officer of this Board is the Supervsor-a'Aarse'
who Is sometimes spoken of as the Mayor oil 'he
county, inasmuch as he possesses veto power over
the acts of the Supervisors. which can De over
ridden only by a two-thirds vote Tne supervisor
at-I.aree. however docs not have the power to ap-
point the committees of the Board; tina, duly ian,
10 the president pro tenn; hence the Importance OF
this office There has never been more shaihetesS
the attempt Of the men OF that party to secure con-
troll of the Board by hook or by CROOK, & WIN IN hs Fs
responsble place. With the merits OF the ,eo. Deno,
Gratis who claim TO have been elected SnpervdiSVss @
bad work done on Tuesday will doubtless be un-
done supervisoratLarge Ftchie certain,y went 10
the limit of his authority in endeaVorlng 10 prevent
the accomplishment of the Democratic schemes, ana
ZION which promise well for the administration OF
his Office for the next two years
As regards the indictments against McKane and
the Others /. is evident from the proceedings thus
far that every possible measure TO secure delay VIII
he employed The regularity Of the proceedings VIII
no tested BY all the tina; ingenious counse.
can devise and at the best considerable tim" must
elapse before the cases can be brought before
iurv To secure convictions Of these criminals Will
No, 10 he an easy matter. even with all the care
hashas been taken in providing capable counsel WHO
arg armed with all the powers Of the District-A'-
torney and the AttorneyGereral. The question
must be decided at last by jury Of twelve men
II a Jury of hon -, can be secured the result
will not be doubt 'ul. Much Of the evidence mas a.
CouTt 'r snd the oeoias Of McKan, and Company
have been dismissed as of no consequence On tnls
evidence the Grand Jury has indicted Mckane FOR
seven felones and four mlslemeanors: and more in
dctmsnts may yet be found b., Ths people nage
slow will be sure, and that the Gravesend con-
spirators will get their desserts at last.
II cannot be said OF ex-Mayor Boody that nothing
IN his pubic career became him Ike the leaving
f." His farewell address Is one OF the things that
might better have been left unsaid The sooner
his failure in the Mayors Office is forgotten the bet
ter It will be for him. Lucky would he be ii ne
could expunge It altogether from the records and
the public memory. To dwell upon 1t lngeringly
and lovingly as he did his last day OF office. was
most unwise The conduct Of his heads OF depart
ments and his conduct in appointing them
called for no "tafy." His address is deserving Of
attention mainly because of the new explanation
which he has evolved of his reasons for making the
wholesale reappontments which sgnalize1 the first
day OF his official He said that he named the
Heved they were better qualified to serve our cti-
Ems inteliigenty and ably and faithfully than new
met" That is quite different reason from the
which he assigned in his letter TO Mr Sheparn h
now and II is not worth while dwell upon It,. 1t
Is really Of no more consequence than Mayor 'na ma
fall Of 1890 after declaring in June OF that year that
he would do nothing Of the Kind. and asserting WIN YIN
Federal census and believed that Brooklyn had
grown quite fast enough during the previous Ten
years.
A picturesque and interesting figure is removed
from Brooklyn by the death of William Richard-
son. He was a man with pronounced personal char-
acteristics and filled considerable place In the
life Of the city for large number or years Inc
only Office he ever he'd in Brooklyn was that or
Alderman but it not by his sometime oficial
title that he was commonly known-it was by title
TO which he really had claim. He was known
TO the genera! public Deacon Richardson
sobriquet which Is said to have been conferred on
him maliciously by the late Thomas kinseiia, ana
II of those characterlzatons that strike the
public ear apt that they stick. Mr.. Richard-
son never held the Office of deacon, although he was
an active and jealous member OF the Eaptist
Church. but his white hair and beard gave MN
venerable appearance that made the designation
seem peculiarly appropriate He disclosed somc
ALT In, To am