The evening world., 1894-03-08
ALL BUSINESS STOPS.
City Departments Cannot Act
Without Mayor Gilroy.
Tammany Hall Also Suffers by
Croker's Absence.
Midwinter Vacations for Which
Taxpayers Pay.

gentleman called at one OF the City
Departments this morning, in connec-
ton with some public business before
one of the Boards OF Municipal Govern
ment. of which Mayor Gilroy is the
Chairman. The gentleman, who is a
property-owner and Is heavily taxed to
pay the salaries of the officials who are
supposed TO look after the interests OF
the taxpayers, was blandly informed by
the head of the Department that moth
ing can be done in that matter now, and
nothing would likely be done until the
Mayors return
The citizen went away rejecting on
the object lesson OF Tammany govern
ment that answer gave him. 1t showed
him how completely the people OF the
great city of New York are dominated
by Tammany Hall through its Mayor.
Rejecting on the reply. the citizen was
led to believe that all the talk about the
various branches of the city government
working in harmony for the people 8
good, was all rot The Department chief
might have said to him in so many
words. 'the city government has taken
wait"
The. Mayor is the Chairman OF the
Board of Estimate and Apportionment
and the Sinking Fund Commission, by
whom all matters relating to finances
and and improyements are regulated and
spirit in these Boards. He always leads
and is never opposed. As he votes SO do
the rest vote.
No one who expects to hold his posi-
oppose the Mayor or Tammany Hall.
These officials never act on their own
responsibility. That Is the reason why
pS ss o Ss S bSads S be we hSa
The Mayors trip at this time has given
the heads Of departments sort OF
do for them while the master Is away,
and they are taking 1t easy.
After ten days absence OF the Mayor
Acting Mayor Mcclellan Will have all
Giiroy. He could make appointments
and removals. and might make things
very lively around the City Hall r and
the the possibilities Of his doing so are ex,
While the city government as repre-
sented by Mayor Gilroy. Is In California
| the Tammany General Committee at
represented by Richard Croker Is ir
Texas, and for the same reason that nc
city business is transacted while tht
Mayor Is away, the business & OF , the ram ram
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| the Boss comes back.
| BY virtue OF section 1 Of article OF
the bylaws of the Tammany Genera
COMMITTEES, among other things. 1t l,
provided that the regular meeting Of
| the Committee shall be held on the
| first Friday of each month"
The Committee organized in Jenuar,
of this year. and the first Friday OF
February and OF March have gone. b!
and as yet thee has been no meeting
of the General Committee.
The discomfort in Tammany Is grow
ing to such an alarming extent, mos
Of the leaders having gone away from
New York that those ,. Of the eontrolin, collin,
to call a meeting of the Committee
for fear that open rebellion will TAX
place. which may lead to their dethrone
ment.
The great discipline that Tamman:
Hall once boasted of is no more and tn
ranks are filled with rebellious mutt
neers, who are only waiting for the op
portunity to wipe out the presen
leaders. The strongest evidence tina
they know that this feeling exists II
their failure to call the Committee to
| gether,