New-York tribune., 1895-02-13
FOUR NAMED BY STRONG.
MEMBERS OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL SER
VICE BOARD CHOSEN.
THEY ARE F. ?. WHEELER. T. RANDOLPH ROB
fNsoN, +. L. GCDKIN AND CHARLES
W wATsON-TALK ABOUT CON-
ING APPOINTMENTS.
HEY ARE r. T. '

Mayor Strong announced last evening through
his secretary Job E. Hedges, that he would to-
day appoint four members Of the Municipal Civil
Service Supervisory Board. follows: Everett
F. Wheeler f. Randolph Robinson. f. Law
renee Godkin and Charles ". Watson. The first
three members mentioned composed the first
Municipal Civil Service Board appointed by
Mayor Franklin Edison in 1883. They organized
the board and served a term Of Ave years
Mayor Strong regards the Civil Service Board
as one Of the most important under the city gov
ernment. and some time ago. after several In
tervews with Mr.. Wheeler. Seth Low James G.
Carter and other earnest advocates OF Civil
Service reform. decided to increase the board to
five members. the limit permitted by law The
nth member will probably be appointed this
week. II understood last evening that the
place had been offered to W. Bayard Cutting
secretary Of the City Club and associated with
the active members OF that association in reform
measures generally. Seth Low. James c. Carter
and Carl Schurz. it intimated, had been
urged by the Mayor to accept places on the
board, but that they declined solely on the
ground Of its being impossible for them to devote
the time to the work of the board which its
proper conduct demanded.
WHO THE NEW OFFICIALS ARE.
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form Democrats IN this city and State. He ac-
cepted the independent Democratic nomination
for Governor last year against David b. Hill, the
regular Democratic candidate. and received 21.2o2
votes in the State Of which 9O3s were cast in this
county and 9.7O7 In Kings Mr.. Wheeler Is law
yer OF high standing and belongs 10 the firm Of
Wheeler & Cortis No A. Wiam-st. He was the
first president OF the Reform Club, and Is a MEM
Der OF the Bar Association, the Democratic club,
the City. University Downtown. Century, Re-
form. Commonwealth and Twilight clubs and the
American Geographical Society. Mr. Wheeler
lives at No i0l East Seventy -hrst-st
Edmund Randolph Robinson is a native Of Vir-
ginia and belongs to the famous family OF RAN
dolphs of the Old Dominion. He Is lawyer OF
many years practice in this city. and was a
member OF the law firm Of Robinson. Scribner *
Bright. who were counsel for Jacob Sharp when
he secured the franchise for the Broadway Sur
face Railway in 1854 Mr.. Robinson now belong.
to the law Arm Of Robinson. Biddle & Ward. NO
$50 Broadway. Politically Mr. Robinson Is an In
dependent Democrat. He lives at No. % Wash
ington Square North and Is a member OF the
Bar Association. the Democratic Club, the Union
Century and Downtown clubs tho New-fork
Riding club and the South Side Sportsman's As
ISOLATION
F. Lawrence Godkin the third member Of the
original civil Service Club. is the widely known
Editor ~ The Evening Post" and lives at No
Is West Tenth-st. He Is pronounced Mugwump
but has heen classed as Democrat OF the Cleve-
lar stamp. Mr. Godkin Is member ~ the
city Century. Riding. Commonwealth and Au-
;horS' clubs and of the American Geographical
Society.
Charles W Watson was for many years a
raj
after amasslng a fortune lie is an old business
friend of Mayor Strong As Mr.. Watson Is the
only Republican SO far appointed on the board
the Mayor cannot be accused of extreme paru-
san-hip in It's makeup. Mr. Watson belongs to
the Union Ihague Club and to the Ne~-England
Society. and lives at 40 80 West Fifty-ninth-st
40 APPOINTMENTS EXPECTED TO-DAY
NJ other appointments are expected from the
MAYOR to-day but tomorrow the announcements
Of Mr. Brookhelds appointment "a Commissioner
Of the Department OF Public Works may be
looked for and It is possible that Colonel Strong
may appoint a new Corporation Counsel Fran
cs NJ Scott present Adueduct Commissioner.
was still believed last evening to be the coming
head 81 the Law Department. The Eepubhchh-
ism of Mr. Brookfeld is well known. MT scott
IL n prominent member o. the Grace Democracy
new Board OF Excise and new Park Board
are also expected to be appointed tomorrow.
The Excise commissioners II is thought. VIII
be Joseph Murray and Charles II. Woodman.
Republicans. and Julius .Harburger OF the In
dependent County Organization Mr.. Woodman
formerly served in the Excise Board. under APP
pontment Of Mayor Grace. The new members
of the Park Board will probably be taken from
among the following: Charles Stewart Smith,
rl Iobp
child and Salem II. Wales
The remainder Of the places In the Mayor
gift need not be looked for all at once Tne
Mayor repeated yesterday what he has SAID De
fore that he meant To take his time In making
his selections and would use every reasonable
effort TO find the very best material ne could OBJ
tain for the various Commissionerships No
changes In the Aqueduct Commission are looked
for at present except where II may be necessary
to ill vacancies But changes In the DOCK flre'
Tax and Charities boards may happen any day
THRoNG AT THE MAYORS OFFICE.
There was an unprecedented Jam AT the
Mayors office yesterday. Nothing like it has
been seen in recent years. Anybod% might nave
imagined that Mayor Strong was having another
New Years reception. except that individual
callers hung on much longer and hat iiis Honor
appeared less overjoyed to see the most OF Them
Before the crowd was admitted 10 the Mayors
office Secretary job r. Hedges. who had been 10
Albany the day previous. having gone mp WIN
the Power of Removal bin and the MAYORS GER
tifcate attached came ahd presented the docu-
mcnt to the Mayor. II was in Official ior'h' pore
the signature of the Governor and the great sea'
OF the State. with the autograph also ol tue
Secretary Of STATE attesting the fact that 'he
Power of Removal bin was now Chap'er ii oi
the laws Of 1895
1t was $50 a. IN whan Secretary hchscs ap-
noared with the draft of the law For a half
hour longer Mayor Strong busted himself with
his correspondcncc and official routine matters.
In the mean time the ante-room and Connden-
tiai Clerk Burrowss office. adjoining the