New-York tribune., 1895-05-01
THE NEW POLICE BOARD.
MEN WHOM THE MAYOR HAS DECIDED
TO APPOINT


TO APPOINT.
MESsRS. ROOSEVELT GRANT AND PARKER TO
BE COMMISSIONER ANDREwss COLLEAGUES
OTHER APPOINTMENTS HEAR
ING on THE BIPARTISAN Po-
LICE BTLI-THE HAMILTON
BILL. APPROVED
It may safely be predicted that the three Police
Commissioners who will shortly become Com
missioner Avery ID. Andrews's colleagues Will be
Theodore Roosevelt ex-Unted States civil Ser
vice Commissioner: Colonel Frederick ID. Grant.
exUnited States Minister to Austria Hungary.
and Andrew ID. Parker ex-Ass!stant District
Attorney. The board will then be composed OF
Roosevelt and Grant Republicans. and An
drews and Parker. Anti-Tammany Democrats.
Commissioner Andrews is credited to the Grace
Democratic organization and Mr.. Parker to that
under the lead OF ex-Sheriff James O'Brien.
The exact date for the appointments Of Messrs.
Roosevelt Grant and Parker not determined
yesterday. but there is question that the
Mayor has made up his mind. and the men
named will constitute the Police Board.
The Mayor Will have mis- hearing on the Bi-
partisan Police Board bill at 1890 p. m to-day.
and 10 accommodate the crowd likely to be pres
ent he has ordered that 1t shall take place in the
Governors room Of the City Hall. The Commit
tee OF Seventy. the City Club. the Confederated
Council OF Good Government Clubs and other
reform organza tions Will send representatives, to
oppose the bill
Mayor Strong said yesterday that he would to-
day rcappont all the Commissioners OF his own
appointment whose terms expire May I. They
are Dock Commissioner Edwin Einstcn. Chari-
ties Commissioner Robert J. Wright and Park
Commissioners A. d. Juard and George q.
IIavens they having been designated 70 take the
places Of Tammany officials whose terms ended
to-day.
The Mayor was asked II under the Power of
Removal bill II was necessary that he should
make appointments for stated terms There is
a difference of opinion On that subject. replied
the Mayor Some lawyers hold that 1t is not
required but prefer 10 be on tn safe side. and
will therefore reappoin, all the Commissioners
who took the places OF men whose terms would
have ended according to the Consolidation act
tomorrow"
Mayor strong said thar did not intend -
make any changes :r the Police Board to-dat Il
prefer 10 walt a litto' he added. until W. know
,hat the law Is % te gorcrnng nat depart
m.nt" The Mayor .r.erred. of c,ursc. q the
Police Reorganization and bipartisan bills.
To RE MADE TO-DAY
TIo spoke - two appointments as the only ones
which ~ had positively decided To- make to-day.
These he said were Commissioners 81 the Fire
and Dock departments. The names ixed UPON by
the Mayor fpr these places are Austin ~ Ford 'or
Fire Commissioner. I'm place II ;. i0wari Rob
bins a.d John Monks for Dock Cpminissloaer in
place - James Phclan Commiss.cn,r Rob
binss term expires to-da". but Commissionrr fhe
Ian who WAS appointed May l. 1891 for fun term
- six years would not 60 oL' ~ oi + p two
years yet except for the I wef Removal bin.
Mr. Ford IL Republican. ara ,ins II the
Fire Board will have "A full comp, scni ~ three
p..rh'-r~ Commissioners NJ VI nka Is "a IN
dependent Democrat. AMI Will hnd a Republican
majority I'm the Dock Board when he enters IL.
Tho salaries ~ these officers arc 5000 "A year
each.
Has Mr. Roosevelt accepted the office Of Police
c 1mmissl1nerg' the Mayor WAS asked
well. see that he has accepted In Washing
ton" Colonel Strong answered. with quiet laugh.
referring evidently. TO the Washington dlspa tches
containing the news ~ Mr Roosevelts resign ton
from the rrtcl States civil Service Commission.
Then the Mayor intmatod that ther" was a thor
ough understanding between Mr.. Roosevelt and
himself and that the former would be ready To
enter hs duties A Police commissioner as soon
as he vas needed. When the Mayor IL ready 10
appoint the SUCCESSORS os Commissioners Martin.
Murray anl Kerwin he viii ask for the resigna
tons of the present incumbens-
A CALL ON THE GOVERNOR.
Colonel Strong called on Governor Morton yes
tcrday morning a. che Hotel Renassance. In West
FDrty-thrd-st b..o.e coming down to the City
Hall. we had very pleasant social rhat."
Colonel strong said when asked about his visit 10
the Governor Tut II resulted In nothing = conse-
quence IN political matters. | found the Governor
fuy In carnes, and anxious for the passage Of The
legislation IN which the city n most interested
These were understood 10 refer particularly to the
Police Magistrates bill and Z REORGANIZATION
hill The Mayor said that IN" Greater New-Yoik
Dill not talked about At his interview with 'he
Governor
The CITY Magistrates bill will reach Mayor
Strong today The Mayor received word To this
effect from Albany late ye~terdny afternoon.
When u arrives he will appoint day iur IN" near
ing a. an early date probably saturday next AZ
10 q N. II seemed ~ be understood that no .me
woId b. lost at the city Hlll In helping to max
the measure law.
The Mayor has many applications for the four
teen places on the magistrates bench. Among
| the candidates med l. "x-Judge Frederick q.
Gelney. VIII made an enviable record as 'lVil
Justice I'm this city. in which post he served a
fun term u siv ycnrs Mr. Gedney is one ~ IN"
very few Republicans who have been able To- Sc
cure an election Of this kind In New York, ana -
one Of The most popular members Of the Repdb-
lican organization. lie has host or friends IN
all parties who would Ike 10 see MIN on the
bench. Others talked o. are General q. IL. Ia
Grange. Fire Commissioner. Republican; James
y. Davenport. Republican. many years one of the
most capable and efficient clerks of the General
Sessions: John O. Mott. ex-Assistant United
States Dstrict-Attorney Republican; Pierre bar
low. son OF s. L. NJ. Barlow. Democrat:
Nathaniel :. smith, Democrat. formerly Il part
ncr of Homer \. Nelson. once Democratic Secre-
tary OF state; Robert Grier Monroe acting chair
man II the Grace Executive Committee Robert
q. Cornell. Republican; Ephram a. jacob, Demo
crat. associate counsel for the Central National
Bank, of which the Mayor was president John
Todd Hunter. Democrat. and formerly connected
with the law firm of Coudert Brothers; Leroy H.
Crane. Republican leader OF the XNNlth Assem-
bly, District: william G. Reddy. Republican. ana
prominent In the Grand Army of the Republic In
the city and state: Emmett r. Ocott. Democrat
and Pennington Whitehead, Democrat.
The City Magistrates bill authorizes the Mayor
to appoint nine city magistrates on July ana
five justices Of the Court of Special Sessions on
or before June 20 The terms of three OF the
city magistrates will expire on July J. 1899: three
on July |. 1902, and three on May J. 1903. The