New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15
MAYOR WURSTER'S ADVISERS
SOMETHING ABOUT HIS CABINET LIKELY
TO BE KNOWN THIS WEEK.

PROBABLY FEW OF THE PRESENT HEADS UT DE-
PARrMENTs WILL BE RETAINED-pIvIDING
UP THE CITY woRKs-PREcEDENTs
NOT FOLLOWED.
The time is at hand for Mayor-elect wurster to
begin the consideration OF his cabinet appointments
To-day December IS is the date fixed by him some
time ago Thus far he has not taken the puohe
into his confidence TO any extent. ana though COS
sip has been abundant actual knowledge on the
subject is non-exstent AT any rate. exceedingly
little Is known though perhaps II is not dihicut
70 surmise some things that may come to pass
That comparatively few OF the present heads OF
departments will be retained seems pretty certain
One Of the things generally agreed on Is tnat TAX
Collector r. Ross Appleton Will be MEMBER OF
Mayor Wurster's cabinet and II Is also iikely lha'
City Works Commissioner White will have an OPP
portunity 10 remain In office II he will consent to
do 80 The Tribune showed a week ago that Park
Commissioner SQuier has sure hold on his once
~ he wishes 10 keep IT. since by law ne mas peeh
made County Commissioner OF Parks and by the
supplementary action Of the Board or Supervisors
has been designated as permanent head OF that
department.
Apparently there can be a vacancy at the head
Of the Park Department only by Commissioner
eouiers refusal to serve longer. He has said that
n Mr. Crout had been elected Mayor he would not
have retired under any circumstances; at any rate
he would have tested his standing in the courts. or
more probably, would have compelled Mr.. Circuit 10
take steps to remove him and brought up the
question OF his official position for judicial decision
II Is now understood that Mr.. Squier Is disposed
10 abandon public life and devote his attention to
his large private business. with which his Official
duties have seriously nterfered
IMPORTANCE OF THE NEW PARKS.
7. "a possible that Mr. Wurster may induce him
20 change his mind: and IT is to believe that
Mr. Squier is DESTROYS Of carrying TO completion the
work of establishing the new parks which are now
under way This is the important park work
that Brooklyn has engaged In since the establish
ment OF Prospect Park. With that the name OF
Stranahan is inevitably Identified TO the new parks
the name OF Sduler would bear the same relation
II he should continue in Office as both City and
County Park Commissioners at any rate un'il the
new parks are fully laid out. This work could not
be In better hands. In fact. the entire admnistra-
ton OF the Park Department during the last '"o
years has been admirable
weu-known citizen remarked a day or two
AFRO: mo man except S;ranahan has done so much
for the parks OF Brooklyn as Frank Squier MI
Wurster should put forth effort TO retain MT
Sauier in spite of the reported reluctance OF the
Commissioner remain in office.
That he should and will do the same In the case
81 Commissioner White is generally believed. AS
Is well known. a bill ia under preparation Tor the
division OF the Department of City WORKS "he'n-
or two departments. or three, VIII ne crea'ed Il
uncertain In the bill which failed to receive the
were provided for. Commissioner White is now IN
clined 10 believe that the creation OF water de-
partmeni In addition 10 the CITY Norks depart
men. and the provision of one or two more depu-
ties for the City Works Commissioner. would be
a better solution Of the problem 1t is certain that
~ two additional departments are created ana
three new commissioners take office on February
l. great confusion will arise In the division OF the
present department. The assumption is that the
biz nov. under way Will be pushed through Inc
Legislature and signed by the Governor before the
time when Mayor Wurster's appointees Will enter
their duties.
WHY MR.. WHITE SHOULD REMAIN.
What the public interest clearly demands is that
Commissioner White should be kept in his pres
emit place at least long enough to oversee the d.
vision of duties that will follow the enactment OF
q measure recognizing the department. In spite
Of his recent nTeva on him to- to
do this. But Mr.. White is firm In his refusal 10
private busness-which he ASSOCIATED himself from
wholly on accepting oftice-but his health has SUI
given to his oficia duties and does believe
that he called upon to continue s tn s persons ,t
s saS5i5i'e which he mas maze '0' the SAKE %, %
. see that the division proposed Is properly carried
S ans 6 hs the e wGT Will not e meet the
pectations OF the public II he does not prevail upon
Commissioner White TO do this much FOR the gen
erai good Then by the appointment as his success
sor Of of the right stamp the reforms which Which
permanent and the influence he has exered III, IN me
department continue to be felt long after his re-
1t may be added here that the amount Of pat
;horoush!y established BY Mr. lite, and con
ferfed to the classhed list These include the
clerk Of markets the record and chief cierK me
sstant engineers in the water service the engineer
Of Local improvements and his assistants, the en-
~ chief
surveyors BUREAU. the chief clerk of the sewer bu,
feau the superintendent Of supplies and the cher
clerk Of the bureau of supplies. Comparatively few
places are al the disposal OF the hs an ed
by possessing peculiar qualifications for their
'' THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
As for the remaining places in the Mayors cabi-
net. little be added to what has been said previ-
ously. II is virtually certain that there will be
new Corporation Counsel and new man at the
head Of the Police Department That the present
Commissioners OF Health and Buildings Will be
replaced seems probable from the best information
that be obtained. number OF names are men.
that is said on the subject is merely guesswork.
Mr. wurster 1t is believed. is having difficulty
(, 70 take The places at his disposal He has laid
DOWN the rule that he would not have man mann IN
year by year In his business or profession than
MS salary bs wants az f bsrenre he must find those who
are willing to submit TO Persomd saf S ce Ior ae
hinisiration success.
LETTING THEM DOWN EASY"
Some people think ii singular that Mr. Wurster
GA not shortly after the election. convey 10 the
present heads Of departments some intimaton
10 whether he would would not want their ser
vices after February l. not to keep them on
the anxious seat" and to enable them TO make
their business arrangements IN accordance with
what they had reason expect in the future. A
weinformed man, who knows Mr. Wurster well,
said yesterday
THAT would have been fair and square treatment
Of the ten or dozen who have been his
sociates in Mayor Schieren's cabinet, and II is un