New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-09
PART ii.
PAGES II TO IA.
THE FIRST MEN TO GO
PREPARATIONS FOR WORKING THE OF
FICIAL GUILLOTINE.
EXCISE AND PARK BOARDS FIRST ON THE
MAYORS LIST - TALK ABOUT OTHER
CHANGEs-PARK COMMISSIONER BELLS
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED MR..


CHANGEs-PARK COMMISSIONER BELLS
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED MR.
sTRoNG's CALLERS YESTERDAY
Mavor Strong's acceptance of the resignation of
President Causen of the Park Department, on Thurs
day. as made public by The Tribune yesterday. was
the cause of intense interest among heads of depart
ments and their subordinates, who want their
principals to hang on long possible. 1t is
known that the Mayor has accepted the resigna-
lions only of those Commissioners who have sent
10 him their request to be relieved from further
service, their own signatures. This was simply
an act of courtesy on his part, he explained, SO
that 1t may appear that these officials exit Is a
voluntary matter with them.
Park Commissioner Bell laid his resignation De-
fore the Mayor Yesterday. and the latter accepted
it at once TO take effect on February Is, the same
day as Mr. Clausen's. Friends OF MT. Den ha''
been urging his reappointment
The resignation of President James j. Mar''h' VI
the Police Board, has rot been accepted py t"e
Mayor When asked yesterday If he would appoint
Police Commissioners next week. the Mayor re-
piled in the negative.
II think will wait until the Police bills pending
in the Legislature are acted before make these
appointments. | do not expect tndt THESE Dilis WI"
pass right away.
The Mayor has taken pains TO say that he means
10 appoint Democrat Corporation Counsel TO
majority of the other offices he will probably APP
point Republicans. Ii was SAID yesterday tnat il
the Bipartisan Police bill became law, the Mayor
would take the two Democrats OF the board from
the Grace and O Brien organizations respectively
Others said that of the Democrats would come
from the German-American Reform Union. These
conclusions were subsequently denied. on what
seemed be good authority.
TO carry out the spirit of the bipartisan police
MEASURE. said one OF the Mayors close friends
Republican party and the other two from the regu-
!aT Democracy oil the CITY, Which Is laIn iIay
as attempt TO violate the spirit of the law"
Nf b ad msrs ON THAT
ne really did not know himself. There was no dearh
The first batch of appointments is expected to
take in Excise Park and Dock Comms;sioners. The
boards if he got the ,accertances of the men he
wanted. Il is expected that each board Will CON
ocrat. Major William P.imey. ex-Superintendent
of the Money Order Department in the New-York
of Jurors in place of Robert b. Mooney The sal
airy is $500 a year and the term three years; rox
Francis NJ. Scott and David J. Dean continued TO be
M Tor h s raS ssa tho
COMMISSIONS. of Public Works and City Chamber
talkcd Of for these places were General Arson c.
McCook. William Brookheld. Joel b; Erhardt. Gen
colonei Cruger. John E. Mfholland ex-Mayor
and ex-Park Commissioner Paul Dana We're among
he callers on Mayor Strong Yesterday The VISIT a
the Mayor would ask him TO accept his former place
in the Park Board Democratic member
The Mayors public hearing on the Power OF Re-
moval bill. which the Constitution and the
Procedure bill prescrbes. will take place at noon
to-day in the Mayors office. The hearing will prob
ey last oR ST bill m he as Ma2o2 pc
prove the measure soon as the hearing IS over;
Ii then goes TO Governor Morton for signature and
will undoubtedly be back in the Mayors hands IN
duly certified FORM that Colonel Strong can begin
the decapitation of the Tammany officials affected
bv on Wednesday the day he has set for the first
batch Of heads 10 fall into the basket