New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-05
ruE MAYOR TO MR.. FITCH.
~ STRONG WRITES A LETTER TO The
CONTROLLER.

pI.EASEp WIN
THE c1rYs FINANCES EX-shERifF D'''''''
,,, PROBABLY NOT ACCEPT 20
,,cr coMMIssIoxERsHIP- OTHER
MUNICIPAL MATTERS
r..r had = busy day of 1t yesterday
w. ,s \ constant succession OF lndiNi"u"' -
' OBLIGATIONS and hearings NPP''' "'
'@oe took UP much of the Mayor UNI 10. Gov
on ~,. MAYOR said that he was pieaseu WIN ~
.-aner Fjtch's explanation YESTERDAY r',''i"9 ~ -
tro". a,,oes and had written Mr.. Fitch ie''e' u
that effect ,n Ia said ..to the
~ am satisfied that he is correct ana
w ,od that he replied so promptly anu III " ""'
satisfactory. As matter OF lac'' 0''''
~ massage to the Aldermen Tor the PURPOSE "a
III! m,,rr tho question connected with the lSSue u
ven o,d IN draw an explanation from the Ion
troer. ..,.o r,b,ic Navor
0,s letter to him ut an informal COM
S.rrication" Mr. Fitch said. and prefer NOT ~
i,o f., out for publication The Mayor aiso re-
s., 80 do en- '.The substance of the note was as
7 have stated it," he said
pocarding the much-dscussed subject OF eA
- o,prier's appointment as Police Commits
sioner the Mayor said:
"Shortlv after my election told MT. y piiei '''
,balieved my election was largely due 10 MS eo -
rd that thought him entitled to some reCoSh
nd voluntarily tenQereu MIN the ''''0 "
,,oiico commissioner. He replied that there might
- a,,Hcultles in the way. but said. Never mind
w., r,n he nv personal appointment TWO weeks
40 ba practically told me that he could not accept
che Mace However. the matter is not yet alto
ce,ber settled although do not thnK 'ha' he
will accept 49,. -
nos considering the name of Colonel Robert Grier
Monroe for any office in his Gft. Friends OF Cen
-al lanes r. O'Berne have presented his name TO
the Navor for Police Commissioner General
O.Reirns was Deputy United States superintendent
Of immigration during President Harrison Ad-
ministration 80,
The Mayor Yesterday gave a hearing on the OIL
,sso1 ~. tb,. LEGISLATURE providing for the pay
men, of about leo election inspectors and poll ana
ballot clerks employed in this city at the last cleo
ton these claims having been refused on technical
grounds James W. Pryor secretary of the city
Clrh opposed the bill. arguing that the inspectors
ought 10 have informed themselves regarding the
law relating TO their duties before taking the places
,bs, nretanaai 20 fiji. f. W. Roomrg lae urged the
Mayor TO approve the bill. Mr.. Eoomingdale said
that he had cashcd $4,000 worth Of the inspectors
orders. not knowing jhat their regularity had been
questioned. At the end OF the hearing Mayor
strong said that he would approve the bill.
I + Callahan Of the Executive Committee OF the
Committee of seventy and Isaac H. Klein. of Good
cvornrnent club c. headed delegation asking
for the appointment of John Z. Kelly as Police
Commissioner. Mr. Kelly is connected with the
Mutual Life Insurance Company. and is at the
head of that corporations business in the North
orn section of the city. The Mayor spoke as II ne
had received many excellent Endorsements of Nj.
Kelly. and looked upon his candidacy with favor.
Mr. Kelly belongs to Good Government club c. ana
lives at No. 9Sl Madison-aVe. Since he organiza-
ton Of the New-YoIk state Democracy Mr.. Kelly
has been a conspicuous partisan of eX-Mayor
Grace.
- ~ sat
,oncb OF each other the meeting OF the Board OF
Fstmate Yesterday, but neither or them aHud"i IL
Streat-( leaning Commissioner Waring. who had
been instructed by the board at rs iaS Ineet,hg t.
suspend the execution of the contract Tor pnlIdlhg
ne, he ne riar had reached him too late ana after
Ss had signed the contract The Controller repeated
~ a naiented article and called attention TO the
fact that the Corporation Counsel had Just retained
bjghprced special counsel defend the city agans;
a claim for 100000 for infringement on a iree
the ISSUANCE OF a patent II Lieut. nant Dvshanty.
20 build the boat Colonel Waring. he said wished
that the city should build H. to get !, az first cos
Mr. Nixon. who has the contract for building inc
boat. said that he would 20 ahead without waiting
for the Controller to apprye the contrtc.. On IN.
laid on the table. the Controller voting No" n
retaining wall along R!versid, Drive. was aHoWel.
The Controller laid before the board the bill OF eN-
the OF the five Good Government cub men IN
their futile attempt 10 remove DISCREPANCIES
his services ana his bin fJo;s up $3.50 The bin
OF MS sten0grapher IS 500. The matter -
ferre1 70 the Controller ana the Corporation COM
SCI The issue OF $500 ia bonds waS authoriz Il
10 complete payments 20 contractors for the
Nac1mb's Dam bridge. which Is soon go be opened.
John N. Bowerss bin Of $4l5 for legal services
% the old Rap1 Transit Commission Wa reffrci -
soner Hofcn for $1,000 u lay oG, the grand con
course ana s3eeiway Of tho annexed District was
referred - the Controller. The cost ~ the i'm
pr0v-rneni the construction Of which j. T. lc DO
ferre1 for some time. is estimated at $-o"""p
u $UeDs0