The sun., 1895-03-26
STRONG DISPLACES BRADY.
sTETEHsoN CONSTABLE MADE So
PERINTEND ENT OF BUILDINGS.

ne was james o'Brie.'s Candidate and
He Makes Gen. Ewing Attorney TO the
| Department - sh,ner Simpson Gets .
ss,sSo Pi.cs-Piimiey Places q Lsutsr-
bach Msn-womon for school Inspectors.
Thomas J. Brady, Superintendent Of Build
| ings, was removed yesterday by Mayor Strong,
and Stevenson Constable, an architect, at %
| East Sixteenth street. was appointed in his
| stead. After It was decided by Mayor Strong
| last week that John p. Leo could not have the
| place. tho James O'Bricn Democracy, to which
| the Office had been allotted ns a part of the
spoils of the last election. asked to trot out
| another candidate. Mr.. Henry Campbell, the
| O'Bren leader In the Second Assembly district,
| introduced Mr.. Constable TO tho Mayor. and
Mr. Constable made so favorable an impression
on the Mayor that, after getting n lot OF letters
from ]. Pierpont Morgan and other prominent
business men. endorsing Mr.. Constable's cnndi-
dacy, Col. Strong agreed to make the appoint
mcnt.
Mr.. Constable is 81 years old, was born in
Philadelphia. and resided there until eleven
years ago, when he came to this city to practise
his profession. In describing him to n Sun re-
porter last week an Ol3ren leader said:
Our new candidate is Democrat, but like
a lot more of us. he voted the Republican ticket
from top to bottom last fall. Although we are
behind him. he is not member of our organiza-
tion." Tho salary Of the superintendent is
$4,000 year.
Superintendent Constable described himself
as Mugwump. and said he did not know that
the OBren Democracy was behind him. al
though he admitted an acquaintance with ex-
Sheriff O'Brien. He voted but once at the last
election, although through error OF an election
officer he was registered twice. Mr.. Constable
Is a member Of the New York Chapter OF the
American Institute of Architects and of the
Society of Civil Engineers of Philadelphia. He
is the general manager OF the City Improve
ment Society.
No matter what his politics may be tho now
Superintendent has adopted Mayors Strongs
idea of non craftsmanship in his appointments.
He appointed Gen. Thomas Ewing. attorney for
the department. to succeed Eugene OtterbOury.
at n salary OF $4,000. He also ,!cclsA-t his IN
!sntlon OF naming Luciu. L. Chittcr4Fn n. the ex-
bohemian lawyer residing at Morris Heights as
assistant tan i nttorneyf % These latter will probably
ID. Quincy; salaries. $1,000 each.
!, Gen Ewing is a Democrat and ex- President of
Pisek are Republicans. The latter was in 1851
Rerublicnn candidate for the Senate in the
When Mr.. Constable called at the office of the
Bnllding Department to take possession he met
s hTaoy % a %tn whSm ne is Te
lenIn the identity of his successor Mr.. Brady
objected to surrsndering the Office to a man WHO
j. Brady. resigned" lie said % ho had az not a'is re-
signed and he requested Mr.. Constable to get a
showed that Mr.. Brady had been removed from
office Mr. Constable: :a.companied by his coun-
Mayors Office and had the commission changed
as requested.
John simpson. the shining Republican leader
OF the Fifth Assembly district, received his re-
ward yesterday for his consistent support of the
hm
superintendent OF streets and roads in the De-
john Sn rqHS MSr y
intendent Of streets and roads is charged with
keeping in repair and cleaning the Dirt and
ssIdes.bis torss Of isborsrsi and and tore@en sn
Mayor stron9's civi! service rule requiring tho
last public place held BY Simpson @ was that Of
Superintendent of lmmiErati3n at Ellis Island.
much more desira bic place than that which has
fallen to his loi, and latterly he had agreed to
Gas. The Mayor. It is said. was opposed to the |
removal of Superinte endent Mccormick from the |
latter bureau Just yet. and Simpson had to take
r, John Collins, .hs Reruhlicanp leader in tho
M e I,T 6 n%d nssn Sm
reported to be very i'll. and it is understood that
as he cannot lie ater puryeyor he win take
Brook field.
seven Iauterbach Repub! leans were appointed |
to place IN the Office OF the Commissioner of |
Jurors Yesterday by Major plmley. Four were
recommended by Abraham Gruber of the
1wenty-third district. one bv John II. Gunner !
Of the Twcnty-third. one by Dr. f. j. Palmer Of
the Twenty-ffth and another by George B. |
Derne of the Ninth. Following are the new |
placeholders with their salaries
Julius Katz OF $50 East Ssyenllc'h stre.:, salary
$1,000 in piace OF James w Elliott.
lanes D"nhon OF 2l6 West Tooth street. salary |
5000. in place OF John H. Riley.
se5 @ are et Of tnomas ralsys street.
Walter IL. Dalton OF az West Ninety ninth street, |
larry $500. in place OF John i. TraiuOr.
o.: George Bierach.
James T. Carmody of 5S3 Amsterdam avenue, |
Sl.2O0 in place OF Peter NJ. Ieiwith.
Daniel c. Taylor OF l06th street and West End ave-
nue, $500. In place OF John T.. Furmdn.
John ]. Murray, process clerk in the Bureau |
OF the Corporation Attorney resigned by re- |
guest yesterday. and the place was abolished. |
Inc salary OF 5000 Will so. it. is said. to fatten
the sal aries OF other placcholders in the Bureau
according to the rule Of economy established in |
tho Law Department.