New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-05

into the Tammany meth IL = tn department
which created go much friction between himself
and the other Commissioners. who were straight
out Tammany men. that Mr.. Gray resigned. It,
did this in a caustlc letter T. Mayor GIlro>. 80
which he cl;ed matters II malllmlrisira'ion con
nectcd with the purchase Of supplies In "a" de-
parimcni.
The office seeking lull al the CITY Hall III" lat
ter part Of last week proved o. b. temporary onN.
Mayor Strong had another tusslc with regiment
OF anxious citizens yesterday They b"Fieg'd 'lr
Mayors Office At early hour. nliinR IN" 'nrIl-
doris and making the ante-roOms filthy WIN -
bacco juice Most Of the cases presented tho
Mayor referred 10 the departments Ia which the
places are that wcr" sought.
President James j Martin and superintendent
Byrnes. of the Police Department. appeared At
the Mayors Office yesterday in response 70 MAYOR
Strongs summons. and were taken at ono" INTO
his inner ONCE. The reason for tn" VISIT Was
found in the Mayors wish to consult M"ssrs
Martin anS Byrnes about tn" local ,ensu' whlch
the Board ~ Health has asked N" Mayor 10 nav"
taken. The census Is to he taken by election dis
tricts. and will proba bly, begin In tn" latter p"''
OF this month
Police ConmssOnership or something was prom
is-d to him. was at The Mayors Office yesterday
for the first time In n number OF DAYS MI
O Brien saw Colonel Strong in his prlvat" Office
while the latter taking luncheon l. AFTER
ward was asserted that the eX-Shcr.n was -.ek-
ing place. NOT for him~-li but FOR on" 81 ms
that the next appointment he made In the Police
Board would be that Of Democrat 10 succeed
President Martin, but that u" contemplate max
ing no change for "A month.
Superintendent Thorn j Brady. Of IN" De-
partment Of buildings Wag called 10 the Mayor
office Yesterday bc the Mayor. and rumor AT
once followed that Mr. Brady w1s To- be removed
from office in consequence Of the Orchard-St as
astor. where the fan Of a badly constructed
building caused tho loss Of four lives. But
Colonel Strong Is not given L haSty or Ili-dHNIs'i
action He told Mr.. Brad that ne wanted an
examination made into tho causes which pro-
ducnd the wreck and That & must be as thorough
and searching as possible" me Mayor h'Ho S.,''
for Coroner O'Meagher who has charge of the
inquest on the bodies OF he victims "f the
disaster and urged him 10 select competent
Jury and make every effort 10 obtain proper
verdict In the case.
The MAYOR also Informed the District-Attorncy
that he would expect HIM 20 assign one ~ ms
best assistants To the case before the Coroner, To
aid the latter officer in uncarthing all the facts
a delegation Of women. representing 9uiosiS
and other societies. with Mrs. clark BEL as
chairman presented to the Mayor yesterday
l,st containing the names Of SIX women Tor APP
po,ntmont on the Board OF Education. TIL"
names were those of Mrs. L.ozi"r, Miss Requa
Mrs Saunders. The Mayor had pleasant chat
with his callers and told them that 10 meant To
apnont women on the board. probably I'VE al
drst Tho announcement Of the new memt crs
of the Board Of Education Is looked !or next
Monday though ii IL by no means certain that
the whole twenty-one Commissioners VIII ne
sunerscded on the contrary, only partial
change Is expected.
The hearing required by the Procedure act was
held by Mayor Strong Yesterday upon the Dill
which has passed the Legislature placing CITY
liens on the same footing with mechah'cs Hens