New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-23
MAYOR STRONG'S BIRTHDAY.
HE WAS sIXTY-EIGHT YEARS OLD YES
TERDAY.
e.o,.cr ATOMS FOR HIM AT THE CITY HALL
HIS WORK HARDER THAN HE EN-

-OXcp ,TI.IATIONS FOR HIN Al liit' III HALL
HIS WORK HARDER THAN HE EN-
rrcrEp-MORE APPOINTMENTS.
yos,orlav was Mayor Strong's sixty eighth birth
da,. and he celebrated it by putting in fun day
work at the City Hall.
81 an, feeling extremely well to-day" the Mayor
said in answer 10 a question as he inhaled the
fragrance Of basket OF pink and yellow roses
which had been sent TO the office before Coiohel
Strong arrived there by unknown friend caro-
att ched to the basket of flowers bore the lni'ias
a ". M The Mayor remarked that the Initials
save him no clew to the gver.
81 find the duties of this place much more arduous
am oxacting than l expected" the Mayor SAID re-
hcc:iveiy There is great deal of work Tor the
Mayor of this cty-a great deal of work. ne re-
pea.eG as if his experiences of the last two months
and twenty-five days had impressed the fact NiVldy
upon his mind.
Then he added. as visions of Mugwumps, Good
Government Club men. Committee of Seventy men
and all sorts of Anti-Tammany Democrats possio,
rose u2 before him: Il suppose would nave hlu
a much easier time If l had been elected as d
straight Republican,
Mayor Strong had number Of visitors VINO con-
graduated him on having passed the sMV-es"'"
milestone in his life Journey Ex-Mayor fe"''' ""S
one of them. 49,, q,
..Xobolv ever remembered my birthday when l
was Mayor" Mr.. Hewitt said. viewing the mowers
81 suppose that the present Mayor IS more popular
than was
cornelius ~ Bliss Genera ;. A. McAlpn ana
Henry Hirsch president OF the New-iork Retail
Iiouor Dealers Association. also wished the Mayor
many happy returns of his anniversary.
Mayor Strong yesterday said he would appoint Dr.
Daniel II. McSwccny. Of LeXington-ave and twenty
rinth-st a Commlss oner OF the Board Of Education.
TO succeed J. w Gerard resigned. DR.. McSweeny
is a brother of Father Patrick f. McSweeny, pastor
OF the Roman Catholic Church of 81. Brgid. No.
l2s Avenue Il. He also appointed DR.. Edward
FrankeL Of No 2l7 East Seventecnthst.. School In
sDector for the Fifteenth and Eighteenth wards in
place of Nathan Fernbacher Tammany Han
man. Of the Gas House District DR.. Frankel
is a Republican. - 600
The Mayor appointed Peter Ryan, of No 1863
East One-hundred and thireenth-st. an inspector
in place of Michael Skelly. Tammany Han Demo
GRAFT removed; salary $3.50 a year. Mr. Ryan Is a
well-knOwn and earnest Republican OF Harlem. and
an Irish Nationalist who rsked his own life IN the
attempt TO rescue Allen. Larkin, O'Bren and other
Irish prisoners at Manchester. England ,
Michael Goode to his old place. He takes the place
of Isaac G. Goldsein. Tammany Hall Democrat,
removed and will resume work in the With JUDI,
cia District Civil Court where he City Marshal
for twenty years. Marshal Goode has never ful!y
recovered from the wounds he received in the line
OF duty several years ago at the hands OF a Tam
many Hall tough who shot Goode in the back
several times when he went to execute a writ OF
replevin. The woud-be ASSASSIN indicted for
attempted murder. but Tammany influence in the
to him from trial. He is now at large on his
recognzanCe. GOOde is a lifelong Republican
and of the most efficient officers connected with
the civil courts of NewYork.