New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-18
THE MAYORS INTENTIONS.
NO CHANGES IN THE RAPID TRANSIT AND
AoUEDUCT COMMISSIONS.
A NEW PARK-AvE. COMMISSION CAN BE AP-
PoINrED-THE THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD
rRANCHIsE-COLCNEL WARING AND
THE FIRE BOARD.


THE FIRE BOARD.
Navor Strong said Yesterday that he had no IN
,en,,on Of making any changes in the RAPID lrans.
cna,ss,or hecause he did no, believe that he mad
Dv mower to do so II he were so disposed Inc
Ran,l Transit Commissioners were named i" VIC
net creating the Commission ana were au'"o''~e'
~ fll vacancies which might occur IN 'he Don'''
The Mayor. therefore. believes 'na' "e van ~
remove appoint them
~. Ven onnounceI that he would make no
changes in the Aqueduct Commission The act OF
1853 reorganizng the COMMISSION required 'n"' II
should be composed of two hepuoicahs anu WV
Democrats with the Mayor. Controller ana Co''-
missioner of Public Works ex oihclo men'o''S'
yavor Hewitt appointed General James |. Dui'ie
- I-rarcis NJ scott Democrats, and John J.
r,cker and Waiter Howe, Republicans. On 'o'-
missioner Howe's death. IN lso Mayor "'""' "P
nointed Henry w Cannon. Republican, 10 s"oo''u
Mr. Howe and when Mayor strong made MI "Vo',
Cornoration Counsel last March ne aPpo"l'ea
George Walton Green in Mr. SCOTS place Inc
Cor,r,,ssion therefore stands: Duane and Green'
democrats and Tucker and Cannon. Repnolicahs'
Colonel Strong can appoint ne" SET o' i''''
bers OF the Park Avenue Commission III c'a' u
tho sinking OF the railroad tracks in that avenue
.. tho toint expense Of the city and the New-iofN
Central Railroad Company. The present Oo'i,r',s-
,orers are ex-senator John Fox. president OF the
ramocratie Club; Peter +. Meyer Richard croker
mariner in the real estate business waiter Na''e'
chief engineer of the New-ioTk Central anu iiuu
con River Railroad Company: A. II. Lighthall ana
lanes H. Haslin The compensation IS slV d ia;
- "a ch commissioner during actual employment
- " DAYTON was member of this COMMISSION
t-or, me time of It's organization untl MS ap-
1ontment as Postmaster. when T. F. Meyer sue
ceeled him 49,, ,A,.a ,vonue Conn
nanv's franchise in 81. Nicholas-ave. ana hlnss,
bridge Road will be TO the Board OF Aue' MI
to-day. The general expectation IS ,hae , w
,rove 10 be a veto message. The REPRESENTATIVES
n the Third Avenue Company have beeh pieli'i ,s
Gov This and promise to pass the grant osel tiie
Mayors head II the Mayor vetoes the ordilahSe
The law requires that II must lie over not Tess man
Ten nor more than fifteen days before Il Is acled OF
Practically this will bring the Board TO Us con,
eideration on July o two weeks from to-iaE' d,
The Navor signs the franchise. Controller rItch VII
advertise ii for sale at auction to the hghes' Du
dor and the Metropolitan Traction company anu
other corporations can bid against the lhiru Ave-
hue Company. -, ,,,o c-,or,is
sinners resolution which states that C0'ohei
Warnings policy refusing TO remove vase pdicl
and other combusiible rubbish from houses, ma
resulted In the storage Of such stun IN cellars,
thereby menacng the lives and property OF the
people This storage Of waste paper IN ceilaIs mas
rrsused many fires OF late. The Mayor sent the
resolution 10 Commissioner WARNS ana sai Ihat ne
would confer with him and the FIRE Co"i''''so''''