New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-07
SOME PHASES OF HARTFORD POLHTCN

Hartford April Sr"ciaO-The NJ" Court o.
Common Council will meet for business on "''-
dav. April IS, and it is expected that IN" Mayor
Will then send IN his nominations for commissions
arc IN tho various departments. two terms expiring
in each OF the boards. The Park Commission nav
inc beon provided for by act Of the Legislator" and
made self perpctua:ing VIII no longer need me at
tention Of the Council. The et'ai"s' nttio'' Is H'
regard TO the probable successor 20 ifoS!""ht CARR
of the Water Board Il is hardly expected 'hA' ne
viii be reappointcd by the Mayor although t'''
is a feeling that his long service entities him TO
continuance H. has been the Dir cling Bead 81
the board fol many years. and under his manage
mon, the water supply Of the city har boon ma
terialy increased. until now. with the Tumb." po"i
Brook Reservoir nearly completed, 'h''' can ~
no possible danger % water famine" Mayor
Brainard is n personal and political friend 81 'N-
Alderman McGovern. who has been continually at
lacking the Water Board for years ana 1t IS hntcd
tina, ne VII be named for the place and VIII hay"
an opporrunity to put Into operation some or TIE
reforms he has endeav0r,d TO impress upon IN"
board through the efforts Of the Common council
Another rlmOr is that Ex-Governor buckley VIII
be named.
l., the police Board !, Is understood that Arthur
= Eggleston will not be reappontei lie has been
the active member q the board. and b. is largely
through his influence that chief Packard was re-
moved and Jabez L. Woodbridge wa made chief
Since that change Mr Woodbridge has gone 10
the wardenship Of the State Prison, and chief H!l
has been reappointcd. IN all Of these changes
Judge Eggleeton has taken an activ" part ana his
been an unusually good commissioner.
colonel william r. cone and Joseph BnluF 80
on, Of the Street Board. and there IS an animation
that neither Of them VIII b. rcapponted. Burns D.
2 Democrat. who has been on The board for 4
number Of years but has taken little part IN Ns
business Colonel core Is the b"st-infOrmed man
about the streets OF the city on the conmission but
he is regarded as a nou-prOgrcssive man and there
is "A feeling that he should be- succc' ded by som"
one " l..
II is pretty well settled that Alderman Natf0us
viii be president Of the Board Of Aldermen amt
John NJ Fairfield president Of tho Council BOARD
Tho Court OF Common Council has the election oi
Recorder a city attorney and a city engineer Ihe
Republican incumbents. Francis H. Parker, prose
cutting attorney; William J. Mc'Onyile, city &i'or-
ney. and Charles A. Eunc". city engineer VIII
probably be continued Ia Office For city Recorder
Henry T.. TaintOr. the chairman Of n" anti-Mc-
Govern Town CoInmitie" Of the Kcpublican party,
will be chosen TO succeed Judge McMaHus the re-
firing official who is Democrat. The Record Z =
office is regarded easy ono and Is exceptionally
we'll paid John -. Worh,nnton. clerk of the lower
board. Will be- continued.
The first work Of tho roN Park Commission VIII
ho the laying out ana decoration Of Sgourncy
Square. on the new West Side. as forest garden,
under the direction OF competent landscap" gar
dener. This squar" IS In nov part Of the city
lust opened up to the trolley lines, and IL made up
Of streets ana lots from the old town farm.