The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-02
VAN WICK FILLS OFFICES.
FIRST OF An REMOVES N NrEv
THREE Majors HAD put IN.

Two Rrothcrs.in.Law OF Corneiiu. v,pa.r.
bilt, 'r.. on tho same Board. Un.ninr,ea.
Mayor Van Wyck's first official act was the
removal of all the mon who had held office nv
virtuco Of appointment by any Of the Mayors who
gave place to him excepting the members Of the
Board OF Education and tho Aqueduct Com.
mission. Tho Mayors Office In the southwesn
corner OF the City Hall was full of men. md
Mayor Van Wyck had gone to his private of
hce where he was closeted with his brother.
Justice Van Wyck, John +. Carroll. and Private
Secretary Downes. The offices of oil the of.
hccrs whom the Mayor removed were vacated
by tho charter, but his removals were made az
q precautionary measure. undcr tho power OF
removal clause, so thai there should be no aues-
ton rs to tho legality Of the appointments that
were to follow. Tho removals were made by
the Wholesale. Hero is II copy OF the docu-
ment used in the case of OK. Mayor strong's ap.
p~ointecs:
ert A.. Van Wyck, Mayor Of the city OF Nav
York, by virtue OF the power vested in me By
tsw, II 80 Se, rsS, ms jndE Enrcht that the public in
ing persons from the following offices In tho
.lty or New York, namely, the corporation OF
the Mayor, Aldermen, and commonalty Of the
city of New York, said removal to take Of
feet Immediately.
Then followed the names of the officers, boz
ginning with Frank Moss, President of the old
Police Board, and including all the heads of do
partmcnts.e each of whom was named, ending with
the Commissioner Of Accounts. A similar docu.
ment was prepared for each Of the other bor-
oughs.
There were a dozen policemen in the Mayors
office, and all the rest Of the room was filed
with men. Mayor Van Wyck's first appoint
men was that OF u Corporation Counsel.
Private Secretary Downes told the policeman
stationed at the doorway between the rooms Ia
call John Whalen.
The policeman shouted John Whalcn."
Another policeman repeated II. and then an
other. Mr.. Whalen had been awaiting the call.
and he started for the room where the Mayor
was. The crowd was SO dense that the police
men were obliged TO open II lane through 1t for
him to reach the door. Mr.. Whalen got his ap-
pointment and took the oath of office at ten
minutes after / o'clock. Thus the new admin.
stration started off with its legal adviser no
hand. The salary of the office is SIS 900 a year
and the term four years.
Corporation Counsel Whalen made the fol-
lowing appointments of assistants: First.
Theodore Connolly: second. w. w. Ladd, Jr.s
third. Charles Blandy; for BROOKLYN. Alniet f.
jerks; counsel to the Health Board, Henry
As soon as Mr.. Whalen had emerged with his
commission. another name was called and an
sworn. wrote his name in tho oath book. and
then hurried out OF the room TO make way for
the next. The terms of all the heads Of depart
ments appointed began at once-noon was the
oficia! hour. Here is the list, with the terms
and yearly salaries of those appointed after Mr..
Police Commissioners. s., OOo-Bernard ].
York. Democrat, of the borough of Brooklyn.
can. Of New, York county. for three years; John
b. Sexton. Democrat, OF Now York county. for
tSs G ysass; % OF Brook +; pf for one Republican yssr. OF
Board OF Publ fmpfosen,ents. term six years
President; Ms4riee /; Mgiah%S, $4,000; Com
Kcating. $500; Commissioner Of Street Clean:
Sewers. James Kane Of Brooklyn. $500; Com
missioner Of Public buildings. Lighting, and
sioner 81 b HSnFy ) joh me E. sEes s7 &, &c., Commits
Department OF Parks. $5.O0O-George. G.
Clansen.. president and Commissioner in Dor.
oughs of Brooklyn end Queens for six years;
August Moebus. Commissioner In borough OF the
Department Of Buildings - Thomas ]. Brady,
president and Commissioner IN horoughS o OK
Brooklyn, for four years; 5000; Daniel Camp;
bell, Commissioner in boroughs of Richmond
"' Pp pSSGlsi Of III" Pdi5Iie dsSSirities-John W.
onghs of Manhattan and Bronx, for six years.
500; Adolph Sims, Jr.. Commissioner In bor-
oughr of Brooklyn and Queens for four wears.
300; James Feeny, Commissioners in borough
of Richmond, for two years. $1,000.
Commissioner Of Observation-Disclosures J. Lam
try, for six years, 81 300.
Fire C0mmissioner-John j. Scannell. six
years, $500.
Commissioners OF Docks and FerrIes-J. Ser
geant Cram. for four years; Peter F. Meyer.
six years; Charles +: Murphy: for two years.
of President, to be elected. $4,000: other
Department Of Taxes and Assessments
Thomas /. Fcitncr., President, for six years.
thur C. Salmon, foT one year; Thomas J. Pat
tcrson, for three years; William Grell' for '"o
Department of ~Hcalth-Nathan Straus. Pre-i-
lent and commissioner for two, years. t1,5oo;
DR.. William, +. Jenkins, Commissio: er for six
Dr. John u. Cosby. Commissioner. for
four ye ara. 81. 900.
Commissioner of Jurors for BorouGhs of Man.
and BronN-John Purcell, SIX years,
Commissioners of Accommodations c. Hertle.
Edward Owen, term Mt will Of Mayor; 10000.
Civil service Charles II.
Knox, Robert l.. Dcyo. William n. Dyekman;
Chief Of Bureau of Municipal st ,tisticsmDr.
toners Eroderirk A.. Cube, Richard i; WI.
man, Thornton n. Motley, for SIX years. no
City Chamberlain Patrick keenan,, sig
Board OF Assessors-.Edwar Cahlll, Thomas
4: Wilson, John Delmar, Edward McCue.
Nathan straus. as President of the Board Of
Health, will he nj the head o the department.
caused his arrest last summer on Q
'hargc of selling watcred mink AT his sterilizcd
milk depot nj the Hebrew Institute roof garden.
\Ir. Straus was arraigned in the Essex Market
Police Court nj the timo of his arrest. and was
,NonerntOh.
Harry PAYNE whitney IL the eldest son Of VII.
lam G.. Whitney, and married Miss GertrunQbS
Vanderbilt. R.r. Wilson. :Ir., is the brother on
Cornelius, Vanderbilt, ,Jr. :
Charles II. Knox was the amman Presi-
Of the Board of Education, and II wa9
aid previous to his appointment as q Giyl
'crvicc Commissioner that Charles II. Hub
,cll. Mayor ]Strong's npp2intco to the place
would he dccapitated and that Mr.. Knox would
ucreod him. Mr.. Knox was surprised when
lc discovered that ho had been made IA Ciru
service Commissioner instead,
Comptroller Cole made the following appoint
Ients in the Department of Finance:
iIchael 7. Daly. Deputy Comptroller .....u...87.6
.hgnr J. Levey, Assistant D"puty Comptroller. b.sS0
'Gl. David T. Austen, Rec liver OF Taxes ....... 1000
Ol. Edward Gllon. Collector OF Assessments
anu ATEearH r'''''''',- '''''.'',',' 49,. N'""S
William j. Lyon. expert accountant ee0 a day.
Robert II. Wcems. expert a accountant, $50 n day.
william Kinney. First Auditor OF Accounts. Brook
rn.
James Il, Bouck, Deputy Receiver OF Taxes, Brook
49, ,,ty..n. ta.u,, Y,tI...n..s