Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-01-04
A NEW CITY IS BORN.
Greater New York Makes It's
Bow to the World.
THE EVENT FITTINGLY CELEBRATED.
Buildings Illuminated and a Spec
tacuIar Parade Which Marches
Through the Streets IL Viewed
by Enthusiastic Thousands.

New York, Jan. 1.-The exit Of the old
year and the Inauguration of Greater
New York was celebrated fttingly Fri
day night. One of the events that
marked the occasion was grand pa
rade, conducted under the auspices Of
the New York Journal and Advertiser.
The scene in City Hall park previous to
the arrival there of the procession was
spectacular and brilliant. Although
the head of the parade was not expected
to reach that point much before mid
night the park was crowded as early
as eight o'clock, and the crowd
struggled and jostled for an hour or
more when, on the arrival of Police
Captain Cross in command of the small
army of officers, the park invaders were
driven to the street line, where they
were held in check by Gordon Of police.
Only those entitled by passes were al
lowed within the park limits.
City Hall Illuminated.
Old city hall was brilliantly illumi-
mated with strings of electric lights,
beautifully colored electrical shields
and American flags composed Of re-
volving lights. On the dome of the
municipal building We're placed eight
searchlights that flashed in all direc.
tions and cut across the lights that
blazed their rays from the roofs of the
post office and newspaper buildings.
Many OF the buildings surrounding the
park were decorated with handsome
electric devices, while several bands OF
music We'd with the bearers Of trumpets
and tin horns to entertain the populace
In front of the city hall main entrance
platform had been erected for the &C.
commodation of the judges selected
to award the various prizes. 1t was
prettily decorated and surrounded by g
myriad of electric lights.
Brooklyn's Last Night.
The passing of Brooklyn as a munich
pality into that of the Greater New
York was observed with elaborate cere
mony at the Brooklyn city hall. With
in the building was handsomely dec
Grated. The exercises began with re
ception In the mayors Office. Later
Mayor Wurster presided at meeting
held in the common council chamber
St. Clair McKelway delivered an ora
ton "From Greater to Greater" Thi!
was followed by the reading of poem
nThe Passing of Brooklyn" by vii
Carlton. Rev. J. NJ. Farrar then deliv
cred an address on Commerce ant
Church." after which Rev. Father Syl
vester Malone pronounced the benedic
ton. During the night about 10000
people attended the reception at tn,
city hall, where at midnight the bell ii
the tower rang in the new year and tn,
new city.
The New City.
| Greater New York is now the second cit,
| Of the world and her citizens have entere
| upon what is believed to be the creates
| problem of municipal government ever pre-
sented With the last stroke Of the cioc
| at midnight announcing the advent of tn
| new year there was born city such as tn
emperors and kings OF history would hav
deemed great for an empire. For 81
months. until the machinery Of the ne,
municipality gets into motion. the mayo
of Greater New York has the power of a
autocrat. He may appoint officials wit
salaries running into the thousands wit
as lavish a hand as ever emperor treate
| his fayorites. The mayor will appoint ever
\ department head in the city except tn
| comptroller, who Is elected for four year.
| He will appoint all commissioners, all Ju:
| tices OF Interior criminal courts. all tn
| members Of the school boards, with the ea
| ception of the commissioner of education
| the Justices of special sessions and the D,
lice magistrates. and is given the power I
remove any official in New York and ar
point his successor. There are five BOZ
oughs in Greater New York, namely: Mar
haitian, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Ricf
mond. The municipal legislature consis,
i Of the council, with 2S members. and
board of aldermen of 60 members. TT
president Of the council was elected by II
4 people. The president of the board Of a
4 dermen will be chosen by the members
that body. Mayor Van Wyck is give
power to veto any ordinance or resolutio
of either body of the municipal assembl
unless five-sixths Of the members of boz
houses declare otherwise. Each Of IL
five boroughs has borough president, b,
his principal duty is to preside over the VI
rious local bodies In his borough.