The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-02
ScANT COURTESY TO STRONG.
VAN wYCK's REPLY TO THE OUT
GOING MAYOR DECIDEDLY CURT.


Twenty Words All He Used in Re
plying to Mayor StrOnG's Few
Words of Observation-Disclosures
pieces strevvn in Every Direction
and Tiger in yellow and Black
ImmorteIIes One of the Most Con-
Spicuous.
New York, Jan. New York to-day be-
came the second city in the world, with
Robert A. Van Wyck for its mayor. At
the city hall large crowd gathered early
10 witness the induction of the new mayor.
Mayor Strong transacted a few last mat
aers of routine. Nearly all the Strong
cabinet dropped in to say good-by. Floral
pieces were strewn in every direction. A
tiger, in yellow and black immortelies,
resting in a bed of roses, was one of the
snost noticeable decorations.
At 1850 O'clock Mr.. Van Wyck entered
the office. He was greeted by Mayors
Strong. Gleason and Wurster The four
men chatted some time, and the big crowd
of office-holders and ex-office-holders made
a circle around them. About one minute
before p o'clock Mayor Strong said:
-'Mr.V Wyck. the people of this new city
made up of five boroughs and 100000 peo-
pie, have decided that you should be the
first mayor and descend from your posi-
ton as judge to assume the position as
magistrate.
My impression is that this old city a
which you and I have lived for about the
same number of years-this old city jor
New York that is passing away-will con
tribute $S,0OOOOO,00O worth of property to
the new city of which you will be MAYOR;
$3.50 coo of banking stock and $1,09bOOO
600 Of deposits. And you will take Charge
of this little borough along with the others,
and you will always feel, I know, THAT it
a. the brightest jewel within the cluster
of GVe. You have been chosen to be mayor
OF one of the largest cities in the world.
congratulate you and welcome you as
mayor of Greater New York"
Mayor Van Wyck said "Ehe people
have chosen me to be mayor. received
the office from them. and to them I will
answer
Then, after a general shaking Of hands.
the ceremony was completed and the ad-
ministra ton of Mayor Strong was a thing
of the past.
a goodly contingent of Brooklynites ac-
companied 7. r. d. Coler when he took
charge of the controllers office. Mr. Coler
made several minor appointments and got
through the ceremony of induction with
little ado.
Coroners Hoeber and 7tuthill held that
their terms of office had not expired and
they refused 20 give possession to Messrs.
Bausch, Fitzpatrick and Hart elected cor
oners under the new charter. The new Of
Ulcers, however, obtained entrance to the
Office and assumed the functions of the
places. Messrs. Hoeb,er and Tuthill say
they will appeal to the courts.
Mayor Van Wyck has announced the fol-
lowing appointments: John Whalen, cor
poration counsel; Thomas ]. Brady, COM
missioner of buildings; James F. Heating,
commissioner of highways; Henry L. Bur
ney, commissioner of public buildings
lighting and supp lies; William l. Dalton
commissioner of water supplies; James
Kane, commissioner OF sewers; Thomas j.
Langtry, commissioner of corrections;
George G ClauseT, president of the park
board; Aug. J. NTosbus and George L.
Grower park omnissioners; Peter It.
Meyer, J. Sargent Cram and Charles f.
Murphy, members of the dock board !;
Thomas L. Feitner, president of the tax
board; Maurice A HoIihan.
president of the board of
public improv ements: James Nc
carney, comm. ;sioner of street cleaning;
John Shea, conn missioner of bridges; Dan
iel Campbell, co mmissioner of buildings in
boroughs of hi chmond and Queens; Dan
lei Ryan, commissioner of buildings in
borough OF rooklyn; John w. Kellar
president of the board of charities for
Brooklyn and Queens; Edward c. Sheedy
Arthur B. 81 almon, Thomas j. Patterson
ana William Groll, commissioners of tax
board; John c. Hartle and Edward e
owen, comm issioners of accounts; Charles
IT, Knox, r ebert f. Dec and William c.
Ieekman, civil service commissioners (;
Nathan Str aus CpresidenO Dr. William r.
jenkins ar III DR.. John B. Crosby, commits
sioners OF the health board; Patrick Ken
nan, cit chamberlain; Edward Cahiu
Thomas A. Wilson, John Delmar and Ed
ward jIcCue, members of the board of
assess' Jrs; John Purcell commissioner of
Jurors for Manhattan and Bronx; Harry
Payr.e Whitney, Richard T. Wilson, Jr.,
sue G. Kugelman. Frederick A CRUDE
ftnGi Thornton w. Motley. commissioners
OF municipal statistics; John H. Scannell,
ire commissioner; John T. Maggie, chief
tf the bureau of municipal statistics.
Harry Payne Whitney is a son of ex-
secretary of the Navy William c. Whit
tey He married Gertrude, daughter of
Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Richard T. Wilson, Jr is a brother of
: IRIS. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Jr. These two
] after appointments We're unexpected and
Teated considerable comment :
Barnard ]. York. John b. Sexton, Thorn
. l.. Hamilton and William r. Phillips
we're appointed police commissioners.
z Gessrs. York and Sexton are the demo-
ratio members OF the board, while Messrs.
hamilton and Phillips represent the re-
7 ublican party and are from BROOKLYN
While York and Sexton are from New
tork. Their salaries are 5000 per an
IIum.