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GREATER NEW YORK.
Enthusiastic Crowds Celebrate Its
fnauguration-BriII scenes.

A<nthunthHtc tFgWus celebrate Its
inauguration-BriiIin scenes.
New York. Jan. 1.-The exit of the old
year and the Inauguration of Greater
New York was celebrated fittingly Fri
day night. One of the events that
marked the occasion was n 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 20 the street line, where they
were held in check by a Gordon of police.
Only those entitled by passes were al
lowed within the park limits.
The passing OF Brooklyn as q 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 a re-
| ception I'm the mayors Office. Later
Mayor Wurster presided at meeting
held in the common council chamber
st. Clair McKelway delivered an ora
| tion," From Greater 20 Greater" This
was followed by the reading OF poem
"The Passing of Brooklyn" by Will
Carlton. Rev. J. NJ. Farrar then deliv-
cred an address on Commerce and
| Church." after which Rev. Father Syl-
vester Malone pronounced the benedic-
tion. During the night about 10000
people attended the reception az the
city hall, where at midnight the bell in
the tower rang in the new year and the
new city.
Greater New York Is now the second city
| or the world and her citizens have entered
upon what is believed TO be the greatest
problem OF municipal government ever pre-
scented. With the last stroke OF the clock
at midnight announcing the advent or the
new year there was born a city such as the
emperors and kings OF history would have
deemed great for an empire. For SIX
months until the machinery OF the new
municipality gets into motion, the mayor
OF Greater New York has tho power OF an
Qulocfat. lie may Appolhl ohiNAdla win
salaries running into the thousands with
as lavish a hand as ever emperor treated
his favorites The mayor will appoint every
| department head I'm the city except the
comptroller. who Is elected for four years.
| lie will appoint all commissioners all JUS
| tlces or interior criminal courts, all the
members OF the school boards, with the eN-
| ceptlon OF the commissioner OF education,
! the Justices OF special sessions and the po-
lice magistrates, and IS given the power 70
remove any official IN New York and ap-
point his successor. There are five
boroughs in Greater New York. namely;
Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, queens and
! Richmond. The municipal legislature con-
| sists OF the council, with % members, and
board OF aldermen OF GO members. The
president OF the council was elected by the
people. The president OF the board OF al
dermen Will be chosen by the members or
! that body. Mayor Van Wyck Is given
power 70 veto any ordinance or resolution
| OF either body OF the municipal assembly
i unless five-Bxths OF the members OF both
houses declare otherwise Each OF the
five boroughs has borough president, but
! his principal duty IS TO preside over the va
rious local bodies In his borough