The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-02
TAMMANY in CONTROL
MAYOR VAN WICK TAKES POSSES
SION OF GREATER CROKERVILLE.
He Listens to a Brief Address by Ex-
Around and COnfers Rich FavOrs.

NEW YORK, Jan. New York to-day
became the second city of the world, with
Robert A. Van Wyck as it's mayor. Mr..
Van Wyck announced the following ap-
pointments:
Corporation Counsel-John Whalen.
Commissioner for the Buildings-Thomas
]. Brady.
Commissioner of Public Buildings, Light
ing and Supplies-Henry l.. Kearney.
Commissioner of Water Supply-Wiiiam
Commissioner of Sewers-James Kane.
Commissioner of Corrections-Thomas j..
PARK Commission-George c. Claussen.
president; August j. Moebus and George i.
Brewer.
Dock Board-Peter F. Myer, ]. Sargent
Cram and Charles F. Murphy.
President of the Tax Board-Thomas L..
Feitner.
President Board of Public Improvement
Maurice Holahan.
Commissioner of Street Cleaning-James
Mccartney.
Commissioner of Bridges-John L. Shea
Commissioner of Buildings-Daniel Camp
bell in boroughs of Richmond and Queens
Daniel Ryan, in borough of Brooklyn.
President of Board of Charities-John W.
Keller.
and Queens-Edward G. Sheedy, Arthur S.
Salmon, Thomas j. Patterson and william
Groll.
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tie and Edward E. owen.
Civil-service Commissioners-Charles II.
Knox, Robert e. Deyo and William E.
Dickman.
Commissioners Of Health Board-Nathan
Straus president. DR.. William T. Jenkins
and DR. John B. Crosby.
City Chamberlain-Patrick Keenan,.
Members of the Board of .Assessors-Ed-
ward Cahill, Thomas A. Wilson, John Del
mar and Edward McCue.
Commissioner of Jurors for Manhattan
and RrOux--.IOhu Purcell.
Commissioners of Municipal Statistics
Harry Payne Whitney, Richard Wilson, jr.
Jules G. Kugelman, Frederick a. CRUDE and
Thornton w. Motley.
Fire Commissoner-John Fl. Scannell.
Chief of Bureau of Municipal Statistics
Police Commissioners-Berna J. York
John B. Sexton. Thomas l.. Hamilton and
William E. Phillips.
York and Sexton are the Democratic
members of the board. while Hamilton and
Phillips represent the Republican party
York and Phillips come from Brooklyn
Sexton and Hamilton from New York. The
salary is $1,000 per annum.
Harry Payne Whitney is a son of ex-Sec-
retary of the Navy William C. Whitney
He married Gertrude, daughter of Cor
nelius Vanderbilt. Richard r. Will
son, jr. is the brother of Mrs Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, jr. These two latter APP
considerable comment.
Coroners Hoeber and Tuthill held that
their terms of office had not expired, and
refused to give possession to Messrs
Rausch, Fitzpatrick and Hart, elected cor
oners under the new charter. The new Of
ficials, however, obtained entrance to the
offices and assumed the functions of the
places. Hoeber and Tuthil say they will
appeal to the courts.
At the City Hall large crowd gathered
early to witness the induction of the new
mayor. Mayor Strong transacted a few
last matters of routine. Nearly all the men,
bers of Mayor Strong's cabinet dropped in
to say goodbye. Floral pieces were strewn
in every direction. A tiger, in yellow and
black imnlortelles, resting in a bed of roses
was one of the most notable decorations
At ten minutes to IL o'clock Mr.. Van Wyck
entered the Office. He was greeted by May
ors Strong, Gleason and Wurster. The four
men chatted some time, and the big crowd
of oftice-holders and ex-office-holders made
q circle around them.
About one minute before 12 o'clock Mayor
Strong said: Mr.. Van Wyck, the people OF
this new city, made up of five boroughs and
3.5OO,VO people, have decided that you
should be the first mayor and descend from
your position as judge to assume the
position as magistrate. My impression is
that this old city in which you and / have
llVe0 Tor ABOUT the same number of years
this old city of New York that is passing
away-will contribute So 000 600 900 worth Of
property to the new city of which you will
be mayor-$2S0, 0O0,0C0 of banking stock and
81, 900 000,000 of deposits. And you will take
charge of this little borough along with the
others, and you will always feel, l know,
that it is the brightest little jewel in the
cluster OF five. 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, in reply, said: 1.-THE
people have chosen me to be mayor ] re-
ceived the office from them, and to them
/ will answer
Then, after a great shaking of hands the
ceremony was completed, and the adminis-
tration of Mayor Strong was a thing of the
past A good contingent of Brooklynites
charge of the controllers Office. Mr.. CoIer
announced several minor appointments and
got through the ceremony of induction with
little ado.