The age-herald., 1898-01-02
MAYOR VAN WICK
 WAS INAUGURATED Inducted Into Office By EX-HayOrS Strong,
 Gleason and WuFSteF. MANY APPOINTMENTS MADE
Harry Payne Whitney and Richard I.
 Wilson, Jr., Get Good Jobs.
COL. BIRD s. c0LER ON HAND
Assumed Charge of Comptroler's Office Newly Elected Coroners Experienced Little Difficulty in Getting
 Hold of Their Offices.

New York, Jan. 1-New York today be- came the second city of the world, with Robert A. Van Wyck as its mayor At the city hall large crowd gathered early to witness the induction of the new mayor. Mayor Strong transacted few last mat ters of routine. Nearly all the Strong cau- inet dropped in to say goodbye. Floral pieces were strewn in every direction. A tiger in yellow and black immortelles rest ing in a bed of roses was one of the most noticeable decorations.
 At ten minutes of 12 o'clock Mr. Van Wyck entered the office. He was greeted by Mayors Strong, Gleason and Wurster. The four men chatted for some time and the big crowd of office holders and ex- office-holders made a circle around him. About one minute before 12 o'clock Mayor Strong said: MT. Van Wyck, the people of this new city, made up of five boroughs and 3,500,000 people, have decided that you should be the first mayor and descend from your position as judge to assume the posi- tion of magistrate.
 Strong's Talk
 My impression is that this old city in which you and I have lived for about the  New York that is passing away-will con- tribute 8 GOO ,O00, ,0O0 worth of property to the new city of which you will be mayor; $780,, 900 of banking stock and $1,Od0 900, ,0O3 of deposits. And you will take charge of this little borough alone with the others, and you will always feel know, that it is the brightest little jewel in the cluster of five You have been chosen to be mayor of one s,,4 4J,a ynrl1 I gratulate you and welcome you as mayor of Greater New York"
 Mayor Van Wyck, in reply, said:
 "The 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- ministration of Mayor Strong was thing of the past. A good contingent of Brook lyntes accompanied Bird s. Coler, when he took charge of the comptroler's office.
 MT Coler announced several minor ap- pointments, and got through the ceremony of induction with little ado.
 Wouldn't yaoate
 Coroners Hoeber and Tuthil held their term of office had not expired, and refused to give possession to Messrs Bausch, Fitz- patrick and Hart, elected coroners under the new charter. The new officials, how ever, obtained entrance to the office and assumed the functions of the places. Hoe Der and Tuthill say they will appeal to the courts.
 Mayor Van wyck has announced the fol- lowing appointments:
 John Whalen, corporation counsel; i; 1f ings; James F. Heating, commissioner of highways; Henry l.. Kearney commits sioner of public buildings. lighting and supplies; William L. Dalton. commissioner of water supply; James Kane, commits sioner of sewers; Thomas J. Lantry, conn missioner of corrections; George c. Claussen, president of the park board ; Augustus J. Mosbus and George L. Brewer, park commissioners; Peter E. Meyer, J. Sargent Cram and Charles F. Murphy, members of the dock board; ; Thomas L. Feitner president of the tax board; Maurice Holahan, president of the board of public improvement; James Me- Cartney. commissioner of street cleaning John l.. Shea, commissioner of bridges Daniel Campbell, commissioner of build ings in boroughs of Richmond and Queens Daniel Ryan, commissioner of buildings in borough of Brooklyn; John w. Kellar, president of the board of charities for Brooklyn and Queens; Edward C. Sheedy, Arthur B. Salmon, Thomas J. Patterson and William Croft commissioners of tax board; John c. Hartlee and Edward Owen, commissioner of accdnnts; Charles P. Knox, Robert E. Deyo and William Dickman, civil service commissioners; Ma than Straus, president, Dr. William T. Jenkins and Dr. John B. Crosby, commits sioners of health board; Patrick Keenan, city chamberlain; Edward Cahill, Thomas A. Wilson, John Delmar and Edward Mo- Cue, members of board of assessors; John R. Purcell, commissioner of jurors for Manhattan and Bronx; Harry Payne Whit ney. Richard Wilson, Jr., Jules G. Kugel- man, Frederick A. Grube and Thornton w. Motley, commissioners of municipal sta- tistics; John H. Scannen, fire commission CT; John T, Nagle, chief of bureau of mu- nicipal statistics.
 Were Unexpected
 Harry Payne Whitney, is son of ex- Secretary of the Navy William c. Whitney. He married Gertrude, daughter of Cor nelius Vanderbilt. Richard T. Wilson, Jr. is brother of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr. These two latter appointments were unexpected and created considerable com- ment.
 Barnard J. York, John B. Sexton, Thomas L. Hamilton and William D. Phillips were appointed police commissioners. York and Sextion 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 $5,000 per annum.