New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-03
MAYORS NEW YEARS GIFTS.
DISAPPOINTMENT FOR POLICE COMMITS
SIONER ABEL.
SEVEN school. COMMISSIONERS NAMED \ BROOK
LyN TAX COMMISSIONER REAPPorNTEp. AND

SEVEN SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS NAMED. BROOM
LYN TAX COMMISSIONER REAPpoTNTEp AND
SMALLER JOBS ALSO DISTRIBUTED.
Mavor Van WICK yesterday distributed some
.nnoir,ments as New Years gifts He announced
IN SATURDAY. that he would make the appoint
roants TODAY but he changed his NINA over
Sunday and gave out the list soon ai'er ne a.
rived at his office yesterday morning. ne W.
gan by reappointing Police Commissioner r'en''
= Abeu. whose term expired Saturday to a
full term.
Mr.. Abel went to the City Hall YESTERDAY
~orr,rs ~ tender New Years greeting. and
the Mayor handed a new commission 10 MN anu
swore him into Office. Many politicians hau
.unnosed that the Mayor intended to keep MI
Aher IN office as a hod-over for some time IN
tho expectation Of gaining some advantage III
a politcal way. but the Republican leaders oe
clared that they would not recommend any
nerson for the Office of Police Commissioner VI
take any responsibility for an appointment ~
the Police Board. Mr. Abel was appoin'eu
several months ago to serve out the term %
Commissioner Philips who was removed WIN
Commissioner Hamilton.
THE SCHOOL. APPOINTMENTS
The Mayor also appointed to full terms a.
School Commissioners for the oorouehs Oh wa"
haitian and The Bronx ex-Judge George M a"
Hoesen Thaddeus Moriarty. Morris t. o'er"e'
George Livingston. DR.. Waldo H. fichaiueo''
Edward r. Farrell and John t. harrison. |o'"-
yoissioners Van Hoesen and Moriarty, VINO were
appointed recently to fill unexpired terms are
reappointed The other new Commissioners
..k. tho niaces Of Charles Buckley Hubbell, DR.
Daniel f.. McSweeny Jacob w. Mach' A'eN
ander p Ketchum and Walter e. Andrews
,Ia fr1u hat
leaders opposed TO the methoos Vi ''e -
form Board OF Education.
Commissioner Van Hoesen had a long service
on the bench He became well known as d
edge. but since his retirement from the pehc"
he has not been prominent as lawyer, .
Commissioner Moriarty was In the boa a,,,' oi
Education in former Tanmany auhliiils'i
He is a furniture dealer .. h,,s,
ness and is a Democrat. although he has not
been connected directly with Tammahy nan
George Livingston was a member of the Board
OF Education some years ago, ana was III olIor
when MAYOR Strong was elected, but ne was
not reapponted at the expiration OF MS term
DR. Richardson is a RepuD1can ne aisv 10
"a brother-in-law OF Postmaster Cornelius van
Colt. WAN
Der OF Typographical Union NO y. he was
recommended for appointment ny INC |'
Labor Union. ooo,
MIR. Harrison is lawyer. and was recon-
mended by the Tammany organization III '"e
XXXIVth Assembly District.
AGAIN BROOKLYN TAX COMMlSSioNhh'
Arthur c. Salmon. of Brooklyn, was appointed
Yesterday to succeed himself as Tax Cominis-
sioner with a salary of $1,000 a year his re-
appointment was predicted as ina''ei VI
course as 1t was understood that he would be
continued in the office when he appointed
year ago. "a
Patrick Ready. of Brooklyn. was appointed
Judge of the Court of Special Sessions in that
borough filling the vacancy caused by the
death OF John l.. Devenney
John Renehan was appointed MEMBER OF tne
BOARD of Examining Plumbers. Each meInper
OF the Board receives SO day for every day
the Board is in session. x,,
Charles r. Barney and Charles +; Mchlli
were rea nnointed members OF the Municipal Art
Commission Mr. Barney as president. Mem
bers of the Commission receive no salaries.