The age-herald., 1902-01-02
SETH LOW TAXES
 OATH OF OFFICE General Turning Out of Tam- many Leaders in New York 0EVERY ASKS FOR A JOB Van Wyck in Retiring Wishes His Successor Prosperity and Happy
 New Year-Reforn Work
 Will be Slow.
DEVERY ASKS FOR A JOB

New YorR, January 1.-seth Low. for mer mayor of Brooklyn and president of Columbia University until he gave up that office to become a. candidate for the may orally on a fusion ticket became mayor of New York today. At the same time there was an almost complete turning over of city and county offices by Democratic incumbents to the candidates elected on the fusion ticket in November
 The changes in elected officers, included the District Attorney, the Comptroller, the President of the Burroughs, the Sheriff, the County Register and County Clerk Of the successful ones all were candidates on the fusion ticket except the President of Bronx and Queens Burroughs, where the Democrats were successful.
 Of the appointed officers, the important changes included the retirement of Police Commissioner Michael c. Murphy, who was succeeded by John N. Partridge, an the appointment of George L. Rives to be corporation counsel in place of John Whalen.
 Of the thirty-five district leaders of Tammany hall, eighteen lost their places in the public service today
 Low Arrives at Noon.
 Mir Low went to the city hall about noon where he was received by MT Van Wyck who shook the new mayors hand and said
 The time having arrived when my term Of office expires, I take great pleasure in turning 1t over to you, sir. You came here by right of the people as mayor of the greatest city on earth. Let me assure you that 1t Is my sincere desire that you may have a peaceful and successful ad- ministration. I wish you a happy new year."
 MT. Low replied:
 T thank you sincerely for your kindly greeting to me and for your kind words. speak for myself and my fellow citizens, l am sure, when I wish you success
 MT. Low then took the oath of office, after which he held a reception at the city hail.
 When Deputy Commissioner of Police Devery was introduced to his successor, Colonel Thurston, he asked the new com missioner, Colonel Partridge to assign him to duty as a member of the uniform force of the city. He claimed that the act of the Legislature last winter abol- ishing the office of chief of police was illegal. Colonel Partridge said he would do nothing until the courts decided the question.
 Police Force Declining.
 Tn an address to the captains, Commits sioner Partridge said that he believed the police department of New York. which had freely been spoken of as ''the finest in the world" had fallen from It's former high standard. He said he knew that the duties of policeman were many and daring. He did not believe that the most sanguine reformer expected to see a perfectly orderly condition restored in the city In a day, but he did believe that they expected improvement to follow i'm provement until there was radical change for the better.
 Colonel Partridge said that the best way to check the evils of gambling in various forms was to strike at those places which have in the most persistent manner defied the law. The new com missioner said that the people expected greater vigilance in the protection of persons and property and in the proven tion of every description of crime.