The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-24
MAYORHAS ACKNOWLEDGMENT
mead or LATE ASPHALT Trust
TO RULE THE POLICE.
Once President OF the Republican Count>
Committee ~ .SOO-Term One
Year II Not Extended Republican
ORGANIZATION Had No Candidate.

Organization Had No (andGaF.
Mayor Low announced yesterday morning
that he had offered the Police CONNIE
sioncrship 10 Gen Francis Ninton Greene
and tina, G n Greene had accepted it. The
appointment H. for one year-the remainder
Of the Mayors term-subject 10 removal
by the Mayor or the Governor. The salary
is 1880 q year Gen. Greene will take Office
on Jan. l. The Mayor has r. port from
CO.. Partridge and Mr.. Phnbn r,comm nd
ing that the Legislature be asked TO make
the Police Commissioner term fourteen
years
Gen. Greene accepted the place on Sunday
when he called at Mayor Lows house anC
talked the matter over with him. well
authenticated report to that effect was in
circulation Monday and the statement was
printed in THE Sun yesterday.
When Mayor Low got to the City Hall in
the morning he sent for the newspaper
reporters and said;
Il suppose you all know who the new
Police commissioner is. ] have appointed
Gen. Greene lie has accepted and it is all
settled
Gen. Greene was at the Office OF the
Eastern Trust Company lis Bro; dway,
when the news that the Mayor had made
this announcement was taken to him.
Il have accepted the appointment which
Mayor Low offered 10 me on Sunday, said
Gen Greene Il did not seek this office,
but | am glad TO take it. l hope the APP
pointment will give satisfaction
A reporter observed that IL was supposed
in some quarters that Gov. Odell had fav-
ored his appointment.
81 certainly hope that the Governor is
pleased" was Gen Greene's comment
Asked about his policy Gen. Greene said:
THAT will have TO develop as go along
| do not care to make any predictions
| shall ke p the people informed through
the newspapers of what progress We are
making as time goes by. The Mayor has
placed no restrictions on me. ! am going In
with free hands
Gen. Greene said he had not decided
whether the deputies would be changed.
Asked for an opinion Of Commissioner Par
tridges record in Office he said: Col Par
tridge has done a great deal OF FOOD work
and II | achieve any success in the de at
ment it will be largely due to his commence
ment.
Col Partridge returned this compliment
later y saying Gen. Greene Is fine
gentleman. a fine officer, and will make
good Police Commissioner"
Gen. Greene said he had readthe report on
the operations Of the department made by
former District Attorney Philbin and Com
missioner Partridge
Il agree with much OF this report, said he
but have not reached conc lrsion vet as
TO the three pl'toon system. Neither have
on the proposition to make tn, Commits
sioner's term Of Office fourteen years
Senator Platt sail: the Republican or
ganization did not take an active part
in this appointment. We had no candidate,
Gen. Greene's name was on the list with
others sub ,litted to US and l think he is
the best the list for the place"
District Attorney Jerome said: II am un-
willing to make any comment on the APP
pointment"
Gen. Greene had said in answer to oues-
ton that he supposed that he and the Dis
trict Attorney would work together har-
moniously.
Gen. Greene was born in Providence. r. l..
in 1880. Gen. Grant appointed him to West
1870 he was made S cond Lieutenant OF
Artillery. In 1870 he was made military
attache at st. Petersburg. He trailed the
Russian Army through the Russo-Turkish
War Of lsT7-7s, and this experience resulted
in a book entitled ARM. LIE in Russia"
He was made a C lrtain o If lgineers in 1883
and an instructor in military engineering
at West Point in 1885. Soon afterwaro
he left the service to establish a connection
with the Barber Asphalt Company As the
president Of the Asphalt Company Of
America and of the National Asphalt Com
pany, and he held that Office when the trust
went into the hands Of receivers in the
present year. Under the new administ ration
the city by admitting free competition got
it's asphalt paving much cheaper than it us ID
to get it from the trust
Gen Greene entered the National Guard
in 1880 on the staff Of Gen. Louis Fitzgerald
He was elected Colonel Of the Seventy first
Regiment in 1892. He went South with
the regiment at the opening Of the Spanish
American War but did not go to Cuba
with 1t, being switched over TO the Philip
pines. He was made Brigadier- General
Of Volunteers, and afterward a Major
General Of Volunteers He had command
OF the second expedition to Manila, con-
ststing OF four transports and $500 men
He returned from Manila in September,
1903, and was ordered to Havana in COM
mand Of part Of the Seventh Army Corps.
1903. He was talked Of for Commissioner
OF Public Works to succeed George W
Aldridge Of Rochester, but said that his
place as president Of the Asphalt Trust
was worth $4,000 year and he could not
afford to give it up
Since the collapse Of the trust Gen. Greene
has been with the Eastern Trust Company.
He said yesterday that probably he would
fever that connection
Besides the book on Russia Gen Greene
has written The Mi sisSppi," which deals
with campaigns Of the Civil War and a
biography Of Nathaniel Greene. one of his
ancestors.
He is a member OF the Century. Metro.
politan, University, Lawyers, Union League
Riding, Republican, New York Yacht and
Army and Navy clubs
In 1900 Gen. Greene was elected presi-
dent Of the Republican County Committee
TO succeed Lemuel +. Quigg He served
through the campaign Of that year but
was not reelected.
The following resolution was offered
and unanimously passed by the Executive
Committee Of the Republican County Com.
'nittee at its meeting for organization las,
NIGHT:
Whereas. THIS Executive Committee hss
learned Of the ion OF the Mayor IN appoint
Ing Gen. Franci, ' Greene, former president
ofthe Republican County Committee az Police
Commissioner OF the city OF New York,
=, hesotrcd, lhat We, the members of the
Executive Committee of the Republican
county COMMITTEE, commend the Hon Set /
low on Is selection, and we also extend
our hearty congratulations to Cen Greene
upon his appointment
BUILDER JOS. 4. FARLEY FAILS.
SON Of cN.Alderman Terence Farlry-Riyer.