New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-01
CITY HALL DECORATED.
officials of LosC Administration
Preparing to Move Ou&.

The Old City Hall is in gala dress for Colonel
George e. Mcclellan and his staff when they take
charge OF the place where for two years Mayor
Low and his associates have put in so much hard
work. The ceremonies will he brief. Colonel Nc
Clellan and his secretary, John II. OBrieu. will
reach the City Hall about HIS o'clock and will
2" 10 Mayor Lows private Office At Il o'clock
tho retiring and the incoming Mayors will repair
10 the main office. and Mayor Low with brief re-
marks. will 10 Colonel Mcclellan the
control of the city. Then NJ Low will shake
hands and start for home. while the execu-
tive Will in his heads of departments and
receive Congra tulation..
Tho decorations the exterior Of the City Hall
are the old flags and banners which have been
used many times to decorate the building. As 10
those within, the men who have seen admnistra-
tons and go declare that nothing has
approached them. The walls and ceilings
buried under great masses and festOons and wreaths
Of myrtle laurel. smilaX and evergreens. The main
hallway. through which the Mayor-elect will pass
on his way to the Mayors office, will be arched
high vita palms cf great size and beauty.
The doors the public Office OF the Mayor
arched over with banks of myrtle which,
and rather anonymously are wired paper chrys
anthemums in white and pink. Similar incOngTui-
ties appear in paper growing on: of the laurel
and holly wreaths which are hung in various
places.
Tho winding stirways draped in large silk
American flags. and smaller banners III the ma
tional colors appear throughout the building.
The decorations in the public Office Of the Mayor
Will be IN smilaN and natural roses, with other
flowers IN moderation. The cost Of the work is
covered by an appropriation Of 500 made by the
Boord OF Aldermen.
In all the departments yesterday. with one or
two exceptions. preparations for the moving out
OF the old and the moving IN Of the new were
visible. Mayor Low announced that he had re-
ceived the designations OF Commissioners Lederle.
Hynes. Sturgis De Forest. ogden, Monroe. Wells.
CoGswolI. Gillespie. Greene. Scott. Banta. Folks,
Wilcox and Young, CItv Chamberlain Gould, Dep
uty City Marshal Merriman, William J. Moran. the
Mayors confidential secretary, Thomas ". Parker.
an executive stenOGrapher. who was supposed 10
be "A holdovcr: James r. Reynolds secretary 10 the
Mayor and Corporation Counsel Rives Bridge
Commissioner IudeTth hal did not send in his reslS-
nation. but will probably do So before noon to-day
In Commissioner Noodburys uftiC" everybody
was smiling. ana signs Of packing up were
DE-
There were haudshakines and wishing OF Many
Happy New Years" and mauy cigars were passed
around.
A. > o'clock Mayor Mcclellan announced In
Yesterdays Tribune Will be one OF party in
vitcd 10y John r. Mcdonald and the Rapid Transit
Cornmi- Sioners TO go with them their first con-
tiruous trip Of inspection of the subway They
will travel on haudCars. and go the entire distance
20 Harlem Charles r. Murphy. Senator =. II. Nc
Carren Henry Youge and possibly one or two
Others will be I'm the party. Mayor Low said he
would probably he unable 10 so.