New-York tribune., 1905-06-10
WEAVER'S LATEST MOVE.
APPOINTS ADVISERS.
Men of Broad Experience to Help
Direct City's Il Afairs.

Philadelphia. June 9.-In accordance with his
promise that from now until TIE end OF his ad-
ministration he would give to the city OF Phla-
delphia a business administration Mayor
Weaver this evening announced the appoint
ment of an advisory committee of fourteen In
announcing the names of his advisers tie Mayor
said:
I expect to consult them on matters OF bust
ness connected with the city. Many propienls
will arise from time to time on which tney eau
give me expert advice. l have selected them De-
cause of their broad business experience
The members of the committee are: John h
Converse, head of the Baldwin LoconouFe
Works. William Potter, lawyer and former
Minister to Italy; Hugh McCaffrey. president OF
the McCaffrey File Works; Rudolph BlanKeh-
burg, wholesale drygoods; Charles Emory smith.
Editor of 1.-THE Philadelphia Press; Walter b
Hagar, ship broker and exporter: Mahlon N
Kline. wholesale druggist; Francis B. Reeves
bank president; William T. Tilden. wholesale
wool merchant: W. w Justice, wholesale wool
merchant; Morris Newberger, bank president;
John r. Musser, physician; John H. Michener.
business man and bank president and Charles
II. Harding, wholesale yarns.
One of the developments of the day was the
arrest Of John A. AclSer, general storekeeper or
one of the waterworks stations in this city. He
is charged with falsely certifying to the correct
of certain false bills presented by con-
tractors and with accepting bribes while in the
performance of official duties. He given a
hearing before magistrate and held In $1,000
bail for further hearing. His brother-in-law
went on his bond late tonight. Beyond making
out priIna face case. testimony was taken
to throw light on the case and all those con-
cerned In the arrest are reticent. 1t is known,
however. that the Director Of the Department Of
Supplies is back of the prosecution.
Acker was dismissed from the service early in
the day. before his arrest occurred. Another
dismissal to-day for the good of the service
that OF Robert Bronily, the foreman OF the
machine shops Of the waterworks
One hundred women, members OF the Civic
Club and the New Century Club. of this city.
to-day called upon Mayor Weaver to commend
his efforts for reform and to offer him their CO.
operation Mrs Owen Wister, jr., read an ad-
dress, in which she said that for ten years the
Civic Club had been discouraged, but that the
encouragement ended when Mayor Weaver be-
gan his crusade to secure good government Mrs.
Wister outlined the objects of the club, ex-
pressed the belief that the tax rate was high
enough, hoped the Bullitt bill would be upheld.
and, in the Of the club. thanked the Mayor
for the changed conditions his course had
brought about.
Mayor Weaver, responding, said:
For two years I have sat IN this office with the
fixed intention Of putting into execution plans
for the betterment of our city. which have in
spired your words of praise. During that time,
whenever felt that stood on firm ground, the
ground pulled from under me. l have been
given more praise than deserve am entitled
to for what has been accomplished in the last
three weeks. The victory is not mine; 1t is the
peoples.