The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-16
HOLLY And CALDWELL OUT.
PARK BOARD HAS 4 NEW SECRE-
TARY AND SPEEDW Az MAN.
both the Newcomers Are Mcclellan Men.
hut willis Holly says He Is. Too. and
That He Quit TO Take a Better JOb-rit
for Tat in Tive Bronx From Hayen.

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That He Quit 10 Take a Better o TIT
for Tat in Tive Bronx From Haren.
The resignation OF Willis Holly. secretary
OF the Department OF Parks. and Of John
Caldwell, superintendent of the Speed
way. were rendered and accepted at a
meeting of the park board held yesterday
at the Arsenal.
The impression waf given last night
by the members OF the board that the two
officials voluntarily resigned, but the board
was prepared TO appoint SUCCESSORS TO them
at yesterdays meeting.
Frank Loughman was appointed TO suo-
coed Mr.. Holly. He was an active worker
in the last primary election for the can
didates for leader, backed by Commits
sioner John n. O'Brien in the Nineteenth
district. Mr.. Loughman, who is a son-in-
law OF Mrs. Fl. b. Plant, was a candidate
for Deputy Fire Commissioner when Mr..
O'Brien was at the head OF the depart
! ment, but despite the influence behind him
he was unable to lam the job. James i.
Ryan. who had the support of Mr.. O'Brien
in his recent fight for the leadership of the
Nineteenth. was appointed 10 succeed Mr..
Caldwell.
Willis Holly said last night that he had
resigned because a business opportunity
had come to him that he felt he could not
overlook. MIR. Holly said that he presented
his resignation to Commissioner Herman,
Kennedy and Berry at the regular weekly
meeting Of the board yesterday. Commits
sioners Herman and Kennedy expressed
sorrow at his leaving the board and wished
him success in his business venture.
Mr.. Holly was secretary to Mayor Hugh J.
Grant and was retained in the same Office
under the succeeding Mayor, Thomas r.
Gilroy. When Robert A. Van Wyck was
elected Mayor he was chosen secretary Of
the Park Commission and served four
years.
When Mayor Mcclellan was elected the
first time Mr.. Holly was again called upon
to fill the secretaryship Of the, Park Com
mission. and vas reappointed the first Of the
year when Mr.. Mcclellan was reelected.
Mr.. Holly said he was an admirer Of the
Mayor, and that there had been no difference
between him and the present administra-
ton.
John s. Caldwell has had under the
Mcclellan administrations the supervision
Of the Speedway. Mr.. Caldwell was one
Of Charles F. Murphy's right hand men in
the last two Mayoralty campaigns. He
lives in West I45th street. in Thomas F.
McAvoy's district. Caldwell made nobones
Of saying that he had been forced out.
He said that his job was wanted at the City
Hall and had been wanted for some time.
President Louis J. Hafen Of the Borough
Of The Bronx removed yesterday Superin-
tendent of Buildings and Supplies Thomas
r. Byrnes and Superintendent OF Sewers
Peter A. Decks. He appointed in their
places Albert Liebenau as Superintendent
Of Buildings and Henry c. Schrader as
Superintendent Of Sewers.
These appointments are in the nature Of
rewards for parts taken in the primary
fight. Liebenau announced himself as an
anti-Hafen candidate. but when the pri-
mary ticket was issued il was seen that the
Liebenau ticket and the Morris ticket in
the Thirty-ffth Assembly district were the
same. The fight between William Z. Morris
and Joseph 1. Berry for the district leader
ship was practically a tie. but Liebenau's
influence thrown TO Morris saved the dis
trict for Haffen. Decks was for some time
an Alderman in The Bronx.
Thomas +. Byrnes was Deputy Commits
sioner OF Highways under Mayor Strong.
Henry c. Schrader was Park Commissioner
for The Bronx during Mayor McClellan's
first administration He was criticised by
the Mayor for constructing a racetrack in
Pelham Bay Park and was not r%eappointed
Schrader is a Lieutenant of Eugene j.
MCGUIRE, Tammany leader Of the Thirty
second Assembly district.