New-York tribune., 1909-01-02
FOOTBALL MEN NAMED
TO KEEP STREETS CLEAN
Edudrds, Princeton. Commissioner,
Hogan. Yale, His Deputy

Yale vs Princeton is what the Street Cleaning
Department locks like al rhe present time foT
Bill Edwards the famous Princeton f"otoaIl
player. IS the new commissioner of that depart
1neut. while his first deputy for Manhattan Is
James J. Hogan. lawyer and incidentally captain
Of the Yale '0s eleven. Mayor Mcclellan Prince
ton man. by the way-announced yesterday that
Edwards who had been deputy. was 10 head the
Street Cleaning Department. and that Jim Hogan
WAS 20 bc his assistant
Tho aupo;r,-rnents did not come as a surprise 10
the men WHO knew IL had been suspected for
some time that Big BIZ to have charge Of
the department. Both The commissioner and
his deputy nave regulations as hard workers ana
expected that they will tackle the pTonlern
cleaning Manhattan earnestly as ever theE
dld Yale or Princeton line Both Edwards and
Hogan are well known in the world Of sports as
football players in their respective universities
Commissioner Edwards and Deputy Commissioner
Hogan sworn in yesterday by Mayor McClei-
ian. who also announced the appointment Of Fred
Il. Hogel deputy commissioner for The Bronx
@ succeed Jerome Reilly. Tannlany politician
Commissioner Edwards did Tot say that Reilly had
been removed, buL said that the atters connection
with the department had ceased yesterday Com
missioner Edwards reappointed Owen Murphy Dep
llry commissioner for Brooklyn Hogel the new
deputy commissioner OF The Bronx has long been
connected with the department and started In al
the lowest round. street sweeper.
In university circles the appointments OF Edwards
ana Hogan have caused much favorable comment
Edwards Of the greatest football players
that Princeton has ever had and 10 his efforts
PTtnce6on's victory Yale in sc was largely due
Hogan is known 70 all Yale Jim and is
= hero as the capfatn Of the 'O4 eleven which won
the championship from Princeton and Harvard. IN
ispite of tie fact that the commissioner and
his deputy PLAYED rival eevens> although not At
the tina. they now expect TO buck the line
IN harmony
when the new commissioner went 10 his desk in
the Park Row Building ne found it completely
hidden beneath large fioral horseshoe, the token
from the Of The 30 District q district that
embraces. tbs Vest Side. from Canal street 10 23d
street
Soon after taking his Office the commissioner
said:
1T shall my single purpose 70 raise the stand
sra Of efficiency u this department and TO give the
people OF the city Of New York clean streets at
slI times. at the same time saving to the TAX
payers much Of their money as possible
Il have in mind many economies which VIII ne
put into effect once This department VIII uf-
dergo reorganization only as 70 its personnel
but SIS the plan under which it is administered
These changes will be gradual, perhaps but theE
will come
Nj Edwards and M Hogan close personal
friends. The Mayor is great believer IN college
ethietios. Some time ago ne offered city jon 10
Captain Cconey. Of the Princeton baseball tearn OF
aep7 but ,Ir. Cooney had a more attractive ofter
from e concern near Rochester and declined the
place
Mayor Mcclellan spent about an hour and a
half at the City Hall yesterday and made all the
3n ali the men and those who had been reap
pointed.
John J. Barry president OF the North Side sav-
ings Bank Of The Bronx. was appointed CoInnlls
sioner Of Correction, to succeed John y. Coggey-
Herbert Adams appointed 70 succeed John j
BOYLE. and Frederick & Pratt 10 succeed Howard
Mansfield the Municipal Art commission
John T Dooling Charles B Page Rudolph g Ful-
Ter and James Kane reappointed To the Board
Of Elections
Michael T. DAILY sworn in as chief clerk Of
The Poard Of Elections.
There is che thing am going 10 do Mr. Barry
said that is TO make decided improvements
on Har1s Island I have visited the boys reforma-
Tory there several occasions and there is cry
ina need Of complete change of methods in deal
ing with the boys who are Kept there II ! IND
tLat any Of the in charge are responsible for
conditions. they assuredly will be removed I
viii tolerate misrlanagenent. the men re-
sronsible for II viii have u go, Will
made my position yhis point clear 10 The Mayor,
and he gave ne his heaTtiest indorsement