The sun., 1910-01-02
M'ANENY PICKS OUT SOMEMEN
RUDOLPH p. MILLER NEW ST.
PERINTENDENT OF BUILDINGS.

COmmlsslOnership Of Public WORKS to he
LeTtvacant for . Month o. SO-IntimA-
Iien That Some Or the Bureaus win he
AbOlished- and Goodwin Out.
President McAneny Of the Borough Of
Manhattan announced these appointments
yesterday:
Asststant ConmtssIORSr Of PubIic WORKS. EDoAA
VICTOR FRorMN0RAN.
Secretary PUbIte WoTks. HKNRX JAZZ CASE.
Superintendent Of Buildings. RUDOLPH p
MILLER.
Asststanf sUpsri'usndsni. W. ROOMS wEsrHR-
FnLD.
Secretary 10 me President. RoBuRr 3. INsLKY
Mr.. McAneny said in giving out the
list:
Il have made no selection az yet. either
for the ONCE Of Commissioner OF Public
Works or for any OF the bureau Offices
ordinarily subject to his jurisdiction.
So far as business org anization goes
these buresus are in a thoroughly dis
orderly shape. They require reorgani-
ration from top to bottom. l do not
know at the present moment just what
the plan will be or how the distribution
of executive duties will run. By the end
of january I shall know better. shall
then be prepared to seek Commissioner
OF Public Works with more general
knowledge as to what he In to do and OF
the qualifications he ought to possess. l
shall know also which bureau Offices can
be dispensed with. which should be oon-
tinued and how the duties OF each OF these
will run.
Meanwhile l shall be my own COM
missioner and give the details Of the
proposed reorganization my perso nal
attention. l have asked the Bureau of
Municipal Research to aid in the work Of
judging the exact condition of these de-
partments and in planning the lines along
which the reorganization should pro-
oeed. l am assured by the directors of
the bureau that this advisory service will
be willingly given.
"Mr. Cloughen's election to the BorouRh
Presidency has meanwhile taken him out
OF the Commissioner OF Public Works
offlce, leaving the vacancy that still exists
] have accepted Mr.. Hogan's resignation
as Assistant Commissioner. Mr.. Froth-
ingham. whom / have selected for the
place. Is . lawyer. a graduate OF Harvard
University in 1898 and the Harvard law
school in 1899. He was for a time asso-
ciated with the Office Of Edward NJ. Shep-
ard and for several years has practised
independently. RMr. Case. appointed
secretary. is a newspaper man connected
for the greater part OF the last ten years
with the staff OF the Erenino Post.
Mr.. Miller. the new Superintendent Of
Buildings. is an architectural engineer
who after graduationsfromithe Columbia
school OF mines in 1888 engaged for some
time in building and in 1894 entered the
Building Department as an inspector.
He became chief engineer OF the depart
ment and served as such for five years.
Since 1904 he has been In private consult
ing practice in both architectural and
building work. He has served as expert
adviser to successive building oode COM
missions, has been retained by the city
in other advisory ENTHUSIASTICALLY as
its representative in the building opera
tions now proceeding at the Grand Cen
tral Station-and is recognized broadly
a. an authority on building laws and fire
protection.
considering the future plans Of the Build
ing Department generally l have con-
suited at various times with n Joint com-
mittee representing the New York chapter |
OF the American Institute OF Architects !
and the Building Trades Employers As
ISOLATION. ! may say that the selection !
of Mr.. Miller meets with their strong ap- |
proval. Mr.. Westerfeld, Assistant Su- |
perintendent of Buildings. Is a lawyer |
OF the firm of Falck a Westerfield and l
builder. he has been a student of the |
building code from the legal side. Other 1
appointments in the bureau Of buildings 1
win be announced later.
-Mr. Insley has been my personal /
secretary for four years past and has
served also as assistant secretary OF the \
City Club. He is a graduate Of Columbia /
law school, an accountant and a well |
trained ONCE administrator.
Through the courtesy OF retiring /
Cloughen have already given |
notice that the ONCE hours OF the depart
ments and offices subject to the Borough |
President will hereafter be from o'clock !
until s."
Frank J. Goodwin. Superintendent of |
Sewers, had sent in his resignation to |
Borough President Cloughen Mr.. Mo
Aneny accepted 1t and ira nsferred the |
duties TO Chief Engineer Horace Loomis |
Cyrus G. Miller. President Of The Bronx, |
said last night that he would have no ap-
pointments to announce until he had |
become more familiar with the work Of |
his ONCE. He would reach a definite |
he said, In two or three days |
Mr.. Miller unlocked his new desk yester- |
day and received a lot Of callers and /