New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
NEW MEN TAKE JOBS
E1IT T4MM4NY HALL.
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George McAneny. the new President ot
the Borough of Manhattan. announced tho
following appointments at the end of his
hrst day yesterday;
Assistant Commissioner of Public Works.
Yuecsedlng James ]. Hagan. Edgar Victor
Frothingham.
:, Secretary of the Bureau of Public
,, superintendent of Buildings. succeeding
+, :: Msnrphg; Rnaolph p Miller ;,,us,n
Private Secretary to the Borough Pres
ioent, Robert B. Insley.
John Cloughen, who held the office of
Borough President for two days as sue
cessor of John T. Ahearn, turned the
office over TO Mr.. McAneny at noon. The
latter thanked Mr.. Cleughen for many
courtesies extended.
President McAneny spent the rest OF the
day getting acquainted with the various
bureaus CT his Office. most of which are in
the Park Row Building, while the main
office is i'll the City Hall
At the end of the day President McAneny
had decided that he would make no APP
pointment TO the position OF Public Works
Commissioner, which was left vacant by
the elevation of Mr.. Cloughen to the bor-
ough presidency two days ago He also de-
eided TO leave the various bureaus as they
were for the present.
Regarding the fight between Mr. Collins,
Superintendent of Highways, and George T,
Scsnnell, President MeAneny said he was
willing to inherit two sup9rintendeuts of
highways for the present and they could
fight it out between themselves for the
sleeping quarters. He did not care who
occupied them, so long they aired them
in the morning.
DIsoRGANIzED, SAYS MANENY.
President MoAneny issued the following
statement:
l have made no selection as yet either
for the office of Commissioner of Public
Works or for any OF the bureau offices
ordinarily subject to his jurisdiction So
tar as business organization goes, these
shape. Ihey require reorganization from
TOP 10 bottom L do not know at the pres
ssnt moment Just what the plan will DE or
now the distribution of executive duties
VIII run. By the end of January I shall
know know better ] shall then be prepared 70
with more general knowledge as to what
he is to do and of the qualifications he
ought 70 possess, ! shall know. also. which
bureau otfces can be dispensed with. which
should be continued and how the duties OF
each of these will run.
Meanwhile. I shall be my own Commits
sloner and give the details of the proposed
reorganization by personal attention. I
nave asked the Bureau of Municipal Re-
search 10 aid in the work OF judging the
exact condition of these Departments and
III planning the lines along which the re-
pr th souS am tha, @
advisory service will be given willingly.
Mr.. rockingham, the new Assistant 81.
perintendent of Public Works. was gradu-
ated from Harvard in 1896 and from the
law school three years later. For time
he was in Edward NJ. shepards law Office
but has practised for himself recently.
Mr.. Case, secretary of the Department of
Public Works. was born in Auburn thirty
years ago, and has been in active news
paper work for the greater part of the last
ten years.
Rudolph P. Miller. the new Superintend-
ent of Buildings, is a graduate of the CO.
lumbia School of Mines. In 1894 he entered
the Buildings Department as an inspector.
Later he became chief engineer of the de-
partment, in which capacity he served for
five years. Since 1904 he has had private
consulting practice TO architects and build
ers. He has been an advisor Of the last
two building code commissions and repre-
scented the city in the operation going Oh
sat the Grand Central Station. The ap-
pointment has the approval of the New
York Chapter of the American Institute OF
ployers Association.
Mr.. Westerfield, Assistant Superintendent
Of Buildings. is member of the law firm
of Falck & Westerheld.
Mr.. Insley has been private secretary Of
Mr., McAneny for four years and has also
been assistant secretary of the City Club.
He is a graduate of Columbia University
and is an expert accountant.
There was little ceremony attendant upon
the turning over of the Controllers Office 10
William A. Prendergast by Herman =.
Metz the retiring incumbent. The office
was crowded with friends of the incoming
and the retiring officials when Mr.. Prem
+ dergast came over from Brooklyn, where
he had turned over the Registers Office to
Frederick Lundy, his successor.
Mr.. Metz greeted Mr.. PIendergast In his
usual breezy fashion and handshaking all
around followed. Look at all the Republl-
cans here" said Mr.. Metz to his successor,
with a wink. Among them were Michael J.
Dady, Congressman Calder, Colonel Adolph
L. Kline and r. Ross Appleton.
Controller PrenderGast had previously an
nounced the appointment of Douglas Math~
ewson and Edmund d. Fisher as first and
second deputies. Yesterday he reappoiated
Hubert /. Smith. who has been in the de-
partment for years, as Assistant Deputy
Controller. He also announced the appoint
ment of Henderson NJ. Wolfe. formerly a
vice-presdent of the Northern Bank of
New York. as chief auditor of the depart
ment
After Mr.. Metz and his old deputies aud
Controller Prendergast and his deputies had
been photographed with the flowers sent
by admiring friends of tho new Controller,
the latter, with George Tirren. his secre-
tary, took his deputies over to the Mayors
office TO be sworn in.
mitchell KEEPS ASSISTANTS.
Patrick +. Mciiowan turned the Office of
President of the Board of Aldermen over %
John Purroy Mitchell shortly after II
o'clock. as both wanted to attend the May
or's exercises. Mr.. Mitchell had spent most
Of the morning cleaning UP the work of the
Commissioner of Accounts. and hurried
across the City Hall Park to keep his ap-
pointment with Mr. MCGOWAN
President Mitchell has reappointed the
three subordinates in his office in the ex-
empt class. They are William oConnor.
private secretary, Mrs, Anna C. Bonner.
confidential stenographer. and William j.
Farrell. aue,ioneer'S process server.
Informal ceremonies attended the taking
of office OF District Attorney Whitman. in
the library. William TraTers Jerome. the