New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-09
MAYOR FIXES REST PERIOD
Mo Bombs 10 Explode in Any City
Department. 6aynoT SAYS.
SAILS FOB EUROPE TO-DAY
Acting Mayor Mitchell Looking
ahead to Quiet Three Weeks
Doing Routine Work.

Doing Routine Wofk-
Maro- Gavuor>s vacation begins 'c-osN-
He expects 20 sail CT the Kaiser "iihelm
dr. Crosse q the North German i4ofo
Tina 3, 10 o'clock this morning Going d.
rect TO Bremen. the Mayor will take UP
,n the North Sec skirtins the coast or
%o,rsv md re+,,rr TO that port In time
TO &c tch the America back arriving mere
,r -1s f-s- week o. September This vii
xz-e m. Mayor something less than four
reeLs nut he believes il will be enough.
for n spite OF his strenuous Work since
fh. iret Of The wear he is in excellent
health. Iii. trip is for rest simply, and
rhare,,er sightseeing there is Will he
merely iucideEta. He purposes TO avoid
the big European capt. ais III tho brief time
he is on the other SIDE
AS the Mayor passes down the harhor
President Mitchell of the t3oard Of Alder
men. the next il succession under the
charter, will be taking his place as Acting
Mayor President Mitchell. vino. sunburned
and rugged. returned to his office yester-
DAY after four weeks vacation. was with
Mayor Gayror for two hours yesterday.
and ierr MIN with a thorough understand
ing OF The various problems that may need
attention in the Mayors absence
Those who know President Mitchell best
% not believe the reports that he Will try
&c make a spectacular record while he Is
Acting Mayor. Ia the first place. he VIII
no. have the power Of removing men from
Office making appointments. Jhat does
not pass to Tie Acting Mayor until Inc
Mayor has been absent for thirty DAYS
Mayor Caynor VIII not Re gone That length
of time. Again, there are no resolutions or
Diner actions of the BOARD of Aldermen
awaiting signature although the Acung
Mayor may act upon such matters af'er
the Manor has been absent nine da:s. Inc
Board Of Aldermen does not meet again
until The latter part of Sep1eTlher-
Erpects Peaceful Three Weeks.
There will b. one meeting Of the Board Of
r.timste over which President Mitchell, as
Acting Mayor will preside That VIII he
IN August % but Il IS not expected that
snv important action will be taken at thlS
time. as the Controller as well as Mayor
Gavno- will b absent.
President Mitchell feels that the duties OF
she Office he holds by election are honor
shle enough without his trying 10 stir up
ANYTHING as Acting Mayor. He will per
form the routine work Is II comes along
but will not shirk the responsibility IN any
emergency that may arise. and he is look
ing for q peaceful three weeks He VIII
rave the able assistance of Robert Adam
son. the Mayors secretary. through the
first part Of the Mayors vacation. and
after Mr.. Ademson goes on vacation VIII
fsno Melorey will he his aid
when Patrick H MCGOWAN. former
President of the Board of Aldermen, was
Acting Mevor in the absence of Mayor
Mcclellan on two different occasions he
mas confronted with hard problems me
Trst was the Conev Island 1o-cent fare
riots strangely enough they followed
decision Of the present Mayor, then on the
supreme Court bench. which certain Law
,ers mistakenly took for an opinion that
the BROOKLYN Rapid Transit Company nae
No right 10 charge more than i've cents
<or rid. II Conev Island. Riots of sert-
Gus proportions developed ar the second
fare noint on the various roads snd the
Aus MAYOR was worried for several
6avs
The second great responsibility that
r,rfronre5 Mr. MCGOWAN as Acting Mayor
7as the signing or vetolns Of the ne"
Building Code. over which the interests
connected with the hollow tile type OF CON
struction were arrayed against the cinder
concrete Interest. Mr.. MCGOWAN studied
she subject carefully preparatory 10 reach
ing 2 decision. when Mayor Mcclellan
rsr7e back Unexpectedly and. taking the
matter out Of his hands. vetoed the code
no Bombs TO Explode.
CONTRARY to precedent Mayor Gaynor on
leaving tor-n for his vacation did not make
o formal statement yesterday He said
he rreferred TO let what he had accom-
-15r1,.d IN the seven months of his admin
.s4ra-io- speak for itself. When he comes
hack he will go ahead with certain other
reforms that he has in mind
The Msvor leaves the city with spec
.ar,,lar deed Yesterday was one of the
o.7;e1eer dsvs he has had in some time
he IT'S busv II is true. receiving the
za-iorJe members of his Cabinet who came
81 wish him q pleasant trip. but their
.-isits were invariably ended with the re
mark that there would be no bombs TO eZ-
Mode as q result Of their visits
Acting Police Commissioner Bugher.
Who will be expected TO sit on the police
Id in rhe absence Of the Mayor. for Po~
Ire Commissioner Baker will not return
-,y-l, before the Mayor himself, had per
hans the longest talk with the Nsvor. He
was TOLD 10 bear in mind the Mayors ideas
In regard 70 the conduct of the depart
r,,e-r. and il s. safe 20 say that ne will
-aks good care TO see that things run
srroo-riv. II is not anticipated now that
fire long expected reorganization Of the
manage n7ent of the department will take
place pefore Jhe late fall
Fire Department Report Rests.
To Fire Commissioner Waldo Mayor
Csvnor said that he proposed TO turn over
the report Of the special committee of in
autry into the Washington street fire to