New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-03

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Have you heard from Colonel
Goethals?" Mr.. Mitchell was asked.
NO" was the reply.
Have you heard from Colonel Cor
gas or General Wood?@
No"
Have YOU heard from Colonel Roosc-
velt?"
NO. have not" said Mr.. Mitchell.
evidently much amused. nor have |
heard from the King Of Belgium
An effort was made to find out If the
Mayor had attempted TO communicate
with any of them. After he had ac-
knowledged that he had made NJ effort
TO reach either Roosevelt or Gorgas he
baked and refused to answer any more
questions along that line.
Some Of the best bets for places still
TO be filled ere:
Commissioner of Lisenses-George
n. Bell
Chief Of the Mayors Bureau Of
Licenses-Msurice Werthem, son-in-
law Of Henry Morgenthau.
Third member Of the Civil Service
Comn1ission-AIber de Rcode.
The first letter signed by Mitchell as
Mayor was this to Richard yelling,
who has gone back to the practice of
law:
I'm accepting your resignation as a
member of the Municipal Civil Service
Commission ! am taking the opportu-
nifty to express my deep appreciation OF
the work which you have done in the
last four years. In carrying out my
ideas as to the enlargement of the scope
and purpose Of civil service work, L
have thought il wise 10 appoint new
incumbents TO membership on the COM
mission.
That / have determined TO do so is
not to be taken as any reflection upon
your administration, but is due rather
10 the conviction that new men can
perhaps more easily adjust themselves
10 the new point of view.
"In taking this step. | am mindful OF
the long and distinguished service
which YOU have rendered not only as
Civil Service Commissioner but as a
citizen of New York; and | trust that
my administration may have the con-
tnued benefit OF your advice and sup
port"
Mayor Mitchell said the burden OF his
message 10 the heads Of departments
with whom he conferred was that they
should go slow in making changes for a
few days, that they should study their
departments and find out just who was
needed to strengthen the staff. lie SAID
that so far as he knew the appointment
of Burdette G. Lewis as Deputy Com
missioner of Correction was the only
deputyship that had been filed. He
took the place of William j. Wright,
Tammany leader of the 3lst Assembly
District
stephen Nugent, Frank j. Goodwin,
Deputy Commissioners of Charities,
and Daniel Is. Finn. secretary of the
Fire Department, Tammany leaders, all
resigned yesterday. William Sinnott,
another Tammany leader was holding
on as Deputy Commissioner of Bridges
last night, but he realized it was only
for day or two.
Speaking of the appointment of Mr..
Lewis as Deputy Commissioners of Cor
rection Mayor Mitchell remarked:
Hell make good. too. There's plenty
Of room for improvement in the
Tombs."
His word TO Police Commissioner Nc
Kay, the Mayor said, was to use his
own discretion i'm the appointment Of
temporary deputies. Asked whether he
had an understanding with Commits
sioner Mckay that Mckay would re-
turn to his old place as first deputy
when the Mayor found the man he was
looking for as head of the department,
Mitchell replied:
Il have never talked the matter over
with him."
II Arthur n. Woods is not made
Commissioner he may be First Deputy.
Among those who saw the Mayor. in
addition to the members Of his Cabl-
net. were Dudley Field Malone, Frank
l.. Polk and ogden l. Mills. Borough
President Mccormack went in with
Lewis Nixon, the well known ship
builder. TO have him sworn in as con-
sulting engineer and acting Commits
sioner Of Public Works for the Borough
of Richmond.
Mayor Mitchell said he might be at
his desk all day to-day, although II
has always been the custom Of the
Mayor to take half holiday on Satur-
day.