New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-09
Mitchell Seeks Civilian OF
Ability to Take Charge
of Department.
MAYOR HAS LUNCHEON
WITH c. J. SHEARN
Koenig Wants Corporation Coun'
sci and Water Commissioned
To Be Republicans.

MAYOR Mitchell intends to reorsanize t"e
Bureau of Fire Prevention in the rive De'
nartment He wants 10 get civilian Oh
ability 10 take charge Of IT, For thal
reason Fire commissioner Adamsoh mas
opnlied 70 the Board of Estimate to IN
crease the salary Of the post from So'ooo
to 5000 year. 1t is on the calendar u
the board for to-day.
"yos we want the very best man we
can get for that place saii the Mayoi
last night THE Office was prostituted
under the recent administration
The bureau was created by special ACT
Of the legislature following the Asc"
Ruilding fire. in which so many lives were
lost 4 citizens committee drafted Dill
vrbich was radically changed by Assem-
blvman Hoey and other Taninan! l'cn'
hers Of the Legislature. The OH cItd'e'
the office Of head Of the bureau at S''VVV
p wear. Hoey wanted the place but IL"
not get il The Citizens Union severeiy
criticised the way in which Fire Commis-
eioner Johnson filed the office with IN
spcctors. most of them Tammany men
Dcp,,tv chief William Guern, OF the
uniformed force. was placed i'm charge OF
the bureau on his regular salary OF 49,
200. IL retired from the force on pen
sion recently. and tine bureau IS no" IL
charge Of Deputy Chief W. II. S"arthout'
Of Brooklyn.
Clarence J. Shearn, counsel for william
Randolph Hearst had luncheon with MI
Nt,,cbel Yesterday. As he had much to do
with drafting the Fire Prevention bufe""
hill Il is understood the bureau was ths
subject discussed. but those who learned
of the luncheon said the conversation was
in regard to the Corporation Counsel
Office.
The story that Nj Hearst had demand
ID the privilege Of naming the Corporation
Counsel was revived. and it was reported
that Nj. Shearn was the man he "ante
r. see get the place. II is true MI Hearst
was anxious to have Montgomery Hare
amounted but it is stated Mr.. Shearn Is
not a candidate.
II did have luncheon with Mr. Shearn'
said the MAYOR, but we did not talk
about the Corporation Counsel
The Mayor devoted considerable atten-
ton Yesterday 10 his search for a Cor
poration Counsel. George V. Mullan' MS
former law partner, was with nm lot
some time in the afternoon. TINS led 10
the report that the Mayor had decided 10
appoint him, in spite Of the criticism thd'
had been made. The Mayor has sara u
friends. II is reported, that any man NJ
might appoint to the place would cause
much criticism. so he might as well name
Mr.. Mulan. an old friend, whose Juus-
ment he believes to be OF the pest
Lamar Hardy. another old TREND was
mentioned again yesterday as posi-
bilitv. He has a large law practice ana
is not a candidate for any place Former
Borough President Cyrus G. Miller ana
Frank l.. Polk are still in the running.
Samuel :. Koenig. president OF the Re
nublican County Committee, was VIII
the Mavor for an hour and twenty NM
utae Yesterday afternoon. He had with
him a list of the places that have not beeh
filed yet and another list OF Republicans
o,ite long enough TO fill every office. The
TWO big things that the organization wants
now are the Corporation Counsel ana Tue
Water Commissionership. FREDERICK -
Tanner is the organization candidate Tor
head Of the Law Department. They nave
not much hope OF landing this. but do ex-
meet to get the other place. william
Williams. former Commissioner OF Efhi-
grafton. is still mentioned for IT.
The Board of Estimate will consider
communication from Katharine r. Davis
Commissioner of Correction, this morning
asking that the salary of the first deputy
no increased from $4,000 to $4,000 year.
The place is held by Burdette q. Lewis
She also asks that the salary OF her prl-
vate secretary, a woman be increased
from $4,000 to $1,000 year and that the
difference be made up by decreasing the
salary of the secretary of the department
from 1000 70 $500.