New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-08
MayOr Picks Former Dep
uty Police Commissioner
as His Secretary.
BELL MADE HEAD
OF LICENSE BUREAU
Charles T. White Retained as Tax
Commissioner-Wright Sue
ceeds Goodwin.

to be private secretary TO Mayor M''chei'
The Mayor announced the appointment
late Yesterday afternoon. The post mas
bccD called one Of the most important
within the power of the Mayor 10 MI
some have gone so far as to say tha' inc
RICH, sort Of a secretary was reahE
deputy Mayor.
It is known that Mayor Mitchell had not
been thinking OF Mr.. Woods for the place
before Yesterday The selection is De-
'ieyed 10 have been due in measure 10
the fact that the Mayor was unaoie "
ind the big man" he was looking LOT
10 head the Police Department. Mayor
Mitchell wants TO keep IN close PERSONA
contact with the department ana the
appointment Of Woods is taken 10 med"
that he wants some one closely connect
ed with him who is perfectly famihar
with the workings OF the police system
Usually the Mayors secretary has been
newspaper man familiar with the CITY
government In appointing WOODS inc
Mavor has broken this precedent al
though Mr.. Woods for short time IN inc
early part Of mis- career worked as re-
porter on THE Evening Sun
No Executive Secretary Picked.
MAYOR Mitchell has not selected man
FOR executive secretary. James Matthews
who has held the place at $500 year
for some time. will remain temporarily
II has been arranged, however, that ne is
10 be transferred TO the Board OF Est-
mate as assistant secretary at A'VO
wear. Charles V. Adee, former clerk OF
the Board of Estimate. was recently re-
tired on a pension. William NJ. Law
renee. the assistant secretary, Will take
the clerkship to make place for MT
Matthews.
Il have decided TO make Bertram Cru
ger assistant secretary TO the Mayor.
said Mr.. Mitchell. The appointment is
temporary, however, as have more I'M
portant work in pind for Mr.. Cruger
This post pays $500 year. Philip koh-
Ter. who held 1t under Mayors Gaynor
and Kline. has been transferred to the
Tax Department. He is TO be assistant
INK the place of William Smythe.
George II. Bell, who has acted as the
private secretary of Mr.. Mitchell since
his nomination. was appointed Commits
sioner OF Licenses. He succeeds Herman
Robinson. This is the first time the Of
fee. which pays 5000 a year. has not
been held by representative Of organized
labor
A bill has been drafted and will be in
troduced in the Legislature at an early
date calling for consolidation or all
the license granting powers under the
jurisdiction Of one department, with
commissioner at 1850 year. The present
Commissioner has control over employ
ment agencies Of all kinds. The Mayors
Bureau OF Licenses handles licenses for
taxicabs. news and fruit stands, push cart
pedlers and moving picture shows, while
the Police Commissioner has the power TO
grant licenses to theatres and concert
halls II is understood that Mr. Bell is
slated for the commissionership of the
new department.
Mayor Mitchell earlier in the day an
nounced the retention" OF Tax Commits
sioner Charles T. White. When a man
has made good" said the Mayor, Il be-
lieve he should simply be continued IN
Office without the Formally Of reappoint-
ment. thus giving him the honor of a con-
tinuous term" Mr.. White, who is a Re-
publican. was a newspaper man when he
was appointed by Mayor Gaynor, four
years ago.
Edward " Allen. of Brooklyn. the
Progressive leader Of the 18TH Assembly
District there, was appointed tax COM
missioner 10 succeed edward Kaufman.
The tax commissonersnips pay $3.50 a
year.
Mr. Allen lives at No. 800 East 18th
street, Flatbush. He is forty years old
and is a graduate of Yale University. He
is president Of the Life Underwriters
Association of New York City and for
four years has been manager Of the local
Office of the New England Mutual Life
Insurance Company.
The appointments Of Holden Weeks as
Deputy Fire Commissioner for Manhat-
tan, 10 succeed George w. Olvany. and Of
Henry c. Wright as Deputy Commission
or Of Charities, 10 succeed Frank J. Good
win. Tammany district leader, were
also announced yesterday.
MIR. Weeks is d Progressive in the 18th
Assembly District He is lawyer and
was transfer tax appraiser under Gov
ernor Hughes. lie is q member of the
law committee of the Progressive County
Committee.
ST George b. Tucker. described a
member OF the we'll known Tucker Re
publican family in Virginia. was ap-
pointed secretary 10 the BOARD Of Asses
sors. The place pays 5000 year. II has
been held by Thomas !. brennan. the
Democratic leader of the 9TH Assembly
District in Kings.
Mr. Woods became Fourth Deputy Po-
lice Commissioner in July. 1909. after hav-
INK acted as secretary OF the Citizens
Police Committee. lie served for two
years. or until the removal OF General
bingham from command OF the depart
ment " lille in the department ne had
charge Of the detective bureau. after re-
organizing H. He took trip TO Belgium
10 study the work Of the police dogs
there. lie later introduced them here.
Mr.. Woods il a graduate of HAIRY ard. lie
was one OF the first To take hold Of the
Mitchell boom for Mayor. For a time he
acted as the secretary of the personal
..p,nafou committee