New-York tribune., 1915-03-23
LIVINGSTON BACK
ON MAYORS WAGON
Kings Leader Promises to
Help Push City Bills
in Legislature.
RECEIVED WARNING
OF BROOKLYN REVOLT
Better Chance Now for COroners,
School Board and Central
izatiOn Measures.

Jacob A. Livingston, nehu VI '"e -"
publican organization in Kings County,
has swung into line with the city al
ministration again. He visited the City
| Hall Yesterday for the first time III
several months and promised to sup
port several city bills that seem TO De
languishing at Albany.
Samuel s. Koenig, president Of the
New York County Republican Com
mittee, who from the start has done
what he could to further the city legls-
| la:ion. was present at Llvingstons con
ference with Mayor Mitchell The re-
suit will be new activity on behalf of
| citv bills, with the prospects most IA
vorable Among the most important
measures to be urged are:
The coroners' bill, amended to
enable the present incumbents 10
serve out their terms.
The bill reducing the size Of the
Board of Education now forty
six), amended to make the num-
ber larger than nine, as first pro-
posed.
The bill for centralization of
the various inspection functions of
the city, compromise on the Lock
wood-Ellenbogen measure agreed
to by both factions TO the dispute
over il.
The bill for a central purchasing
bureau.
Mr.. Livingston. who is a member of
the Board of Elections. not by the
grace of the Mayor, but by election of
the Board of Aldermen, has been off
the reservation for some time. Among
other things, he was displeased be
cause the Mayor refused TO appoint his
candidate as chief magistrate in Brook
lyn to succeed Otto Kempner, who
died some time ago.
Mayors Bills Blocked.
In the Legislature Senator Lawson
and other Brooklyn Senators and As
semblymen who owe their election 10
Mr.. Livingston have introduced bills
that have annoyed the Mayor. Every
thing the Mayor wished TO go through
seemed to meet with their disapproval.
But the Mayor has friends in the
Brooklyn organization who did not at
all approve of the organization being
lined up against him. At a recent
meeting OF the executive committee
some of them told Mr.. Livingston that
while he might have enough influence
i'm Albany to block some of the Mitchell
measures, they did not intend that
his attitude should be taken as that of
the local organization. So a commit
tee on legislation now decides what
measures the organization wishes to
support. The result was the call on
the Mayor. 1t is understood Mr.. Liv-
ingston exhibited a most friendly
spirit.
Chances Made Brighter.
The local organizations in all five
counties in the city were opposed to
the bill abolishing coroners. Some
one raised the contention that the
coroner was a constitutional officer and
could not be abolished. In any case
the Mayor has decided the bill could
not go through unless he would agree
20 let the present coroners complete
their terms to January /. 1918.
The bill reducing the Board of Edu-
cation has been reported out in the
Senate and can be passed there, but the
Assembly committee recently refused
to report it. 1t is believed, however,
that with the support of the Kings
County Legislators the bill can be
passed if the membership of the
board is made somewhat larger than
nine.
1t is understood that Mayor Mitchell
remains firm in his determination not
to appoint Alderman o. Grant Ester
brook, Mr.. Livingston's candidate for
chief magistrate in Brooklyn, but that
he will name a Republican within a
short time.
There is little patronage in New
York County now. The most important
place is a city magistracy. William
Blau is Mr.. Koeng's candidate. Among
half dozen or more other candidates
for the place is +. Crosby Kindle-
berger, formerly Assistant District At
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