New-York tribune., 1918-01-10
Mayor Appoints Four and
Register Donegan the
Fifth
Average Salary $4,000
Hitch Between Hylan and His
Police Commissioner Is
Indicated

FIVE more IammanY OlStTlCt leaueIS
gained positions yesterday in the new
city administration. -Four of the APP
pointments were announced from tho
Mayors office; the fifth, Edmund p.
Holahan. Democratic leader of the 21st
Assembly District, as First Deputy
Register, at $4,000 q year, was an
nounced by Register James A. Done
gan.
William Dalton, one of the trio of
Tammany leaders of the Sd Assembly
District, was appointed as Deputy
Commissioners Of Correction, at $1,000
a year; John Mara, joint leader with
Thomas f. McAvoy of the 23d Assem-
bly, District, got a $4,000 job in the
Department OF Plant and Structures
as Deputy Commissioner; John J.
Dietz, joint leader with II. Warren
Hubbard Of the 18th Assembly District,
was made a Deputy Comm ssioner of
Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, at
$4,000 u year; Steven J. Nugent, leader
of the 4th Assembly District Of The
Bronx, was appointed Third Deputy
Commissioner Of Public Charities, at
$4,000 year.
A good many of the deputy COM
missonerships and other subsid lary
jobs in the county and borough Offices
are going to the Tammany district
leaders. There are still some places
open and it is expected most Of the
leaders will be taken care of. The
politicians have already observed that
the position Of a Tammany district
leader is worth about $4,000 in the
new administration"
c. Nj. Shcchan Gets Place
The appointment Of Cornelius NJ.
! Shechan, Brooklyn lawyer and friend
of the Mayor, as Deputy Commission
er OF Water Supply, Gas and Elec-
trlclty, for Brooklyn, was announced
at the Mayors office. Corporation
Counsel Burr announced the appoint
ment of Edward G. Nelson, OF IT'S
Monroe Street, Brooklyn, as Assistant
Corporation Counsel at $4,000 year.
Mr.. Nelson was described at the
Mayors Office as an old friend of
Judge Hylan. He is assigned to the
Mayors office.
With the appointment yesterday of
Cambridge Livingston, IA lawyer. of 40
i
Commissioner, at $4,000 a year, politi-
cal leaders began to speculate on the
reasons for the delay by Police Com
missioner Bugher in appointing his
other deputies. 1t is understood that
Commissioner Bughcr sent all his ap-
pointments to the Mayor several days
ago, but for some reason they are be-
ing held up. At the time Captain
Bugher accepted the appointment he
Iccl loC 1
ing that he should have free rein to
run the department as he saw fit, but
there already appears to be "hitch'
somewhere.
Yet Mayor Hylan sent the following
congratulatory letter last night to Po-
lice Commissioner Bugher:
II wish to take this opportunity te
thank you for the very efficient anc
splendid work which you rendered tt
coal crisis of the last week | under
: stand that up to to-day you have col
lected 920 tons of coal in the form o1
donations and have distributed 500 / 4
tons of this coal. You have brought
relief to 1896 families This is {
! truly remarkable showing. | ranno
praise you and the members Of the
Police Department too highly for thi:
work.
, ~ lit !d'itS ti lUt CIilZCnS OF tnlS
city, ] wish to thank you and to state
that the city owes to its Police Com
} missioner great debt of gratitude
Please convey to your men my mes
, sage of Appreciation Will you please
r furnish me with n list of those who
, made contributions of coal through
: your department? 2"
, Livingston Held Place Under Gayno,
: Deputy Police Commissioner Living
ston is graduate of Harvard and
). member of the Kincerbocker Club. tho
g Reform Club, the Bar Association ane
. other organizations. Under the Gaynol
l administration he was member o.
the Change of Grade Damage Commits
Z sion.
e The Mayor also sent congratulator,
letter last night to Fire Commissioned
s brennan, commencing him and The
members of his department on the ore
markable showing' they made durins
4 the recent cold spell,
Although Alderman Francis 7
Bent, who represented Mayor Hylan',
district in Brooklyn, resigned, his ex
pected appointment as director of the
Bureau of Contract Supervision of tn,
= Board of Estimate did not materializ,
yesterday. Mr.. Bent resigned from tn,
Board of Aldermen Monday in antici
patton OF the appointment, it was said
g put the Mayor met strong opposition
t to the appointment from the member
f of the Board of Estimate.
Il The name of John F. Ahenrn. join
J, Tammany leader with P. j. Scully o
S the new 4th Assembly District, wa
! mentioned prominently yesterday TO
:, the appointment of Street Clcanjn,
: Commissioner. Mr.. Ahearn was re
| moved from the Office Of Borough
: President of Manhattan in December
1909, under the Mcclellan administra
n tlon, on charges of neglect and mis-
: conduct" by Governor Hughes.