The sun., 1918-01-03
HYLAN, BEGINS
WORK BY SLASH
AT RED TAPE
Mayor Three Minutes Late,
but 1t Wasn't His
Fault.
HE SHIvERED IN TRAIN
One Of First Efforts Will Be
to Speed Work on City
Hall Tower.

The c!ocklessness OF City Hall Is 10 re-
ce'fe Immediate attention from :he
Hy.an Board Of Estimate
AZ ne hrst meeting OF the hoard--an
informal enc in the Mayors office
Borough President Frank bowling IN
Uoduced the topic yesterday. His avowal
'nat ne Thought he could speed construc.
tion OF the cupola and installation Of q
CLOCK. which were ruined by fire nearly
eight months ago. was happily received.
lie limited that II several reels Of red
tapo were destroyed the cupola contract
let few days ago by borough President
Marks could be completed earlier than
the stipulated time limit. the middle OF
next summer. He was encourared to
cast away the red tape wherever he
found It.
1t Is evident that the Hylan Admins.
tration sees In the city Hail restoration
a chance to offer visible proof O., quick
action efficiency. Moreover. when the
HAN regains it's clock there will he no
excuse for any Commissioner within
sight OF the building. not knowing
whether he reached his Office at 9 A. NJ,
the prescribed hour.
Mayor In Train Stalled Half Hour.
Mayor Hylan himself was three min.
utes late yesterday morning. but Is not
to blame. He started from his BROOKLYN
nome In time to set good example by
reaching City Hail at 8 80 A. NJ. Ac.
companied by his brother-in-law. Detec.
i've Sergeant Irving O'Iiara, lie took a
II. Il. T. elevated train, and. as luck
would have II. the train stalled for
nearly half an hour on the Brooklyn
Bridge. cold wind swept the bridge
and the Mayor may have used the delay
to good advantage by further meditations
on the Il. Il. Ts animal-heating sys-
TEN. which he found imperfect when lie
was Ma"or-elect.
When he go. to his office he stuck
there until after O'Clock last night. ex-
cept for fo-ty-lve minutes OF for lunch
con at Park Row restaurant, whittier
he went with David Hirschfield and
joseph feslla. member OF the new
School Board. On his Journey home he
passed Up rapid transit In favor Of the
Police Department automobile which
Mayor Mitchell used.
go far, as couti pe learpsd most OF. the
department heads and tSeir staifs we're
a, work promptly at Q o'clock. cycep,
Pol'cs Commissioners Bu2her. who was
half an hour late. but had u bangup ex-
cuse. As many windows Of the Munici.
pal Building were al.eht long after 4
+. n. II was assumed that ,nost OF the
commissioners tenanted there were stay.
inc after hours studying their new roles
Mayor Hylan announced these ap.
pointmerts:
Member OF the Board @. Assessors
s. ,O00--Andrew r. Sullivan OF BROOKLYN
! vice-presldent jof the Mechanics Bank
formerly president o. the Nassau Trus.
Company and Postmaster OF Brooklyn
when John ". McCooey was assis,an,
postmaster. Democrat.
Justice of Special Sessions for ter
years. Sa.o00-George ]. O'Keefe. re.
appointed.
Justice of the Municipal Court. Second
district, Brooklyn. IS, ,00O-John 4. Val.
entine. Succeeds the late George Crei.
field
City Magistrates. s7.ooO-william T
Croak Richmond. ten years succeeding
Joseph Handy: Harry Miller, Queens
ten years. rea0pointed John ]. Conway
! Queens. ten years. reapponted. Con
way was Long Island City manage. oi
the Hylan campaign.
I Hylan Manager Gets $1,000 Job.
| The Civil Service Commission ap
pointed as its secretary at $4,000 yea,
, Charles ]. Stensle of Brooklyn, forme,
newspaper man AMI manager OF Judge
Hylon's personal campaign in Brooklyn
! The Mayor devoted his first day &c
! conferences on the city's business ant
the appointments he has yet to make
/ His secretary. Grover Whalen. an
nounced that the Mitchell custom o.
daily talks wiz the reporters covering
! City Hall would be suspended.
| The Mayor" Mr.. whalen explained
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