The New York herald., 1920-01-02


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Peace and good will prevailed yesterday
lat City Hail. None Of the city fathers was
working and the day was given over &c the
OF the new members of the
Board of Estimate, expressions ef felicita-
ton between Mayor Hyian and his heads
|of departments at the Mayors New Year
reception, and the general expression Of
good resolutions.
There was a diplomatic exchange OF
greetings between the Magyar, Major u, II.
Board Of Aldermen, and Henry II. Curran,
the new Borough President Of Manhattan.
after the two had formally taken office.
Mayor Hylan. accompanied by Mrs, Hy-
Ian and several Of his Commissioners and
their wives, went from the west end to the
Messrs. La Guardia and Curran. Later the
two new Republican members of the
Board Of Estimate returned the call at the
Mayors office.
| Prior to this exchange OF courtesies
Mayor Hylan delivered an address to his
the slogan of this administration to the
people should be "at your service" He re-
viewed the Accomplishments of the first
two years Of his administration and de-
clared that he and his associates In office
had honestly endeavored to execute the
trust imposed upon them to serve the
peoples best interest. He took fling at
various civic and reform organizations in
terested In municipal matters; at the
"politicians' in the Department Of Educa-
Ition, and at the traction crowd"
While Major La Guardia and his ap-
pointees were being sworn in at the Of
flee Of the President of the Board Of Al
dermen in City Hall the same ceremony
was, performed for Mr.. Curran at his
office in the Municipal Building Justice
Philip J. McCook. Of the Supreme Court
administered the oath to the two new
city officials. Their offices were banked
with flowers, tributes from political and
social friends
In welcoming the new Borough Presl-
dent Michael F. Loughman. the retiring
Borough President, said 1t was pleas
ure to turn over the office to Major
Curran. Mr.. Loughman praised the ad-
ministration of the office by the late
Frank L. Dowling, whose unexpired term
he filled. In reply Mr.. Curran said
1T is a strange turn OF the political
cards that I should succeed one of my
dearest and nearest personal friends,
Frank Dowling. A fairer, squarer man
never lived than he. II is indeed an
honor to succeed him. My department
will work as a team to guarantee eff
| cheney, and the one object of my adj
4 minstration will be TO serve the people
Of the city of New York"
1 After assuming office Mr.. Curran an
, nounced the appointment Of William
i Goldstecker rs secretary to the Super
intendent Of Buildings, at a salary of
5000 year. Mr.. GoldsteclSer was an
Assistant Corporation Counsel in the
Mitchell administration In charge of tax
litigation. He also announced the ap-
pointment of William j. Lyons. brother
of John J. Lyons, Republican leader of
the Nineteenth Assembly District and
campaign manager for Major Curran, as
confidential inspector. at $1,000 year.
| The ceremonies took place at eleven
O'Clock. Clarence II. Fay. Commissioner of
Public Works; Rudolph p. Miller, Super
Iintendent of Buildings; Amos Schaeffer,
consulting engineer; Miss Harriet Il. Por-
ritt, secretary to the Commissioner of Pub
lie Works. and Miss Harriet Mullen, conf
Dental stenographer, were sworn in with
lMr. Curran. Charles s. Dewey, assistant
to the President: Miss Charlotte Delafield,
secretarv. and Miss Marie NJ. Fisher, con-
4 lfidential stenographer, were sworn in with
1.-THE President of the Board OF Aldermen.
Miss Fisher was Major La Guardia's Sec
retary when he was in the House of Rep
Iresentatives.
sioners and their wives and friends assem-
bled in the Mayors reception room at
leleven o'clock. The Mayor and Mrs. Hy-
llan walked into the reception room five
minutes later and the Mayor greeted the
gathering with Happy New Year, every
body; take seats" The Mayor remarked
that one would think II was January I, 1918,
when he took office and the day the
I"pums were handed out"
I I'VE have peaches here" said Commits
sioner Grover A. Whalen. which created a
laugh.
The Mayor then reaa, his speech to his
which follows in part
1.-TWO years ago the present city adj
lministration entered public office with but
one purpose In inind-to sincerely serve
1.-The peoples best interest This trust we
have honestly endeavored TO execute. with
the result that the people are today In
control OF the government OF the city OF
New York.
"At the time this administration took
charge the more important departments
lwerc in most dilapidated, disorganized
Iano demoraiized condition. Tne Wnole
icity administration was In control of in
ldividusls whose sympathies we're not
with the people. but with those whose
business and object IL was 10 secure
special consideration and special pr.vl-
leges for the political and financial man.
Iipulators as well as the public utilities
and other corporate interests.
i I'm assuming office II would have been
al easy matter for all OF us To have fol-
lowed the beaten path, to have taken the
lines of least resistance by being sub
Iservient TO the self-sceking interests, the
trs ction trust and the monopolioS. to have
permitted the city 10 remain the expert
lnent station of the faddists and theorists
I'm visionary schemes OF municipal govern.
Inent, to have allowed as heretofore the
Operations OF tho city government 10 be
directed BY counterfeit reform and re
search organizations, ara TO nave had
the policies OF the administration dictated
by representatives of predatory wealth
and municipal funds diverted TO private
lchanneis.
"If public officials IN the past had not
frittered away the ctys valuable fran
chises and privileges tho income derived
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