The New York herald., 1921-04-17
MILLER APPOINTS
!. M'ANENY AS HEAD
OF TRANSIT BODY
Former Borough President
Nominated for New State
Commission.
GEN. O'RYAN A MEMBER
Leroy T.. Harkness Also to
Serve-Prendergast on
P. s. Commission.
PORT POST FOR AL SMITH
Senate Confirms All Appoint
ments Except Conservation
Commissioner.
PORT POST FOR .AL' SMITH
Special Despatch to THE New YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Afhauv. ADriI 1G.

Special Despatch to THE New YonK HnasLp.
New York Herald Bureau,
Albany. April 16.
Gov. Miller sent to the Senate to-
day all his appointments to important
State offices, and with the exception OF
that Of Ellis Staley of Albany for Con-
servation Commissioner to succeed
George d. Pratt, all were confirmed.
II was regarded as a certainty that
Mr.. Staley's appointment will be con-
firmed later.
The appointments follow:
Transit Commissioners in New York:
George McAneny chairman. He was
formerly borough President OF Man
haitian. President of the Board OF
Aldermen and Acting Mayor OF New
York His latest position was execu-
tive manager of the New York Times.
He served on the city's transit COM
mittee, which drafted the dual con-
tract for the existing subway system.
Leroy T. Harkness Of Brooklyn, for
merly assistant counsel to the Pubic
Service Commission and chief OF the
rand transit bureau Of that commits
sion.
Major-Gen. John F. Organ OF New
York. soldier and lawyer, who was
commander of the Twenty-seventh
Division in France and Belgium,
where he served with distinction.
PubIic Service Commission.
Public Service Commission: William
A prendersast OF Brooklyn. chairman.
formerly Comptroller of New : aorh anu
member OF the city committee Win vi
McAneny In the negotiations for the
dual subway contracts. His term VIII
expire February. 1881.
William r Pcoley Of Buffalo. coionel
OF the old Seventy-fourth Regiment ana
a prominent lawyer His term Will ex-
pire February, 1929.
Charles Van voorhis OF Rochester
LAWYER. who served in the war, for
term expiring February, 1927.
Oliver C. Semple of New York, for
merly Assistant Corporation Couhsei
and associate counsel to the Public Ser
vice Commission, for term to expire
February, 1e2S.
Charles c. Blakeslee. Corporation
Counsel OF Binghamton, formerly Mayor
OF Binghamton, State commander OF the
American Legion. for a term to expire
February. 1923.
For Justice OF the Supreme Court
Second District: Frank s. Cannon of
West New Brighton. staten Island, to
fill the vacancy caused by the resigne-
ton OF Almet r. jerks. Mr.. Cannon is
member of the Law firm of Cannon.
Seibert g. Riggs.
Tax Com m issioners.
State Tax Commissioners. Walter
w. Law. Jr.. Briarcliff. president of the
commission. for a term expiring Janu-
AIRY. 1927. He was formerly State
Senator.
John j. Merrill Of Alfred. member
Of the retiring Tax Commission. named
for term expiring January. 1925. He
has been on the tax board since 1917.
Walter n. Knapp Of CanandaIgua, for
the term expiring January 1928. who
was a member or the Tax Commission
from 1915 to 1920, IL lawyer and was
formerly county Judge of Ontario
Commissioners of the Port Authority.
r. II. Outerbridge of New York. for A
term expiring January 1. 1928. He is
director and official in many big COM
mercial enterprises.
Alfred E. Smith OF New York. erst-
while Governor OF New York and now
chairman OF the board Of directors OF
the United States Trucking Corporation.
whose term is TO expire July. 1928.
Lewis H. Pounds. formerly Borough
President OF Brooklyn. for a term to
expire in 1924