The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-06

President The minutes of the proceedings of the last
meeting were read and approved
steamboats, the better regulation Of hacks the
whsrvss and piers OfCspt. Tobias Doudinot, for
pensation Of expenses paid In q law suit,
AID CRoLrus offered resolution to pay to the widow
of the late Justice Taylor, ths amount paid to
other police for extra services rendered on sun
day during his magstrscy in the police court Referred
to the COMMITTEES on Finance
Aid MAYNARD offered resolution, granting to Cor.
neus Vanderbilt the exclusive of Pier No L. North
River. for nine years, ut 81 900 per year There
two hours occupied in discussing this subject, when
FIVE minutes.
After recess. the subject again taken up and
ferrsd to the Finance Committee
The Finance Committee reported fayoraby to paying
costs incurred In an assessment by s. 3 Doughty
| The COMMITTEES on Wharves aud Piers reported ad-
to the petition of II G. Stevens, and others
the exclusive use OF tbs slip between piers 90 and a.
East River.
Committee, the petition of Edward Fsx to DO de-
Tended Ia certain suit In IA action OF eeotmsn Re-
ferred
| Communication from the Street Com missioner with
assessment list for regulating In street between
oth and TN avenues appointing Lemue q Evans as
Report in favor of concurrug with the Board OF As.
sstants that 4lth street, betwesn Broadway add sth
| avenue, hs regulated, S.; CONQUERED in
The committee to whom wa, referred the power to in
vesgate the conduct OF Dr. Reese resident physician OF
Bellevue Hospital relative to tho removal of certain
dead bodies from said hospital, presented report GA
trely exculpatiug DR. Reese from the charges against
him, made by Alderman Purser. The following Is the
This special committee to whom referred the pre-
ambs and esolution of Alderman Purssr presented to
the Board of Aldermen the 9th Of September last Ia
relation TO tho sale disposal of dead bodies from
Bellevue" beg leave respectfully report that they
have given dgent attention to the referred
them, and after full investigation, occupying several
entire sessions OF she COMMITTEES in the examination OF
imously concur In the opinion that tbs charges set
forth in the accusation against DR. Reese entirely
uufounded SO far from sustaining either of the
TONS all of them distinctly disproved by the wit
produced by the chat case having
was called for
With every disposition to do justice to alderman Pur-
to grave hsrssa of ,hi
misconduct against the resident physician found
to be reliable evidence yet your committee
strained to condemn such assault the reputation
public officer by any masstrste OF the city in antci-
and especially when, as In tho present the wit
relied upon persons who hsd been dismissed
from the hospital by the party accused and recently
to indicate the fair presumption of their being
by private grsfs and personal resentment 1t to
be expected that such Witnesses when brought under
the sanctity of oath, would fail establish what
their ressntments hal prompted them to report and
such may be the Of Alderman Pursers failure
prove the charges which he has boldly made against
the resident physican.
1t is doe to Dr. Reese to state that he has through
out manifested wish for the fullest investigation aud
has satisfied your committee by the examination
Of his accusers own Witnesses that there truth in
either Of the accusations made against him.
II will be recoeoed that what called In the reso
luton submitted to US the facts set forth relative to
|
thus stated in the preamble viz.
LIST. The corpse OF person who died at Bellevue Das
recently removed dopn town."
ID Said corpse subsequently offered to or
more surgeons, for purposes of dissection
Sd IL ID alleged that the said corpse was furnished
by and with the consent of Doctor Reese resident
stefan at Bellevue. ostensby for purposes Of expert
msnt"
4,h That - the prics Of a subject was fixed by the
said resident physician at five dollars"
These are grave charges here made against public
officer by an alderman Of the city who in his place,
publicly pledged himself to prove them. They ave
been published In the newspapers all over the country
the great prejudice Of the party and the OBJ
vous Injury Of his professional reputation And yet
after ample opportunity ha been afforded to his
s sI hH proved that not shadow Of sy
offence against official propriety, much less against any
law either of the city state alleged by his
any disregard to ssnsibties of the poor
is expressed in this accusation. Under such circum-
stances 1t doss appear to your committee that ample
reparson Is due the injured party by the publicl
ton Of ths following resolutions which they respectfully
submit with that view, for adoption by the Board viz
l. Resolved, That the charges made by Aldermen Pur
ser, In this Board against Dr. Reese Resident Physi-
clan at Bellevue on the 9th OF Ssptem bsr last relative
to the sale and disposal OF dead bodies at Bevus
have not been sustained by any ssmblancs of proof
| J, Resolved That the present Resident Physician
at Bellevue, has the undmiuishsd confidence of the
Board in his capacity end fidelity ss public ofissr,
and the public may be assured that during his admin.
straton, corpse has been taken from the hospital
| except for intermsnt
the official reports OF ths proceedings Of the Board in
justice to Dr. has been wrongtuy accused in
| the PREMISES.
All of which is respectfully submitted
| A. LAWRENCE,
| MOSES MAyNARDJr s,o.,., 60. ..,,.
| THEo. X. FORREST, SPS'AA wi" ''S0
B. J. MEssERoLE,
There was considerable discussion the report be-
tween Aldermen Purssr aud franklin, whsn on mo-
ton, the report adopted. The Board adjourned
| until Monday evening next.