New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-18
Chief Engineer rs. The Government.

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Chief Engineer rs The Government
Rponqfae spcal commiaeerfta the Roard q o,eren II
Rotation 10 he Investigation Of he CafJ ita9'Fecrt
Charges
we have received from the Clerk of the Board
of Assistants copy of the above named Report,
and give the substance of it at such length as our
space will permit; the document is too long to
print entire. covering sixty pages octave.
After stating the facts of the examination, las
heretofore prntcd they state that Mr.. Carson
was notified to appear on the evening of the Sd
inst. or if he should not be ready to proceed they
would adjourn to any day that he might ask. MIR.
Carsons Counsel met the Committee with anote
stating that the Chief declined to appear
The Committee then proceeded to Justify the
ruling as to evidence, to which the other side dc
INJURED and by reason of which they refused to
proceed This is at present immateri0l; it was
only difference of opinion which might have
arisen anywhere. The Conclusion arrived at by
the Committee is that the Chief Engineer,
Having however, after being again invited and even
urged prove his charges against these public officers;
and other bodies declined s 10 be len accord
ing to MI rules OF law as well as OF Justice that he is inca
pabe OF doing and that they are entirely without truth
Since no evidence has been adduced, we sup
pose this conclusion must also remain matter Of
opinion only
The Committee then take up the Report of Mr.
Carson and proceed to examine the charges made
The superintendent of building engines is
shown by Sections 279, $50 OF the law organizing
the City Government to be the business of the
Chief himself, consequently the delay of which he
complains was through his own neglect.
The unfinished telegraph was contracted for by
cx Chief Anderson, and descended to Mr. Car
sons control on his accession to office.
The Committee deem the delay in these eases
unavoidable and for this reason exoncrate Mr.
Carson.
AS to bell ringers, they deem that it was the
duty of the Chief to direct the attention OF the
Common Council to such defects as existed, and
they would have been remedied. He has never
made such communication until in the present re-
port.
AS to the Mayors appointment of bell,rngers,
it will be seen by the statement of Mr. Woodruff,
TINT lar from beng entirely responsible for the detail
men OF incompetent policemen herlngcrs, Mr. Carson
his every Instance except one during the term OF the
Mnyoy, nominated them 10 him competent, and hay
ing been emen that Ic left with the Chief Engineer
select such policemen as he preferred tor tlmt purposes
thai he has detailed only those chosen by The Chief and has
in rejected any whom he recommended; that
he las made no changes except III three instances two OF
which the Chief hnviug been sensouahly notified OF the IN
tended uSelcd their successors;
that Ae has generally 7crmittcf policemen 10 be called
fran the bcorcr that the bcrngers have always been
suecl TO the Chief Engineers orders and directions N the
performance of their duties and that neither himself,
any officer Of me police, has issued any order TO them
touching such duties.
So far therefore as tie statements in the Chiefs report
the Mayor, either directly implicitly for his oii-
cia action in relation to the bengers, your Committee
Of The opinion thai his explanation annexed, clearly
shows them 10 be entirely uuOuQded.
= relation 10 Alderman Morgans, in connection with this
subject the Chiefs report says "Sometmc since the Al
nt th. Mr. MOrunus. recommended
sailor policeman for the Essex Market tower, in the Tenth
Ward and tie Mayor detailed the sailor Tor tins important
duty At the Adernas urgent request although The sailor
ud recently returned from long voyage aud llh never
been in brlltower before"
From the Language and style the Chief in this charge
the inference is thai Hudson had inst returned or landed
from voyage of number OF months or years; that he
unncclsoned to the OF tie City. and perfectly
ignorant of yerying except ship and that AID Morgans
knowing tis, solicited and procured his detachment rs
What are the facts of the case AID Morgans neither re-
quesied urged the Mayor to detail Hudson did he
ever speak 10 hmn relation thereto. From Huaon5
ada' appears ttat he only occasionally went to sea,
when he could not procure work III the City: that he has
resided here thirty years that sc policeman
eight months before lie detailed, and had not been 10
se Tor year previous md never onn voyage further Than
ns dealinet, been III several belto"ers IN this CITY
In reply to certain charges made by the Chief,
Aid, Haws, after lengthy statement, says
therefore utterly untrue that inerierrel between
tie Chei and the Mayor even had the Chiefs appoint
men set ude Us he alleges told mtlai had done so"
As to repair OF buildings OF the Fire Depart
ment, the reason why the power vas not given TO
the Chief was because all such business under
the Charter. went to the Superintendent OF Pub
lie Buildings.
The Committee says
SIN lis allusion lie rowdysm Of certain clubs Of des.
perre fighting men, tie Chief makes charges against the
authorities Which hole-alc and sweeping that any
one Possessing oraary Intelligence of the aiirs OF our
Cit must know item TO be exclusively the creations Of his
Doe ar, one uncontrolled by prejudice believe them?
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