New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-10
.ZOPHAR MILLS,
GkO. I. HOPE,
pnsyN " I AEAlfI

The counsel oEihe Committee OF Alderman than preient
ed an ado uona statement IN behalf OF thole ne represent
'Ihe Committee Common think the publ
TO Mir Carson furnish All tie testimony his
pom show Official misconduct he OF class
BODY referred 10 IN es report aAe os h every ,@y m ne
be personally TIE truth changes contained his
report affecting the conduct Of ANY public oce oies or ed7
sssas' mon I XII the 80, o>,re 81 t6er fellow c,titsss
The LAST having tee appearance OF iArueAs ana
sinceriy, your Committee before eavlpS the room agar
asked The Conn lice OF a de men they Wee prspaiel
so per nit Chief GuErecr 10 proce 81 his had urged
hs right TO esabah ha charge against me ocla o
officials appointing beLrnSers a1d receYlug go answer
oscldsdfy negative, lhen wiIhdrew roM tue ConnI'se
our business az ai. tins to inquire WHISTLER there
was anything revealed established by The evdence al
ready received 10 induce dcSirs avoid any further ex
animation ioo tbs branch OF hs Report uader avesgs
was changed 10 any deETee IT, howevsr their Views oa
abe second evening 10 entitled with thois he'd by 1eG
spent In receiving Irrelevant testimony aud stranger
SSH thai objection made The reception Of that
dmoDy until ench OBJECTIONS were 3uggeatA by hef very
Your Colsmiitse eetSlrly aol m'staksn In their
cwu In enons They advocated tbs fullest exsmn SIOn
thai coud be desired by sccuSef or sccsSsd Thet weo
to that Committee Chamber not as pst,ans OF the Caef
Epgnser and II any In me Fre Department or ous of II
have thought Otherwise ihsy hsye sreaAy SsAen oar
mission; nor on The olher hand, neel sSppose ,hst
your Committee ihere for ias putpose Of simplt viii
Messing attempts 10 eScupse ceiisia cIhces speclhcsy
charged " hh misconduct
No narrow bouuds Of specific charge: crcnn'hed oar
duy-lhaI duty broad as wsre ths statements 10 tae
entire Report far hSte saisuenis affected 90e we'll
being OF the Fire Departure nj and lei no o15 say hoaga
DAYS mad extended wseks aud weeks to months Ia auch
40 sAoD time wCald have osen wAsied Ia H.
There 10 no branch OF The Internal &hSlFs OF our O& ot
greater importance 10 all czeus than tha, ofshe Fie s.
pa lent aud yFhsieveE tends 10 impair tho p7enAnency
and good order OF hat Institution, ntnssSy al ca ms
general veal Our immed,Ae constituents were lss msr
he Fire Department bpi every citizen was tossr
eaed result OF iAbVgA snd became 20 eco
IL that go far ss The Depa rnen concstned the oaate
run and nothing but Tho uh should DO elected sud no
shsoow oiinasce permitted Io~ ard ot:isf or HoGneef
Consequently. aoon as your COMMITTEES sscet sla %
he determination oppressed and acted oai tand We were
compelled 10 10 by heir te9ds aud sets rsIaer
than by written staemeuta % he Committee Of Aiderneo
liait The uvesgslon 10 few spschc chsr6 es OF chi
risl misconduct onyhere The charge ~ss msde oar ans
the alleged aeltDqaenI personsly nsmes,hps edec na
excluding all pfooi OF inc general charges Ia vhsh The
metnberS OF the Department more interested sQo
Urdef which lsFRe portion Of fhe Common Council IN.
elncicR posaiby Of tbs yery tAa1 s1d
lhefr sipS az u5ges tcyelyed u seemed ~ goar
Cttn1lNie bal ~ wss CuAe .us f3r hem fete
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