New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-07
A CARD FROM MR.. CARSON.
CHIEF ENGISEER's OFFICE. I
New York, Oct. 8, 1883. (
HORACE GREE1EY. Esq.


HORACE GREELEY Esq.
To he E5ar # n, y. Tribune
SIR viii begin my reply to your editorial in yester
days Tri5uaby respectfully requesting thai will not alter
this communication you did the last by striking
with your own pen las have evidenced your own name,
which inserted az the beginning Of my last cOmmunca
ton Nv II for this l. that the Fire Department. and
our citizens generally may know that you were not
nj sen, f IN the CITY az is almost invariably your
excuse when YOU libel our citizens that you may sad
die it, responsibility the irresponsible Anybody in your
establishment have evidence that you were in the City
this time and YOU have got 70 answer Tor your hoels on
ao respectfully request YOU to publish This communi
cation in the conspicuous editorial column IN which
Now, a. to your first charge that Engine No. cost
sl15o brand false, the contract with Mr. Smith
viii show
You next state that lit recorded in document No ~
of the Board OF Aldermen, that the COS. Of rpaiag al
iced by YOU this engine under the supervision Of
the Chief Engineer 81 $50 81 and that this bill of
recent payment for may be found in the report Of the
Commissioner of Repairs and supplies for the month OF Au
gust Now an no more responsible than yourseii Tor
Commissioner Purify records II Mr furdy has record
cd that the of repairing engine No was SIPS 81
it false record endorsed Pine & aTtshorns bill
$1,000 al lot tor s3s -, as stated by you not SIM
ry for pa archv but for alterations.
arepoir- and for applying Pines Patent Running Gear
which caused almost an entire reconstruction OF the engine
that is is wheels sprngl aXes tongue chuck, rope,
reel and everything connected with the running part II
tie engine taken of and replaced with new, and
even it, upper works, entirely renodeed All this
done for $1,000 and not repeat or eoos d. a. you
h6ye strangely asserted Now does il not often cost a.
much, and alter repair and remodel house
than originally cost In face Of these facts what
srous inius;icC-no Wful and malicious perverson-for
you to hat aid simply for the rpaics of engine
The er.rm. sum OF a when lis almost entire re-
construction cost only $1,000 And stillioaming with NAL
ice YOU add OF course this must include Of Mr.
Carson. patents TO make il cost 80 much more TO rprr
IN engine than 70 build one. precious punish
ment should await guilty OF such wicked lcryerson
as this To- bias. the integrity OF another.
Now il j. well known that strongly coniended before
The Fire Department Committee that would be useless
exr endture Of money alter this engine the ground
that in good order and did not require the alteration
proposed But notwithstanding my resistance the follow
ing resolution passed by the Common Council which
by the Commit soner fep pairs and Supplies
Ret That ne cemui Of Remain ald Supplies Be a9d
hereby directed hsfe tic of Copuy thorough
y repaired and ns' rslnnE sea- spp led th.reto"
LEO S ea,y 70 aS S ,or & aea
The above rsra' ,Gd ralHiBs g a engine A.
~ Si13 To- B Pcnov cd-l.ar r s supple,
In lnswerto the above. obtained statement from
Messls Pie & Har-iOln tLli they would d. the WORK
CURED Tor $1,000 which gave o. the Commissioners OF
Repair aid suWLes Who The eupon requested me % -
90 with the work To which objected tho ground that
its alteration was wholly unnecessary and thar % would
l. waseful expenditure Of the public treasure.
subs, 4ueniy received the following or1si irol the
Commi. .orer If Repair- and Supplies
DLP4ET,iEsE OF RE9tfzs sSo .iItt
y aSS 4 I ss@ S S.5 I HIS.
Ia ~ el7,oSs fe5 "" PEP s7si- -asa 20 IN ~ g
s-7lsue a iA iPsc.ie.toa frssd b. ~ Pine Y91-
3. PyRDf C,n. = Rg raae s.Il..st
Now IN reply go ycuT ir,ni,al remarks rl.qestag ny
uvtLtous all patents. 4 may not ~ e-Osal O. reier
twelve canon style Cl-1i.- Nul a
ycu WI zee in The Annual Parade on the i,h ast Ard
o inform you Lat have patent 90 oler en -iles ale-iy
CONF elel Gll beng CONTRACTED l ylliJ-, W9-lof- IA
H. City or various parts 81 the country AID ia. hayo
10 pliuts as sea sueerngly Assert cune ted with Ia
CINE NJ. was Iecunarly Interested il an{ way N
lcl recent alteration Which repclt opposed with ID M
,nc--ies o. tie la-t h0h before Nh fg d. arm - tol-
mitse and before the Couli--ioner of Repair AMI SIP
plies
As Co section 10. which son have eEraci'l from The
City tharer VII state lhot lat year while Ir Adams
We r missioner resolution pled rLe Board oI AT
derutr cectr. tte Comm sioner OF Rcrairs ari SID
rtuee o. report TO that Board al tha inomlr3n hi
IOW.r IesTc,tIg the -tIlAlag 1f -4aua ASA 10 t-s
alarm tt.-. Inc Nc--mis.'n er ~ --.- e.I -'
constructed q IT. ana who wed th pay lor fa IS con
.;ruciion. Tie Boa-d OF Aldermen rierrci The Com
nissiCLeEs report . the IRE De rarru-eut Committee,
which tie last heard 81 T. Ii lhai Commit, 30
Lostle re cosl have iupesctfd O.. ihe violation
q tie Char-sr feel almls, cOuntelt lall have done
You III threaten TO maze ether di-ccsrres Nov -
WY co you lot Publ.h them al in batch - thl al
81 TAI az yOUr btls a. once an LOT be tL-s VIII lrlEl
ron he rePorshle duties u ny one reply % go1
Icm DAY 10 day. ALFErD CAEsoS, Chief Eaginesr
Mt Carson uses good many strong wo-ls. bli Fhey
don't hurt anybody. unless it b. himself His initial
al.ehood shout chr invsriable excuse Is OF 10 soTt
OF eonsequerce lis threat iL4t. after claiming
and u.ing cur columns 10 the extent Of he desire 10
answer Cur chlrgcs. be i-ends 20 sIe ~ .oE hbei is
about LAT bis preceding eourse give right % cH
rect His insisting ta bis reply, which il much ion.er
ilan our sIiiee % Which t responds. shall be pu-
more c,nsT cuous Plsco hsn n, occupied is Fisee
e tie s4re cloth Il Be intend. 70 So rs i5r ,el
sner cs,nur bcter pli.e AMI r4ors ro, IN OH co,
rurs ilsn We hal we slsn nominate hin nr P.-
.s.sor o. Modcry in tie Free Academy 90 thc v,ry
.rXt v-csncy
-As to tie li-,repsle between r,- sloal, hs al