New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-03
cb,.cEneineer Carson In a Glass House.

Those who have been enabled wade through the peri
odica illusions OF Chief Engineer Carson against the Com
mon Council cannot fail to have observed how prolific
they were in defamation in reference o hs own honesty
and integrity well with ndcrimnae charges against
the City Fathers and the community knows they gen
erav deserve H. for their gross corruption in everything
pertaining to the affairs Of the Fire Department, Many,
who do not know the man while they have admired what
appeared to them the bold and courageous in
which he attacked Lis socalled enemies have set him
down az a model Of purity and fit to be elevated to the
chair occupied by worthy Controller whenever
citizens shall promote the latter lucrative AMI
less arduous position
Others agan who are familiar with certain expenditure
which como under the direct super son Of the Chief and
have noiccdhs anxiety control more Of the ciy und
such as the disbursement OF that portion appropriated to
the erection ard repairing of engine houses have looked
with rather suspicious eye upon tie intentions Of the
gentleman end have thought that H. great hue and cry
rai.ed by him against others merely to
ocal greater sils of his b. this a. It may pur
pose n- the robe Of online viii wihhe has onshfoud
al himself and think can .hw thar when throwing
.uh terribly large stones others lie forgot hat he wa
himself fin glass horse Of rather thin material
We purpose present giving al the facts in regard 20
certain expenditure on article alone which think
VII e. irhten The community the way which par
OF the e1pones Of Tie Fire Depar have been increased
during }r Carsons administration rom $4,000 $4,000
PR aunum
Certain g,uelnen conn. ,,cd wal. tle Fre Department
in searching after The truth have clmmencel with the
Hels or which he Cheias rung many changes for the
LAST Tine vcorS Those who Lr0w anyth ne abOu: our
Firc aalm Bells aware thar sy sracA b. very
simple apparatus which enables the Ringer to remain n hs
look out without dscending 20 the bell Rul,,rs have
Le,u prevalent for two or three care H.. Us apparau
furnished 10 the cry AZ an enormous expense compared
with It's actual and oftle el em1n in question,
with view Of obtaining tic facts, sidres-i Letter TIE
rer.on who e was Anown had made tie apparatus. u.
Van Ness replied as follow
DriRsi In rrpy your the sth
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,eco1d-st IleT ere - folcws
IL !. CALscf
To AEEsHtv V.x MSS a Co D..
Te TsLa; sHs putting up s1Sans Apparatus Tor Bel u i'
,Isy IL l,4Fr mailing and Pans up stas Apparas1
Be. Eex %
ias a i.5l iaiHs and gaas Up s,ias apparatus iss
s,r3 llsIeI aalas ana Fl..as selling Apg.asa -,
Thas- are ae fua nv boots Tf- orL vs. nate bv
y order q ~. Ard Ce1. Iley nr-gis The
el sscsP ne o. the aass vlea s.as n
soifi received ~ ~ n 3i csrsgn sei
he s e-fssl Cy 80 rsssa li-s Hls az directions
n''sais 10 'As 81. ~ 0i'''n IN le, e, e., s
In naku. scmo aic inquiry IN reference to The nate
Il came cut that lr Carson cL,el Paen; h Js Ia.
arparuius l. struck the perors CT yagel IN tbs invet "a
tor az very strange that NJ should se. ~ such la
&. hcy know that be that the sae apparatus
had been IN in Baltimore and other cities To- many
YEAR and nobody ever dreamed tht n maxim then thsy
dorbv SIRE s;,r ht been addressed to heC smus.oner