The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-02

a1rtS ida@sk Of artS street. bsWssn Ninth sa
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sno grading setting curb and quite, end mseaden
Light avenue for Suildnr we and pump in Eighty third
between Fourth aud Fifth Adopted tho
AihImstivsaMsssy. Brown T,is Mabnass Drssaen
ian, Barker, Rcsers Crawford oXsgss and MctsS
By Assistant Aldermen McCosKEy-That the Street
ss Il
sSa cs, Of E.ox
be With ~
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''' - ~ G. T. MocLENECHAN, Clerk.
Debates In the Board OF Aldermen.
-FOUR Special Report.l
THE CENTRAL PARK QUESTION
Alderman DENMAN offered resolution authorizing the
Counsel for the Corporation to apply the Court Of
Appeals to appoint Commissioners TO lay out the Central
Park.
Committee on Laws.
Alderman SMITH seconded this motion.
Alderman DANMAN did not why it should be referred
In his opinion, ii should be at once adopted.
Alderman DoHERrY-The law creating the Central Park
authorizes the Common Council to direct the Counsel for
the Corporation to appoint commissioners to lay out the
Central Park Upon the face Of the thing, the people
in favor of the Central Park and the Board were also
in favor Of it, in place of that Of Jones's Wood.
The people and the community at LARGE and the majority
Of the Common Council have expressed themselves in
favor of the Central Park being most convenient and
better adapted for the purpose Of lark.
Alderman TwEKD-The Legislature had always been in
favor Of the Central Park but they have not desgnsted
which park will purchase. They were to have the
Joness Wood Park that cartan and, if they liked
they could also purchase the central one also.
not that the pop have S r., hs as
Park glhe Central Park would be purchased
by assessing the adjacent property holdera He did
believe that the Comptroller with these facts staring him
in the face, would go to the expense OF paying
parks.
Alderman STUR1EvANT moved that the resolution be re-
ferred to an appropriate committee for the time being
Alderman DoHETTY-Would it not be better to lay
the resolution on the table until of the act relating
10 the Park should be placed in the hands Of the chair
when they could at adopt refer it, Surely
act has lot been read 1t should be read.
Alderman DENMAN here rose, and said he would with
drnw his RESOLUTION.
THE cnARGa AGAINST TIE STREET COMMISSIONER
ING soErr--AlpERMAS poHRrr FIELD.
me question in reference to the charges preferred
against the Street Commissioner for tamperng with Mr.
Hagan in Inference contract for grazing d street.
again brought up before the Board q long and
interetti ting debate ensuod.
Alderman DoHERTY offered resolution to the effect
that committee composed Of Aldermen Tweed sturte
vspt and Moore be appointed to bring the charges
against the Street Commissioner for tampsrng with on of
tween Third and A, TO receive such
testimony as should be offe, ed on the occasion.
Alderman sTuKTEvANT opposed the adoption of the
solution, on the ground that it Was not the business OF
the commtte to inquire into such charges and that it
not in their power to do SO.
Alderman TWEED Of the opinion ss the gentle
of the Third 1t not IN the power Of the com.
mitee examine further into these charges and ne for
cne would not be willing to serve thas committee
| are well aware OF the solemn duty they owe to
their constituents The members of the Board
| place, violating the city charter ia aay shape
FORM it Is their duty to dsnounce at any
violation Of the city ordinances In order thss they
with the Use 1t necessary to rigid investi
Rston The members Of the board would readily admit
| that they the public servants and they in his
opinion would be ally guilty Of perjury tsy did not
investigate fully into crimes committed by any dep .rt
of the city The people of the city seat them
for the purpose OF checking all vclions OF she city
charter They ent them there for the purpose keep
ipga vstchful eye over all those VINO were, it was
| upon the money of the community. We're they to
| be told that the board csmc there to stihe the
| full scope in plonderng the people. or they
to peoim that solemn duty they owed to their
| entsY He felt humilated when he heard
ber of this Board that . he did not think 4, was
prooer for the committee 10 investigate the irhes any
farther against the Street Commissioner" Was posi-.
hle that they had became so base hat they would
feel stung the quick being ked to further invest
gaze the matter? Was it not humiliatng for any
Der OF the Board to step up and he weud check
bringing baee transaction TO light. ard exposing
yllany of who has betrayed the trusts rotosed
hin? He wished he could say that meraoer of this
Board would, under any consideration attempt 10 se
q1iry made for the purpose Of ascestaurg
any tapperirg had taken place IN the Street Depart
men of this city The FIRST part OF my teolution,
gentleman of the eSeventbl bas generously adlt'ed is
both tight and proper, and should by all mans be
ADOPTED. The Street ComnAsiouer hiseR could have
objection TO the doptoD of that part Of the olutioa
Bat why does the gentleman object 10 the later part
tho 6ocumen? rhe gentleman of the Third ward rhiuks
N Of lie adp
they would be going wild goose chase. II no did 40
Wild gcose chase. the members Of the board woad
be the geese he would be in chase Of He charged the
Street Commissioner with attempting to tamper wish Hs
the lowest bidder for The contract who said that II
he Hagan would make Il a right with Aus Tin he
have the contract He also charged HIM with corrup
op in having compelled Hagen to take the contract in
bis ard John 5 Austin's name, who after.ard,
bought it from Hogan for n few hundred dollars,
thereby defraudng him out of contract that should
have teen lcg,ly awarded to h'. Such tho OF
aaira but committee has yet been ap pointed to
inveltgste these charges preferred against the Street
Commissioner In their efort9 ascertain whether tue
centrsct was legally awarded d, ths contractor tae
committee fLd thar the evidence the part OF the
Street Commissioner and that on part Of NJ. Hagsn,
eoe not very yell As the servants Of the people
OF ibis city be claimed thGt il ever an Investigation
needed in Of attempting 10 extort moaey,
in Of violation of the city charter, It the
duty OF the committee to iDquise at full eogh, and with
great care into the investigations OF tbs charged pre-
ferfea sespst the object Of the debate The itee
could be furnished with evidence of the Street Coms
sionsr attempting W famge- with the individual
already referred to in his emarks. All he asked was 20
invest the cotrmitee with full powers that they rnay
show the public that they guilty the Street
Ccrmissoner. but the contrary, worthy of the
trnst roposed in them by their constituents,
CnARMAH-The gentleman Of the Nineteen b win please
ccnfne his remarks 10 the resolution.
Alderman TWEED He Is confniog himfeli TO tho
luton Let MIN speak Of all thst he knowa in reference
the affair, and he nil clear Of the neglec, of
duty he has imputed 70 think he nhou'd have
plenty OF scope IA he is fond no doubt, OF making
great splash in the papers.
Alderman DoHERry then continued his remarks. He
offered such proof that would opc in the eyes Of the
ttee convict the Street ssoper OF ampering
BE offered that evidence to the committee but they
refused to make ne oft thereby endeavorng 10 sthe the
crime with which he is charged.
Alderman STuRTEvANr then denied that any such proof
or testimony had been offered to them by the gentleman
OF the Nineteenth. He, Of that COMMITTEE upon
that occasion there denied the statements made by that
gentleman in reference to proof that he said hs offered to
produce before the committee
Alderman DoHERTy again reiterated his remarks In
references to the offered testimony aud hit the gentleman
Of the Third very hard.
CHARNAN--Tbe Alderman of the Nineteenth vii have
to corfne himself 10 The resolution.
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