New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-02

Aid. Tweed strongly leaned to ths Central PARK II
cor'cered that two parks would be expensive for I'd
people, or he would vote for both
AID Denmsn made obse-v.aons which We did 10
catch.
AID Siurtevsnt s.d the lsw relating the subject hs
never been read before the Board iod-.d h doubted
the official document had been printed yet He voulc
therefore move that the N t.er b. referred
AID Doughsry thought the bes: way would be fl- IN
gentleman from the Sixteenth TO withdrAr tbs resolution
for the present.
ALI. Denmsa accordingly Gid So
Aid DoUeherty renewed his charges sgans, tho Stree;
Comui-soner. After considerable erplsnsion al d
amounted to no more than VIVA. the public slr4iis
with be offered resolution the suossn.e 4
which Was, that the Committee appointed time
to investigate the charges ag.ns: the Stree, Com nsonr
should be empowered to inquire into aud investigate
Rsrd 10 sDy derecon Of duty tbs part Of the
commissioner, any per-Cn in his dep .ment s.p
INQUIRE into the motives and conduct Of persons bdisz
for the said contract claiming be oiiers therefor
and further into any Undertaking under
which said contract made
Aid Sturtevant Jumped up and aid h. did WY
that Committee should bs subjected to the whns and
crochets Of the gentleman from the Nineteenth and he
(Ad. Surtevant for one, would SUB nit 70 be
creed. He said il would be time enough vasn spe'if,
charges had been made ayans, the Head Of the Street. De-
psrtment to carry out the provisions of the resolution
AID Tweed hoped the Board would ~. pass the res,u
ton ss he convinced that il would be impossible
The Committee to carry into efec. its later part With
that part which related the Con missioner bis assist
ants he was perfectly satisfied H. could clearly Il At
they had right inquire the conduct Of the Sire,
Commissioner but he must confess his inability see in
what way the Committee could examine into the motives
and conduct of bidders for contracts.
Aid Dougherty sorry TO disposition anouy the
members gloss the matter Over-o cranp the inv--
sgsnst public officer when that ocer has been prom
to have acted in sn improper and censur4ble nann.r
tbereby br gng odum on the whole Of the Board of A.
cermep He was gTieved that any Alderman shouli DE-
size 70 check investigation lie also urged thai. 10 .ho<
ing their willingness to probe this mater to the bottom
they would messursby remove that oboluy which now
clinys the Adenanic skirts A the "a ,dsu Of the
rights end interest. Of th-ir constituents il was their
bounden duty that public officer over whom they
had control should act other than rightly and if h.. did
so they the peoples representatives, should be the
ss; 60 prevent dsroy Of the charges preferred against
him II might appear to some Of th- g-ruen-n hs
eDng TO him, that to seek t. investigate h- motive. and
sections Of persons bioding for CONTRACTS would b. some
shing like avid goose chase.
Alc Stvrtevant-1ha,s where we've BEEN going a.
ready.
AID. DOugherty-Just have been the wild ~. 90
and the gentleman from the Thr has been our lea Ter lie
asserted that there had been forced thu Committee
much evidence Of ihs corruption md mafsasaacs Of the
Street Commissioner; that hal been proven 20 them
and there when he could AMI would brog for.
ward who would ;ts 70 the cness OF the .,e,
against the Commissioner in connection with his vio.,n
Of The City Charter aud the irdin, OF certain
contracts {" persons Justly entitled to them
AID Sturevsnt denied mat sny such proof ad bseo Of
f.red y short, the evidence Vas mere besr.av
Here eusued a scene AID Dougherty had the floor
whom up Jumped AID Tweed and insisted on being heard
The lar ruled him of order and after considerable
urug ard win attempts to get the floor h. 81. down
40 Dougherty then went ahead and in a long speech
gave ms idea Of whist Alderman should BE- and the re-
sponfitilties which his position entails on hun
AID Tweed explained that the COMMITTEES Of Invos,irs
ton willing and anxious to do heir duty strictly and
impartsiiy to all As of the Committee he wssoo
posed to much OF the resolution OF the gentleman r I'm the
Nineteenth He did desire the Committee 10 be- dele
gated with powers tina, they could make use Of
AID. Denman submitted il a man TO them voun
tsry TO give bis evidence ,in point ,houli his
evidence not be received if it en- az the wit
could not have been forced to give Fer h, o. he
believed that requ-It that tn should be in
vesiigated in the most hOrou manner He believed tia,
the Street Commissioner ted the closest scritny and
it absolutely necessary that the Com ni,soners guilt
innocence should be proven else stain would always
BE- attached to bis character.
Aid Tweed said ne objected TO such construction
Chaimsn-Order. order.
Ao Tweed only desire that conduct shall not be
misreprf sented.
40 DenInau-Wel II you wish TO see the matter cleared
up 1T the resolution pass
Aid Tweed cen'erded that the member from the Sx
eenih cd not put right construction on the conduct Of
the Committee lie was opposed to hear say evidence
and warte rothing bat facts If hearssy the evidence
.h,y tAe Committed had better give up all olsr business
ou court and all the wi,nes from the Battery
to Harlem
AID. DeuIsn cor tended thst he had not put wrony
Construction Oh the OF the Committee aus h. did not
conceive that any other evidence than fact should b. ac.
CoIted but when person forward and Tsrei i'm
poI.u evidence which he could not be compelled t. give
which could not be- procured Any source he
considered the Committee were bound 20 accept IT,
AID Dougtery-I Do desire the Commit - 20 hear
al Il pc pie from the Battery TO Harlem, bat desire
that when facts resented HAT they will be received at
heir proper value should b. sorry indeed to be ins.ru
mental IN breaking down the gigantic Of the gentle
ih- Seventh, by imposing on him the immensely
duous duty OF examining few WITNESSES which might
possibly occupy him for the space OF a rhole day
Aid Tweed moved that the part relating - nquirng into
The motives and conduct Of bidders Tor the contract &c
b. struck out.
Alderman Brisey hoped the mott n TO strike out would
prevail the cuy Of the Committee ssc4r ,n the
truth and the whole truth they nigh, a.o by the provi.
OF the resolution be able to ascertain il other derec
ions Of duty had been praciced heretofore ths depart
nert and he sincerely hoped the resolution would pass
l1mrtiaied.
Alderman Tweeds motion then put 10 the vote,
hen WAS lost, : voting in the negative and in the
Affirmative.