New-York daily tribune., 1854-04-01
LETTER FROM TIE COUNSEL TO THE
CORPOR1 TIDN

To he Eiiior Of TIE n y T,i5uae
SIR For priya e reasops would have pre'ered 3 avoid
the controversy sugge I'D by article Ia youg 2aor Ihs
moinng headed Corporation Counsel but some Of i.s
statements are 4 such nstue that ought not TO remain
silent
Your article nsnu6tes that 'be return Of the Street Com
missioner the Legislature sho wing my olopts from the
public treasury for the last year $780, was Inaccurate.
aid ny recep,s from other persons OF the sum OF Si 500
WIS concealed Both charges untrue The Street Com
missioner could report only tho amounts paid from the
public treasury and he reported truly never called
upon 20 report but voluntarily. within the rst month OF
tie sosson reported 10 the Judiciary Committee of the
Senate every item my receipts date for date and dol
lar for dollar Tho charge Of "inaccuracy' and OF
"concea'men therefore, is fraud upon tho public and
upon Ine.
laure gives the fees for services rendered after tho
ls DAY Of January next in then peRdtRg II this bo
60 it must be by reason of an amendment made 70 by
Senator Whitney The bill as drawn by me and approved
by the Judiciary Committee did not give mo such fees and
shall ottake them.
Your article also Denies the liberaly' or gene.
rosity" ftho Upon this point is not for
70 spe0k But il it be conceded that the judiciary Com
mtee and the Senate we're determined to adhere to the
pscplo that the fees Of public officers should not be in
creased or ducfd during their term OF ohco-and u u
be conceded that the fees Of this office for the year 1855
would be- what they had been average for the last
twenty three years $4,000 per annum- and, II DO also
conceded that the fees for the Park would bo, at
least 100000 and under the laeyineuded rules $4,000
upon all which points there can DO no reasonable doubt
themselves without the aid Of ither argument assev
Grafton
But your article also charges that If the statement
made to the Judiciary Committee, that the BILL proposed
by the three gentlemen appearing before them was"a
bill Of spolation and iIustice,' had been made :" in
their presence it would have been resented upon the
spot" The Committee having Informed these gentle
mon that they had determined unanimously TO report
against them regret that not called upon by ths
Committee 10 state my views In their presence; but as
have never been accused Of saying behind mans back
what dare soy to his face take this, the only
method allowed me, say that wish the statement IN
be considered made in their presence, and in the
precnce o he three Of the first lawyers and purest men
{" in the CITY" who drew their bill. reiterate the charge
that il was bill OF spoaton and Injustice unjust 10 me
and my SUCCESSOR and Injurious TO the interests Of tho
City" will aso add that II was the incarnation Of per-
fona political and professional hate, and make this
statement in order that those gentlemen may take such
to resent upon the spot az they may be ad
yed. .
BY bill having now been passed ureninouJy by the
senate and with only dissenting voice BY the As
semby, dismiss the subject - .
Repeatedly ROBERT J. DILLON
Qfes 0( ne Cotnsel 70 @e C@J0rSfSon March 81, I1L