New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-14
Nrtu:Uork Daily Gribn,1e,
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
THURSDAY, Dec. 13-Ald ISAAC o. BARKER, ,Pres-
dent in the Char.
rpe,saee from the Mayor was read, ordered to be
printed, and referred to the Special Committee on the
subject:
To the Honorable the Board Of Aldermen:
GESrLrmES: The Clerk OF the Common Council
has served upon me certified copy OF the folio sing
Preamble and Resolution, adopted by your body on
the It'll instant.
vacant BY Board BY Of the pr.'sn'
Rolrtd That the nsyor he respectfully requested
mate suaabe person to supply the vacancy A.,
II the declaration CT the Preamble be true, 'ha'
there il preseht incumbent in he office referred TO- II
ia quite certain there lie no pdcaAcy for me- to supply.
am OF disposed however, ~ Interpret tue proceed
rgs Of your Board always in their literal sens know
ing that the excitements incident 10 hasy Legislation
frequen create errors OF language as well as errors
OF Judgment. This may be such Gaze; therefore
am content 10 suppO,e that you mean TO be under.
stood as raging that toe Ohice OF tue Chei Oh
Police is vacant IN consequence OF me aiiensSe Vi
George W. Matsell-snG that the Mayor is sled upon
TO name suitable person In place OF the late incum'
bent
If be true that Mr.. Matse is not citizen OF the
United Ststee he should not be allowed to hold the
Office He is disqualified from holding any otiicial
position under our Government. Your objections to
his longer continuance in the office OF Chef oil Ponce,
are based upon legal as well as equitable grounds,
aid the only points to be settled are heer these 90
ctiops are ounoed in fact and whether the Board OF
Aldermen the pi ePer ibuDa TO decide the question
In my opinion your Board has no jurisdiction over tie
matter. .
Article g. section of the Police Law, parsed April
~, 1883, Davies p l IIs, declares, that
s. @:,Gi Il. % Chef Of ps
Policemen ana Doormen each case OF .asPen,ios
an heard in hi' dsf.n'e he accused party
in al. PBe11 BY soasse sad s9mps tue
R.eoIdeE CITY Jadge) AaA examine undf oh
su son upon the ara IN dsien'e aud may tor e.ae
the Suspension remove the aoca'ed from ohee or 10
here IL no other lay which directly or indirectly
gives TO sDy body the power TO remove any mem
Der of the Police Department. Therefore, with great
respec! for your Board part Of co0rdnae bcano1 OF
the city Government i cannot essent 10 the position
you have assumed IN tbis proceeding. But " lile my
own col vicoDs decided IS TO our wan. of 20 yer
il, this tase ! do not question your right, or that OF
ANY mem Der Of the Common Council ID prefer chafRes
for the consideration Of the Poles Ccnnlssio.ers,
which if proven, will force then 10 remove the Oh ef
or any other member Of the ID .pattmen'. Nor am
prepared TO cay that the lus which the spe
csl Com ittee of your Board have come-tnat Mr.
Mssel is hot citizen OF the United aes-are not
we-fouIde that upon presentation OF Tue san
facts TO the Police COmmissioners unanswered, ney
NAY not arrive al the taue result AID declae the
Office vecnut by removal Of Dir. Mstsel Indeed
the Commi sic Ieis have already notified Mr.. Nj ,sen
Of q tir intention 10 institute iuyertga lobs 81 " MS
citizen ship in reply TO which, Is due 20 The Coll 70
say, ne corr laIly presses W 'o'
whole subjsct to their Dc ion. Therefore, VII e re-
sIec,fuly denying your rOser 10 remove this oice r
for any cause and LeDce not admitting there Il any
vacancy for me TO ill., l am quite " hog, lnaeed de-
ternined that the question snail Do setued aId ols
Ioted OF in legal and proper masner.
The commissioners have ample poser and the ~
wilngI ess to give to the subject full sttsitiIa
We therefore invite the Production OF any testimony
which &c &c TO chow that the Chief any her pesoo
holding place in the Police Deparmen. is disqualified
from this or any other and it Is proper 10 add
that If in the coure Of tie invests atoms We propose
to institute into 4 is matter, any person who sup.
posed to pos'ets any fscts going TO prove MI Nasal
is citizen omits 10 appear and testify, we saai
compel bis attendance for tina. purpose.
Mr. Mstse shall not be permitted TO retain post OF
much responsibility and tfutt, upon due invest,-
gson The charge now mace AZ siust him is sustained
Very r,oeeffully. FsRsAN0o Woo Mayor.
Rtyorts Concurred in-ro pay bill Of j. IL. HOBART
Wsr. Gas 90, for am uDition used on Na,hinst0ns
Bhthosy, the 4tn of July, and St Pa,rck1s Day. 10
remit sundry taxes To build sever IN Eighty MI
street. To pay James White for loss o. hor,e. 10
confirm the contract with K. +. Robinsoa 70 furnish
TIE public buildings with coal. To pay Misses jacobs
$500, berg claim on the house No. aol "nham
street.
Tho BOARD sd;ournad 10 Monday.