The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-01
Alleged "orrupsAon I'm the Brooklyn ,sru OF
Healsh--H0tson Tn Expel AlsscrInas'

Alleged C0rruptAon In the Brooklyn pa|xu OF
Health iotson Tn Expel an Aihcrma'n'
some tms since sbe tertis'pg establish mens Of Mr. %
Berg, The foot Of Division avenue, oomplained OF
by residents In the vicinity ~ being an intole able null
and dangerous the pubic health % the receP
ton of sach complaint the Board of Health appointed
Aidermen Preston, wAkh and schos special committee
examine ami report the condition of the esso h-
mepL The committee proceeded ~ tho esabshu'ent Ut
Mr. lie Berg and found 70 be rrpreseated In nhny
condition. large quantities Of night SOIL also considerable
quantity Of pu.rid 8esh, which usd In the manu'a'
ture Of the ferizns compound The existence Of such
msierI there was lehauce and as iuch reported W me
Beard Of Health by this committee.
The Board tbereupon disccisi that the nuisance be
atatcd forthwith under the direction Of this comnantse
Mr. De Berg at this time Of the city After Ills
him, In company with the Health Oincer, aud diFeotsd
that ,he nuisance should be abaaed immeoi
aisiy Mr.. De Berg ssrocd to d~inrec, ana
told that unless he did the establishment having been
declared nuisance, would be RACED To the ground Do
Berg lnor tune that he large qnan
thy of machinery, which all paid for and destroy
IL would DO virtually to rein HIM Tho commtee' mad
several Interviews with VI De Berg previous 10 which ne
informed that he could get Of the mater eay oy
pay ing the Aldermen money On Sarurda ,he ih in7t
Aldermen PIE ton, Walsh and Heal officer Gle GLAND
visited be premi CO and expressed themselves perfectly
sashod With tneir condition this time he converse1
with Alderman Preston separately upon which occassn
he told him that bufness and wanted ro sC
In butinoas Ike Alderman Preston stated tnas
they gave their time aud performed their duties gra'o
tously, and that the duties were very onerous The SUP
ec of broached and Alderman Preston stated tna
be desired money he old want cent but Others
did. De Berg Inferred by these and subsequent reuAfKs
that 81 0fG would do and conc nded to give that
which be divided among four ana agreed 10 give
Sboc the following week The next week De Berg gave
Prtcn $3.50, which be scceped After the committee OF
investigation appointed by the Common Council Pres
called upon De Berg and gave 90 days
for the $3.50, stating that he considered gift or
present. but Tea might njure him 10 the opinion NJ
the public, and therefore no III cousiler mere
and hoped he (De Berry, would look upon 1t such
The evidence Of Alderman Preston before the coma ee
shows that he the receipt OF $780, but sup
posed II intended present for his good vii on
Tues, ay night the 9th inst aler toe Board OF Health al
ourned. Aldcrman Walsh who associated with him
% the com uitre asked i'm ir he knew whether hsre
any money In that eslablishmen flo told hun ne
knew Dohpg about IT, tina, " there money 10 be mse
be world not have any thing TO do with ut all On Wed
sdsy and Thursday he stopped at the establishment saS
DC Berg, who TOLD him tina he he'd tnis business dS
have been said about money at that time On fri.
day he went To the Board Of Health ~
usual, when Walsh asked him any .o,,as
that many had talked to him about IT, Walsh tnern tod
him that money was to he made out Of IT, and he gas
fool he did make something Of He told Wash
that he would ask for money! that De Berg had got mis-
Instructions and that all he had 10 do with It, roai
morning BIO had long conversation with De Berg, TN 'ne
Of which he no Bcrg) stated that he would make
the committee presenf for the manner in which tney haa
treated him, upon which he replied that he wished him
tha there members the COMM tee who would 20
cept Dc Berg then offered check, which was DECLINED
Ihs s ns we're Os
naon Of the premises were made when wa 70 md tosa
they bad been entirely deineced De Berg .for .a 40.
and told that he might consider himself nis
changed but be must keep hs place free from stencil me
same day he reaen) wm standing at the Kings County
hotel, when lie Bera came out OF the Farmera and iu
zens Bank beckoned 10 him and handed him $3.50 which
be wshed him 70 aocept. and did CO. On Monday, q
The Board Of Health, -sked him II he had any mooney
q he'd 3 ne
going 10 make pretert 70 ALL Wednesday foos wing
he went TO Dc Berg and told him there was roibe ABOUT
the money he had given him and be could not keep
After conversation he told him that he would give
him his note for the amount " rnuy days, which vas
ater that time Upon Of those interview wslsh re-
marked 10 him '"bat man (meanpg De Berg) IA sounh
he nad no oooDs tnst an espeotea 70 receive m y,
Heah The Ninth ward bone boiling esiabluhmsnts are
one, and the permit business another He ~as nfcrmed
BY Wahh thai money was made last year out Of the per
NIT busipess. Upon o subsequent CONVEX, alton w'ssh
stated 10 him that be had made thousands In his oHa
Ga unity IN a the s Ts
ton 10 bribery, submitted the wing resolutions Tor
Resolved, ina, Alderman Preston Of the Fifteenth ward
proved botl by his admission aud the evidence of
M Pc Berg 10 have recrivsd $50 IN snn
a. rcssfd o. his official action ~ member OF the Hora
Resolved, That Aldermen wsih Of the Eleventh ward
IL proved by Alderman prcsnn's sta omen and by to
probabilities OF the 10 have suggested 10 Preston me
receiving IF money aforesaid, and o have been ses
sorry 10 such receipt even " had not designed hua N
share In subsequent payment.
Resolved, Thai said Aldermen haze forfeited the conn
dcnco and respect nf this Common C,urc and hrir onu
with The Board Of Health would snd IN cmhara ss
the same therefore much adopted ny this Board on the
iith May lat. rcatee 10 tho appointment OF Aldermen
Preston and Walsh members OF this Board Of Hsab DO
and Ia HEREBY rcsciDded
Rrsoived, That the CONDUCT D. Alderman Preston DO
bis expulsion from ths Common Council, and ihst
he have bo heard In his defence before the BAR OF
this house tho eh Of July next, and thai the Clerk no
tify him dinghy.
fhs repor, Was ssned by Aldermen Kalbseisch wilson,
Rove, Van Brut aud jenkins.
On motion OF Alderman DoHETy. The report tabled,
80 copies ordered printed In pamphlet form, aud the
implicated heard in their defence the 9th u
July inst when The subject viii be ie the special ORDER
Al tho sngsesrrn of Aldermen Person and 10 stDrr,
Aide, Pfe@nn and wah rendered theis reaxnaorn a.
members Of the Board OF Health Alderman wa.h deniied
tho allegations forth In the reprt,hat he bal sad
that be had made money In bis ofcal lie sad
he had received one cent member Of the Board
Of Health In any cay whatever, ana charged tho char
~ The commtco with unftrncs- 10 report Adler
Pr ston felt confident thai ne ooad chow the Com
Council and people of the Guy OF Brooklyn thu he dd
not malciously dossuedly intend 20 do wrO1g lie
denied that he received Thai money with the nlenofh OF
committing crime He strepneusly protested against the
adopted By the committee Ia cot giving bm an
opportunity 10 examine Mr.. Do Berg shcn before
the committee He hal opportunity IA defend hiui-pi,
not shh,tancng hai been pledged 10 him by the char
ma ~ m nnttee