New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-13
PUBLIC NL,EYINGS
rHE n1REEr- COMMISSIONER nIrtIcrLIr.

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rrmTfIuNe~ - TIL BOhPD % .rprR,iIsN
Tic question iHvoTirg the fee Of tie present To-
cuu bent e tie Cdlce az Street Co nmissoLer aId
winch il was believed would be brought befJre tie
Bos ri Of Aldermen last evening" snifcea 10 draw
ahout the CT, Hal an unusual crowd Of re-sous d.
rec,,y or Indirectly n'esested 10 toe result MANY
were contractors All politicians. whose person.i in
t.rsst has been eyden from TIE hegnui.e 4 the cor
troytrsy in June last, b. then constant atendaace
IRON ali the tg aticIs " hith Lave tra1spred,
AZ O'Clock, the hour 'cr the meeting OF the Alder
mer, approached, crowd numbering two or three
hundred ccDgTegated in the hal lead ug 10 the Cham.
her az the Beard aud It wss found recesssry t. PR.
ven. coufus.on TO seud for platoon of police. Taey
arrived few moments before colcck, AID guarded
AZ ; O'Clock tie Bosid was called to order by the
Pres dent, A,d. CIaNci. After the reading and sp-
proya of the minutes three petitions of taxpayers
prsyirg for the removal Of Charles Devin from the
Office OF street Commissioner. wese successvely re-
Mr. SrKyrSs moved in each case tbs. the petitions
be laid on the table.
The bel motors prevailed by the following vote:
Adsn'.' Boo. and Nc Spedon-s.
N,Ys-Me.sTs Tucker Starr, Lies, Reed, wiluo, Owen
'H aaa,fH1-sIr Bradley
subsequently, in the proceedings the following COM
mupication was received from the Mayor;
MW9R,s 3I,,cr NE~-loss, April 70, 1853.
gTsTIrrFS: hereby remove Chsle. Dy, from the of
Of Con missioner Of the City Of NewYork and respect
'l'' - DANIEL +. TIEMANN, Mayor.
Tie reader was proceeding with the readiug of the
communication when
Mr.. STEPHEss arose and said, move the further
reading be dispensed with and ii be laid under the
table.
The motion was not seconded and the reading was
Concluded.
Mr.. McSPrpos moved the appointment of a special
comm ttee of five to whom the )mmunication and
the papers received by the Board this afternoon in
relation to the office Of Street Commissioner be re-
ferred.
Mr.. SrrPHrvs-I hope not Sir; the Street Commits
soner case is without parallel in the history OF our
CITY Government. The question In litigation was IS
to power of nt-whether 1t rested with the
Msvor and Board of Aldermen or with the Governor.
believe Mr.. Devlin Las had possession OF that oice
but a hours, and the Mayor now sends IN commun-
cation TO remove him, but tho Charter gives him no
power TO remove except for cause stand mere as a
Democrat, and l look at Mr.. Devlin in that
Office as the representative Of the great Demo
cratic party. l have no personal feeling IN this
matter | am not responsible for his election or ap-
pontment to the place, but do stand here to
defend him. believing that that communication
to be elected by the people and believe that there
are in this Board protesting to belong to the peo
pies party who would remove Mr.. Devlin Tor no
other cause except his being Democrat. kno"
nothing Of Mr. Devlln personally. have nothing TO
ask from him. but stand here rs Democrat and IS
the representative of a Democratic constituency II
there were charges produced BY the Mayor, woulo
not have asked that that action be taken 6u' II ne Is
party, then am here to vote against the reception Of
such communication.
There was an attempt at applause in the lobby al
the lusion Of the remarks OF Mr. Stephens, which,
however was Immediately repressed by the voice Oh
tho President who announced that on the repetition
of the act the chamber would be cleared
After a few remarks by Dir. McSpedon, the vote
was taken On the motion to appoint SPecid! 20 nmit-
toe with the following r. suit
EE,s-M.ssr, Murray, Clancy, Hohmre Tue ker Iuomey
star Adams Ltes Bcole bradley, and McSredon-1
N.Y. Mes,rt Sc pliers, Reed wilno, aud Davis -
The President subsequently appointed Messrs.
McSpedon, Tuomey, Bradley, Lynes AID Owen, a
Special Committee, IN accordance with MI. DlcSpe-
don s re oluticn.
The following cOmmuDce alton was received IRON mr..
Deyp and on motion was referred to the Special
Committee: VI,
To ne r he Beard II Aldermsn Of he city u Nep- York;
lave been informally bottled that the MAYOR ae,Sns
yGur removing from the Office oil Stiec' Com
missioner. , ., ,, I,
II seems that not satisfied with having de
u,ved NE Of the Of thst office since received no.
h. Msyo and your Honorable body the ntment which
have suffered not Only expense bit mpnsoL or 1esdS
and hich procured be mousy 81 lance 10 te
s. PIeme CSg ard Court OF Appeal III. L" Bog y
mcondct "a ny ccs capacity aud has been suggested
that this may should BE done without allow" me 70 10
cify day the authority OF tie Mayor will or without
office
h. m before honorable body Ia ans"ef 90 any
charges the Mayor prefer against me- "hsteNef inc
nature or the mode OF their presentation. , -, L.,
notice 70 what the charges are ana th pe
- 49, ~. 81 Anil - IKE Street COmmss
Aresoluton was offered by Mr. BRADLEY, and va.
adopted sskng the Cooperation Counsel Tor MS 0Pn'
ion as 10 The power Of the Mayor and Board OF Alder
men 10 remove the Street Commissioner from Office
After further proceedings the Board adjourned