New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-12
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

regular meeting of this Board wac held Yesterday
at p. IN. President Peck in the chair.
An ordnan was prevented providing for the rsd,s-
fricDg Of the Twenty second Ward into fourteen cleo
ton districts, Ii Was adopted.
The Mayor Gent in AL in Sitation from Col. Lsf-
feris OF the seventh Regiment, askog the honor II
the visit of the Board 10 Camp Scott. which was ac-
cepted.
A message was rec ived frop the Mayor aiking the
concurrence of the Board IN removing Alfred w.
Craven, Chief Engineer Of the Croton Depart neat,
and Thon az W. Tappan. Commits ion-r OF tina, board.
The ground for such removal was serious disagree
Insns and insubordination" and nothing in explans-
ton of the raid indefinite ofiense.
Mr. DARRAGH thought these charges were vague,
ard moved 20 have a Commltte- appo ted ~ examine
them. Much DEBATE and parliamentary skirmshng
followed. Mr.. GENET who WAS present and proui-
neni), said be WAS opposed to rem wing elmer mr..
Craven or Mr. Tsppnn, beca'se they came iron hs
own ward and they were good men. Mr. lOohsrnd
opposed the confirm OF the gentlemen its' yea,
and would have them buried, Off h'lly, now. Mr..
GENET wanied a Committee o. live. igatfIn appointed,
which should act more formally han he'd oeen
done by such Committees; ihus the dispute might Dc
prevented from getting into the Clurs
Mr.. BRADY warmly defended Mr.. Craven, al one Of
The abes and best public oicers in service Of the
city. There was nor a sIpge charge that could be
made against hin. The true mrive of tue Mayor
was The getting OF the patronage Of the CrotOn Board
III tie Mayor could do that by controlling the votes or
the Board, he was entitled 10 IT,
Mr. CoRsgLL thought Mr.. Craven treated people in
a contemttuo,Is manner. No member of the Board
could 20 there without being treated IA II be
looked down upon. lie therefore wanted Mr.. Craven
out. m
Mr.. TuouRY concuI1ed il this opinion. The Cro,1n
Board had not treated the Aldermen right. As u the
r. asons for removing Craven and rappan, the Mayor
himself was the bert Judge OF their cOrrectn'ss.
Mr.. STARR said the Board could not judge fro n tne
data 1t band as 10 any insuHordnaon and how could
they vote The off G OF Mr.. Craven was most IN
poriant one and could not now De neglected. Inere
was the new Reservoir, toe gate houses, the High
Bridge improvements, the min, &c all Of which
would neces sarily suffer by the moya lite Alder
men concurred il was Lot likely there would be
another man put in at once and the ~hole Department
would be the responsibility OF the Mayor VINO
hid too many other things 20 attend 10.
Motions and coupter Otions we're made. The mo-
ton of Mr.. genet, for reeren TO Committee, wac
lOsi by voIe of II 20 ,.
Mr. BooLE moved TO have the question d,yi led, apd
Mr. Crayens taken up first. 1t was LAID on the
table.
Several members of the Board were determined 70
OBJ Use the removal of the gen men And motion Tor
adjournment TO Friday vas AT tins age broeSh, III,
ard carried by a vote OF ii To
The talk il that Craven will be removed and Nc Al
pine substituted but that nr. Tappan will be .hto wed
10 reaan. The lobby got crowded toward TIE last.
Among the lobbymen wer, several ot the Mayors
Jerks and friends, Recorder Barnard, number OF
very roughIooking laborers and some OF the attaches
Of the Croton Board.