New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-12
INVESTIGATION OF THE CHARGES AGAINST
MESSRS. TAPPEN AND CRAVEN

Mr.. Starr was the only member of the Committee
present at the appointed tine yesterday, and at
proceeded TO business by reading the charges made by
M2yor Wood against Messrs. Tappen aud Craven,
which have already been published. Subsequently,
Messrs. Genet and BOOle, the other members Of the
Committee, came in.
Mr.. TAPPES re I'd an answer TO the Mayors charge.
These charges, far as he vas concerned, were of
alleged serious disagTeemens and INSTRUMENTATION
and retention in office of Messrs. COrnwe and Conboy.
No specifications whatever accompanied these charges
and he was rot aware Of any serious dsagreemeuts
with OF the existence Of any iDsubordinatOn toward
the Mayor of the city the Part of the officers of the
Croton Board, and If a1y, they must have occurred
when indv duss representing that they expressed the
wishes of the Mayor have desired the removal of
tain persons in the Department whom he declined to
remove ullefs some better reason than mere political
aDtagonism were alleged against them; no other rea-
having been presented, they were tanned and
inasmuCh the power 20 appoint sub0rdinates wac
soely vested in the Croton Board this may not have
been in his mind when his Honor made the charge Of
" serious disagreement and mslbordination.
TIE Croton Board were, by three-fourths vote Of
the Common Council, directed to place additional
pipe across The High Bridge to increase the supply OF
water, a measure of pressing necessity, and 10 lower
the main pipe the Eighth 10 conform to he
new grade and to DO both by days work. The first
of which wa approved by the Mayor Dec. 81 1859,
the other passed during the present year, and ap
proved by the Mayor Feb %, 1860. The ordinance
wac then quoted, which provides that work done for
the city involving an expenditure Of more than $3.50
of the members elected to each Board II shall be Or
dered otherwise.
TIE above works were ordered TO be done other
vie and the CrOion Board in obedience TO tue reso-
lutions of the Common Council were proceeding with
these most in por'aUt works directed, one OF winch
had been approved by his Honor, that there was no
reason to suppose there would be any objection on his
part and pro gre ssiDg that there would have been
certainty Of completion during the present working
srssoD when information received that the Mayor
had expressed doubts about the LEGALITY OF tue manner
of doing the work aud that he would not sign var
rants for the same, upon which the work was lmme-
dately discontinued in order that the Mayor might
have an opportunity 20 investigate the same, and due
notice was sent TO him to that effect.
The Mayor in few days cent a communication 40,
saying that he would approve OF the work on the
Fiobtb avenue and it was Immediately recommended.
There being no legal objections agsin.t that would
not be good against the other the Crot1n Board sent
another Communication 10 the Mayor urging a speedy
decison on the High Bridge improvement no aug yer
10 which had been received, aud nothing bad since
been done toward the completion Of the work except
70 90 portion of it by contract
In regard to the paving Of tory-nnth street, con-