New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-04
The Street Cleaning Commission
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Examination Of the Clerk Of tho
3ro gSa Doayd. a.
A Detailed Hissmy Of the contrasta
ADJOURNMENT UNTIL TO-DAY.

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Yesterday, lfat 70 O'clock, was the hom
certain city ofilSs By ~ Governor Of the State Of
New.Yo.k. Gov. Yepton reached ths metropolis yss
terdsy morning. and immediately proceeded 70 the
City Hail TO investigate the charges ageipst the city
officials. Long befss the appointed hour.s large
throng collected about the door ~ the 6verbors
Room in the City Hal where the examination
thought TO take place. ara spcn after the doors
SySasd the room vas tArs"sed With Interested
Among the most prominent o.. tb'rs present bc.ids
G. Gu Idrics Psssr ssassey s FL a. Bcole, john
McKeon. james T. Brady John Gtaban, j. A. Dusen.
bury. Aldermen Bryant, Kelly and Others. The Coy
litigation rsas e,jodrned ~ tie Room of the Common
Council. on th- same floor Of the City Hall was
aiso depsey crova9d % I, a'e space Of few ',s g.
CHARGES wore male b, olo james Gregory. Ills EI.
ceency was sitting eout court representing the
state OF New York and i wssa court Of ass resort
These charge. were made 7gainst Controller Brennan.
and the other 0fcies By GtegFy, and et this 10
not TO appear. Le iskspt'in The background. Nov.
tie first ouy ofhe prosecution is to present The com.
cnsc gces on without tire proper f5Tms os law. They
wanted to know. AMI lad right 10 .kaov. Who ih.s
Shis, Viii ~ 70 Ssse s ~ cha, - We're the Astornsy asy
CEREAL present or som one representing linn. this
difficulty would not lave occurred. The Attorney
General represents the State ~ the DistrctAttorney
si,u,d he ca,ed '7f'sTll III o. y !
r. WaterJary said that tse only thing In bis opinion
that yas 70 be proved wasdii those delepdalts 0 the
things charged against ther eoftbet Was all His Ex
ca.Iaacy had 10 clscover., "A .-f t-.r d ,tfr
Judge leo sad that the charges we're sf an extra
seeu..d .ss,ere Saa the essrses
were in tire nature CT Indictment and the accused
had rigst 70 asand q - ise neaes VI ii Ytnesses
si0ui he iadoIsci upoa fbe bill ,ha Opportunity
or Xainstnn should b. nEJgded. And yet this
aas. rain witness safiBss honi that crosseAani
49, 49, 49,.
cs extraordinary roceeSi1g snd he could not 30.
conat tCi 4 Upon gny ,rtinUy hypoiLes lie hoped
thai H. matter iDyolyng me honor cfs many pGbio
meo. The Propg legal ol ma would aot DO avoiiej. In
this tie sbanld be represented by counsel
Tho deieuss asked for DELAY, bot vete unwilling 10
st, m .s sS guilty
bat t that they should AJAX for oil the foras Of prso:
tice aad poocdure sl aos tLesc is the rule thiD al
witnesses usea orf0sS tas Grand Jafy should De pas
|, MI Jonn rsAnm (seasse,fA Mr.. Booel said that
be believed IL an inc are' site rule Of law that
yeYy rsan presumed inD0ceut nBt proved guilty.
be pre.eoted. so that His Etoenensy eogsd fnd out
Hno@sdS "'' si and bsirE We Should T1ow What biz
ssrsss Should Se diSmsssd. ana the man asO,i with
rosuEe never TO be ergon.e Were the defense to DO
accused by mere iooi. parrot an aatcmateni lie
to 1ns ns. :mssS ne s 'sfpss'
easeri The first rule ei esi.insl I.w vss tla. the
psvsecutor should be opced, and vas Just that the
defense shoula be eolpelad 70 go on g.e fan wit
mess kaiast them was sbseOti Tie Governor had
power 10 Disgrace and degrade, these men and be
begged him 70 allow the eas- 70 80 on without the
| presence OF tAe complainant . - i t,.yA
Judge Enott said that lie denied thst see mvesnsa'
,on vas before court IL was sf oy before the Gov
eruor He made these remarks Mt 50 30 wucn exposs
the legal colrea,ness ofthe rcmTAs OF - Gentlemen
a. Other ss s nus s5 ., sdss. @
Instead oil ~ tho andeEce. NJ reSofy W9 NOT On
trial. but the prosecutor. and pTopoeed TO SUB
staptists bis charges oy sooh "
Mr. Brady dIssented from Judge Emotss opinions
which be thought were probably the mrs. o. Me very
Jurring this investigation. Boslds IL was Bot very
Gs,tsus 10 His ExcelleDey that should be presumed
J,sncs over tho Cove; nor's head. Me- Rsdy pro-
,,aed 10 contend that this Was eeust aud insisted
that II was Outrageous to allow the usn whc mekes
,he charge to keep in the oaoAFrouud W9uld LIE
Txcelency have entertained these charges they
moi sworn t-not at NIL AID yet tho prosecution ad-
mits that Gregory knows nS'NiSg about tas%. oy re-.
called as witness, and he shond be asked. who
Guosted him TO sign the paper printed IN the ess and
he should say Mr. Waterbury, and that be knew nothing
of tho NATTER would not the Governor dismiss the
charges at oncei Why did not some rcsponSt6le
OF the distinguished prosecution make thesc charges
SsaoyoS in bad faith for no citizen who had examined
the books Of sny OF the Department oocld make single
! sworn allegation.
Tue governor ueciacu tna, ~ WAS put yuss 80
Gregury shoald be present at tho inyesiea during
i,s progress. aud Mr.. Aud, the Mayors sserets'y.
| being the trst witness cahed dcfsed;
| am Mayors clerk, and also acted az o9y6 OF the
Street Cleaning Commission sflef their nreaeetng;
the meeting was held In the Mayors ofcc oTs 0th oi
May last; the full commission was presents - b1ard
organized. and appointed the Mayer ~ ~, 'ns
the Am of May. considerable discussion Bad as to
Ss w.nn.r I'm which they sLoa discharge their duties
ard n was CONCLUDED that advertisements seoud bs
nuhlishsd Inviting pr0posalsi shs iorm = adver.
| tisement Yves dictated BY the corporation Coan-
al have . COPY Of the advertisement;
@ @ses on,ussiouers reserved the right u rejecting
~, ~ offor. which they did not regard for topuhc
i!.t NJ AuId's testimony ior some tioe related
ms;rsiv 10 some matters concerning the manner In
unh The specifications were made which are familiar
" shs nubc The specifications finally adopted
m the 18th Of May O. fuii board wss msEnti 'hs
s,nt Of security fixed at esso 0j0 An&the
SsS nj suveties not 10 exceed hve neA meeting
%. h sld With full Board ON the 2 Of May. Counsel
tn Corporation moved rss0ation TO return tire esti-
mates that had been received and 10 readyerte. the
restrictions on the contTaeors being too eHrous the
resolation was unallnoasy adsptedi this3 was the
the point urged wss that the contractors ooa not sb.
solutely comply with the specifications witoaf subject
ing themselves to the arbitrary aetsu u Cosms-
sion, tie Counsel 10 the Cooperation mainly erged this
pont think the City Inspector said that t bad too
much power and wanted to BE- rclieyd 6hnq n; an.
PEELED to remove the asbes and rese o., age estab.
ishmeats there scanned 10 b general e1psQton that
tina were not e0rreek asd e4t ty could
be improyed; that h my impsessioa ucreiyi $yresUms
that Justice 70 the ccntfset4 vas nsA e0sfcure ben
ss 70 the city, hsss alluded 70 ali down
ltn nv minutes, some VINE vHNtHOa ico~e
sps OF paper interinsd and were directly referred