The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-16

some of our best and most influential citizens,
are about being presented to- Governor Fen
ton, requesting the removal Of the heads Of
our municipal government tor reasons given.
One memorial prefers charges directly against
Mayor Gunther and commissioners concern
ed in street cleaning contracts. It con-
tains explicit statements showing the iniquity
of those contracts, and calls for the removal
of the Mayor on that ground alone. The
second memorial prefers specific charges
against the heads Of other departments Of the
municipal government and prays for their
removal upon those grounds. It is expected
that Governor Fenton will take these memo
rails into serious consideration, examine the
charges, weigh the evidence, and give his deci-
sion promptly and effectively. If he possesses
the sagacity of any ordinary ruler he will see
the business of the accusations, and if he have
the courage requisite to meet the crisis he will
remove Mayor Gunther and all the heads OF
our corrupt city government in one lump. Ii
this be done we may elect members to the next
Legislature who will blot out altogether our
present form of metropolitan government and
appoint commissioners to administer our muni-
cipal affairs until the city charter can be
amended, and proper and honest system OF
government inaugurated. The people of the
country will be glad Of the opportunity
to check the spread Of fraud and corruption
as they have been suffered to exist here in
the metropolis, and will endorse any action
Governor Fenton may take to restrain and
restrict them, and to destroy the fountain heads
of municipal wickedness. If Governor Fenton'
has not the pluck to 60 into this work of re-
form as he should it is time the people should
know It, And If the citizens of New York are
to be compelled to live under the reign Of
corruption that now prevails they ought also
to know it; and ii obliged to submit they will
do 80 with as much grace as II they expected
to be governed by Satan and all his imps.
The memorials will soon be in the hands of
Governor Fenton, and we hope he will have
the courage and resolution to act promptly
and understandingly in the matter. In the
meantime the people should arrange to send
no members to the Legislature who are not
positively pledged to municipal reform.
| The ARROW ExPLosIoN.-The investigation
into the cause Of the explosion Of the Arrows
boiler was formally commenced at the Coro-
ner's Office yesterday, but was postponed until
Thursday. We understand that experts from
the Novelty Works and the Allaire Works
were furnished with permits from Coroner
Cover to examine the boilers of the Arrow
which it appears has been towed up to Nyack
Rockland county, outside the jurisdiction o
the Coroner. However, it seems pretty clea
to us that as the disaster occurred within tn
limits of this county the Coroner has full
power to obtain evidence in the case, no mat
ter where the vessel may lie. The most essen
tial testimony, no doubt, is the condition Q
the boilers, and we do not think that Corone
Cover need have any hesitation in sendin
competent witnesses to Nyack with that obJec
II is to be hoped that no mere technicalitie
nor any other motive will be permitted t
stand in the way of an impartial investigation
and the public will assuredly hold the Corone
, and the Jury to a strict accountability in I'll
matter. II il should be proved that the owner
, of the boat were guilty of wanton trifiin
, with human life the relatives oil the suherel
j should take legal proceedings against then
!; precisely az is usually done in the case OF raj
road disasters, where the company do not su
Q coed in effecting a compromise, as they ge
i orally do. Steamboat proprieters are just
9 liable for damages as railroad companies, al
g should be held equally responsible. Publ
> attention has been very seriously directed
= this fearful disaster, and the progress Of q
70 investigation will be closely watched. A
/. the testimony available should be procure
d and the cause Of the calamity thorough
r. examined. We repeat then, that Coron
Of Cover has an important public duty 10 p
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