The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-06
THE STREET clEANms cnMMlSSloN.

the Approaching vrasl-Aetiqn =. ~
Mayor and Cisy Inspector, tsST
On the LIST inst the Mayor despatched spso.. ms1
senserto Albany with tho following letter for the
ernor:-
To Hs r,ce,, MyoTs o1cs E.w YoaE. Sept l. 1896.
DEAR sE-I am in receipt Of certain charges prefeed
lanes Gregory, of this city against me meaber
& ms inc period for examination an earlier DE than
inc zo.n inst For myself ready for Immediate
ne q osasI and nssS T. length
very truly your your immediate VIZ sstfsFEH 1eeo'
The n, osss.sur received directions SEQ sovernor
Pei&on personally and request, II he was unable
change the date of trial. that he would permit the Mayor
to publish his defence Owing to the Governor at this
season. being engaged on the principal watering
places, no answer has as yet been received.
LETTER OF oIrv INSPECTOR Booi:s.
No 10 CRY HAGL SQUARR CHATHAM STRsxf,
EEw YORK, sept. 8, 1886. }
To His Eycelency Governor FxSros:-
SIR have received FROM your Exceiency Copies OF
the charges made against w my capacity as City IN
spector and also Of the further charges made against
me in my capacity of the commissioners 10
make contract for cleaning ts streets OF the city OF
New York. v-r 80
notification to appear before your Exceliency q the
Executive Chamber, In the city Of Albany ON the 10Th
instant to answer TO the charges referred 70 above
shalt be happy to wait upon your Excellency az the
time and place designated and to prove 70 you that tue
charges are both false and malicious, and that my
official conduct both City Inspector and a. Comms-
sioner, has been wholly rreproachabe.
For the present, and until am able u consult with
the other members of the Commission, waive the con-
sutiona question tho power Of the Governor over
the Commissioners appointed by the Legislature ana
also ms to the proper method OF proceeding against tnem
when they thought to DO guilty OF Official miscon-
duct Secure in the consciousness OF my own Innocence
and in the respect and support Of my fellow citizens
afford to nothing for the legal techncaites
which may embarrass the proceedings In this case Vi
course admit your Excellencys Jurisdiction over me-
individually, in official capacity as City Inspector
Since have been the City Inspector Of New York I
have been constantly and unjustly prosecuted by the
same parties VINO now pcsem .ne rsvo"s,w c
minated IN two inve before Governor sey
mour and one before the special committee OF tne
Senate, Of which the Hon George G. Munger was CHAIR
At considerable expense for counsel, and I'M
labor in preparing case and in producing testi
mony, both oral and documentary, defended myself
before Governor Seymour and before the Senate COM
mtee and the result of both OF these investigations was
The charges made before your Excellency against
as City Inspector simply rehash of those which
have already met and refuted They are made by the
Fortunately that evidence exists In an official form,
having been printed by order Of the Senate. To that
document SENATE Document No 38) refer your Excel
lency and have not the sghtest doubt that your at
tentve perrsa of its pages viii spare yon the fatigue
and me the trouble and expense on tne Oral
of witnesses and the summing up OF counsel | have
already expended much more than my emoiuments AZ
City Inspector in defending myself and this department.
against these malicious prosecutions, and now decline
to waste any money upon the INSCRIPTIONS persons
who from personal political or pccuniary motives con-
| Before leaving this subject allow to remind your
Excccncy that Governor Seymour refused to take
action upon the charges against me- upon the
you the Governor for proof OF the accuracy OF ths
| statement. This was my first ac9uittal the senate
Committee your Excclency will see by the printed
official report decided that evidence was neccs
sary in my defence and Senator hunger, the chairman
OF the committee said snbs.ant tally In his speech upon
the tax levy that there sufficient testimony TO
justify report AGAINST me- refer you 70 the Hon.
George Munger and TO the official report Of the Senate mate
| was my second acqutal Thus my former judges are
now tho witnesses for my defence How often am 70
4 be tried ,rpon these twice exploded chargesY
In regard to my conduct one Of the commissioners
appointed under the tax levy to mako contract Cor
cleaning the streets Of this city, my defence will be very
and counsel OF tho 'New York Sanitary and Chemical
Compost Company oe,oro you a oy sn
10 not taxpayer The motive Of the accusation IL clearly
malicious and ariscsfrom the refusal OF the commission
CORPORATION Counsel under whose legal advice the
mission acted has already explained that as the chare
of that company does not allow them to clean streets
thew could not have made legal and binding contrac
with the city, they had offered to clean the street
for o.. dO nn,v o day erai member Of tic commission
Corporation Counsel In this opinion There
fore the had chnc" but TO rule out tn
| Compost Companys proposal
so soon as this done the agents and the organ
this compost company declared war upon the commits ms
tract from the start and that IL never should be car
ried out They did cause strikes among the workmen
thew did sct TO the stable OF one OF the contractors
thew did maim horse belonging TO one of the stree
cleaners and they did assault the contractors empoye
while at work. But the police being called In thes
| outraQes ceased rather they are now renewed u
another FORM by these charges against the commission
The best proof Of the good Judgment OF the commission
| in giving the contract 70 Messrs Brown De Voc an
Knapp Is the manner In which, in despite oil these on
stacies the contract is now being carried out
| shall say more In regard 10 this street ceanin
contract until the 26h instant when shall appear Dc
fore your Excellcncy at Albany. But simply desire
show YOUR Exceency spirit in which these charge
have originated, and the malice with which thcy nav
| been pressed. l glad that your Exccency ma
afforded me an opportunity TO answer them as competei
| as have already answered. In two Investigations ia
| CHARGES against me individually as City Inspector A
the charges have been published in the papers OF Tia
CITY, and rs the continued iteration OF them by ute
ested parties In the public press may have tendency
injure in the good opinion OF my Fellow citizehs
take the liberty OF giving this frank ana hasty letter
wide Q publicity my enemies have given 10 the
studied and malicious accusations. Very Respectfully
. 'N'' FRANCIS l. A. B0OLE City Inspector
There seems be considerable doubt cnertain'
in the neghborhood of the City Hall as TO Jurisdiction
the Governor over body similar to the Stree, CleanI
Commission This commission, II may be remempcrc
is incorporated the tax levy by special legisat
act and therefore canno, be controlled by the Govern
unless another act providing for the same be enacte
The only case at all ANALOGOUS Ia that In section ~ OF
ordinances Of 1887, which provides Tor the sunnoni
of the Mayor, Comptroller aud Corporation Counsei
their official capacities such before the Governor
this would hardly apply in the present case III y
DAYS we may expect to havo Governor Fenton's req
both to the Mayors and Recorders COMMUNICATIONS
The Census Returns.
THE POPULATION OF THE MErROP0LiS-coRRf
PONpENCE WITH THE SECRETARY or STATE.