The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-30
THE MAYoRAS-E 80
The Great Wood Aseting q u Csepu In
stiluts Last Night.
Spicy Reply Of Mr.. Wood to Mayor
Hoffman.
The "OEe Man POwerD Versus
the Tammany Ring.

The Cooper Institute was lass highl jammsd 10 suno.
cation by an audience drawn together In ympathy with
and supporters Of Nj Wood tia candidate Of the anti
Tammany democracy for the AAyora,y Of the city Of
New York for the ensuing term Of two years from the
LIST Of January next The hall was decorated with
great taste. The nag Of the Union everywhere 70
be seen draped around the walls and with wreahs OF
flowers festepned up and around the many
pillars OF The hall In front Of the plat
form, crser the ros.rum, were the Stars
and Stripes ana the historic shiold while behind the
speaker In most prominent display was the green nag
OF Erin dear al this time TO the great democratic
heart Of New York. Outside the building there also
avery large, ncourse Of Mr. Woods supporter wAe
Notwithstanding the ncemency OF the weather, dis.
charged rockets aud lighted up the darkness OF the
might with Roman candles, calcium lights Bengal urea
&c Band OF music were in attsndances which, previous
the opening Of the proceedings kept tina rea
unenifed In happy state OF enthusiasm with IL. rar
Torrance Of popular and national airs
men. Of Mr. Knube as chairman havn ns.n ceprss
with great unaninlty and general r.eclamalion the
the object OF the meeting to stand ~ ana an and
ON 1 81 S ps sa,s nsI a
Mayor Of The city Of Ne. YORK naaSo Wood Is next
Mr. PonrEa then came for rd and srsay addressed
. INC meeting, wnSn nSwsv - manifested great impa
man OF the opposr xea 70 the reelection OF
mo present incum' lsnt and candidate for the
Mr. Wood came e platform and sau was received with
pars. Q. appau y tha forbade further efforts the
sa Sssay upon sas Mr. ao,ns
want o. symp hy with the Irish population, and
cause Of Ir "a nationality, he withdrew, whom Mt Wood
presented Hnsel and was received with deafenns ap-
"a ~, msoDs wnsn tha Enthusiasm which greeted him
ns Is proceeded TO address the meet
FnJnw saTzsss This immense gathering which has
assenoief inside And outside Of this building . de-
mon STaaon vnch look upon with pleasure, and
scrs na1bnfer Of success You have gathered
and around this hall with no other object princi-
rfcciao i she mora Two weesa ago, IN response q
me unsolicafed acton OF leading in this hail.
4 reviewed INC sors oonnss" Of the present incan
osnt and showed his inoepacy II NOS his indsposl.
stasemont or ts .nAaai expenditures for thirteen
him. and proved by the chsrtsr that he had tho power
ana ~ was made hts uaty, 10 prevent this-a
Sso and hsnee was responsible charged that having
or cs1 ey tho Tg he was necessarily is
late body would not truss any man in tho position or
.s5or VINO would not 90 their bidding. l further
ssted that be had mkde no effort TO protect This cny
sssns unt-st and mpro7p gslaton al Albany that
ne had at.d to evnce ne energy and courage
70 inset an enemy insdious aud unscsupu-
- ls "nich had nmperiled the rights and interests
o. TINS city quoted from tho public records ana laws
eLow slIas no monHys be drawn from the city
Geasuly wi!Iout VI arrant signed by the Mayor and
lowed .nat mad rss listed successfully effort 10
ss ss'ss s' Rsos su fssss
These allegations were made in this han over two
weoks ago. how - he answered them9 What 10 his
70 nc cf aIge that the taxes have been
mousy increased and that he and he alone, Is re-
sponsioie Tor tx Ia his labored defence Of himself
made ~ the Coor Institute Wednesday night he
attempts 70 shov that the Legislature, and no.
seu. IL spe al the money He attempts 10 put the
~no's 'ncieaso / the Board OF Commissioners, and
none on nmsss and associates Of tho Tammany ring
M0So,Ins 20 his figures the municipal departments
enoer ms man gemeut have spent but about four mil
mons while others created by tho Legislature have
spent .ne reg aiming twenty millions After giving a
fonoous M 1lar statement he concludes by sayng tn
ne y only OF .argeabs with the balance amounting to
nOoas TOUT aiions Of dollars From the resis,an %
made Dy me against that mHndamus OF the Supreme
Court, u vi proved that absolute veto power was
ssSsnd, sas HayS, o aSsns. The ,nprops,
me Com p'roer's roper. for The year 1850 the
Legsa.' expenses required OF this the
1921 o5; expenses Of the Mayors Office cs4 ST.
nsn.' so2is4 q he Dep.rssn. q Public Charities
public Schools q ~ for miscssDsous' dis ins
epa y an sr' o4 Ss
exps niturs 81 the city alone every dollar Of which
sub oriinaies. the strses Department which pecu
,iai managed by his eoordnates OF the ring" spends
cha hands OF Mr. Txced In one year Doubtless II
hss all been henestly expended. IL is alleged,
however that articles furnished for that depart
rmens for public baNdings charged al about
Your times tho original cost II this 10 denied
c.sres in this city, mat he sold article for $50
which be saw subsequently, charged In the detailed
Nis' Is but a sample irem which the management Of
Tie city Affairs may DO illustrated. The Mayor .
s' nsso ns''s rn Z never a.ssa
Ny salary ut hrst but IS 0oe and never over
siss Whatever Mayor Holman now draws 81 several
sala, fesa SALARY head OF the Nun icpa Depart
snosl er salary a. member Of The sinking Fund Be- ard
anosh or salary as member OF Street Cleaning Boiwd
noshtn al of When Is in drec, pspaS IS" yoi.on
Of tho city charter The tenth section Of the Char YER
q iss says sss AZ, Any person holding ss Once una
beyond bis salary, shall Be deemed thereby 70 have
shall wiily violate or evads Of The provisions Of
che chars or permit any other person 10 do shall Be
upon the sof Mr. Hoffman in connection with ihsss
provisions the law Ieaveiii others TO draw their
Of city sTpsn SOS docs not include iSs sspendsrs made
by the Super visor's ring under bead Of County A.
ssm Of SS less The state ,s1 q n.ins a.
aggregate togser Of SIC 900 ooo instead Of - 900 coo,
b. .ssocss. ' s.ssny has psrarmed an act q TIE
greatest public god That Peiar Bismarck swsssy.
a sa' i. Sas s:a 'as p sssssDs y
$4,000 Of The public deposis DO YOU know
Che Brosdwsy BSns over Two millions =, Of "a Dol.
iara ! - not lmean 70 say that at enc time
shsrs are two millions Of dollars tksrs,'s .,
another time only two thousand, and anotnsr Il me
nothing q. alt But eaa cay that there 10 al III times
n that bana average deposit Of two millions
credit OF the lefty Spw the upon that son NJ
six par oant A sl2q 90 year; and II remarkable
fact thai akss ro account 10 pay another account
For instance there he sinking fund and the
CITY and county Accounts and be transfers from one &C.
pount asoshsy. makiag oas short; then be. CITY
Chambewssir. gc<s 70 tbs Comptroller ard says our
.sinkipr Account 10 overdrsws, and tbs Comptroller
thereupon irsacs rsvenus bond, and he psis them
Wall sfcsv. issuing them with ax months 20 AZ
al ana sss en- per crns nts<esE This tnro~r spsn
Wall srcsx IN antic patisn Of the ssx not W - ys<
tih October scy November ensuing He deposits sAs2x
90 make thsk account good, ana when that seeeess
short Eers will be 10 the credit Of the eorgaeabss
or tro mxiiious Of dosrs, Mr. fornxa says tss<
Ewecny rad 42s,go0 irtcr,st acc0gst I zsny a
declare sodiy here that Mr. swesty has NOS pad
one shilling on interest account And farther 81