New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-05-06

apparent TO Mr. John Devcn the present Corporation
/ added the request that the Mayor should not act
hastily In the matter.
Ills reply to this Communication was as my messenger
informed that lie had already signed the resolution
Honor asking me to call on him at p on that day
did So aud in the conversation which then took place
he gave substantially the same explanation as TO his
signing the resolution OF the Common Council as he has
gwen in his letter to you OF December 10.
understood him TO say that the affair then ont OF
his hands, and in yours and that the lease had been ac
Mayor Gunthef has fallen into grave misapprehen-
Sion If hc gathered from anything then said by me, that
desired 10 place obstacle in the way Of the eonsum
informed him i'm substance that as far as the interests
Of the city were affected by the lease, had then
sponsblty and official right TO interfere and did not
wish to amy sq S t so or i6a NY 6a
ments furnished by the city for the use Of its first legal
G McG he6 tax @ natter
hand and make public protest against IT,
nS ,eas done and my general desire was to abstain
from assuming any Official rights or responsibilities in
connection with the matter which did not then properly
belong to me, and which were In fact the Official rights
and responsibilities Of others
AS private ctzen,l gave lin, however, my opinion OF
the nature Of the transaction In tho strongest and plain
Your letter has placed me in position where 1t becomes
have, in compliance with your request examined the
premises question, and find none OF them suitable IN
my Judgment for occupation by the department. OF which
/ am to assume the charge. ,
two suites OF rOons-One on inc seconu, inc
other on the third floor. A.,
Attorney and lis proposed remove MN ana ms bureau
to another part OF the building and TO give this suite to
the Corporation Counsel 1t seems to me quite insufficient
for the business of that The OOsma,
TOO few not in very good order and altogether inferior
TO the suit OF In Nc 81 NasSaus now occupied by
Mr. Deven. and previously occupied BY MI BIonson his
predecessor in Office. ,,-..,..
Counsel see suitable place IN the building to remove
the Corporation Attorney and his business to- =,
The suite offrOoms the third hoo now occupied by
the Public Administrator is worse in all respects than
The access to il is by narrow stairs and the
on The whole find no place that building in which
the cty can with due regard TO its interests put
the Corporation Counsel aud his bureau. l., ~, 81 ~.
The archives furniture library attached to the bureau
are now and have been for six years there sudden
change Of location would involve the incoming Official
and his business great confusion andI think viii be
found the interest OF the city That the business VI the
bureau should continue to be transacted there; c,,,
To The Hon MATHEW t. BRENNAN, Controller Of the city
That sftcrward and on the 2Oth OF December aforesaid
the said Wood wrote aud addressed letter to MI OGor
man, In the words following; No. ,,,,,, ,,o, ~ ,o,,
DEAR SIR: have been informed that your objection
to the proposed leasing of the premises Nos l6 and III
Nassali-st for the Law Department. has been chiefly
based upon your condition of the injury to the papers,
archives &c Of the Corporation Cognseps Office by re-
noyal from ana heretofore used Tor that
purpose Now, therefore, for the purpose OF removing
this objection propose 10 secure 70 YOU te use U Inc
Counsel and to pay the rent Of them until others accepg
bic 20 you every respect shall be provided In my buS
For the better security Of this, lam willing 20 obgae
myself in any legal and binding form you may desire
So far AZ the offices for the Public Administrators Corpo-
ration Attorney concerned, the necessary repairs &C.
WIN W Very truly, FERNANDO WOOD
Hon. r. O'GoRMAN.
That M deponent Is Informed and believes, further
negotiation touching said lease renewal OF said lease,
WIS mad between the parties aforesaid That tic COrpO
ration Counsel, his clerks and assistants have occupied
the me rooms occupied BY sad Corporation COun
sel-O wit rooms in the building No. s. NasauStSnoe
May 1860 and occupy the same Mt rent OF tJ,9o
year. -, , -,
I'm this action referred and that the same are IA the
opn0u OF depOucu wholly unfit Tor the use or The said
Corporation Counsel And further Opponent s4yS not
DAVID j. DEAN.
On these papcrs an Injunction granted restraining
tie Controller executing the lease or paying money
on account IT, and this injunction the defendants no"
sought To set aside. =,
was claimed for the defendants that tho complaint.
not being verified could not sustain an lujuucuui nor
could be brought ~ by Mr. Deans AFFIDAVIT, which as
II was mereyon information aud belief without STATING
the grounds Of such belief and that the letters made out
/ no case whatever against the defendants.
The paiutin claimed that the complaint being signed
an official In hs official capacity under the Obligation
OF his official oath, equivalent 10 kcthed hmuAN!'
news Attorney Generals, and United States internal
Revenue officers In support OF hs position ne AiSlcu
that the letters passing bet wceu MI Guutler MT - Cor
| man. Alr. Wood, and Mr. Bfcnnlu were IN themselves
sufficient proof OF fraud In the Mayor and Mr.. Wo0dto
/ sustain the Injunction. .
The Judge interrupted the reply by stating that lac
was sufficiently informed Of the facts and that the qu,s
ton presented merely one Of law, which he VOID
Mr Van Brunt aud Mr. Shea for motion; SIR. /. 7. VII
uaIns and Mr. David j. Dean opposed.