The New York herald., 1871-11-29
BR00KLYNS REFORM
Inc Mayor Calm and the Street Commt~ionse
Ready for the Investigating committss-
About tho Water Board Pay Roll-Hov
an Inspector Lost Tooth and the EfAce
Of Eating Forty Ballots-A Brssss
in the Citixens' Committee

There were all kinds OF rumors anoat yesterday
about the City Hall and Court House In regard .
the movements OF the sub bc0mmittees OF tho I've
Reform Associations. 1t was positively asserteA
that affdavlts had boen made by parties lending 70
crminate certain Oncials that these documents
were in the hands OF the Prosecuting Committees
ani that the step would be the arrest OF those
men against whom charges had been made. The
anticipation CT some
STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS
had the effect OF keeping the members OF the presa
on the alert throughout the day. The HERALD re-
porters were In ana out Of the different depart
ments but to all outward appearance the wheels or
the ciLy government were making their regular
revolutions, and those IN charge OF tho
machinery were at their posts or duty,
quite regardless or the threatened storm
which the reform committees were raising, Every
effort was made to procure copies OF the afldavits
said to be existence In regard to certain officials
but the memoers OF the committees were very ret-
cent, and declared that they had no documents Of
the Kind IN their possession, yet they intimated that
arrests might be looked for In short time.
MAYOR KALBFLEIsCH
was in his once, with face as calm and placid -
Q summer sea, and busily engaged In preparing
some 0ilcial documents There were no outward evi-
dences Of the severe struggle through which he has
just passed. politically; nor were there any indtcar
perceptble Of the responsibility he Is about to
assume matrimonially. The Mayors shoulders are
pretty broad, and the weight OF responsibility
will have to DO pretty heavy when no
succumbs to it. He Will assume the matrimonial
yoke with happy heart and be as lovlal as ever
under It. In his Official capacity he Is visited daily
by The reform committees and his counsel Is sought
upon the afairs OF the city government, for no One
Is better posted in regard the extravaganza OF the
different departments than he is. lie assured 10
reporter OF the HERALD just before ne closed his
ot1ice that there was nothing which would he OF In
terest TO the paper.
TIE STREET COMMISSIONERS.
Mr. Robert Furey was at his post OF duty as usual
It Is well known fact he has no very great anec-
ton or yeneraion for the Mayor, anu will probably
be much pleased when the newly elected chief of
the city government is permanently located
in the official char. Mr.. Furey stated thas
as yet he mad received no Official visitation
from the sub-committces Of the reform
associations but was ready AZ any time to furnish
them all the Information IN regard TO tue business
OF tne deoarment; In ace nc woaa na aU 70 e,nHy
| CLERK lie would furnish one or Two FOR them IL Wa,
he added, well known iact tnat no was nr na3
no power to spend five cents Wun0ut OeinE eutiiVx'
ized by that body to do SO. :,
was also visited BY rppresentatye of tle HERALD,
Mr.. Fowler, President Of The Hoard remarked tbae
he did not even think It worth whe 10 comraacs
concerning that department. IL had been asserted
! that he had large number Of sinecures and . Sc
ps Sea s mai Os0i'
| THE MISFORTUNES OF CANvASSERS
Several parties who recently acted as canvaSSere
OF election were standing about In the Vicinity OF
the Hall chatting over the events OF the past TWO or
three s or Election % 'Ir rau o1e
the inspectors had lost tooth. aud his companion
said, ''Jlm, how did you lose that tootn" RI.
sCnARLEY~iIeard No How should hcars
JIM-Wel, I'll tell you privately and conhden'
",:iJ ,nJARrEY-Mi right. jim; Won't say anything
JM-Wel, broke that tooth out trying to pull 2
nail out of q ballot box on election day so could
stui, il. The regular opening was large enough
. to get the tickets in as fast as wanted to.
Charley did not say whether 1le placed implicit
| confidence in the statement OF Jim or not.
| Another inspector looked little pale, probably
wa was nm made d cas- as to what aled INN.
lie replied tnat he had not felt very we'll since
election day lie supposed that the forty ballots no
mad disagreed with him. He remarked that he
would DC teetotally bowed II ne. ne would ever eas
rnE PROSECUTION OF THE ELECTION FRAUD CAsRA
The Cnizcns' Reform Committee, or some OF them
Mt least are or the opinion that tile parties accused
or election frauds Will not be properly and promptly
prosecuted and there was quite little oreeze over
the matter in the secret session OF the committee.
| Mr. William W. Goodrich has the reputation OF
having offered resolution to the eject tnat no
more papcrS De turneu OvcT W tio urauu Jury Wnn0
District Attorney s. d. Morris was the prosecuting
orrtcer Some thought this was an attempt TO uelay
| the business. Mr.. tracy was OF the same opinion
as Mr.. Goodrich, tnat 1t would not be well to have
! any more testimony taken while Mr. motifs we0
| District Attorney OF the county. Mr.. GOOdrich's
| resolution was tabled.
| VISIT TO THE DISTRICT ATT0RNEv's OFFICE
/ The Prosecuting Committee OF the association
visited the Office OF Mr. Morris, In the Court House.
yesterday morning. and had lengthy interview
with him regard to the prosecution OF the parties
accused the District Attorney assured the gento-
! men that he should do his duty in the premises
without fear or favor that 1t was his intention 70
prosecute the accused at once; that the evidence
was In the hands OF the Grand Jury, ana tue men
would be promptly brought up for trial. win tnis
the committee appeared TO DC well satisfied.
Meeting Of the Rink Committee.
/ The Rink Reform Committee met last nigh
at their rooms, Se7 Fulton street. Mr..
Hutchinson, the chairman, presiding. A
correspondence between the Tax Collector
Mr.. Isaac Badeau and the subcommittee on Tax
! Oflice was submitted The sub .committee wrote 60
the Tax Collector, asking to be furnished ocr
tain accounts III his oiice. His reply was ~ io-
lows
! DErARTMENT OF TAXES AND AssEssNRNrst
I ROOM CITY HALL, BRooKLYN, Nov. ~, 1871. :
| Messrs. ALLEN and CnlLTKNDEN:--
/ GENTLHAEN-Your the 18th received con
tents noted The list OF books kept in my odlce long
, you include the tax lists and assessments (which
kept, But suppose refer more especially and
| account books.
keep cash (curren, cash taxes (arrears east
The cash bqQks contain An account Of all receipts Re-
turns are hiaae from the cash books Of which an
sccoun. s kept ana receipts. taken from city ana
hsau