Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-09-20
News from New York.

The municipal situation was decidedly
more peaceful this afternoon, and the pros
pect of adjustment of at least a temporary
quarrel between Hall and Connolly is encour-
aiming. Mayor Hall received letter from
Gen. Mcclellan formally declining the office
OF comptroller, and an opinion from Richard
O'Gorman advising him from considerations
of expediency and sound policy to give up
his opposition to Connolly, waving whatever
legal and technical powers he may have in
the matter, and it is reported this evening OH
good authority the he will accept the situa-
ton and withdraw his notice to the heads of
departments and recognize Gen. Green as
deputy and acting comptroller. OGorman
says in his opinion that litigation if once
began would be protracted, tedious and dam
aging to the credit of the city. He reminds
the mayor that he has already exhausted
every legal expedient to procure the accession
of new comptroller, even at the risk of
Of some apparent inconsistency and that long
before the courts would determine the con-
troversy, the whole matter might be settled
by the Legislature.
Hall and Sweeney with their friends were
in consultation this afternoon and the current
OF opinion and advice was very strong in
favor of accepting O'Connors and O'Corman's
opinion and McClellan's letter as conclusions.
1t is reported that Connolly's resignation
addressed to the mayor is now in the hands
of ex-mayor Havemeyer. The following cor.
respondence also passed to-day;
Hon. A. Oakley Hall, Mayor, SC:
My Dear Mayor Since the decision of
Judge Barnard in the case of Foley VS.. May
or and others, in which he gave quasi judi
cial sanction to rumors which have been rife
in this city of gross extravaganza in some of
the bills presented by various contractors,
and paid to them out of the funds of the city,
it seems TO me proper and necessary that
some effective legal steps should be taken
hy the comptroller to recover these monies
if sufficient evidence can be obtained to sus-
tain the action.
l have been so necessarily occupied for the
last ten days in attending to the office bust
ness, writing opinions, &c, which have ac-
cumulated during my absence in court in the
Foley case, that have not been able to de-
vote my mind specially to the question, but
think it question OF pressing importance.
and beg to call to it your attention, as
chief executive officer of the city, to ask you
tpr your instructions in the premises.
Yours faithfully.
RICHARD O'GoRMAN.
Executive Department, City Hall, Sept. 10.
My Dear Sir.-You are at the head of the
law department. Yours is full discretion to
orihS any actoh at law winch you ueem Dest
for promoting the good name or better pros
perity Ct the city or its treasury, and l have
such entire confidence in your Judgment and
experience that l leave the matter within this
discretion. You will do your duty when you
ascertalned it, regardless of such consequent
ces as fall outside of duties sphere.
Your obedient servant,
A. OAKY HALL.
The committee of seventy this afternoon
presented Deputy Comptroller Green with
resolutions expressing the fullest confidence
in his capacity and integrity, and pledging
their support in his new position.
The fire department to-day seized and de-
stroyed thousand more boxes of union tor
pedoes.