Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-14
TAMMANY,S TROURLES.
The Boulevard Laborers Being Paid
The Injunction Case.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE boulevard laborers
morning, and are being paid OFF. The doors of
the Supreme Court were opened 20 the public at
a quarter to IL, when the excited crowd rushed
in and took possession of every seat not reserved
Tor the counsel or reporters Mr.. O'Gorman
resumed his argument in reply ID the allegations
of John Foley against the city government
taking up the question Of revenue bonds. The
the amount they really have issued, and so
far the city government had not exceeded
It's powers. His friends, on the other
a Se.rrs he a, mat nat the two per cent act
bonds, but the laws of 1863 and 1870 authorized
the issue of bonds for dock improvements
provement. Could the Legislature say one day
that the bonds are required % be issued and
next day change its mind? The law Of 1871
authorizes fire alarm telegraph bonds. Even
bonds for the new courthouse, and that very
act authorizes the City Council 20 adjust the
claims Of James O'Brien against the city Ii pre-
sented at his ONCE, and III those claims were
paid bonds would be issuable under that act in
the case of James Cornell, who had bill for
over $50 600 for work at the courthouse, which
was audited BY the old Board orsupervisors.
held that the commissioner had no discretion
but to meet and provide for that claim.
IL the money raised by copsols was applied 10
city Improvement IL could always be repaid by
the issue OF the bonds for purposes so served. Ii
was taking money ont Of one pocket and re-
placing II from the other. The comptroller APP
piled the five millions taken from the proceeds
Of consols to public Improvements and the pay
ment of laborers, because the bonds formerly
issued and 20 be paid by cousols did not be-
come due till December, 1871. The proceeds
There is no demand for the payment OF the
BOMBS, but there is a general demand from day
to day for payment OF public Improvements,
not easy TO dispose of bonds when thrown in
large blocks on the market. Therefore the con.
soils were first offered and taken up, and the
public were pleased. There is nothing in the
conduct Of the city government wsrranting
the yfndictiye attacks The city government
had power 20 issue revenue bonds to the extent
OF $1,000, 900, but have not done 50 or executed
They were authorized to issue 30 COO ,OC0; thew
raised but S11o0000. They also had power to
lssue bonds for improvements 10 the amount Of
5000 600 which they have not done. There
fore they have not exceeded their powers"
Mr.. Beach followed on the side Of the defend
ants. He said IL is not enough by general allie
cations Of fraud to issue the nigh process Of an
Injunction, destructiyely staying the arm of
oficials. The administration of justice is deli
cate and sure, and cannot be hurried by popular
ciamor. He gave history Of the case, he said,
be met, and how fully it has been made.
Destructive Fires In Saratoga.
SARATOGA, Sept. 1.-Two very dtsaslnous
fires occurred this morning, destroying the Park
Place Hotel, Columbia HoJel, and large part OF
The Crescent. From the Grand Union, on Broad
way, 10 the Clarendon but two buildings are left
standing-the northeast corner of the Crescent
and Mr.. Harvey p. Halls brick house with a
Few feet OF the south end OF the Columbia
Nearly the whole block is swept away. An the
occupants escaped, but the inmates Of the Park
Place Hotel, where the fire originated, lost most
OF their personal effects. Forty or fifty servants
lost all their properly. The follow ing are the
principal sufferers c. Il. Brown, jeweller, and
proprietor of the Park Place Hotel; DR.. Bedar-
tha, James Mingay, Duffield, Miller & Co., tail
ors; the New York store, Madame Agirardot.
ladies' furnishing goods; j. t. Names, cigars
Mrs. Peters, confectionery, the Park Place
saloon, j. L. Knapp, marbleIzed slate and book
store; j. w. Waugh, lessee of the Columbian, and
DR.. Hamilton, of the Crescent House. The
entire loss viii probably reach 500, eco. There
seems some rea on for the suspicion that the fire
was the work OF design, as almo -tsimultaneously
With the discovery of the flames in the Park
Place Hotel fire broke out jrsteast of Broadway,
on Hamilton alley, in a thick cluster of wooden
buildings, destroy ing one dwelling, half dozen
bars and tannery. The evidences of incendia-
rism at his fire are ample, but there is no cine
TO the peTpetrator. There is much excitement
and indignation among the citizens.