New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-26
as worthy the consideration and generous
sympathy of Americans of every creed.
MUNICIPAL MISMASAGBMsNE

We desire to call the attention Of tho Cor
poration Counsel to two illustrations OF mis-
management in his Bureau of which, possibly,
he may not be aware. We feel further inn
PEELED to couple with it the intimatiOn that
such practices will no longer do in this city.
Mr.. Charles Place, Chairman Of the Commits
sion for extending Madson-ave., went into
print on Nov. 81 with the statement that his
colleagues and himself had never MADE any
charge for their services. or even discussed
the question of compensation. BY what we
say below we do not mean to express doubt
that Mr. Place spoke tho exact and full truth
we are sure he wrote In all honesty. Yet 1t
IL certain that three days previously, on Nov.
is, Mr.. Places charge of $1,000 had been sub
mitted, with other charges involving nearly
three-ouarters of million dollars, in the office
of the Commissioner of Public Works. 1t
was done, doubtless, without Mr.. Places
knowledge, by the Bureau of Street Openings
of the Corporation COunseps Office. This
proves conclusivefy, TO any one familiar WITH
the complicated method of opening streets on
paper, that the work is carried on by irTespon-
sibe nersons without consultation with the
Commlssioners,-po possibly without the knowl-
edge Of tho Corporation Counsel. Is it not
time that this method Of doing business should
come TO an endf ..."
On Nov. 0 the report Of the Commissioners
in the opening Of 0ne-hundred- thirty
sixth-st. was submitted for confirmation IN
the Supreme Court Chambers by the Corpora
ton Counsel. Judge FaDcher was holding
Court at the time, as DO is to this day, and
will until the close of the month and term.
This was the first of the pending forty-iive
openings, involving about half million OF
over charges, TO be submitted. 1t was con-
tested by the property hOlders, and refer
ence asked for. Judge Fancher was and is
still ready to appoint q referee acceptable to
the prOperty-owners, Taxpayers, and Con-
troller; but the Corporation Counsel delays to
unite in the application for referee. Hence
no solution of the question-and the case Is q
test involving large number of other cases
has been had. Why's 1t is suspected that
the Corporation Counsel holds back with the
design of applying to the next Judge sitting
In Chambers, with the hope Of getting
referee more favorable to the Street-Openlng
Bureau. .............
Ia it possible that the fraction OF the old
Ring which survives will never learn by the
fate of that which was broken last year and
this7 Mr. OGorman ought to know, IL he
does not, that there is not left on the Bench
Judge that dares to distort justice for the
benefit of the old set, as Barnard and Cardozo
used to do. References for the benefit Of I'M
fledged lawyers, and Receiverships for the
advantage of stock jobbers, and Street -Opening
Commissions for the robbery Of property
owners, are among the things for the present
played out" in New-York, and woe be to
the Corporation Counsel or Judge who seeks
to revive them. He had better put mill
stone about his neck and fling himself into
the Hudson. -