, 1873-01-31

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The Mayor replied that Nr: Reno had to1a IF,
most essential points. You did mt tai h;1a rns
said the Mayor, that Mr. Waahbu1n WAS T II
the act Of carrying out your order at tho tins
you auspendod him You did not tell him that
went to the Board and demanded another dav
TOR Mr. Washbu1n to issue the order, as be wa
ahort OF clerical help, aad had sixteen Or eieh-
teencopies Of the orday to write. You did not
tell him that Mr. Sheridan and Mr. Klokka
Jumped uR r and nd refused to give him time. yoa
ceived the orders from the Board On the previous
day, Monday"
Mr.. Reno then mads some inaudible repIv.
and exclaimed, "Well, let us fight it out to ths
end That's the kind OF talk, !" and withdrew.
THE RECENT sEcRET MEETING.
The Mayor, who had noticed the reporte1
standing by, told them there were some pointa
with reference to the secrot meeting OF the Board
and that he would tell the story succinct- And
here it is, as he told it:
On Monday heard that the Board had issued CT
dezs resembling the twelve-hour orders and went tq
Nr. Waahbun. aske1 him II he had received ths
The regulations On tha subject and be % tod T ne Mi
tho rules required TINT he should be nou.
Aed in writing bx tho Secretary; He asked m,
I had appointed him, the Board Of Police ware rs
superiors and lie 1uust obey their instructions, or
Waahbu1n said hat ho had no Intention but to COM
ply with the ordei a. 5000 ~ he receiyed It, Wha ~
wero talkng,a Package va p1sced on Mr. Waahbuzna
from the Board This was at o'clock On MordsY
afternoon. AIr. Washbu-n handed the order to NJ
Of it round to tho s.tions. But be sad he hs9 no
ooun.el 70 dlar ons up for him. Then b.
ahort of clerical help xnd unable get the copies
printed, hs did not see any possible way in which hs
dr. hard that The Board Tera on:enplsinstss IT.,
suspension Of Mr.. Washburn, and you saw 60 to-
the secEetarys roon told them that, ut that very
moment Mr. Washburn waa at wosk copying out their
odera. and could not BY any earthly possibility put
thelu into effect until the next day Thdrs uas no
fault to b found with him. for he was doing hts
jumped up and read eonae notes he had taken, tha
rough draft Of the charges against the Superintendent
aa to e Of th se
they had imposed on Mr. Washburn, IN tasntng tht
number Of oEdes - In the .ho1t tins they bad
pe1ntendeut. Thereupon h1r Sheridan declared that
the Board would not grant 1t, but would proceed
ssid to them: .dentlenen, if you determined
upon pursuing this coutze you must take the
qusns@s s{a4 DO NJ daty, sna s1sst ny authoEt @
to be publicly known-
THE MAYORS VIEWS.
The Mayor, while being interviewed by tbs re-
porters, yesterday, inquired Of them Whist neWn
reporter said he understood that 3Ir. sheri-'
dan had made the rounds OF the stations al
ready
The Mayor-Do you know with what viev7
Raportnr-No, cir.
:The Mayor-Was there any meeting Of tho
Boar1t Bo-calied, to-day7
Reporter-No, sir. They are waiting for .
meeting NOW. They can't find Mr.. Reno, and
'fS The T,.s Mayor-Did alr. Sheridan give any H.
structionB With regard to the orders Of thu
Mayor7
tention to them
The Mayor-Why not?
Reporter-He disreg2rds it entirely.
The Mayor-Gontlemen, there is only one
solution OF this whole case, that which have
repeated over and over again,-Simplfy the
police business by abolishing the Board It is
merely Board Of Obstruction, and has been 50
have not changed my mind since the fire, thAt it
the Police and Fire Departments had been ina
healthy condition Of efficiency, the fire would
never have crossed the river ! believe
that either the ,: Boston or the st. Lonis
both cities there is more efficiency than in OURS.
II trace effects to their cause, We can Bee that
this is the case If ne we're to submit the ques~
men, they would say that the responsibility Of
he burning Of tho city rested entirely upon thu
officers Of these departments, want Of discipline,
Tant OF action. want Of public spirit, want Of
Of their dutios. The enormous loss
Ind the misery consequent upon that fearful
calamity rests upon tho inef1iciency Of the de-
3artmsntg. wonder that the people have not
risen long ago and demanded the abolition Of the
8oa1d. It Was invented to avoid responsibility,
Ind to make Offices for ofiee-seekers. Suppose
managed by Boards, what would become
# us? II wo had an irresponsi-
lie Board over every department, uremoyahle
y Governor Of President, without responsibility
o Governor o. President, what would be the ra-
'ult? The Federal Government would hsvs
:rumb1ed long ago, and the State Government
you1d have been abolished as nuisance. We
lave seen how such q system Of Government
yorks in New Yorls; how it has resulted in tho
3holesale robbery and p1under OF the people.
nan, and are now repairing their errors and r.
racing their steps By the abolition Of that de-
echye system which has boen SO ruinous in
ts workings. It is time that the people Of
t New York, and a r having boen burnt out
nee, to look to il that they do not subject
themselves again TO such OF Il similar calamity.
VISIT FROM HES1NG~
During the afternoon, the Mayor was closeted
q the Comptroller's Office with Mr. L. q. Hesing,
nd remained in conversation with him for more
hap an hour. The subject Of conversation vas
ot known. It is rumored that Mr. HosiDg H.
omed the Mayor that the Personal Liberty
.eague have chosen the opportunity to marshl
leH 0O6to 6&Alu6* kAo -A8!VA3 #AA9 Ao
;as supposed to be at their mercy. They
atend, It ia understood, to open all tho saloons
u Sunday next, md defy tho police to close
1em. That the Mayor will unhesitntingly re-
oke ali Licences, with power to back him, is car
lin It is believed that Mr.. Heaing's in.erview
as connected in Rome way with this programme
ut to what extent is not known
NO CoHPRoM1sE.
As the Mayor was about to leave the oi1lce,s
,porter asked him whether there wes any truth
the statement that he had accepted CON-
romise with the Board. The Mayor said that
9 thought not. Thera was only ono honorable
,mproniso which the Board OF any mzn could
AXE, aud that WAS to obey "And the rebel
ous Captains" this reporters said: "Thsy
uat be taught to obey s1so."
AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
The portion Of the City Hall buildi.g devoted
the use OF the Police Department was not thu
lc,tre OF any very exciting event yesterday. 4
rge and motley crowd assembled there early in
"a forenoon, and remained during the greater
2rtion Of the day, obstructing the passago1ags,
ling the doors, and occupying the eea.B, to the