The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-12
NEWARK CITY FRAUDS.
Grand Mass Meeting of Citizens Inst
Night.

Grand Mass Meeting OF Citizens Last
Night.
The citizens Of Newark are thoroughly aroused
to the fact that their city affairs have not been
conducted with that primitive purity and honesty
for which the Puritan fathers of the ancient town
were noted.
Last night Library Hall was packed so that hun
dreds were unable to gain admission with earnest
and indignant citizens, who took counsel together
and took action looking to the thorough exposure
Of the rottenness which is believed to have long
prevailed in the conduct and management OF city
affairs. DR.. butcher was chosen Chairman, and A.
NJ. Hassel, Secretary. Vice Presidents, one from
each ward were also chosen, as ioOws:-
Fiji, First Ward John r. Lsyerch; Second Isaac person
William eby s yrer naa ven Albert Inert
Fcier Rsh!h, John mn n P6ips Ninth BENJAMIN n
PeSG rweii!h, Herman sshaiS; thr!esstS CHARLES
Molzworth; Fourteenth, william K Kirk; Fifteenth,
Remarks we're made by Dr. butcher, Major
George B. Hasted, Charles Borcnesling and others.
The following resolutions were passed.
Whereas settled feeling has taken possession of the
public mind Of the city OF Newark tha the conduct and
bem ehagaeerze by spaa deal Of
,rregularty and whereas startling deye
from the people city Of Newark regardless party,
and aars The city such as The
Of a the G OF G Of %
sessmenls ir the matter OF laying out streets, &c
cse1s Called and assem6ied here to.nsht reeares
party, that Committee of Investigation consisting
100 citizens be appointed TO make such investigation
Is above described and the Interests of citizens
individually and the lair name and credit OF the city
generally urgently demands:
Resolved, That said committee of one hundred remain
that the Chairman Of said comm itec shall have power
TO subdivde the whole into such parts shall most ad
vantagcously serve the end 10 be accomplished.
Resolved, That said committee shall have power TO
employ experts, and such means Us they deem
best 10 further said investigation.
The following committee OF Investigation was
chosen: =
John Barlshoonc, Charles T. Gray, James Hcwson
Hasseli, r J; D. Munpf Peter s Duryea, julius b.
Brise Edward Mullin Peter T. Doremus haines Plume,
Charles Borcherling. A. Albright, Nathan Hedges, s.
NJ. Phillips. T. w. Dawson, Martin Burns, John W. Gwin-
NELL jeremiah O,Rourke, Jeremiah Counsellor Isador
Lehman, William Mott W. II. Kirk +. n. Miller. John
= NJ Pennington, Or. Morton Robinson, John =. Wake
man, W Foster Dodge Jabez W. Hayes, Aaron NJ. Rod
well. James b Hay, Peter Weller, John Leverick
Irwin, William NJ Force. T. p. Howell, William II. Rich
ard NJ Meeker Ebenezer Francis, Dr. j. c. Cross, DR.
O'Gorman, Christopher Nusent Adam Hay, Marcus r.
William II. shannon
Forty were selected as follows:-
First ward, Joseph Ward, Edgar Farmer; Second,
Thomas McNair, Joseph Colycr: Third Oliver Reeves
Thomas W. Adams; Fourth, John G. Little, W. Is. Pine
Filth Moses B. Saker John W. CamRbeli; Sixth Dr.
Matthew Murphy; Eighth, II. NJ Cieoden, DIR. William
smith; Ninth,. JACOB hockengos, Daniel Price !;
as PwS scAa cars
George Lorenzc Thir toenth Henry Bepner, George b.
JenkInson: .Fourtecnlh, R. W. Reeves John j. JeniT
Fifteenth. W 4 IRE n r Blanchard. At large Daniel
H. s sa. sSssr Sf CAMP c %an & sfa
George Gray, q. c. Garrabrant ana DR.. W. q. Lord.