The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-04
ANOTHER MUNICIPAL BONDSTEI',
Mayor Hayemeyer Removes the
Commissioners Of Armories.
HIS LETTER TO GOVERNOR DIX
Action of the Deposed
Officials. at.

Such Statesmen as were early risers enough
TO appear at the City Han yesterday morning by
ten O'Clock were startled to learn that Mayor
Havemeyer HAD removed the Armory Commits.
soners and informed Governor DIX or his action.
gentleman thus hearing. OF His Honor's action
at once consulted the amended laws or 1873, which
created this commission, 10 ascertain whether the
Mayor possessed the requisite pawer to deprive
these gentlemen OF the ossas - which they had
been appointed. Chapter y tEese laws IS rAn
Act IN Relation TO A gmor.ss y -ae County OF New
YORK. and was pa2se., LAY z, -5f3
Section authorizes me Supervisors 70 appoint
three Commissioners within Sixty days from the
passage Of said act for erection 81 armories and
drill rooms. without pay, &c.
Section relates TO the re 4oval OF said Commits.
sioners, and reads as iollows:-
The Board of Commissioners herein provided for may
pleasure .ubect SoWever bers such reuo or ~ sh nj
tai eject 10 the approyai OF ne Of The i
sxDresssa y w ,T ayo s eases
sneh o remo,a whenever remoya i SO eaeeed the
ssS4sd snail FS Se
again appointed TO the sane Office. .
The Mayor was called upon by the HERALD
porter to learn his reasons Tor such removal. In
answer HIS Honor stated that the main cause
was that the Commission had nothing to do.
There existed probability that they might elect
to hire some expensive Office, Ill it with clerks, ft
up luxurious bureau Tor nothing but a lounging
place. AS Mayor ne had to approve ofany con.
tract they entered into, but against that ne would
guard lie could oppose evety site selected py
them to be built upon, consequently they could do
nothing without him. HIS term OF otice was
snort, out his successor might ne less scru.
pulous and sanction everything these Commission
ers did We have more than enough armories or
the FIRST Division, Tor which the city pays an an
nual rental OF over s250ooo He thought that II
was no more tnan ms duty 10 step in aud remoye
them IN order 10 guard against Contingencies.
;, the following is the MAYORS letter to Governor
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New YoRK, May ~ lS7l
sln-l have removed from office sheridan SHOOK Fran.
By nAoy Ha rs w2 oses oam
soners FOR the erection Of armorles aud drill
FIRST Division OF the National Guard, State OF New
By the G sSet e a @ s9 o s
Mayor and 'oard of Supervisors My reasons for such
lsat there are provided BY the city OF New York
the regelS and other organizatlcns sshs FIRST ntv
the ely has been put enormous expenses
nnS Sr G ag oSe aF Of a
these purposes That the city Q! New YORK has
which many these arnories have been provided and
maay sts
that CLAIMS are constantly made for enormous anounls
armorics some Of which have been done in tne most
stances approve Of any sites Tor further arinores Or
benencent object remains these Commissioners to
They however, be entitled receive pay for
their travelling and other expenses but what extent
this he received Is possible for
tits certain however that there occasion whatever
for the services of these Commissioners that they
should not remain in Office wherein they can incur
benefit s n --s-ss-- .,t- tr. r--rs. 3rlni
Very respectfully, yours.
-ea tffg. WILLIAM F. HAvEMElER Mayor.
! WHAT THE REMOVED COMMISSIONERS THINK
/ The three gentlemen whom Mayor Havemeyer de.
posed from Qllice, held a session Yesterday after.
noon In Judge Bxby's ONCE, No. a Warren street,
to exchange opinions on the Mayors latest move
IN their behalf. A consultation with counsel was
mad. from wnom they received rhe opinion that IA
the Legislature had created the Office declining it
necessary, the MAYORS action was an attempt TO
nulliIy the law, and what the Legislature nad
deemed necessary he had no right to declare other
wise. Theyawalt the Governors pleasure before
taking action the subject.
Counsellor .ohn II. Strahan, In consultation with
the HERALD re porter last evening, stated that the
Governor had transmitted the Mayors letter TO the
Commissioners. tA