New-York tribune., 1874-07-20

M. On orswor IN his communication announcing Una,
no had removed the Commissioners OF Arhor'es "nu
Drill-rooms Under the provisions OF INC ih"' '"o "p
proval nv the Governor the Mayors action Is neceS
i "a ,,is tho Governor wtbhods. The Commits
soners consisting Sheridan Shook, Francis NJ bApS'
and Charles Cowen were appointed IN lo'1 out uu o
enter on tho duties OF their position uhi the eary
part OF the present year, the COh'roler having
objected TO the sureties offered by Messrs Shook ana
Bixby On May 29 the Mayor removed the Com
missoners He urged that there were provided by the
City of New York sufficient armores and drIl-rooms TO
accommodate all the regiments and other organizations
of the First Division or the National Guard that the
City OF New had been put to enormous expenses
and Ouays for such armOres and drro0ms, and there
was necessity for any other buildings or structures
for these purposes that the city had been greatly bur
dened by the conspraces and frauds by which many Of
these armores had been provided and fitted up; that
many OF the leases at exorbtant rates and were
still outstanding and not Cancelled; that claims were
constantly made for amounts for rent under
these leases and also for fitting up these armores some
OF which had been done the most sumpuous, exray-
agant, and nexcusable manner that inasmuch as tho
Mayor could not under existing circumstances, approve
of any sites for further drrooms, no func-
ton that could have any public or bencicent object re-
maned for these Commissioners to perform.
The Governor. in his reply, says It is not claimed
that the Commissioners have been guilty of any mafea
in Office any neglect OF duty lie then holeeS
the assigned by the Mayor for their removal
and says 1t with view to correct the abuses thus
detailed and to obviae their recurrence thn the b2'IJ
Of Commissioners created. The anhua rental ol
the buildings used in 1872 for arm0rles ana %
amounted TO more than s2s9O5.tne Interest Oh lnoIo
than SIOO0,OO0 Independently OF the enormous sums
paid for these buildings ana rooms many OF thcn are en-
tirely unfit for the purposes Tor whc thrr "eT , %
In instance the room hired for drng ana ior he
depOsit o arms aud equipments was III the fourth story,
over "a stable while the second story was OCCUPIED hS
hay loft and the third for storing turponine OIL var
nish and other cOmbusilbe materials. lilo reIdSeu 10
allow me arms anu equioh'S oor oi cn9 ~ w.. fund
Kept IN 50 dangerous piace AiortotcI II ~ 90 ,I,
by the superintendent OF Buildings 10 he unsafe TOT mi
itary purposes on aecOuntOi the hsucleIcy "a wv o @
10 ssstaiu the requisite WelSht' ile - ,,. 10
we'd il TO the National Guard OI the clly 10
get ril OF the incOnvenient ana unsafe
travagdn rents paid for them by procuring "Sh o
Leases ex sting in 1872, 10 nave already expired aud
VIII expire during the wears le'4 ana le'2 IeaShe @
Iegis tture there attempt 10 repeal the act uhdr
wbich the commissioners we're appointed. IL failed
from the belief that the expiration Of bese rhse "Ouu
afford opportunity to establish permanent drmorles
suited 10 the purpose and at great sd'ng OF expense
to the city The law provides tnat tho sites Tor hiho
res aud drillrOoms selected Dy thc Colmi',
oner; shall S De aIh5nrh fqGGh the S ater has sad
that he could not under existing circumstances, hp-
II was possle mat favorable opportunities might here
after occur TO make benenCidl or ecOholcaI chanSs III
the existing changes, and in that case u was bary to
he snpposed that the approval Of the Mayor would be
Withheld. The Commissioners are mourning 10 EXPENSES
thrir removal Indeed, such measure would, II the
: t,,.,is fins created could not De filed have the
effect OF anuullng act when tlr y rotion has
lbcrately passed, aud with the same GeipI' ''' '
refused to repeal But the ninth section oi e aet pro
ydes that # vacancy snn occur an iIo "y
M II by a new appointment TINS act was passed SUD
sequently to the Charter Of 1873. The Governor mas
caefuy examined eacts passed since then, and Is OF
the opinion that would be tine duty OF lhe BOfd oI
Aldermen on whom the powers OF the supervisors de-
voyed by late law, 10 ill vacancy IN the Board OF
rooms within 30 days thereafter. II his con
| rupIlQ
he thinks that the removal OF these
mebt or IN the appointment or u new Board. But
whether IT be so not he thinks The Mayor VIII ayfee
With LIm that the pONerOf removals. mgh pIcloEa-
tive ana ought not to be exercised but FOR grave
the decision Of the occasions no surprise to
tLe Commissioners. Thcy assured by able counsel
that the Mayor mad right 10 remove htm uhder c
law, aud the protest sent to TIE Governor contaHeI
communication 10 the Mayor.
TIE ALLEGED ELECTION oFFENsEs
Bail bonds were made out before Judge
Lawrence Of the Supreme Court on Saturday IN the case
of Commissioner Hugh Gardner The bonds are for
900 on each of the indictments and the bail was FUR
uished bv George Ross retired merchant or NO 4J2
West FOrtysiX ttSj, who offered hosf anu 9t at w
go West tysecJud-s valued 1T s2JOJJ ana Tree Oh
All incunbrances Tlc usual notice of an indictment
has been Oliver Charlick, ana ne VII PronapB
offer BAH to-day. No surmlse io 10 tle tne "nsn VIso
indictments Will be tried could De oJtlhed AZ the pI,
ricAttorneys oihee In view OF tho crSwIed row. % e1iSn
dar of the Court General Sessions, on Whlch the F!a
Of nine indictments AGAINST election inspectors anu
more than usually crowded criminal list ar >.l uoNH, II
deemed not at all hkely that the case VIII De reac9eu
TINS term Mr.. Fellows the counsel Tor the prosecution
i'm the case Of the elec ion inspeclOrSs sun out Ol town
The charges as nnsl Us. commissioner Dd'eupoiV VIII
be sent 10 hun to-day
MUNICIPAL NOTES.
Peter Sheridan, to whom was awarded by
Commissioner Van Mort the contract for paving Worth
ST. failed TO appear on Saturday at that Office with his
suretes The contract will be returned TO Commissioner
Van Mort who Will advertise for new proposals.
The expected dignatOn meeting OF the Board OF As
stant Aldermen did MOI take place on saturday as Only
ten signatures call could Do obtained ana eleven
were necessary. Enough names were obtained now
ever for meeting to-day at IL ~ M when probably the
Board Of Aldermen will be censurcd lor ther action re-
Mayor HavemeyeI's answer to the charges made
against Will probably not be ready Tor Transmission
TO the Governor until tomorrow.
Commissioner Van Mort has sent TO the Board OF As
SCISSORS statements OF the cost of certain improvements
that the proper assessments may be nadc These are
as follows: Regulating grading, etc, Fftyffthst. from
Feyenth-aye tOfNorh River S,i12 81; regulating,
ding etc, One-hundred- d-treenthst EOm Seventh
1 Eighth-aves, s32 2S9 Ia tagging south side Forty
between Elghth;ind Nnthayes 81 l3Oi 81; paw
ing 'from Third to flithaye5 $l355 Il;
sewer III One-nnndred,ahd-t"entS-th -thrI-s, between
Slxth-avc and Mount Morrls-sv glare, S,lO5; sewer IN
MadsOn-ave ana New-ave., between One hundred-and-
twenty first and Onehundred-andtwe twenty-hfth-s
Sc G52 0s; in Mahhatan-st, between Avenue 81.
Nicholas and Twelith-ave s29465 o.. Total sls9 iG 2
The public moneys Received by the Department OF
pnblIh Works during tho week ending Saturday,
water rent and penalties, $96l2O q; tapping CrOtOn
pipes s49; vault permits, s25OO Ol sewer permits s679
Yard uayment accOuntJ sl,sOO Total. $40, ,533 H.
me fees at the Mayors once for l9s licenses
sg 5O The Controller received sS,io Vi on Saturday.
THE CHARGES AGAINST MR. BLISS.
A DENIAL OF THEIR TRUTH BY HIS ASSISTANT.
District Attorney George Bliss is out of the
city, but his assistant, MI A H. Purdy, Saturday