, 1874-01-14

man George 7. Clark, who went into saloon
and neglected his duties.
The Mayor has not yet made up his mind
whether ha will answer 10 ir, Med4ll'a reply to
| The criticism on his administration, and it is
| probable that he will let il pass without COM
| ment until Mr.. Forrest 1s at leisure
Tho contractors who have done work for tho
city are pad In certificates Of indebtedness
| payable June l, and bearing z per cont interest,"
| Cox B:os., who are constructing the land tnn-
| mel, received $4,000 in cerlidc1tes yesterday.
! 1t is prooable that Capt. Buckley will not be
| transferred to the West Side. Comn,issioner
Sheridan considers that the action OF the Mayor,
| in removing Lull and appointing Hickey as Ills
| successor, requires TINT Hickey shall lock after
the West Division.
AID. Bailey assorted yesterday that ho changed
bis roto to yea on the motion to confirm Hamil-
ton for ''jokc." Some OF the "boys." he
said, were teaoips the Mayo1, aud he wanted to
have hand in. Had ho anticipated that the
Mayor would have made tho decision be did, be
would have uccn allont.
Tho city needs cash, and the Mayor thinks
the newspapers ought to pitch into the lessecs
Of school property WHO have not paid their rent"
There are due from these people SOL 000 and it
If probable that. 80 BOON AZ tho School Agent
| returns from the East, he will bo instructed to
commence legal proceedings against the del,n-
ausnts 70 enforce the payment of their indebted
ness.
Tho Mayor is determined that DR.. Paoli shall
be confirmed as City Physician, and will again
eend luis name to tho Couuc;l Monday night.
He thinks the objections urged BY the Alder
Doctor Is fully able to discharge the duties, not
wltlstandlng hlB age, and that lo does not i'll
tend to sub-out "tne work. It is doubtful it
Dr. Paoli will be inuorsed by 81 Aldermen.
The Aldermen who visited tho City Hall yes
tcrday lnoulged in come talk about tue Mayors
f1u r tk4 ~ D,,L1
Works and Police Captain to succeed Lun. It
was stated that Mr. Wahl would not acaept tho
office Of Commissioner from the South Side.
even II confirmed. A few thought the appoint
would. There is. of courze, diversity OF
opinion, and nothing definite will be learned
until Monday night. 1t WAS generally conceded
tuat Hickey would 80 through.
TIE CHARGES AGAINST sEnor. MOORE.
Two or th1eo days ago. scTgt. Tom Moore,
Of the Seventh Precinct, was arraisned before
the Board OF Police for 'ucglccting his duty and
using piofane Language to CITIZEN" The evil
deuee elected at his examination was OF such
character as 70 warrant q r5primand, and no,l-
ing more. Tho Commissioners, however, took
ttle case "under advisemeut," and it was con-
sido1ed rather singular proceeding. They had
an object, and yesterday it was divulged. Before
any one can be appointed Captain OF Police he
must be Sergeant, and before he can be . Scr
geant, he must serve Us 4 patrolmau. There
vas no vacant Sareeautcy, and, although it waa
easy to appoint e1-Capt- Hickey Q patrolman, ho
could not be promoted to a Captaiucy unless
there was q vacancy. Hence, Sergeant Tom
Moore has been shelred temporarily, and no de-
cision will be given in his case until after the
Council hns confirmed Hickey. 1t is said that
he il physically incapable Of discharglng tho
duties Of a Sergeant, aud has been requested to
resign aud accept the position OF Statlou-hcep-
or. Hickey has been sworn in as patrolman,
and, after serving minute us such, was ap-
pointed Sergeant. Tho dnte of his appointment
il Jan. 12, but the. inI on tho boos was not
dry. at O'Clock Jau. 49, Commissioner Sheri-
dan has engineered this scheme, and It LOOKS na
il the charges against Moore we're simply to
give the Board an opportunity 10 mako va
cancy.
THE Bonrn 1SsrEc1on's CASE.
The Mayor consulted tue CORPORATION Counsel
yesterday in ret.,ence the legality OF the con-
tlmation OF Thomas Hamilton rs Boiler In
spcctor By tho Council Monday night. It
will be remembered that after the
Clerk had announced tho vote, which
WIS % for aud II against confirmation,
vote to yea, md that the Mayor thereupon de-
clared the appointment ratified by the Council.
This was considered unwar1antable, os le has
a]waya been tho custom in tho Council for the
Clerk to announce the result Of d vote. and not
to permit an Alderman to change after it has
been announced. Tho Corporation Counsel was
Of opinion that, in all deliberatlvo bodfes tile
clerk is mere machine, without any authority
OF any kind. and t'at It is tue duty aud province
OF the presiding officer alone, to announce
tie result Of ballot; that tho announcement
nude by the Clerk Of the vote OIL the motion to
confirm the appointment OF Mr.. Hamilton, was
not iu accordance with parliamentary Law. and
therefore, the addition Of one to the yeas pre-
vious to the MAYORS announcement OF the vote
was perfectly proper, settling the question OF
confirmation, and ent1tling Mr.. Hamilton to
legally hold the Office. This opinion was salts
factory to the Mayor, and he forthwith notified
}t,aT tf1.F F1ort- fn HHmJft0n