New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-01
MUNICIPAL CONTROVERSIES
VACANCIES IN THE POLICE BOARD.

VACANCIES IN THE POLICE BOARD.
no DECISION REACHED-THE MAYOR DECLINES ITO
MAXI PUBLIC THE ASSISTANT CORPORATION coON-
SKIS oPTNION-DIsTRICT-ATToRN PHELPS
STATEMENT.
Tbe.case of the convicted Police Commits
sioners ardper ana Charck as eagerly discussed
Yesterday as on the previous day. The Mayor mas re
,,es from the Assistant Corpors ton Counsel Geo. p.
Andrews his opinion relative 10 the status OF the Com
,oissioners THIS opinion the MAYOR declines TO make
public for the present 1t Is inferred from this that sho
opinion is unfavorable TO the COmpissioners
The Abatement printed the evening papers that the
pIavor and Governor were meet last evening and mold
a consultation over the Police Commissioner question
was without foundation. The Governor is at Albany
and the Mayor does nat see any necessity for consulting
with him on the SUBJECT TIE record OF the conviction
OF the Comm Of violating the Election law con-
etituting g misdemeanor, had been for"arueu
90 the Governor, ms WAS proper Ordinarily
the Governor would have made return 70
The Mayor that by of the conviction being had
and the senteuce Of the Court the offices were
Aacated The resignation Of the Commissioners obvated
all necessity for this Sidney DeKay the private seere-
tary Of the Governor Yesterday by the Mayor
On office OF the Controller Just after the adjourn
ment Of the Board of Apporiioument. conversation
by them unim rOrtaut led to the rumor tina.
the secretary bore official communication from the
Governor 10 the Mayor relative To the convicted Police
Commissioners TIE Mayor has little 70 say on
the subject at present, except that he VIII make
the appointments 10 I'll the vacancies before the
end OF the week, as he does not wish 20 ocea
sion any Inconvenience the police by Of there
being quorum pass the payrolls and audit and
order paid other bills The probability is that the ap-
pointments Will announced tomorrow, although it
Is possible that they may be made public to-day. The
opinion sul general that the Mayor will reappoiDt
Commissioners Gardner aud Charlck He keeps his
counsel the subject. and gives ns inmstion OF the
course he intends 10 pursue.
A politician. who has held many positions Of trust
and whose opinions are entitled so much weight said
that he believed tine MAYOR would reappOint Commits
sioners GardDer and Charliek The Mayor would do
this account OF ms intimacy with Charick The lat
would then decline the of III health,
and as the emily OF Tammany Hall was chiefly di-
rected against Charlck. there a probability that
Gardner would moesed with further actions at
law. Charlck did not especially for the position
of Police Commissioner aud the recent trial had very
much shaken him. He a very weak and nervous
condition and from o ial duties and the further
prosecution Of the indictments before the courts was
probably what he most needed.
Dlstrici-Attorhey Phelps asked by reporter OF
THE TRIBUNE mat he wished say reply TO the axe
cations Of the Hon. John Kelly and Col WinGate one OF
the counsel for prosecution in the Police Commls
siOner that he had sGudiousy reraned from press
inc the prosecution Police Commissioners, and
had previously ncred the Grand Jury that there
not sufficient evidence to warrant them In anding
indictment against the Commissioners. Mr. Phelps
- SAID that he not anxious TO rush into print to
answer any charges OF TINS kind that may be made
against him. HIS public record, he thought, was SUI
dcent evidence thai he had IN all things conducted him
self with erediG as public Official, and from the
best OF motives. Neverthe ,ess, he willing
20 make fun statement OF his connection with
the case His first OH al intimaton that proceedings
has been begun against the Commissioners was the
receipt Of a copy of the examination OF Commissioner
Cbarliek He was also informed that the counsel em-
poyed by Tammany Hall had furnished the Grand
Jury with the evidence on which they asked fr indict
ments. lie willing to stand by the opinions which
be gave the Grand Jury relative to this case As TO the
partisan of the prosecution be thought there
was no doubt about that Tae mode of their appoint
ment aud their proceedings throughout we're proof
enough of that He believed he had acted according to
4 he latter of the Law.