, 1874-08-04
LOCAL MISCELLANY.


RESIGNATION OF CORPORATION
COUNSEL NORTON.
Tho announcement made iii HE TRIBUNE Of
yestctday morning that Mayor Colyln had had
very aorioua conference Sunday oyening Will,
tle Corporation Cou,,sol on tho subjecs Of the
latlcr's resignation, crca.nd considerable oxcito-
mont at Tho City-Hall yesterday morning. There
woyo not wanting those who doubted tho
vcracity of tho Item, many Of tho Aldor-
mcn avowiug TINT neither tho Mayor nor MIR.
Norton would spend d holy Sabbath ovoning
IN talking ovor Tho matter Of 10 purely SECULAR
nature. Ia o.dor to thoroughly aHcottain tno
facts Of tho caEo, TRIBUNE reporter called upon
THE MAiol, .,
aud aakea linn wlotlor or not 1t Ind ita to1al1a-
ton in fact. lie waB mich Bnrprisea a. ,'holuR
~ pionpt report OF tho conference, bflt &C.
kHowlegcd 'hat ho and tho 5nn WET, h'a 'aa T."
samo timo lo said tlloro waa ''mo authority Tor
repaired 10 tho ennctunl Of
JUDGE NORTON, T.
alNl Guosliorcd linn with regard 70 ms interview
with tho Mayor. Thu }udgo utatea That he had
invited the Mayor to his house ior the purposo
of consulting him generally on ninttega portasn-
ing to tho City Qoycrnment, and tlat during
their talk no mention wah made OF TUG ta" 10.
partment hitch. Mentally resolving that ono Of
tho gentlemen must te niseaion, tho reporter
again called ,lron tho Mayor, and explained 10
him Tho variation between hts report AMI that
of tho Corporation Counsel. Its Honnr looked
puzzled for t1inute. but at last bllrted out tho
truth, Which WAS tlat Corporation Counsel
nAp TEMPERED ulB EEe11SAT1oN
and ho had accepted it. Tho aolo question thon
roHlaiuiug waY who 10 to be hr. :|ortona sue
cesnor The Mayor Ind nothing to say upon
tnia nnbtect. n1d nB rulo tho Adefinen "elo
very rotceut upon the matter.
THE NAMES MENTIONED
in connection with tho Office arc those Of MesBra
Is. NJ. Mnnu. Assistant Corporation = Counsel Z.
1antss'' Aaas aud os 1'S,ns, Thenss oran t. Scuo of
tho Gentleman can 10 looked upon
yot rs candidates. however. The strongest mai
in tho lot iu ST. I. Tnley, whoae powerful ponts
aro hia previous eucctssfnl occupation OF tho
Office, mud tho statement. freely ado yesterday,
tbab no had expressed tue opinion that tho re-
cent opinion Of City-Attorney Jameson in the
CNy-Aau niattor WA iot tho correct Que. Ills
weak points nre tho fact that uclther the Mayor
nor tie Comptroller arc favornb!y incliued to-
wards him. mud thai ho has tho misfortune to
own d la1 practice worth From 312, 900 to s15,O00
q year, which he would hardly rchn1uish for the
sake ot tho city'6 $4,000.
Ciry-ATTonNEy JAMESON ,..
declares that ho fools quito happy it, his little
roo1l, and has no wish to move next door whllo
tLe salaries attached to each Office nro equal IN
a:aoupt. aud there In 10 doubt that his head IL
~ level ~ on the day that ho indoraed that cdl-
tora with that opinion. 6lf. hltlill. tue ASslet-
nut Corporation Counsel. LAS many friends who
t,onsit;or hin, vol adaptoi to the occupancy OF
Tic oillcc. aud tIere il no doubt that tic main
objection to him will be tho facs that he
was Assistant to au unsuccessful st1-
perlor. Either Tom Dloran or Frank Adams
ara looked upon ns lawyers who could conduct
the business OF tho ollco successfully. Ths
great thing, however, which tho Aldermen arc
On the lookout for. is D Corporation Counsel
who will bo willing to ride over law. prccedonts,
aud previous adverse opluiour, III order to
PAT TIE CITY .IiALL n1N0s o. THE EACH,
and iutIorso for their henont tue recent iuformal
elections. 10 secure this man, n1any OF thona
will DO willing to sink as low IL tho
Bar Bcale al JRnlrs 1eary or Charles
O'alalIoy. Under tho circumstances, thcre mover
wus Il tiulo wieu the election OF Corporation
Counsel meant 80 much good or OWL to tho city.
Tho resignation Of Dir. Norton it is understood,
will laao effect Immediately upoI the appoint-
mcnt Of his sueccesor.