New-York tribune., 1874-07-09
VERDICT OF THE ALDERMEN.

| THE COURSE OF THE MAYOR EMPuAIICAlL1 OON-
DEMNED AND THE GOVERNOR ASKED TO RE-
| MOVE HIM-THE VOTE NEARLY UNANIMOUS.
The special meeting of the Board of Alder
men, for which call had been issued Monday, took
pace at D. M yesterday. Every inch of room outside
| the railing was occupied by tue politicians who had
| assembled 10 near "what the Aldermen we're going TO
do about it," In the absence Of President Vance, and
| on motion OF Alderman Koch, Alderman Billings was
called on to preside. The following members answered
70 their names: Aldermen Billings, Cooper Falconer,
Flanagan Gilon Kehr, Koch, OttendOrfer, Reilly, and
Van Schack The members absent were President
Vance and Aldermen Lysaght, McCafferty. Norris and
Monheimer. Alderman ottendorfer offered the follow
ing preamble and resolutions:
whereas His Honor the Mayor whose duty II is made
by the to be vigant and active In causing the
ordinances of the city and the laws Of the State TO be
executed aud enforced, although his attention has re-
neatedy been called by resolutions Of this Board stating
the therefor TO the necessity OF the reconsruc
on OF the Board OF Police has persistenly refused on
Investigation into the complaints made against the
Police Commissioners;
whereas The Grand Jury OF the City and County Of
NewYOrk considered their duty for the protection OF
the welfare OF the community to investigate some OF the
charges made against the Police Commissioners IN con-
sequence OF which four indictments found against
Oliver Cnarick and Hugh Gardner, Commissioners of
whereas The said Police Commissioners, when tried
o The Court OF over and Ternlner OF the City and
County NewYork on ono OF those indictments, were
convicted OF misdemeanor involving the violation OF
their oath Of Office and the Governor OF the state Of
New-York being advised OF such conviction gave
ce 10 the Mayor, on July 1874, that IN accordance
|
OF the convicted Police Commissioners were vacated;
and. r,,,, :, ,,uo- .o. ,oo o,,o,,-.o,
10 reappont. the 2d day OF July, 1874 the convicted
Police commissioners Oliver Charlck and Hugh Gard
were expelled by virtue of the laws OF the Stateryng
by trick TO eyado the hlgrant violation OF inc law
thereby committed by appointing Onyer Cnarlck In
the place Hugh Gardner aud vice versa, De IL ;here-
fore,
William f. Hayemeyer In relation to the Police COmmis
sones ohyer Charlick and Hugh Gardner in nrst de-
be preferred to investigate the complaints raised against
them and then after the Grand Jury and the Court OF
U{er Wch by I the CHARTER deSoyed upon the Mayor and
indicted and convicted the accused in deyng the spirit
If not the letter the law by their reappOnmen thus
deprying the community OF the protection the law
Intended to grant against the malpractices Of un-
pHs y 'as sesSs Ru?i the Gn a4st
executive officer OF our city assuming The role OF the
Resoired That we earnestly request bis Excellency
Gov John A. Dix to prevent the spread OF the pern
wR threaten sap the foundation OF the sense for
law aud order in our popuous community by exercising
ter $685. Laws ls73 aad TO suspend and remove Mayor
William f. Havemeyer IN accordance with the require
ments of the provisions OF the above cited law.
Alderman Reilly moved the adoption OF the resolu
tons. Alderman Koch wished to hear the last resolu-
ton read again. This was done.
Alderman Koch-I am in favor OF adopting the reso-
lutions so that give them TO the puDc as our
oppion in this matter. We have been bantered about
very much the Mayor, and he has mixed things TOO
much 20 suit ue. He has mixed the sugar with the
v,negar and MY constituents will swallow the pill
,bus prepared | shall vote for the resolutions, be-
having them TO be right and proper and knowing that
they will give great satisfaction TO the public
Alderman Ottendorfer-Iti ID with great deal OF sor-
row that offer these resolutions and only do SO from
strct sense OF duty. know 1t Is very serious matter
70 reoucst the Governor OF this State to Interfere with
our CITY Government and ask him to remove the Mayor
i ma Tho ncea
exercise OF the Governors power There are several
ouestions raised, In the legal aspect the question Is
whether the Mayor has violated the laws or not then
there ia the moral aspect the view taken by all our ct
zeus In my own opinion the laws have been violated
and the moral sense OF the community dehed by the
action Of the Mayor. What would become Of US as a
II every convicted official were reappointed to
hs former positioni They eyade conviction or the con
| seauepces and what will be the RESULT For my own
part feel 1t is my duty to protest against the action OF
the Mayor and trust the members Of this Board will DC
| the
Alderman Kehr-It would be a neglect OF my duty e
let this opportunity 70 by without making few re
marks No one worked harder 10 secure the election OF
Mayor Havemeyer than did and my constituents
nearly all voted for him but We are sorry now ani
mast do my duty Iuy to uphold the Republican GOV
erumvnI VI tLls County, pus The asI0A VI the GJ VI