New-York tribune., 1874-11-21
MUNICIPAL RUMORS REElC7ED.

Proposed REMOVALS OF DEPA ssTNENT HEADS RE-
PORTED POLITICIANS GXCTED - THE MAhoh
FIATLY DENIES THE HUMoR.
There were rup.ors yesterday In pohe,o,n p.o,n
circles that the Ms.yor contemplated remo'iuH ,,n
Of the heads Of departments and filing their .,oo
Republican,, or, at all events, men VIM .,s ,ha.
tions,le TO the incoming Mayor. IL was .a. co,,,
cbarges had been preferred against Coip0l" ,ho,
eel f. Delafeld Smith preliminary 10 Ms Is ',ao 90
charges would be preferred against No So, -,
80 yvrr Van Mort and that his removal wouiu loi
~, ana that the removals OF Commissioners III
necter and Duryee OF the Police Department. Gnu
ona or more Commissioners In each VI tno
o,her leading Departments was sure to take place oe
,uoen new and Jan. i that all the Mayor was waiting
o., mas IN find men who would be suitable 10 MIN i'll
allins the places thus summarhy vacated as II was
-.utnovn that the Mayor does not alone possess the
OF removal that the Governor must agree with
him in his action 1t asserted that John Foley had
gone to Albany withhthe past few days and had had
consultation with the Governor relative to the matter
that the latter while giving no positive answer SAID
he would be willing to remove the Objectionable Com
missionerS provided the charges against them were
sufficiently grave TO warrant such proceeding, ana
proven after hearing. To ascertain now much
truth there was in these rumors, reporter OF IHE
TRIBUNE called on E. Deadeld Smith. who said that
there was no truth in the rumors concerning
him. He had heard Of them in vague
way, but the Mayor had sent him charges OF any
kind. He had addressed him note, pleasantly worded
asking hm as to the status OF certain suits, and he was
then engaged preparing reply He had every reason
TO believe that there was nothing In the rumol he
knew OF why the Mayor should prefer
Commissioner Van Mort had heard the rumor. but
cid not believe the Mayor seriously contemplated any
thing OF the KIND SO far as he was concerned ne was
wiling that the most rigorous investigation OF MS pe
paFtmeut should be made. The commissioners VI
Accounts had short time before their removal care
fully examined his Department, and 10und everything
straight. IL the Mayor thought there was now any
thing wrong, he cOurted the most rlgd investigation
He had received official intimation that the mayor
PreerrnS charges against ga % I'm, did NOT
know whether there was any 1ounuaoh Ior IL VI
hayOfelSct WckLam haH Sso neiu dri1 s0 IN the most
knew nothing further John F0ley oehloI ~ r erT % ~
positive that he had visited the uovernot W a'
In fact he mad not been out OF low io' an
knew nothing Of the proposed removals ana eerttnI5
the Mayors messenger 10 lay tue case peloio
Mayor Havemeyer was very busy during the day. ana
could not be seen until late IN the aiternEo9 % b n r
that there was not w0rd Oh ruin ~
asking him for the status OF Ring He Ger
taDly preferred charges against MT smlth nor
feTred charges against any of the COmins-
siJners because there was notulnR uhcsc1
against them. with exception. There were lrTeSu
lartes charged against member OF one Ui 'II a
missions, and there might be nothing IN IT, he pre-
ferTed 10 give the accused person chance 10 eApan
before making the charge puOHc' Tor tndV ie9so nc
would mention his ndme or the Depait-
nt 10 which 3 he T"' the atsSme1
he could say that ne had present Intention Oh re.
moving any Oh theIn. IL any oil mem De9Wee & no" ap
January committed acts whlch would warrant u tae n
removal he would do SO, not Otherwise lie hao no
wish TO interfere with the prerogaves Ot MS
whatever rumOrs there might be anOat Mheh aehea
how he accounted for the stories, the Mayor replied
that he could not say tney might nave grown OUT o
light phrase used MIN in jest, 10 winch serious
meaning had been attached. he could not recall any
thns he had SAID which might be tortured into an as
pniy reason nc Could assign