New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-28
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
CITY LEGISLATORS IN SESSION.
A RrQUEsr FOX COMMISSIONER DisDEckKRs hh-
MovAL BROuGHT FORWARD IN THE BOARD ~
ALpERMpY-THE STREET CLEANING DEPARTMENT

soucr Dsbecker had absentcd himself from MS post una
visited Albany to aid in defeating tho street Co"'"s w."
recon uonded by the Common Council. and re1onn'nn-
Ing thu tue Mayor Commissioner DisDcRcr' WILD
the approval VI the Governor. The preambc ana roS'
lnf;ons were offered by Alderman shChlloy Ibo more
important sentences giving reasons TOT '"o "''
which was requested are as follows
Commissioner Dsbeczer, 'one OF We romoc o.t of
sioucrs of this city, nbrentcd himself iIoi W. P"s w
du.y time after time aud bciooH ilnse" 10 i,oy
the ayowed purpose Of doitalink s'ia D H., ss.,i
is,trd OF which he 10 member Or Urg uir nSp S'''
ized and without Treasurer thereby retarahg s ~
MEM ., 1. nd S,a and cnrlsing them great die
trees, and OPP My bcased lha, nc No.a 80, M ' VIZ
not withstai ding tie expressed Views 81 thls poa3
Recent dc, eiopuionts have shown that n Chhrnau
of the Committee On street Cleaning OF ,nc HP' h
been collected from streeis 10 c"n.Tietos os s
purpose III filling IN Harlem tlais ana ot.e oe'' @
knowing that of the same ~as not on,y sD's
sve of The comfort but positively dangerous 10 ne
health oi large number Of our cIil~es ana "h"'"' ~
irary tO law .
Alderman Deano moved to refer tho matter 10 tho Com
ri,,ee an Police and Health In order that 1t might DC
Investigated. Alderman Standby preferred INA,
should 10 sent To tho Committee On P'ip1c WORM" h"o
man Purroy remarked that the COMMITTEE on sf'een WI"
the proper have charge III H. Alderman oe| '"
Tho members werv of the character vi the eoo'"-
tons and they should take action ~ once Ahieii"'"
Morris moved 10 lay the resolution ON Tie Aoic' iiS
was lost by vote OF Ia III.
Alderman Rowland declared that II WIS nnrar l"
condemn any unt he had been gwen I'D oploT
10 he heard Thoso were very grave charges asaiS' ''
Commissioner aud he wished TO ha'o them VoT'od VI
dispruvcd before voting on the matter Aidcrmh 'o'M
said that il best To refer 1t Ia the Committee on n"S
and Places IA tho Commissioner was now enSnHed III
making land Ia Harlem This WIS lest by vote Oi ~ W
TO- Alderman Shandley declared that al that had DE- u
charged IN the preamble and r. Sonons "IS rue C"'n
mis- ,oner Dishccker had absencd himself f.Om his post
for more than week to lobby in Albany Ahierhmh
Morris said there proof Offer TINT Commissioner
,l,Et. - IT III
was decided refer tho matter 10 the Committee on
Streets 10 rerort ut the meeting OF the Board Conn
missioner Dslecker meanwhile 10 DO invited TO apps al
before the Board and mako statement concerning hs
action Mt Albany.
The Committee Arts and Sciences, to whom was re-
fe,ed resolution offered at the previous meeting maj
the publc Offices open for business only between the
hours of A. IN and d. H. Or. scented adverse report.
and pressed opinion that the hours OF labor OF those
employ ed tLe public Offices shouid be heightened anu
thereby saving 10 tic city OF about 327oooo "od W
made.
TIE following resolution was offered by Alderman
Blessing
uh,c,. T, ros clearly demonstrated by m invrs,iga
ton OF the Ieau street Cleaning. by Committee o,
the Assembly Of TIE state Tia. si'ye roSM ,c
WAC spect ILeico by tho state Legislature al
j. bercGs s.n.eomcntly Ike Committee appointed
Ivy the state senate, consisting oi Senators ""h bOoth
and FOX VITA INSTRUCTIONS to inquire mo and report 70
Tho s. e at its at upon tie existence oil sch
irregularities or p,culatiOn ana
bereds Such Senate COtnm.stce tailed utterly 10 COM
p m tue of TIC Scnatc. not Onis GiI bat
r.Imrt but did not begin tie in esgutiOu ufdcol
AM ns the Necessity iOi such AL investigation IL Kr
rally conceded and NUT b. apparent 10 MI VINO i'th ne
rrIilts OF the inquiry by the Assembly CUmnit'e WI"
are nc all coguzant OF The inchocBc) whch c0traot.'-
los lie of the vOrh Of clean NJ The si"H
in view OF the % money appropriated and eN-
pended for that purpose, @ II -, ,
Ie.1rcd, That the Committee On Streets OF THIS b"hu
be- appointed with full power to Investigate me hithib-
mem of the affairs OF Bureau OF street C"nhS ~
tLe DEPARTMENT o! Police, uEd report 10 this BUard vi
olt ssI delay such infOi NATION AZ they may ~
eabI al la ascertain relation la tie expense oi ,edi-
iu the str, cts VI tns cioy the disposUu dc OI tEc
material, OF swccpinSs removed tie price, II any, pau
therefor the removing Tie same an" o'icb Otef
,.rrcuIrs connected With The subject may be of scr
yl 10 tie c. liun Council Of interest 20 the pubic
n e preanlb.c and resolution were adopted
received irUin tile mayor oilciaiD
informing tle Board VI the death OF Police Jdstltc
Tnuma. H. ST. rwood and eulOg .lnS tho deccacd Ahl-
crlnau Cole mOv Il Board Adjourn ts marx oi
r,.sIs Ct nnd after rritrks 10y Alrrh1D Iio"hhd
mon good qiialiti,s uf the deceased as man anu
MAGISTRATE ,be Loan adjourned.
COMMISSIONER DiSBEChHR RHTICRNT.
Comlni. sioner Disbecker visited the CITY Hall soon
after the Eoard aAo,rIed He informed oi the
tire OF the resolutions directed against him ana the
Street Cleaning Bureau lie declined to say any thing
r, ty. 10 tho charges against Lin and The conduct ~
tic Bureau further than that he lad nothing 10 conceal.
lie wis ovitcuy cuugne at the aston oil tho Alder
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IMPROVEMENTS OF HE WATER FRONT.