The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-10
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Dismissal Of Corporation Counsel Z.
DelafeId Smith.
CONSERVATION IN THE DEPARTMENTS.
appointment Of ". c. Whitney as Head Of the
Law Department.
MORE REMOVALS EXPECTED

Early yesterday morning the Mayor received a com
muncation from Governor Tilden, announcing that he
had decided to remove from office y. Detailed Smith
the Corporation Counsel the charges submitted to
him by Mayor Wckham in February last Imme-
daely after the receipt Of this notice Mayor Wekham
appointed Mr. William c. Whitney of the law firm OF
Whitney Belts No. 10 Nassau street. the position
The not slow TO travel and
but a short elapsed before the udings
known among the principal politicians
throughout city a result the possible
consequences that the Governors action porends form
ed the all absorbing topic of their conversation Around
The City Hail tho subject eagerly discussed in all It's
bearings The opinion appeared to be general that the
Governors decision 50 tardiy arrived at clearly in
dcated that visit the city and his conference
with the Mayor had borne fruit, and that now there
shadow for doubt that an arrangements or
alliance and defence has been hnAy consum-
mated between the State and city chief eXecu-
lives Some days since it announced
In the HERALD that such an understanding had been
rived at and that Governor Tden and Mayor wickham
were of accord the removal of Mr.. Smith and TO
who his successor should be- and yesterday events
clearly prove that the representation then given
correct Notwithstanding the many attempts that have
since been made to belittle the prophecy.
II appears now 10 be the universal opinion Of the
politicians that this action in regard the Corporation
Counsel is an indication Of what follow the begin
ming the end and that other heads of city depart
may look forward any moment TO suffer official
decaptation 1t is expected that to-day official mott
hcaton will be made public from Albany to the effect
that the charges against
COMMISSIONERS
have been considered by the Executive and
well founded and officially approved of; or, in
other words that the Governor will order the removal
OF the present members that Board Indeed 20
far to say that yesterday the documents
necessary this end already in the Mayors keep
Ing, and that he has only kept Nack the publication
thereof for personal From all the indica
tions and knowledge that be obtained there
believe that the report is well founded and that
to-day will terminate the Official existence OF the present
Fire Commissioners
The possibility OF the Mayors removing three of the
Police Commissioners-viz., Messrs. Matsel, Dsbccker
and Noorhs-was also freely canvassed- and there APP
pears be good ground for the suppostion that he will
to-day forward the necessary documents to Albany for
the approval and signature of the Governor in this re-
gard There will il is believed soon be
RADICAL CHANGES
made in nearly all the departments. That the various
commissioners extremely exercised the alarm
ing outlook made manifest by the number OF them
who Yesterday visited Mayor while large crowd of
aspirants Office also ocked the place and
held consultations with His Honor. Among these
several OF the chairtncn of the Tammanv Hall district
committees. Commissioners W. +. Smith, Wales VoOr-
his and Porter, Chamberlain Tappen and Colonel j. r.
Fellows
to be retired prctends to know although great
many names were advanced among the probable.
Those who hold Office under the appointment of Mayor
Haveneyer are now as much concerned as though u
bombshcll had broken In among them. should the
Mayor conclude TO remove the Police Commissioners
already referred to it regarded certain that the
charges wond receive the prompt attention Of the Gov
ernor, and that within twentyfour hours after he
the copy of the charges which their removal
might be based he would send back his APP
prevail In connection with the proceedings in
regard 10 the Corporation Counsel may be stated that
Colonel j. L. Fellows is be nominated Corporation
Attorney by Mr. whitney he is in formal
charge OF the law department. in place of H. NJ. Rug
giles, the present attorney.
THE GoyERSoRs LITTER
The following Is Governor TiIdcn's letter to Mayor
Wickham, in which he gives his reasons for his
woyal Of Corporation Counsel E. Delafcld Smith: -
STATE NEw YonK, Exrcurrvr cHAMsKR,y
ALBANY August q. 1875.
To the Hon WILLIAM H. wIcKHAx, Mayor of the City of
smAt the time the proceedings for the removal Of E.
Deaed smith Counsel TO the Corporation Of the city OF
pers which either party deemed full hearing
Of the the bill under which the suits growing out OF
ney General well advanced toward its and
So far resulted from The connection Of this
with those suits that element Disappeared aud In no
sothr respect the interests Of good in i'm
mediate jeopardy In the meantime the absorbing demands
business superseded all less urgent matters and in accord
ease with similar parts state and
with the mass Of kindred business deferred until amer
the bills and appropriate ions left the adjournment have
carefully considered the facts and evidence which they pre-
with the aid Of such other light within
! Of the opinion that acts established which
amount to Of the nature contemplated by law and
which would least be sufficient induce u private client
clear that rule
stringent would private client ought
be applied for the protection Of great community be
seged by many millions Of unjust fraudulent claims
which with the OF private interests
and which always able obtain adv antages
the public in Of professional talent skill, zeal
persistence have. therefore. executed certh
eate OF approval. which Is herewith transmitted
have the honor to be your itrEf rLDEx
CERTIFICATE.
STATE NEw YORK, EXECUTIVE CHANBER,(
ALBANY. August g. 1875.
Whereas the Mayor city of New York has removed
r Delahed Smith the office of Counsel to the Corpora
ton and head OF the Law Department of the city OF New
York AFTER allowing him opportunity to be heard,
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