, 1876-04-08

YEsTEnDAYH DEVELnrNESr3.
There IVES considerable eScitalncut yesterday in
respectable circles over the rs1mur that the Pre-
tender 70 tho Alayorafty OF thiH great nnl won.
lerful city had decided 10 disponse with the scr
vices Of Dewitt g. Cregtor, tho Chief Engineer
Of tho Water-Woran. ltuppeared probable to
many TINT tlIs inorn was but cue Of Colvin'a
fsenAH prompted by tho ma1iciousneus Of tho
crowd which surround and influence linn in nil
his notions, at tho hoad Of whom aso lIidroth
anl Tom stout. For months past Femovals
l,avo occurred from sino to t[n1o nmong the lowcr
class Of employees under tho Do3rd Of Public
Works, md in much instances tho places ~ va
catod have been as onco filed by Afdermauic
llGngors-o,,. III prlyoto circles around tho City,
Hall it has long boen known TINT tho City En-
gnoer Chcsbrougb, a,'d Croglcr wore inlmical
former WAS threatened homeEhat moro tlnn a
ycar ago, md again whcn the aG1iabbo arose re-
gardlng sho additional appropriation asked for
by tho Fullerton avenue commit contractors.
Cregi0r wAA considered Indispensable nutil With
iu tile pnat few voeka but nov Lii removal is
1naao peromptozy By the determination Of tho
Mayor.
Tho ca,lso of Cregicr'a suddon descent from
popularity to hls present: positlon--on the raE;
elear. Tho reasons assigned by tue a1ayor, n,la
President PrinIiyil1o Of tho board Of PUBLIC
Works, aro net sufficient to warrant the dismiss
sal of servant who has faithfully performed Ina
duties for IN long torn ns Mr. Cregier They
HRy that 1t yaB becauap they intend to cut of all
AiRh-pEccd mGn WlosGaGsyices cAn III any way
he liepen8od With aud another reason Girsp is
that Cregier ia opposed to a!l now Inventions, aud
particularly opposed TO o patont sMoko-couHuulrr
Which te firm Of Hun + i.nu aro trying to
induce tho city to buy. Thoy orc CONVINCED
That With this conAunor vast amount OF fuel
could be saved, while on the other hand CreEior
olaiua that It racks the boilote. aud during tho
nlfF NJ OH II
ei!d considerable damage 10 them. TIesa facts,
p1onlistIt engineers and bullc1.1lakora In tho
city.
The first reason assigned IL no rcnson at all,
tnatnil'ch ~ they intend to nppotnt Assistant
| Lultli'csr TrRntuhn to tho place mado vacant by
| CroE,osa rcH'uval. THO Afin Of lluiY II Luiliu
Hru tde oWners 0t tllo iEoratio ~ firuttA patent
formerly managed by the firm Of Lester Il
Smith. TAoY do not dony tint thoy Wero iustru-
| nienta! Il. procuring tho dacharsa ~ Crerter.
ana trolnleo many rich developments WHOM Mr.
4 smith fhtnruA sihiuo from a visit to {:trvclnuI
III the .noantImo. Mr.. crugicr 1n,ptsna h,s
position, And fnfuBes to reco;nlxD tho uuthority
Ut tho blayor's letter aAEinR him to rcstn,
| claiming that Lis employers ars tho Don1,i nj
| lublio Works. Yesterday Afternoon, Aid. Heath,
! 6palding, nud II. Stona. atd Judge Mala called
upou hIr prnndiyil0 to ascertain tho truo ca,,sn
| 0{ the removal, but 10 satisfactory anHwur VIA
| given them, and they departed wondering wuai
| nax. demonstration tho pfotoudar WAS about t.
| maize. Crager'B oa'lHc will undoubtedly Ut
taken mn by his huIldreds Of friends, slaanni
auti otherwise and hoforo long Mayor tolyu
VIII ilud out precisely where Cregtcz belongs.