New-York tribune., 1876-06-05
CITYS GOVERN.uENT BLOCKED.
POLITICAL TROUBLES ENDING IN AN INJUNCTION
AGAINST THE LONG ISLAND CITY OFFICERS.
The political troubles i'm Long Island City

POLITICAL TROUBLES ENDING IN AN lNJUNCiioN
AGAINST THE LONG ISLAND CITY OFFICERS.
The political troubles in Long Island City
eliminated last week in injunction against the entire
CITY Government, obtained from Judge Gl0er Dy
George Basaw. This restrained the Mayor from draw
Ing warrants payable for any salaries alleged to be due
10 the new police and other commissioners, OF
for salaries TO any Of the Mayors appointeesi :
restraining the City Clerk from certifying any reso
lutions which may be passed by the Board al Aldermen
tending 10 uphold any of the Mayors appointments ihe
Injunction was served the different officials, and Is to
be argued today before Judge Pratt, at North Hemp
scad Solomon g. Noble, the exCorporlon Counsel, ap-
bearing for Mr. Bragaw and Rtph Burnett the present
CORPORATION Counsel assisted by Edward Cullen, appear
lng for the Mayor.
The be.nin OF the troubles was in 1872. In that year
the present Mayor NJ. Debevoisc, elected Mayor,
defeating Abraham d. DItmar by about 100 votes. Dur
ing his nrumbency from s72 To 1875, large uumocr
Of improvements projected and begun These con,
sisted Of opening and hlhng IN setS, sinking railroad
tracks Iiug bridges aud introducing wafer into the
,y AS there lakes or fresh water rivers from
winch the wells had to he sunk. Large
ceiyug WELL 30 ieei in diameter was sink "ich "isted
from otlicr wells. Iucs0 improvements cost ah'ui
S3COOOO aud were vigorously opposed by sone % the
cltEns M.eh Mayor DtbeNoise went oul vi Once ",
1873 he wax reuuuinaicd but was defeated by hs od
antagonist Mr D.thiar VINO loh As'linb &c ,
OF bs Office dlsplartd l the "mcts aIohtu ~ haloi
DcbcYOi,c. MtN Ditnir served only rev months
when he rcsigne !, ami Jphn QHhn, inc ff,,ia'at
of The Board OF Aldermen became acting Mayog.
In April, lS76, special election Tor Mayor was
held, NJ. DtbcN,is' 'cct''l d"ifiu-
Jolu BudinC. Ih OF the c4ty provides that the
Mayor snail duties u ms Office May =. but
MI DebrVuIse held tlnt, 6-iuS elected 20 ll N1cluc,
hc b,came Mayor immediately upon hl- election. Ihls
his political opponents drn.ed aud s OILY a"out m"uth
had pass br.oir May !, Mayor Dcb made NO dc
maud book. of the Ocr, aud performed no
Official act uuti inJt Time, Win one cAD"Iloh Lac ut-
clsl1u Ol tai, exception wasds follows:
Durng the short iucumbcucy Of Mr. Ditmar suit FOR
the pal mrut OF take, uad been Instituted against Ei-
ward Mulsey, wnt 10 hr pfOrccutci 10y Mr Noble,
the Cor Grafton Counsel. Marl Mayor Dltntr resigned
tnls suit had yet been brOught 10 tfiaL Mayor
Drbry,isc did con-d. that % would bc lor The b
interests the city that the st should be pre.sHd G"
Trial other aud quicker remedies prUyifd ny CO.,"
Mayor 1, ,DcS oi.c, SnpNius nat t NJnlr Na'
favor 81 prosecuting THIS ruif, removed him Oh Apui
3. aud appointed IN uis pllcc Ralph Burnett lmnc-
datoy te opposite patty uus sur on tAa appointment
declaring that invalid aud hodihg tuat, a-,
MAYOR D.. yU-r only elected to uli au unckp,ru
term. he was disqualified from mailing any removals,
which 1t was Ga mel CJud only hr done by iWpcdci-
mcnt Mayor DsDrVu'ac claims that hn was crri'd
Mayor and sI,H has ull power 10 maze removals auI
appointments a. t.ousI hc we're elected for lu term.
~, cHtcr of the city is This point. saying.
All heads oi deld tnchi' cth %. temp'td or suspended
by tr ~ rrr except tuc ttf Treasurer The argument
br ofe Julge PratJ to-day NIli deoiue tie question.
Alayor ocyoe expresses confidence thai the sion
f4i IN Ifa fIgUr