The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-22
NE'w4RK 4LDEaMEv EXCITED.
A Vsry Lively land Acrimonious y,n he
tween Two OF the city Fathers


/ The Newark Common Council held an ex-
| citing meeting last evening. Alderman Miller.
| Chairman ~ the Finance Committee, reported
on the charges made at n previous Meeting.
! that clerks in the Comptroler's orce had fur
nlshcd information TO persons outside 80 that
they could purchase declarations OF sale ON
property uron which thelu WIS bnok tax IN.
paid. and thus defrsud the owner 10y forcing
| thcm to pny iarge bonut to redeem their prop
| crty. The report cNonerilted the clcrks and
Ed T. Clark who. ii was alleged was The prin-
| cipal person Engaged IN the speculation.
President stoiusby called Alderman clark TO
the 'hur AMI spoke in opposition to The T. port.
Ac intiinntcd that It was v-li,ewashing affair.
and shat there was something 'rrolns. when non
residents could e., information at the Comp
trOller's OIL before Owirrs of property could.
Alderman Miller defended the report. He
said: The difficulty an centres in that man
| pointing at President stclnsby He has tried
! TO throw suspeo upon nle COmptruil"r's De-
/ paftmtnL | say Openly that ih, department
! has hecn Assailcd by rA.eany rivtis nnd VA,n-
! rl"- as,sail"i by chnre.. fceklrs. dryilsh. Il
! Individual (rrcsidrn ~ if.hyl
/ President StaIushy re- % 60 como nor
| sonNl remarks ahuUu Nit.sf4.l 800 b.. ,1iH
| that he did NO. mean g. brow sU- ulti
| the ,Comluuil"r. whom he hai anvNn sim.
asked protection H. fell il 10 nc rs ,i,i,y To- vivc
| IT, even II L endangered ciiy officer. n had
ilrsi consulted the ity COUNSEL AMI Ne Comp
| he had helped ~ draft th" act governing the
! Comptroller. and that therefore ho knew some
| thing about thc duties ~ the Cumptr9ller
Alderman Miller rosc coolly. nlthouEh his
! fnrc was drathIy pale and his cycs snapped
n.rvc,y. Lel,rting 10 resident Siainsby's
le1rs aci " Well didni Know W What VIII Was 's''G the
matter with IT before. II provided for ". 500 OOO
worth of bonds. Tho act was made To ''oycr the
! iraud OF thr mon-trous rule of ruin under
! which this city suffered for years under Boss
to improve the property of dishonest spccu-
laioie at the expense oi honest taxpiyers.' 1t
would be- better
President Stainshy-Su.h men ne Beach Van
dcrpool. William Baldwin. anu Daniel Doid.
! with mysolt drew that net.
Alderman lll.rr-n such mon Is Auditor
Palum"r aud Comptroller Baker are to be
| snirchrd py suspicion. II had better come from
better source than man who WAS ln lioted by
| our courts. and Who's chnrNct"r H. hl,e ekened
- susj jlcIpn OF pro-titutins his Office !or pr
President stainsby flushed holly under this.
| and when he rose To reply there was an opprcs-
! sive sll"u"r IL the chamber Everybody knew
thH; Alderman Miller referred to the Indictment
nf Pres M Stnshy nd either eity Officers f,tir
years ago on a charge of defruudinE the ri'y IN
street contracts. The Jury ! sasroed. and tie
cas-" wr- not triNd again. SiuDr that time Nj.
| Staiu-ns la, hc.uar' iciAlt, rulun.nnt hss won
ihr rrsi''t " AN tire taxpayers liel ll suffered
family. and ne oue in N'wat. thought the cas-.
| would eyer hH rHlrrrtt O. again. tn Hudi,n' 'n
! IN tiH iNNNfll NffnfH + MtfN AS Nunlti fN
Alderman Nilllo.s hiliri aluy'A. especially ns he
j. tn ii"uuhlien lead y Nu the floor and l'r,-l-
! i"ni salr.hl was drply moved. AMI " was
several minutes hcfur Ac could S.Nak II said.
ME- PRESIDENT: II j. trur that % few years
| agoI WIS involved I'm unfortunate eirrumsttr 'Us
! Whi "a placed me IN a painful position ia tho
| courts. Bui -iurr ti1' time | hNV" tried fn de-
| right hctw' man und man. The public have
learned to trust ami rr-pet me and t. see that
! wa, the i'tim ot circumstances. since TINT
| sine no man has said Il word against me. Nv
| family hu, suffered intensely during my
| trouble and my children -ihry are ~ good as
| hlurr tears oi SORROW ~ iiry cluug 10 my arm
| niEht after night whiln the suspicion rested
upon my character. For thor sake hnyc
! siriNru t. win my follow mems respect. And
now Alderman Miller my pretended friend, is
| tho first man To- revive those bitter memories.
and seok to l'-grace MY childrnn.
" Brother MILLER. tontinuN : President Stains
/ Us ii- voice urniulru, VITA rmntiun .au I the
! tear, -fr aiming down ili- DnrNk-. De- ID. mot
| r'.ssi. hur do want. "a heart ll.t could make
-u Hl a. charge a- you hiN" made. give lt hi'
| your wll' nni childr'.l aui may they nrN,r
| Ice made 60 -uf.r i9 yuu try L. make
nan~ -nN.r, Talk nrut your. Icing
! iriHnl uf Palm + lui ll.rr. g. "a fnrnIl Got
! thy should u-k iiient-hir frun -u.A g. heart.
| 4 iuin who -nt with u' four year, and pro-
| Tossed iriHni-hip. AMI then ~t1i,Nb mo. j. mo-
! friend 10 any man. Brother NJ ili"r. you have
| dom" p-nish, what the people oi the citI viii
| i -pi-r yuu for
| The Aldermen. clerks. reporters and the au-
| dien'e here cheered and aprlaudpd for ton
| minutes.
Aderman Miller rose to reply hut he was
| wa- called To- order h., klieru,an ir. ll.r. who
| ,nil fhW he Hid not wnnf the Council To- Nt di--
Srnead an> more. on mgllun OF Alderman
! Nt- h. 'pt 4 md p'acrd on 49,. anl Altl,rs
Miller hlt his llt- President Staii-fv Nn-
| warmly shhkon 10y the land. cNon by h- most
| hiiicI l"i.i cal opponents.