The New York herald., 1877-02-02
HAULED OVER THE GOALS.

ALLAN cAMPBELL's E--coHsoLlDATIoS
COAL MAN OR PUBLIC WORKS coMMIssIoNEn,
wHIoH?--ALDERMAN ruoMEYs ACCUSATION
a DEPUrY's INCOMPETENCE AND wBIsKEY.
movement inaugurated yesterday by demo-
OF the Board OF Aldermen to get rid Of
Nr. Allan Campbell Commissioner OF Public Works
Certain local statesmen however contend that tnis
maLmuvre is intended 70 'bull-doze' Mr. Campbell
into giving al the patronage OF his Office to dstin
guished City Fathers The TACT is quite apparent
that democratic Aldermen do stand In the best
odor in the Department OF Public Works. Some Of
them cannot certainly follow the footsteps OF Chester
field In demanding places for their multtudinous fol-
lowers IN the "dsestricks" Last year, when Mr..
Campbell was oonnrmed many OF these Aldermen
lauded HIM to the Skies but now change has ''come
oe'r the spri, OF their dream and they The Com
missioner OF their creation far different light
ATTACK.
At the regular meeting Of the Board yesterday
Alderman Tuomey presented the following preamble
and resolution relative TO his subject:-
Whereas BY section ~. Of chapter sss Sf tho Law: Of
a ns % ss s
during his torn Of ocs accept hold or retain any other
State city government except the Offices Of commission
% es inc syp pas Gt Or s" or or
the National Guard shall be deemed ,hereby TO have
ssss :s'.iii @ 'ss d'pstss; sss%
he evident Intention these several prsvision. law
Dsn %%Ss s
ton duties q Their several .iss, and which
.s be null sS Allan
hold: .ps 1S;ss: position
Of the duties Of which position he also receives
rS s.S ss ssA he np sss . s
% w0rk ana s 20 duties % Of G which % position
consolidation Coal Company from o'clock in the
& .aa 9I Ssa II ne % and ". ,
and other places a. consdersbie distance from the
city city for days on many occasion 80
a IS s S ae
Works baltimore an other places TO bo signed BY him.
20 lhc import"n. office Deputy Ccmmissionsi Pasc
Work an wa" wholly unamsr
wn s' ns nsss Of wos
az . Deputy the dis &
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Of Pubcw"rks ana serious derment to the public inter-
keciysd That the Mayor Ss and md he hereby
n@ oSn discharge the
offices Of OF Public Worxs and Of Presi
Dc Ssn OF % :s ss
s's%
Of the Consolidation Coal Company the said Allan
s
o his as Of Puos
WORKS ~ - '''' '''''
Alderman Tuoincy supplemented his resolution by
stating that he considered 1t duty which he owed 10
the public 10 bring tho condition OF affairs bcoro tho
Board At tho time that he voted for Mr. Campbell as
Comm issioner Of Public Works, it was understood
that the gentleman would resign his place President
OF tho Consolidation Coal Company. Since that PERIOD
however, instead of resignng he has been reelected
TO the presidency. II was impossible for him TO al
tend properly tho mmissonership of Public Works
and his other position. Tho Consolidation Company
did not pay him $1o 900 per for doing nothing
Mr.. Campbell had taken a fresh young man, who had
previously received only 5000 year as clerk, and
made him Deputy Commissioner What did this per-
son know about reservoirs anything else connected
with the departments? He knew more about whiskcy
than about wator. Tho department was In state OF
wHsKEY AND WATER
Alderman Cowlng vigorously defended tho character
OF Commissioner Campbell He thought he was tho right
man in the right Place. The resolutions just presented
were direct stigma on Mr.. Campbell and should be
stamped thcro and thcn He doubted the right OF tho
Board OF Aldermen to accuse public Official to be
fonoer OF whlskcy than water
Alderman TU0MEY-l referred to his undcrstrappor,
his deputy, not to the Commissioner himself
Alderman CowIxG-wcll, even question the right
dragged in 1t also might affect some members OF tho
. Board. Laughter In the lobby.)
RIEmY THE SITUATION
After some further debate Alderman Morris moved
that the resolutions be placed on file.
Alderman BRYAN REILLY (excitcdy)-This man has
not devoted two hours every days to the discharge
ot his duties Commissioner OF Public Works. When
Alderman keenan, aud myself called at the oficc fow
days since we treated In u most insulting manncr
by OF the clerks. When the Board mad under
sideration tho question Of confirming Commissioner
Campbell the son OF that gentleman mad made the
mark around tho City Hall, II wonder If this Irish
rabbio (mcaning the democratic members) is going 10
dictate who shall be Commissioner OF Public Works. F"
As 10 the question OF tho politics Of Mr.. Campbell
Alderman REILLY also aid:-"Hc never voted tho
democratic ticket his lilo until 1872. and his sou,
Thomas Cooper Campbell, was nevor democrat until
elected TO the Assembly IN 1874 by democratic votes
Alderman Cowlng SAID that some remarks dropped
by the democratic members had given the keynote
TO for this attack Mr. REILLY had been called
an lrshmLn or something else, which he looked upon
insult This was no plnce to vcntilate private
injuries
Alderman REILLY must say that am an Irishman,
but poor representative OF tho Irish loud ap
plausc In tho lobby
Alter further brilliant sallics Of this dcscrip
ton ths resolutions referred for consideration
hC Conn ttepo on puh