New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-27
DISCUSSION IN THE DFpAPTvrvr,

NO trace has yet been found of the fuo,i,iyo
E'''e Conmlssoner Casper C. Chiids the clerx NJ tb
bAose BOard furnished TO Superintendent Waliiny o.
terday the following description Of Mr. Mummy.
owen Murphy is abort foIty-nye year. ~ s,o .to,.
hve feet five inches In height; thcksef aDout
cin whiskers sprinkled with gray; las To-, S. ,hi
Gn gme msIt hand bat be writes with That hand IN
MS speech nc mas "a touch Of the Irish dialect ~
Mr.. Chids understood that 1t was the Mayor,s i,,0
ton to Offer reward Cor Murphy's arrest snncrir.
tendent Waliing said that this would make "a difference
IN the efforts the police making ~ find him 7,
mlghi, however, cause some outsiders who had in,rs
ton OF the place where Murphy was to come forrvo,
ana state what they knew Mr. Wallng added: 81 a,
MOI pfhe'e mat ne took pagsage IN any steamer M
opihon-and 1t ia only opioi--s that be has o,o ~
Cdnada. am inclined to think So because lie b,s .
brother there and because 81 some business matters IN
the way Of canal contracts something Of that kind
commissioners Of Accounts, Howe ana Noou.v vve,o
'"-'s' yesterday IN examining the accounts Of tie ~
else commissioners They were assisted bya .'o,,e
CLERK MI Howe said that the investigation p,lgttc
ciipN from ten days 10 two weeks Tie statement. ug
porting 10 come nom Inn regard 70 tho condition of
uie accounts were without foundation. Tie Commis-
SloneIs had made no statements aud would make uo,e
until the Investigation was comn,ote1 ,,t a.
official report would be- made 10 the Mayor The Com.
rSsoneis OF Accounts asked the Police Board 10 oh,
Tor ucih me names pi persons licensed since January l.
ana so 81 tAuse no have receipts froD tI, I,cf,
Board. Suurrntend' NJ Walug WIS directed 10 make
the proper muir p. " "N .
Clerk Child, said Yesterday that tLerr were many IN
p0r ulues Tor making false entries IN regard o r.ceis
He |oud not SAY that tbel had been faken advantage
oi by TIE ciI clerk Mr. DCno. ne. the chief clerk VINO
was recently dschar-ed, Cey.d salary of y 600 and
tho amount oi money passing through MS hands was
S0inctim as much as $1,000 or $4,000 a day: some
TIMES II ia 100 amount 90 more Tim 5000.
Mayor BY is still undecided about % NJ the vlcancv
caused by Murphy. Prc~uru. Purrly of tLl Aldermen
idI iOn@ interview WEI llm ytst fIlsr, ming
tits ma ter As to the Mayors puwor ~ Nh .ucA
vacancy without tie consent uf the Aldermen, % was
SHOWN Cat -ec ION 20 81 tie charter q 1915 cnumer-
aed me d, plrmeutS over which ths power extended.
ana did l0t nd the Excise Commls Chapter =
u me laws 81 100, providing for the creation
md NE Aldermen tO confirm, ami that the Nayora and
Aldermen shall from tim % tine. as often as sacu jos
shall O,cu. appoint PERSONS 90 the uu.xulri q ms
~ any az tIr Co mi sion Pc. ".O shah die. resign,
IN some i'iarier, ~ Iy it. Ia.,it,. re- V,,1 lri
Aldermen must have VOICE ,l the naLIngOi tIe % -on
t0 iIl tie yaca-cy. IL is thought however by MAYOR
In tIc procedure from That used ID binR vacancies IA
other dcplIurAts-iEJi h' must nominate ANA ire Al
drTngl curti.m. precedent Is found 300 thr appoint
ncu 81 hham H. oncr io oil he vacancy ~ me *
c~ boltd Cgu-cd uy t.' o. - u OF Jo.n T. NuO'l4.
was confirmed by tie Al.eimeH. An opinion on TO
hole subject Is expected irym Corporation Counsel
Whitney to-day
cid.I Con missioner A4U.uLl'- ~itC.>,tl hft upon
t, point Dee ~',vut yC-,rlU s. IL Wrote 20 Cover
kUbssul, officially informing Lin OI tEa Murphy de-
- tne board OF Excise seen, TO to be 20. board
under tie cnarter ~ the city IN regard 10 watch haze
tlr condition ol t.r cDp riuthf WW require prompt
ica,li,, be-. sav. 20 a,l v8ur attention I'D the sub
icct view 10 SEth acton "a your p-4t - yoU may
In i.c T.ann,auv Gail General Committee, last gym
Committee ol waic.. OEru ,lupsr cual1n 10, ot.rt
Il resolution for tnc expulsion ~ owen tihrl hi, "lrh
- nd, tli,r,,l,,,. ,H'.f. r.r-i,..,lioi 81,
tht Nist.4tt comma t.'' Wa 'e ~ '"''