The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-26
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GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS.
WHAT rs SAID ny THE ALDERMEN AND
THE BO4RD or UEdLTH
The city Fathers Ready 90 Stand by Thets
Action-Two Members Who Think They
Have Escaped-Gossip In the city Hail.

Action-Two Members Who Think They
Have Escsped-Gossip In the city Han.
Tho circulation OF rumors regarding the
!adictmcnt OF the Board OF Aldermen and the
Board of Health was very general yesterday
There was n considerable degree OF positive
ness in the assertions Of many that the Grand
Jury had directed that indictments be drawn
against the Board Of Health. 1t was said that
tho indictments had not been signed At any
moment before signing and delivering tho in
dictments in the Court OF General Sessions tho
Grand Jury may destroy them. II was as POSI-
lively assorted that indictments have been like
wise ordered against tho Board Of Aldermen.
Indictments for misdemeanor. It was said,
might be found upon these sections OF the Re-
viscd Statutes:
Where any duty shall be enioncd by law upon sny
" o. every p% "Sat nSseet a. s"y PSSS 2fe
s S d M hs wsrT S ssSs % e p0Gn nS hSI been
msirmeanor, punishable as herein prescribed.
statute ai no pey for 1 1hs oaSSn .SS S ass
isiposcd either IN the same section CONTAINING such
Of such act shall be deemed mi-,cmeanor.
II a more solid foundation were desired. IL
was urged. it might be found in section II Of
the Charter Of 1873. which declares that the
Common Council shall have power " to prevent
encroachnents upon and obstructons to tho
streets highways. roads and public places. not
including parks. and to authorize and require
the Commissioners of Public Works to remove
the same. tut they shall have no power to
authorize the placing or continuing OF any en-
crua'hmcnt or Obstruction upon any street or
sidewalk. except tho temporary occupation
thereof during the erection or repair OF u build
ing on lot opposite the same"
Section % of the charter provides that any
ploy ID in its service who shall willully violate
or cNadr any oi the provisions OF this act shall
be deemed guilty Of amisdemcanor, and. in ad-
dition 10 the penalties imposed 10y law. and on
c3nyigt,on. shall forfeit his oiice and be ex.
cludrd forever after from receiving or holding
any Office under the city Government"
1t Is said that the indictment found against
the Aldermen Is either for an Illegal perlorm-
ance Of their Official duties or for conspiring to
violnte the law and TINT Il is based on their nc.
ton in passing oyer the Mayor's veto the reso-
luton permitting Thomas f. Carr to erect a
show window and showcase inside the stoop
line in front of the building on the northeast
corner Of Sixth avenue and Thirty-nfth street,
stand on The southwest corner Of New Church
and Cortlandt streets. Fifteen Aldermen voted
az inst the Butler resolution. and Alderman
shells agninst the Carr resolution; hut. rs each
OF them voteh for one Of the resolutions. they
are both included in the list of the indicted.
The Ad ,rmcn said e. have been indicted are
PrcfidcP} ho6ers wlin% BGgne R~TnNSi W
Gunz'r Georgr Hall. John W. Jacobus. Patrick
Hcenaq. Terence ,Kierpan; Henry G. P,erley.
Il lily. William Sauer and Thomas Shells.
The action OF the Grand Jury was the one
Gps w a%IHs the city 9S & TRs ast S @
turbed officials were the Aldermen who arc
said 20 haye been indicted They were early al
the City Hail. and coseted in the Common
Councils private sitting room. they discussed
the situation. They all expressed surprise at
tie tie Grand @ jury should % have S'i made % the Carr
resolution a ground for the Indictment. in the
| face Of Justice DonOhue's order enJoining Conn
| missioner Campbell from interfering with MIR.
| Carr untiithe termination OF thesuit IN which he
| has begun to test the Allermrns right 10 grant
permits To erect stands and other incumbrances
| on Ia. streets and sidewalks.
In the afternoon the city fathers said to have
been indic ted met in caucus ana directed Alder
| men Lewis and Waehner 70 take the steps nee
| c-sary for their defence. 1t is understood that
! the first stop VIII he the preparation Of the
papers required TO move for The removal o: the
casc from the Court of General Sessions to the
rs Tbs o Adcrman SGr na SPrrlsoi ST hor indvaus,
Mr.. Bennett thought that tho Aldermen had tho
Gil-ed that right f9ir thiry yGars. ,Nri
d"Ht"d The arard J'r5 Jarys p6WSr wa to nict 6,, tse
/ Cnmpph Sopnct or any other eslsativ" body;
not he indicted unlrs7 it could be- clearly shown
Carroll had done whh he considcred TO be his
as he Nh nl"rsiood it, Mr.. Keenan, believed that
r. Grand jury would Ct litlle satisiac ION
lied that tho Aldermen would survive the in
for I, ,ru'its IL erect stands, and MIR Reilly said
| that II Recorder HWckctt wns succ,s ssful, 10
| wou d b, demonstrated that IN this city there is
one Jaw Tor the rich and another for the poor.
Il feel contlent that the Board - Aldermen
has been indicted said Alderman Morris. the
tho board y No one should believe however.
that the Aldtrmen have not acted in good faith
upon their Interpretation OF tho law that EN-:
powers them. Any one who rends this law will
prctatons. and thIyxtho board and th" Recorder
may differ cons'Tcnliousy | have never
Votod 70 grant permission 20 any one to erect
a stand uf any kind outside Of the stOOp line.
One day, shortly after rntcredmy office while
1 was sitting IN Mayor Hnvemcyer's room. Peter
Coup'r entered in a somewhat excited frame oi
mud He protested against u bill that the Bureau
Of Permits hni sent To- Mr.. BassiOrd ono Of his
tenants in the Cooper Institute. 1t amounted
10 $3.50, and was for thirtecn show windows
at $40 Caeh, Joined in Mr.. =. CoQper'a
prot ST. II tho bureau granted MIR. Bass
ford dpermi-sion to exhibit goods in front Of his
store, 1t should charge only $40, and not for
ca'h window. Mr. Co per. however, said that
hl- tenant MAS Wiling 10 nay Tor three windows
and Mayor lihN"meyer ordered that the bill bt
reduced To- $50. A few duys after that | sue
ceed,d in having the ordinance so amendet
that any one may obtain permission - display
! goods within the stuop line for 81
and 10 erect stand within. M si9oI
having been obtained. Tor a. Alderman Wnrh'
nor and ]. according to my iniormutun. have
| not bncn indicted. though W. are perfectly
| mHd} 10 take our llur among our usep'ht ~
! The Grand Jury, Il soru.s, sent for III" rrcort
was LiNrn, OVER IN" veto ui tho MuYlr Tor tht
erection al so-,Ailcl olstru tions. | voted IL
! the negative in every INSTANCE, mud Ald"rmhf
/ NG,hutr d.l the same, rs | remember, in N
least onc. As the Indictments wer" found upqI
this record. As Am informed, Alderman W aeh
ncr ana were exempted,
Another Boy Murderer.