New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-05
ALLOW AT COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL.

BLOW Al COMMlSSIONEh CAA1DLLl4'
THE ALDERMEN APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO INVEST
GATE RUMoRED IRREGULARIT1Es-sTRIKING AT
HIS APPOINTING POWER.
The attention of the Aldermen at their
meeting yesterday was again devoted almost exclu-
sively to the streets and to Allan Campbell, Commits
sioner Of Public Works Two resolutions affecting the
latter introduced. The hrst, by Alder
a. 10 gross Irregularities III the manage
ment Of affairs of the Department Of Public Works
that faVOrtsm shown In the granting OF contracts
20 persons other than the lowest bidders and IN the over
LOOKING OF Vloiaons oi Jaw ~ @ oI caIed Tor the
appointment OF three members OF the board 10 lnYest
gate these charges, carried without opposition
But when Alderman slevin offered resolution direct
ing Law Committee to report TO the board an Ord
nance depriving the Commissioner of Public Works OF
the appointment OF surveyors and inspectors OF pubic
imprOV ements the Republicans protested The resOl
ton provided that such appointments should be made
NV some other department. in order that the danger
OF collision between those who DO the WORK ana those
tirely prevented" Alderman Morris said that the
CHARTER gave to the Department OF Public Works the
right 10 make these appointments, ana the Aldermen ad
no right to arbitrarily take awayn this manner Alder
Reilly SAID that ne tn9ug1t t I9s
direction, and 10 pass the resolution would De 10 throw
the PATRONAGE into hands Of political organ
ization. Alderman slevln asked Mr. Reilly now long nc
had entertained such warm admiration Ior CominiS
sioner Campbell, whom he had formerly denounced
bell as have always thOughtbut am not here III the III
AIdeyman sIeyin-" We've heard that speech fifty
times before ANY other Alderman in this board thinks
. "A
forests much the Alderman who has Just spoken
dares 20 do. This talk is species OF demagogism"
Alderman Reilly (aDgril5)-" Does the gentleman ap-
ply that remark TO me Does ne call me delnagogue
II does, then tell him shall hold him personally
HdeIman slevn-" What does the gentleman mean by
personally responsible y ., s.,
Alderman Rely-"I want TO know what be means by
demagOgism; for If he applies that to me"
Alderman sleYin here 10 point OF order, and MT
Reilly, muttering that he was shut on" sat doWb Inc
resolution OF Mr. SleYin was lost motion 10 RECONSIDER
was LAID on the table. . .a
The board at the preceding meeting had requested
Commissioner Campbell 10 report whether the BrlstOl
fats" at Ffthaye. and FOry-5ecOndSt aud the struc
ture now building at Eighteenth-st. and F0urtb-aYe,
not eneroacbments upon the street Inc report
MADE yesterday, was long ana exhaustive. III snoWeu
that, according 70 the standard works OF afcll-
tects the structures outside the Fifaye. building
were bay-windOws and towers that by the action
of the Common Council In lS44 ana 1859 residents upon
Eifhave. allowed 70 enclose space OF fifteen feet
between their houses and the pavement courtyard,
and therefore the bay-wDdows did not encroach upon
he street. and the consent OF adjacent had been
attained The Day-WndOWs the fOurthave. building
were being put up inside the area line, annd the consent
Of adjacent owners had been obtained here also. The
Commissioner thought, therefore, that in neither in.
sfauce were the windows 0bstrnctionA" The report
was ordered 20 be printed full in The Ohy Record
MR.. MUsGRAYE'S SERVICES APPRECIATED.
LETTER OF THANKS FROM THE ASSOCIATION FOE
PURE AIR.
The following letter of thanks to Thomas
s. Musgrave, for hs investigations in relation to tho
sources OF the vile odOrS in the upper part OF the city,
has been transmitted to him;
EHoNAs b. MUsGRAvE, No. 635 Fifth-aye.
DEAR 6IR Learing that you are on the point OF sal