The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-23
ALARMED OFFICIALS.
Wild RumOrS Circulating About Mayor
CoOper'S Proposed Action.
THREATENED REMOVALS.
What the Municipal Society Say
About Street Cleaning Abuses.
GEORGE TICKNOR CURTIS CRITICISM
The Right To Be Heard by Counsel Guar
anteed by the Constitution
THREATENED REMOVALS.
GEORGE TICKNoR CURTIS CRITICISM.

Hall. The batch of rumors started on Friday last,
by which it was made to appear that various Tam
many officials. including the head of the organi-
zation. Comptroller Kelly, were to be removed by
Mayor Cooper. excited universal comment. Other
official decaptations to follow Mr.. Kellys
mova and the entire patronage of the CITY, far
it could be, to be placed at the disposal of the
combination city government. But these rumors
all set at rest by the positive denial Of Mayor
Cooper. In consequence of this the frequenters
of the Mayors onicc found but little to occupy
themselves about yesterday. except the fact that
Mayor Cooper had not taken action upon the charges
made against Police Commissioners Smith Erhardt
and Nichols. Various constructions were put upon
the delay of the Mayor. 1t said that His Honor
afraid to send the documents to Governor Robin
son for many reasons 1t was said that chief among
these the fact that certain prominent lawyers
claimed that nothing that not part of the record,
and was contained in the charges made against the
three Commissioners could be transmitted to
Albany.
All of the memoranda OF His Honor intended
to be placed before the Governor. but, in view of
the fact that there appears be some doubt as to
the legality of this action Mr. Cooper II is sad has
preferred to wait a while before fixing decided
measures to remove the three Commissioners. Those
who claimed be in possessln - all the facts gave
as an additional reason for the Mayors delay his
fear of the lawyers going before the supreme Court
and obtaining writ of ccrtorsr to review the pro-
ceedings at the public hearing given by the Mayor
on Wednesday last.
BY many it thought that General Smith.
President of the Police Board will escape the Execu
tive guillotine Ii urged in sustaining this
point that it will be shown that General Smith has
been for instance opposed to the of Captain
Williams. and that his efforts at reform de-
feated in the Board; further, that he months
ago in favor of cleaning the streets by contract but
that his desire in this respect lacked cooperation
not only among his colleagues. but also the part
OF the Mayor, to whom General Smith made the
suggestion.
MIR. Willard Bartlett, the counsel Of General Smith,
informed HERALD reporter that his clients atten-
ton had been called to the statement in the news
papers emanating from the Mayors office to the
effect that his tours of observation for material to
be used against the Commissioners the Mayor had
been accompanied by Mr.. Henry f. Pellew and Mr..
William 4. Dodge, Jr. These gentlemen he said had
been considerably annoyed by the use of their
names in this connection Their object. he stated
in accompanying Mayor Cooper in his pilgrniages
was to examine into the abuses of the tenement
house system developed at the recent meeting
held at the Cooper Institute and not to collect data
about the filthy streets to be used against the Police
were at the Central Office early in the day, but they
had to impart. Later in the day General
Smith had an interview with his counsel at the lat
ter's downtown Office.
Late last evening the Mayor said that the papers
in the removal had not been sent to Albany.
lie refused to say when they would go whether
they would be sent at all. on the ground that he
never made 'predictions." Among the many
methods adopted by Mayor Cooper to make himself
thoroughly acquainted with the management of the
Street Cleaning Bureau to examine all reports or
documents that had been prepared bearing
the subject. The principal evidence against
the bureau obtained from an ably prepared
report of committee OF the New York Municipal
Society read before that body January 1878 1t
was gotten np by MsTsrs Thatcher ADAMS and
Mr.. Cooper. and has supplied him, il is said with
much valuable information.
ABSURD EXCUSE.
one of the many offered by the Street
Cleaning Bureau for their neglect to properly clean
the streets has effect that the stuff could
not be taken that If they attempted to do
they would be arrested and punished by State Off
GER, known AZ the Shore Inspector who had complete
jurisdiction over the matter. This excuse is treated
i'll the following manner IN the report to the NUM-
cipal Society,"
In the judgmcn: of your committee not of this
cys need he taken dumped into the waters
Of the East or North River or Of Long Island sound The
Whole amount city refuse the residneascs street
sweepingsarc ona putrd offensive matter within
he the daily,
il ~ all Much OF il is Immediately available for filling
w and ws or%r Disposed Of sT that
PURPOSE bringing il so%stnaF LIKE 5000, per AMMAN
payemcnts and filling q low lsnd, besides Welding
these materials without offence BE- established
il the ely q on lands bard by TO Ss acquired for the gar
could be found In quarcs AZ certain known places and
fixed prices market would soon BIO established for
thorn
commands ready sale at prices which win nearly the
expenses OF its collection Your committee accompanied
men Eas, New York miles back Of Long Island
ON The garbage supplied roe three or four hotels Of this
city The proprietor these hotels about $4,000
supplying him with all fuel fer his machncr,l aud re-
them this long distance between nine and twelve
When c"nfrontcd with tho Police commissioners he pro-
could deliver to him at any yacan, island Long Island
responsible man who offered TO receive on the docks and
carry away a his own expense al" the garbage OF the city,
the HERALD Of December ag is77 to collect and remove
This contract however the Counsel holds tho
Police Hoard have no power 10 make and therefore no
offer showing that the garbage be readily disposed
effected by persistent and honest efforts conducted
proper systen', your committee have not the slightest
now 1T COULD nv DONE.
The report then goes on ana rccites various ways
in which the separation might be made without
much, IL any trouble In speaking on the subject.
the establishment of force charged with the collcc
ton of garbage alone is advocated
A. this but per OF the city refuse
continue Mc-srs Adams aud schux. u is idle To- claim
a a"nes ne present nn'er 81 ssrs would DC re
with tight fitting lid should be dstinctey painted aud
lcticrcd aud should make daily rounds specified hours
with exact pnnctuality Each cart should have at least two
on, for should houses to- seek for o.e
holders should notified Of the hour OF tho proposed
rival Of the aud directed to place the garbage
rate vessels ready for removal by H. Any default 90 com.
ply with this direction should he promptly rcportedit
be remembered that the Police omn ssoncrs would
have in addition to the the whole police force
their disposal for this purposc--and what.
ever penalty Is Imposed for such assault should
he rightly enforced In Boston, whore this cocc
tion is,carrcd well nigh 10 perfection, the penalty 80 for
each offence " imposed upon the tenant IN the
nent house. but the landlord, and the penalty has
seldom 80 be enforced but The entire of collect
ing garbage IN Buston for 1876 with force OF luo
men, s7pun. from which Is be deducted S3oOup
received from sales, making tho net cost $in,Nu
STRONG ARRANGEMENT
After giving the results of the operation OF the
contract system in cet ming the streets. as practiscd
In Philadelphia, the report further says
A gricvous of Encouragement IN office "
rarely exhibited and when in addition this that
the Police department only makes efforts to