New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-03
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

WASTING TINE IN WRANGLlNO'
n,,,,pvs N the BOARD OF ALDERMEN
pxrIruArIC ENGINR on The sECoND A'"
NUE. ROAD. ,o,, 1;stanod
The Aldermen at their meeting yesterday hs'eneu
-, ,;so,,e;op between Aldermen Sauer ana
.IorshoT m relation 10 the charges against Super-
.ondont Dudlev Mayor Hall and Alderman Cgap-
man. of Cambridge, were present Aiuet""'
Marshall offered resolution calling on tio Yum
mittee on County Affairs to report az the heA' i'S"
lar meeting what steps had been taken to secure an
investigation into the charges against the super,
tendept of Buildings. Alderman Sauer was on MS
,oo, Instantly and said that he had intended, as
chairman of the committee, to ask the boaru "
discharge the Committee on County Affairs from
the further consideration of the charges.
He added that the charges against Mr.. puoley
had been dismissed by the Grand Jury ana lie ulu
not think it was the duty of the Board 10 proseou'o
the Investigation any further II am hoV n,io-
taken" continued Alderman Sauer' with hre III MS
Cos "a member of this Board went before thc
Grand jury wbIe that BODY was zen Hdi in
the case for the purpose OF gatung MI DuuleS ~,
dcted but he had To admit that ne han 10 lSi
knowledge of the charges against the accuseu ILL.,
Alderman MaIshali-" presume am tho A'"''-
man referred to-" ,,., o-
sonal knowledge of il. but since tue gentleman "u
mits II suppose he IS the one ,,.Lou
After some more wTangling Alderman Marshall
made long speech explaining his acton IN rcIdiIo
10 the charges AGAINST Mr. Dudley. haSc Nv
hesitation in saving that went before inc gran"
jury he sand 'bH not for the purpose 81 peTsecu,
mo Mr. dudley No gentleman can say that nave
a personal luminosity a political amnesty. NY
ONLY motive was 60 discharge my duiy 10 tht p uu-
he If II be true that Mr.. Dudley is lnnOcenJ Iheh
these pe0pl;. must have poIiured Themselves -
Alderman Sauer asked if Alderman MaIShall u.u
not have an interview with Nr. MacOTegor a. HIS
house. go, -. Z -, an,
Yes" replied Mr.. MARSHALL, - had two Of them,
aud went to his house expressly to get information
in regard TO the previous conduct OF the uepdr'-
meut." - $1,000. 80, .borob. Mr
Marshall had acted mnoccniiY ~ the hSt'ci, n"o
that he had been made the catSpaw oi deAI21'ne
men Mr. Marshall did not think That was mucI o.
a commitment to his Intelligence. 4.
The resolution asking the COMMITTEE on CouhlA
Affairs to report i'm regard 10 the matter ~ the next
meeting was lost by a vote of Is to q and the com
,nitfea was then discharged from further cohsiu-
Grafton of the charges by she same vote.
MIR Marshall offered two more resolutions, asking
that the Committee on Salaries and Oihces he a.
reced TO report al the next meeting as 10 tne NOM
ination of smith Cliff for president OF me depart
ment of Taxes and Assessments, ana ChaTles T.
Whitehead for Police Commissioner IN place OF Nj;
Wheeler. The resolutions were ordered 10 Oe pIdceU
on file. 49,. .t.;, 10
resolution was adopted granting permission TO
the Pneumatic Iramway To run one OF lis cars over
The Second Avenue Railroad. Alderman Goodwin
nresent ed a resolution which was referred TO the
Committee on Law directing the clerk Oi lhe 5oaI9
70 make known 10 the Legislature that inc bodIu
approyed of the bill which provides against euG'e-
ING teachers IN the public schools VhO are honIeSf-
dents. -, ,,-... o:,-ol