New-York tribune., 1880-06-13
DCDLEYS FRIENDS STANDING FIRM.

sgARP WORDS IN THE MAYORS OFF1CK-AEGUMENTs
ON ruK WRIT RESTRAINING IHE MAYORS
ACTION.
The Board of Estimate and Apportionment met
again Yesterday for the purpose of acting upon tue
resolution TO transfer the moneys, papers and
oIher effects of the Building Department to the
Fire Department. Mayor Cooper moved to take
up the resolution. This was lost by vote OF
to l, Controller Kelly, Presidents MoTs and
Wheeler voting in tS s negaUe ti0e seems to me some
what strange. There is no proceeding whatever IN
Court which has any relation Win our }nrsulcon s
or contemplated action in the matter he VIII OF
prolibtion only prohibits the Fire Department
from removing Mr.. Dudley from the Department OF
and documents. In this matter We do not propose
TO interfere. The proposition of the: Board oi
Eas nt1 and of a9Tthg M going on
In Court AS the Building Department. has been
abolished. according to the terms OF the ia"; some
thug ought to lie done to take care OF lts anns ne
trntion. involving it does the security OF liIe
rs we'll as property. As the matter StahuS J"S'
Alderman Morris" Is tho Lureau not still there y
Mayor Cooper-"It is not Dudley Is no longer
Superintendent" , A.. . ,,o.u,o,,,
sixty aud seventy employees ia that department."
S'npIesSH Sas Sesn abolished.S i%iiSi 80" '' -
"A Alderman Morris" low me to ask another
question: Where u the use nso ot gFsmtnS, gIr.s ~ 'n'S
Mayor Cooper, sharply" Ihe court pIoceiGu-
ings have nothing ON earth to do with The question
of this trlnsfer" o, -,
Alderman Morris -" Did not Judge Potter issne
an injunction upon the Fire CommsslOntrs' ia
which it was clearly sasd If nHt tGsY "0"'0
Hayor Cooper" He sand nothing Of the kind,
If can read the writ PROPERLY The writ prohibits th
two things the removal OF Dudley ana the
transfer of the papers and documents but IL III no
way affects the appointment of tue Inspector OF the
Alderman Morris" prefer to have tho opinion
of Judge Potter before doing anything IN the prem
ises You aud and every one connected WIN Ine
transfer need not necessarily get ourselves lhto
Wavor Cooper" Well. | now give notice that
until this matter is finally settled will not slgn
alsolshed and insist that there are no longer any
employees there. shall insist upon tins .much' az
Alderman Morris While think great deal
of xonr oninion of the case do not intend to De
browbeaten or forced INTO paying & OF donht in the
matter According to law we cannot make eilS ms
fer from any department wthout the aequ.SrtU t f
or consent of its head. We have no cOnsent uoin @
a. nndiey and therefore no right to transfer any
money Ii we do we make ourselves resP99n5stnt'9t 5't
for at least sixty or seventy SIse Sy doing any
thing illegal, no matter what IL TO- VI "H'-- -
for" a.,...,,.4 ,,,. Iov, the RnlId-
ipg Department no longer exists; L nave stno
opinion of the Corporation Counsel" ....o
Controller Kelly" My opinion is that IL ls moIe
rrndent 10 wait There is no necessity for any
haste in the matter The safest .wayls 10 walt 1or
the decision of the Court"
Mayor Cooper" Then ! am to understand that
You intend to wait until the matter is decided by
Judge POtterP
'ConfroIer Kelly Certainly.
Mayor Cooper:-And then It goes to the General
Term and finally 70 tae eTnSy. 4Sat is the uu
fortunate position Of affairs" -, r,-.
~ The discussion continued some time longer. The
6naly offered TO give President Morris an in
LxSn;.v i,ond that he should lose nothing in the
snaatsr' Alderman Morris declined, and the Mayor
finally moved to reconsider the previous Vote IhS
was Iost by q vote Of to /.