New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-28
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS,
No. FoURTH-AvE., NEW YORK July 20, 80.


VINCENT G. KING, President JOHN j. GoRMAN, CoRNE-
LIUs VAN COTT, Commissioners.
Tnesday my S7 $50 at 10 oeoe
a. m ~ convenient for tue purpose OF transferring to
your Board the books papers ana CONNECTED
Hon. Joseph Potter, Justice OF the supreme Court Re
spectluly yours, HENRY j. DUDLEY
Commissioner German Immediately directed the
secretary to inform the other Commissioners and
they met Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at their
rooms in Fremen's Hall. The weather being still
companied by ex-Judge, and now Assistant Fire
Marshal Dodge. they were driven over to the office
of the Department of Buildings. They were ushered
at once into the private office of tho Supernten-
dent who had been waiting for them He received
them pleasantly, quickly turned over to them all
the off ca property IN his possession. and Immedi-
ately afterwaFd left the building. The Fire Com
mssioners placed Assistant Fire Marshal Dodge in
possession of the offices. with instructions to have
an inventory made at once Of all the books. docu-
ments and other property. This Will take several
DAYS to accomplish, aud until it is finished fur
ther action Will be taken by the commissioners.
After il is completed they will appoint inspectors,
clerks and such other assistants are needed The
clerks now attached 10 the department have re-
ceived no salaries for two months. They were told
TO continue at their duties until the end of the
ent month
Commissioner German. after he had safely reached
his private Office removed his coat wiped the pers
piratiou from his brow and resumed his tanning,
said to q TRIBUNE reporter, We did not seek for
this care, and We are not anxious To assume H.
1t is something entirely different from the duties
were appointed TO perform. lt seems a little
odd though, that just we are ordered to cut
down all clerks salaries o per cent, and the presi-
dents salary from $1,000 to So, 000 all this add-
tional work should he put upon u.s."
Mr.. Hatch. counsel for the ex-Superintendent,
says Mr.. Dudley will take no further legal steps in
this matter. He regards the decision of Justice
Potter as final, and quietly obeys II.
Under the decision of Justice Potter that the Pub
lie Burdens bill is constitutional, obstacle re-
mained yesterday in the of the passage by the
Board OF Estimate and Apportionment of the reso-
luton transferring the unexpended balance
Of the appropriation of the Building De-
partmeut for 1880 to the Fire Department. The
resolution to tins effect offered by Controller
Kelly. 1t included the amendment proposed by
President Morris to the resolution originally in
troduced by Mayor Cooper to the effect that the sal
aries Of the employees OF the Building Department
who served until yesterday should be paid up to
that date. Mayor Cooper proposed amendments for
the purpose OF changing the resolution 80 that il
should allow for the payment of salaries only up 10
June 10. 1SS0-tbe day when the Public Burdens
bill went into effect-but he was voted down upon
each of them.
President Morrs said afterward that he found ad
ditonal Justification for his position, when the
papers in eghty-hve OF the suits brought by those
empoyes 10 recover their salaries for the month OF
July were served upon the Controller yesterday.