New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-23
THE COMMISSIONERS TRIAL.
POINTS IN MAYOR GRACE'S FAVOR.

DO THEIR DUTY. .s
Commissioners Nichols, French ana Nias'n
the Mayors Office yesterday few minutes "i'oi
eleven. Each was adorned with snowy button,
r. houcuet and Commissioner Mason carried
In bis right hand a bunch Oh beauu-
s,I dow,rs He looked around tho room
M 10 seeking for sore one t. present them TO-
Neither Mr. Bliss nor the Mayor was present al inc
time. and he laid them the coun-oFs table "h'lo
they gradually wthcrcd away. Tie Commissioners
were represented by Aieasrs. Naudeipocl' ba'tio''
and Root. ,...,,,
Mrs. Catherine Garrick, Of No. 81 l|eAihs'""-
aye was the first witness. She teS'lieu ''''' Wv
street in front Of her house III" '
. nod condition All winter, and thar rhe
- Con ro less than five slcighs upset there.
last Monday for the first time this winter an NJ
,a,nnt vas made 10 clean the avenue. She also
onad the prelniscs al Nos 40 and l5l Leonard-S''
THE dirt and snow there had been about four iee'
5ae, all winter. She had complained OF TINS hNe
times at Police Headquarters, but 1t had zone no
hood horse of hers had been injured so paoiy
shat il had to e killed. by slipping from the h'ap VI
snow in front of the promises Ia the sidewalk lne
Hirt ON the snow and ice could easily have Deem IT.
moved
Mr.. Root-Did you level the snow ana ice IN front
of these premises 80 -, .,,1 II
was impossible to do II entirely" ..5or
"What did You want the toih'i ISL ,'I have
removed much of the dirt and snow Inc accul VI ,t
lions were hcaped up high that teams coul Ia ~
,ass in the street This could all have pee goi ii
rS'' ~ the Police Commissioners had done
their duty. have ha no tr"ubl. III lo t' S",s
tV nn montod ,yos Ia have y cart, come along occa-
tionally and take some OF th' TITUS n"nH 1 ,hc
rould stand it for month OF ,M" " "1r
oegiec. ma-te, n baker of No. 1ia Lconard-St..
torroborated Mrs Garrick whose bmiulhg nc ooou-
George Stewart, Of No. 12s Frauklu;st. testified
that he was employed az foreman ~ ~" i' I "n.
al Franklin-s The srest ~ l.Os :" ~" impaSs
able during the last winter. Much OF ms c" QUIZ
have been ohvated by proper ear nc aSreS az" r
S,oH |" as r"' often as a man could be
hired to take them away; In answer 10
questions Of Mr. AnarT The MR. ,v e" OF the street
Cleaning carts to do this and that this usually cost
hSSr' SSnIrewsNDid these drivers refuse TO remove
The ashes and dirt unless they were pad !.
ayes; we had to pay them every week. ..
MIR Root-WhO asked you to give ths tesllluonN
III came here of my own accord this morning TO
komplain of the condition OF WaShinetons':' heiar
Franklln-st. 1t is one bed of hlth. was not SUD
bTnasd 10 appear here as witness. 1910
do Won know the names of the drivers you gave
money tor ,.:, ,o,,,5 ;Jeu4ifv
" "Weu. believe you live in the Fifth Precinct.
The STRENGTHENING force viii he al tnT ,nout
nous o. n Won viii be there and identify the
hen." l. ...-.,, =. = a W 10 von will
acres to have our ashes removed in the future"
You 20 there and DO your duty and these men
vou bribed will be treated as they deserve
didn't consider II bride. .,,o.
Did YOU have any steam engines at the place
where you worked
"Yes: we had two" ..
"D;d Won not know that Police Commissioners
Are not compelled 10 remove the ashes wiheh ac-
emulate from manufacturers
al
AMI nj vet Won tried to brbe these drivers to do
what they were forbidden TO doi -,
II tried to get a permit to remove them az me Pc
kice station ami the sergeant told me wouldn't be
mile 10 do 80 The only way left was to hirc th's'
drivers. There was as much orr a. teie wepe arnTS
and We had to pay to have iha' taken away W.
Az another store there were no ashc, ana the urn
had to pay the drivers every wteh. ptd a uISIr
for the last time Saturday. When III" aSii-baiIrls
hecanr fnll in front of house Us q I" gave tle
driver Is or Is cents to elapty them. They would
refuse TO do it if did not .;,.. ,,., ,.,r.o. ,.c,
IOn made no complaint against uie p'IS'"S w"
yaHySs money TOT
"Yon should have gone 10 see the Commissioners"
"Do YOU mean to SAY that ought 10 nave tried to
bride the Commissioner ill.,. ,,.,..,,,.l
eonr complaint at proper time and place and not
committed "a crime yourself.
don't consider IT "A crime ill.,.
Henry Vandcrwyk, of D.. 2G3 BrrnInr-st.; Henry
Lawrence OF No. 1877 BrOOme-st. fmip hapi; ul
30. 32i Broomc-st., Eohert sch.lrn, ct NO. $40
En,one--t: Arthur Robertson of No. II liroomc-st,
tnst;scd that dirt Nth or ashes had collected in
ironi of their places al iusincs. and had not beer,
removed properly. The court then adJ"urheu uh'ii
After the intcrmiSsion, David Block. Of No. AZ
Bayard-st testified that he had been III the hal'
nj having the drivers small SUNS of money 10 re.
fnoyr the asl,es Henry f. Pcllew, ~ No. Eas'
fhirty -ffth-st testified TO having made an cAa'
tation of certain streets March IL, ana ne gave
Uetaile, account of the condition oil thGse' III w
ronr,r of his testimony. he said that Allel-st Wa'
In bad condition. and that iesier-s was equally 80
Mr. Bliss-I submit that that is not proper way
~ ;yin
1r. Peliew-IIow would you dot
" In the first place, am not witness, anu IL
were can assure you NOuluuo IL mum "''''i '''
ron are doing IL now. J.. -
The Mayor-Doesn't it suggest itself to YOU
mind Mr. Bliss. that we should gei along nlue
fast@r If YOU would wait until the proper time io
Mr.. Blis,-I submit that the statement that
street il i'm filthy condition Il not proper testimony
tTltb would NOT necessarily convey the same idea Il
The witness that il would to me. Tho has been edu
Gated perhaps IN less reI9 h. .im" ~. an noue,
where am taking as much testimony as can get
MIR Root-Not coroner's inquest by any means
The Nayor-I meant simply an inquiry.
When MIR Pellew bad concluded his ieslllnon
Mr. Bliss asked for the memorandum from winch Il
had been reading -, ,-,..A 1Ia,o Tho
NJ Bliss"Yes, We have some rights here.
You seem to have all The right said MI rene"
Yes we have all the right"
II Mr. Peilew stated that he thought the winter ha
been a severe one but not as bad a. the winter q
M Rliss-Yon are member Of the Committee
rwenty-one and strongly favor one plan oil eiea"in
the streets. A.. ,,;,,o.
and favor the plan which think Is best; an
want Is to see the streets kept clean; would la'O
any Other plan II thought W w ceiling rTnt U %p ths
meetings at Cooper Institute AMI Steinway nan
AZ did not have much 10 do with the second 0n on,
Twas obliged " leave town ON account Oh my heai'i
fought not to be here to-day -, -.
I'VE agree with you and Will Therefore eNcus