New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-09
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ANGRY POLICE COMMISSIONERS. /.

@, ,rup police BOARD OVER GENERAL
s,svrr,,s ATTENDANCE AT COMMITTEES MEETINGS.
a.. ,,aetInr the Police Commissioners yes
serday General smith, who ever s NTH his vote any
m,icn or proposition concerning the StreeS o.
s penartment got into trouble ne mas Tomit
insa tha meetings of the Street Cleaning ouorJ
see and has not been in harmony WITH toe h nav.
@ anv snb ect concerning It, fester1anno t az so
rolls for the DEPARTMENT Amounting voted no. but
W notice was taken of this. Soon q, ,t;n@
~ s2 1872 80. To the surprise OF INC o'"oh
s;oners Mr.. Mason followed snlt. doas He must
vote no because the General does VIII T ,,c
have good reasons wbicn deSire W n0"'
s'a.s si@nv know nothing about the mattervoteo
on was me tbs same opportunity learn that we
~, bawa WHY have you not attended the meetings.
Of the Committee -. oa,,;sod 1vban ,bav
we,o ~ French who had been listening
Nth show of impatience, here broke in: lou iNl
have purposely absented yourself from tne meetings
Oh .p NothnS Of the SORT" retorted General Smith
ar Lnow nothing whatever of the Street Cleanlne
Bureau Last summer an in an adavt
bnt I Rave never heard the charge repeled or any
hotties taken of IT, Since then have never voted on
any n.y. FTsneh replied that he had not heard of any
,nh charge Mr. Nichols inquired if the charge IN
the report Of smith sns ssd that was Mr.
anu a, bs yeeoected distinctly hearing Mr.. Mich
os inform Mr. Smith of the time OF meeting OF tne
conn d;S not hear him. said the General calmly.
Mr. Mason persisted that he was sure OF what ne
said. and asked if the Generals absence nom inc
meetings was not intennUa that opestionv was the
have already ans"ei0u 'i~V H"0'1' w. 49,
stiff reply. ror,,o;s,ioner N;cb-
o,s who 10 chairman of the Street Cleaning Commit
tse anneared much nettled at his colleagues per-
ssfent md ference, and called upon his messenger
10 saw whether he had not repeatedly gwen notice
~, General Smith of meetings OF his comnttee;
The General flushed angrily. and exclaimed that
he was not on trial and did not want messengers TO
appear against him as witnesses THESES Inc messenger
answered that he had gwen notce .x,. ,,.
No need Of it," said Mr.. Mason. we kG!Hni
he added with strong emphasis that 1enerSi 0niitn
has been repeatedly notified" -.,..y ....
You certainly are not a competent Witness" was
the answer. c..,.,os;orars dominant nnon
vonr constant absence broke in Commissioner
Ranch at was natural to suppose that you
anted 70 he able to tell Mayor Grace that you were
bssfng ignorant of all that was done in the Street.
Oie1 HardlV" was the Generals dry reply. :,
"How else did il happen that you knew all ABOUT
mayor d5 sSt knew all about it," retorted General
Smith; al merely knew there was one: put TO Ine
point repeat here that d9n ora oT y snv
of he acts of the Street Cleaning Bureau" -.
"But WIN did you not attend the meetingsP per-
sis Because wasn't notified; and suppose that
WAS because wasn't wanted"
Rv this tIme all the Commissioners were on their
feet except Mr. Mason, more or less excited Az
General Smiths words Mr. French pushed oack n ms
chair against the wall with an exclamation: oh!
my Cd, that is queer talk GeneraiT
." How queerT ,s $1,000, H.,
once. and you always excused yourself Oh the plea
of other business" ..
again with his hands in his trousers pockets. Hls
face was very red with suppressed anger. " some
body is living here" he began.
Onite evident General Smith, painfully evil
dent remarked Commissioner Mason. sarcasteally.
AZ am sure it is not me-" There was as much de-
6anee "a forced cooluess in General Smiths tone.
al NAV have been notified at times. but President
French is mlsniormed when he thinks that it was
ALWAYS the case" ..,,--
or by messenger was Commissioner Nicholss part
ing shot. .4..,aS, o,or,od
Commissioner Mason gravely. The General did not
deign to answer, and business went on again; but
ali the Commissioners were more or less OUT OF
bumor and the Board adjourned soon.
The charges against Inspector Murray and Cap
tain lyman pre- erred by Dr. Crosbv's Society. were
nnder discussion by the Board executive session,
hut no conclusion was reached.