New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-01
CRoTON AND THE STREETS.
WIT 1Nvrer1G ArIoNs HAVE SHOWN.

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The Grand jury yesterday plese".'U '"0 49,
dietmrrts against the Police Board Tor neg
.lectins 20 clean the streets. one taxes III O'h-
er,l smith. formerly "a Comw'NSioner' ana an
other Is a.uinst the Board as it's ccnsutatea
TO-DAY. Two employees of the Jeanne
Bureau are also Indicted The analyses OF
Crotnn water made 10y the chemist oil the
Uc.l,h Board show that the Croton ~ III
normal condition for this time OF year ar"
that there il no denscr To the city's h'"i'h 10
be apInehcDded from tlat source
JUDGEMENTS AGAINST THE BOARD.
,vs,.,r on THE INVESTIGATIONS or TnE GhASD
r.t,,.-cryrHAL siiIa iSCLt ~ one N
pICTsTNT.
,rhs Grand Jury went into .hr Court Of General
Sessions Yesterday, Judge Cowiug bong upon TIC
bench. Mr. Stevens, the foreman. IN handing UP
large bundle of papers thanked the Count LOT III ''
slulreuce the DstrctAtiorney for ms "tteh'on' "'
the s,enographer for his work. Ia discnhR'hR 'n'
iu,o,. from further attendance. Judge Co"lng i'-
81 :, tho amount of work they had performed
lhcv have held Saturday sessions during the erl'
odd thankcd them I'm the name of the people.
Among the Indictments presented to the Conit
were two of especial interest. They were against
the Baard Of Police Commissioners a. 1t existed rom
November Is. 1850 to March II. leSl' "h'h
William F. Smith was q member OF H. and aeimS.
tbe BOARD rs composed between The latter oa'e anu
kpril 30 1881, the date Of the indictment Don
documents arc in al essential respects snhar on,
ferinc only in dates aud the name Of the iouF'A
Commissioner
Dive>tel of all legal ycrbaee the Indictment
,cainst the Boerd a. 10 exists at present first Is
1ortb thai between March T. 1881. and the day OF
The finding of the Indictment stephen Il. French
s;du4v T. Nichols. joel W. Mason end James Mat
+bevys were Police Commissioners ot the ClN 81
NsvYork. aud acted us such; that assuch they WeFc
fully authorized, empowered. required ANA 'i1'lh'd
by law 20 clean and 90 keep clean. the streets ave
nueS lanes alleys cutters wharTes piers am H.'''7
OF slips Of the city and that tLey hh Sui"'''"
,nonevs means. instruments and appliances 10 e'i-
oble th.r,, IN do the work II is next related that
between the dates mentioned Suffolk, HARRISON
Dnanr. sixteenth Roosevelt, Norris, Leonard
Franklin. Broomc. Bayard. Pearl. Bayter. Mulberry.
TLout,,,n. Iljrtieth. Ncstry. Orchard, Delaney,
JerSey. Cherry Birriacloin. Cannon, toricarS,tery
and North MoOrc-,ts., irst. Second and I'u'a-AN'~
and CITY Hdl-place were not thoroughly clean
but were very unclcan. dirty ami filthy, and were
checked and obstructed vs. great quantities 0i mGd'
dirt. filth. mire slu,h, stacnant water. garbage
ashes. swocpngs. refuse dec'ym- N'scI'"'s anu
animal substances, a.d divers other unctean ana
no,i,,s matters whereby the streets and avenues
the paopl. Itisnext charged that tha Commission
ers Wei knew and had notice Of the dirty condition
of the city. aud that they Wiliuiy uulawinlly and
cnut.mntuouslv neglected. omitted ani refused 90
nerfettd their duty from March II 60 April 30 lorl
similar charge Is also made III ririth,S ~ INC
sidawalIs in he streets and avenues named
II j. understood that two other ihdictmcnJS a'i7-
ing ont Of the invest 80 ton WeIr presented uN 'Ie
Grand Jury. One is said TO he against an elnpi"}e
of the Depgrtment engaged on the scO"S ID" tesil-
fed bcforc the jury Dat he had never dumped gar
bage n The bay, VII ir seF-rai persons 1's,l,. H.
they had seen hEn 30 30 the otgf WtS aEtliSl ,''e
driver IF IN asl-cart Who sWore that ne hau never
received money from private iadlVdua,s iol carry
ing away refuse. Receipts gwen ,pN mn, i"I NlV3
service a. oitzens re produced before the Grand
Jury Bench warrants were issued yesterday ,ioI
the arrest Of these men, and they were sent l." romeo
Headquarters for execution.
Distrirt-Attorucy Rollins said Yesterday that ne
ebnnld cause the Police Commissioners and OF
Cnn,,iss;onr smith TO be- informed of their ludict-
rnent and should demand their presence III OouI' Oh
Monday
WHAT TIE COMMISSIONERS SAY.
Commissioners French. Nichols and Mason wake u
into Police Headquarters together yesterday alter
noon. and there received the news of their in1ict-
ment. of which they bal heard nothing I'LL then.
They did not seem to view the matter III serious
LIGHT but laughed and chntted as II il were all q
GOOD Joke. Mr. French. when asked what DE wa,
.5oinc to do about it, said "Pcrsona'y would
frc IN have an the fact. come before the public. but
stall of course. he -aveTned hy my counsel 1
have been informed that If % "a' moi for the Nii-
mony OF the man Moran, Wh9s"oie tiat ne Ftl m,'
on the strcet-cieaniug Vay-roiis who did no "rik'
an iudct uent would never have Pee itf'inllrie 4
This Moran did rot st'te that ni- t,.'lno9 y,
neinb rsl ip on the BOar Of Nh. Mason ana NY fi
Had an opportunity been Hf"n Il" tie Oou4.i -
eiOucis hoy would have proved g"if."0l,tN ih1t
The men who Moran sNorc dad 40 WoiA were III
fact ~ work all tLe Tine
cnuLi have fair trial ana il as among thr po-,ln. i!-
tie. TIM. / could IL ln- jury we're NOT i''hiP d.
then should most dt'-.'ecN pitli 10 o' u'" "
how fnUlrfI D FHfN