New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-15
PROCEEDINGS or THE SECOND DAY.

dun uitUiUen, entered MS once ABOUT lO O'Clock
and seating himself at his desk, began to arrange
his papers. The ubiquitous Colonel Tracy filtered
around the room keeping himself busy by arranging
the chairs and opening and shutting the
windows. few minutes before IL, G.. T..
Andrews, Assistant Corporation Counsel. en-
tered the room and had brief consultation
with the Mayor. Shortly afterward Commis-
s0ncIs Nichols, French and Mason made their ap-
pcarance. Then came their counsel. Elihu Root,
Willard Bartlett and George Bliss. who
splcndcnt with a buttonhole bouquet consisting Of
a beautiful rose set off by n delicate violet Other
persons came in and when the proceedings began, a
few minutes after / l. the room was crowded. Among
those present were Thomas {. Acton, Dewitt {.
Whr.rr Aldermen Saucr and Kcnncy. eX-hider-
men Goodwin and Marshall, john j. OBricn and
ex-As,rmbyman IIo.ahan. Aaron j. Vanirrpocl
also attended. appearing with Mr. Bartlett for Com
missioner Nichols. instead Of his partner. Mr.. Book
stav,r. Corporation Counsel Whitney arrived jast
a. tho Court opened
Finally Mayor Grace. after adjusting his spccta-
cl.. announced that he was ready to proceed.
vi. Root wish 10 have it placed on record that
object to the proceedings on the ground that
there arc no charges or specification. II is mpo,si
blr for 10 ro>--Namine witnesses or 70 con,idr
testimony under such circumstances.
The Nayor-Do The counsel for the other ComBi-
sionrr- make the same objection
Mr. Bis, and Mr.. Bartrtt-We do.
TIE rrR,r Evidence OFFERED.
Joseph W. Dncxcl. of No. 1913 Malison-ave.. was
called as the first witness
Mr. Andrews-Dhl you examine the streets on or
about March II, to find ont what their condition
wa, in regard To cleanliness (!
Thc Witne>s-I did.
"Wil YOU state what the results of YOUR oh-orya-
tions werr
this on the ground that there l. no issue before the
Mr.. Andrcws-That question has already been de-
Thc Mayor-I ovcrrule the objection
Mr. DrrNcl then gave the names OF many streets
whirh he had examined on thlt day and had found
to be- in filthy condition. When asked TO be mere
! spcciic. hc spoke III part as follows:
=" Iu one or two of the streets near the City Hall,
We found along the sidewalk many barrels Of ashes
BlNter-si was almost impossible on account ot The
/ anFennvrd dirt. WoTth-St. was In much the same
condition. In Mulberry and Mott-Sts. there were
plger. here thr refuse was three or lOuT feet high
J Dirt and ashes ahnundrd ~ Ludlow-sf. in many
places covering th" sidewalks. In Bayari->i. were
heaps Of dirt and ashes. IN some places two feet
trrp In Sccond-ay". heaps of drf were fond ihTco
or lour - hg'i. ana the SAM was tilic ~ fH>t-sl
and F-.t-Iyc. The condition of things ON
the N',t t Side was not sJ..n,. any or'irT In
Snath FiNl-aNe.. were found piles of rtnse,
I'm some places four fec, high. West Houston and
l,orar,l-,is. were also IN very bad condition. IN
Or rWirh--t. the pavement. near the basis oi tie
c1lunr. ~ thr ,l-yatcd railroad. ,rrnrd 9, have
/ been selected a, dumping grounds Nluih and
T,uth-avr,. IN many parr~ were IA m .NccNoNry
dirty condition. In Iitty-,lNth-~t. near Iruflaye
thrr was heap Of ashes nearly siX feet ln h'leht'
Mr. Wi,s-l isa litil" difficult tor uH :" 'ro-,-eN;
anime th. witness. w hen there are no fou"ii1trd
CHARGES. Without waving our OBJECTIONS to ihrif
procrrliugs however, ve viii put such questions -
Nr Root-lIow lon. were you IN making this *.
Wr nnlrl w took portions of tao succeeding
al. Z fIrr.aa H.tF. flIf q az
| ami about two ih" second.
"What distance did y"u ua''l IN doing ti''t
" lllt.or -iN miles.
| "Mloa-l,.l you to do this"
| " lIruN /. P,ilrW.
"Wl'n m hc make this request"
q. XIX, .l III. reason ear doing th>?"
a m,ctiur of The sanitary Commission af cen
hrld ami th, condition of ti" streets had ht" dis
"Wii' yau describe all thar youdid On yo'r m
" ,w,ly went throu,h ,hr street,, aul c>amined
/ th,r condition as went along dhi h"l t4se :
p, k-lNr and dix into any. of The pic'" "' dif''
rod" Witt g6aG Eid 3D. IT 'S y ana fe @ tl%e % on which you
mad, rrAAmlhaiion
Vr Ri,, taking mcmorandum from which Mr..
ppr,cl had br,n I,adiug-Was th"'c Any snow on
~. rh'r, may have hc,n whatever there may
have been. hoyc,cr. il hld tlr appearance OF drt.
| -lH mliratinu~ of lc' oc'h~'"l'is.
II srr I,y thl. noiuorlnduu that Il was received
at the Mayor, office March i. Ho" do y'na"'"ht
w. 1i'r W. started on our tour from this olicr" -,
"What were your lusiru Mons Zen son e'"It'HI
TO visit thosr streets We thought would TO- ipose
W. Whom lid yon mcct here" u,.. .,
"Vr P,lL.w. Mr. sherwood. and Mr. Nhifchead'
Wa, Mayor Glacc here, and who Was WITH
'' lie WIS here bu, there no one with hi.n."
iInw ranr lou 10 make report =
vn. requested 90 do 81 by The Mayor
Did you write this memorandum or rcpoii from
which lon have been te'tifying yourself \
Who % put this stamp on il; which say, it was ro-
cei,rd az thi, office March - !"
" can't say.
MIR. snEEwOoDs TESTIMONY.
John H. Sherwood of No. l East Forty-io.ftli-st,
was the next witness.
lir Bli,s-I object as before that there is no Qres-
ton at issue also object TO the oath as admin
i,trred by the Mayor. The witness swcar' .hat he
will tell The truth in regard 20 the charges aglius5
the Police Commissioners. There arc no charges
HE objection Was oyrrluled, and Mr.. Sherwood
- made an examination of some of the streets
some timr AGO I'm the nci lhhOrhOod Of the cry
Hall found abundance OF hlth ana Iar'aye' ln
Pcarl-,t Just out of Chatham tle reil't " a'nss
for three or fonr blocks were three or iot ln'heS
d..p and hrapcd in piles IN the gutter. h'aps
of half frozen refuse were 10 be seen IN many
places in BlXcrSt., and Pearl and Ce9tif-ss. N,,o
nuparcntly in the same cohdiu9h' III Nrnii.,r
wen. ashes and garbage which hal eNiichlI. ~.
been removed IN som" weeks; ne barr9iS P'' @ ,'.o
- ,ontaiu This mattcrha been tiled and were some-
tnrs nearly covered by the refuse af9lna mem
Iconard-st.. between Broadway ana 9 naxfsf
and Lconarl-sts., found team ,lr, Si hSrsS lsrees
stalled 10y the mud and refuse; Near{ {iny hSre and
ibrr Sl% was Wc Clean spot but M tonnd wa, Hgie ,sDe
the had cleaned himself % ;bn m 's hnn led
sr,,ts we inu,i' Ills rspctaly in Baxter and NM
6cpyss Many Of the .lis str T%5[ %5y WI so 5IoCtcd
Luz i,' .rhss, and other matter that tnIuo