Daily Republican., 1881-09-07
FOURTH EDITION.
FIGHTING CITY OFFICIALS,
A Row Between sireel Commits.
siOner Lynch, Chairman Abele
and Patrick 1aramar

A Row BetW9on HfPoeI Commits
siOner Lynch, Chairman Abels
and Patrick Gardner.
Patrick Gardner for some time, say 3
year or more, has been foreman Of I
gang of street srrapers and sweepers,
but he is foreman no more. Street
Commissioner Lynch and Chairman
Abele were the official shelalahs thai
took off Patrick's official head. 1t wa'
done at Reis' lager beer saloon, Fifth
and Adams streets. on Monday even
ing. They met together but not t.
drink.
Complaint had been made against the
street boss for some time past not Civ.
ing satisfaction and commi missionel
Lynch says he used his influence in the
party as a menacing club over the heads
of the city officials. Patrick Gardner
controlled more than hunurt,i
| votes. He carried the Third Ward
for the Democracy when it was a
forlorn hope. He took hold of the
ballot boxes at the Inspectors election
and in the twinkle ofan eye he made A
Democratic majority of 81 come out OF
the box when 1t should have been 81
the other way. Pat was patted upon
the back by the Democracy. He vas
called good fellow. His praise was
heard throughout the Democratic
camp.
His zeal aud adelity for the Demo
cratic cause was commended to other
laggard emocrats. Patrick was lrade
foreman of the street gang As n c.m.
,at ihn Fl, hi a. 49, In, uhAl
Driven ty ,jeaIouSy or something else
the friendship between Patrick, Com
missioner Lynch and Chairman Adele
vanished into thin air The officials
were after patrick's : sea p and they got
ii,
ON Monday afternoon they took u
ride around to hunt for Patrick. They
went through Sec@ud street, bus not
finding h m, the hcConmisSioner says they
stopped in at several saloons, but still
found him nor, until they stopped in
Al Refs saloon, al Fifth and Adams
s'ree,and there they basged their game,
but not until they had spent every shot
in the locker.
Words begdt words and Patrick de
lnandcd an increase of Wages for hil.,
self and his hands. Patrick wanted SlU
week for himself, and 81. q and 81 80
for those under him. Lynch told him
that he, John Collins and Owen Mona
han and all his gang should consider
themselves discharged. Patrick would
not consider himself discharged but told
him of something Of the kind of work he
did for the Democratic party-how he
had carried the Third ward when no
others could do it, ard he ietied the
Democrats to turn him ort. A
violent discussion followed between
American Teuton and Celt, but all
Democrats. Abele charged Patrick
with carrying u portion of the Irish
vote in his pocket but it was far infe-
rior to the Germ III vote. kPatritk swore
that the democratic party owed the
Irish vote five times more than it did
the Germans Abelc letorted by say.
ing: 81 want you to know by c. that
| am chairman OF the Street Committee
aud not Billy McMenamin.
After amusing the crowd In the bar
room Mr. Lynch and Mr.. Gardner ad-
jouIned TO the street TO have il out.
But after amusing the large crowd OF
Republicans and others who had met
to ,ee the fun, mutual friends inter
tered and separated the belligerents
TIE two officials jumped into their car
riage and drove OFT.
Pat. started TO Join them but was pre-
vented from gong all the way by u
friend. He had fire in his eye, and had
he met the officials again somebody's
eyes would have been calsomined. AT,
ter the dismissed boss had left the
,ood, the two officials return
ed to Fifth AID Adams, and made
things exceedingly lively around there
for some time
While thus engaged some wags jump.
ed into tD,ir wagon and drove off. \
When the officials emerged om the
saloon they found it gone. Those that
saw the whole affair, say that ii circus
with forty clowns was nothing to it.