New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-09
LONG ISLAND CITY's TROUBLES.


cess next year.
LONG ISLAND CITY'S TROUBLES.
Mayor DeBevoisc OF Long Island City, endeavorcd
| some months ago TO placate the Law and order
Society by appointing three school commissioners,
who were more or less identified with the efforts at
| reform in the city. Tho movement was lament
able failure. Dr. W. j. Burnett, OF Hunters Point,
was one of the three, and after serving a lew
months he resigned, finding II impossible to remain
in Office under the present administration IN me
city. His example was followed yesterday Dy the
withdrawal of Dr. J. d. Trask. jr the president OF
the Board Dr. Trasks father is one of the Leading smas
Smythe the last of the three is expected 10 resign
in few days 1t Is reported that another me omd
Of the Board, Commissioner Metz OF ,ne osisna
Ward also contempates handing in ms resigha-
ton to Mayor DeBevoise. If these tnreo Iien
leave the Board there will he only two Tenartns
to transact business. AS they will not constitute
ouornm of the Board they cannot transact any
business Mayor DeBevoise is stu con . 10 st few
days He has not taken any steps TO fill the vacan-
cies in the Police Board. ,,.,, .o ,o,a
Coroner Robinson and Anthony Miller, VINO "e,e
charged by eX-Commssioner Williams WIN AZ
temptIne 70 bride him by rendering him large roll
of bills to withdraw his opposition TO thc pooi
rooms, say that the money oereG ws Il had ne
Connection whatever with the pool rooms coroner
Robinson offers to wager $500 to Sloo ina, MT
Williams cannot prove that the money was o1ered
70 him az bribe Mr. Miller admits that when
he told Mr. Williams that Commissioners AicGarry
and Armstrong were in favor OF retaining the poo,
ROOMS he did 80 without any authority. Upon
being asked why ne stated that these Comihis-
sioners wished to have the pool rooms remain open
Mr. Miller replied Il surmscd that they, we're
Someone told Inc that they were III favor Vi tDen
but can't recollect who it was SAID so.
The Excise Commis sioners have sent communl-
cation to the Police Board with list OF the names
of persons keeping liquor stores i'll the city WIN
out license, and requesting the police authorltes
take instant steps to arrest the offenders nuy
also ask the police to arrest and TO continue making
arrests of all bar-tenders found selling liquors IN
unlicensed stores. ....... ..o.
The Water Commissioners at their meeting yes
terday decided to visit the city waerworks at bliss
vile on Friday and inspect the works there LOT the
purpose of ascertaining what repairs arc necessary
to place them in good condition. The water supply
is still limited as TO cause serious Ieeling VI
alarm throughout the city.
4 snecial meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
called to meet at the City Hail at O'clock t tas
night for the ostensble purpose OF taking acilQn
regarding the construction of a hOrse-rallioad III
JacksOn-ave. A franchise was granted to stephen
j. Simmends to build this road some nouns ago
but il is not vet completed. Alderman i. D. Gleason
president of the Common Council is lnteTesteu I'D
this franchise 1t is asserted by his friends at Hunt
er's Point that the movement against tins railroad
was started by the advocates of the poolroonls 10
intimidate the Alderman from interfering WIN
them. The Alderman in retaliation prepared
series of resolutions to present to tne
Board last night, calling upon the SherH
and the Dstrict-Attorney OF Queens County
TO enforce the law and break up pool selling IN the
city. The prODretors of the rooms learned what
Alderman Gleason proposed and 1t was decided
that the meeting should not be held. when fresl-
j
o'clock, only two members besides himself were
| present, Aldermen Murray and Johnson Alter tne
roll was called the Board adjourned as there was
not quorum present. ~
strong force of police under command OF Cap
tam Woods were In attendance. President Glca-
son had requested the captain TO have force oil
men at the meeting, as he had been informed that
the booksellers intended to send gang OF ruflans
there TO create disturbance. -,
After the Aldermen mentioned had left the build
ing Aldermen Reilly and Nehrbauer arrived Upon
learning the position of affairs, they issued call
for a meeting OF the Board 10 be held on friday
evening at which nothing is 10 he discussed except
the rsilfoad question. This limitation Will prevent
any action being taken regarding the poorooms.
DEATH OF AN ACTOR IN A POLICE CELL :
Waldo II. Wilder an actor who formerly was
member of i. Mayos company, was locked up IN
the Ttlirtleth-st. police station early yesterday
morning on charge Of intoxication. Policeman
! Meade had found Wilder in Sixth-ave. near Thirty
second-st., unable to walk alone and apparently
and upon 60 ng to the cell where the actor was he
| found HIM leaning against the door. lie looked
very iii. lie said that he wanted glass Of water.
Sergeant Wallace sent for an ambulance. but before
| it arrived Wilder dead. 1t was learned that
the actor had suffered for five years from rheuin-
atIsm of the heart, a disease which was liable TO
| cause his death at any moment Ii had been his
| habit TO take morphine every dag, in order to
quiet the pain which he suffered lie Was forty
years old. Mrs. Wilder, who lives at No. 490 Sixth
ave- said Yesterday that her husband drank liquor
OCCASIONALLY but she thought that he was under the
| influence of morphine when he arrested. Sue
! had not seen him however, since Monday morning.
NOT SATISFIED WITH THE INSPECTOR.