New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-08
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST ALDERMEN.

Alderman Martin at the meeting of the Board yes
teTday offered preamble ana resolution sces enB
forth that 1t appeared from eVia9ncc s,o1
ordered by the Board that Pier No. had never
been leased to the Iron Steamboat Company, ana
that the company claimed ana exercised tne 70
use and occupation of the pier under lease YET 10
be drawn; nstructng the Department OF pochs
not To execute any lease OF the picr untli tne
Committee on Docks reports 10 the boaru Vi hluol
men all the facts connected with the occupation OF
the pier; and requesting the Counsel To tho Cor
poraton to assign one of his assistants TO anu inc
Committee Docks by appearing III opposition TO
the writ of prohibition recently issued by JUL
Donohuc. The preamble and resolution were
inst before tho Board adjourned Alderman
Martin arose, and with some excitement In MS tones
and manner said:
MY attention has been called to paragraph IN
The HcraM rejecting on the conduct OF the Com
mittce on Docks in relation to Piei No. !. do not
fear the SCRUTINY of the press in re- alton to any OF
my Official actions l deem 1t duty to my col
leagues and myself to say that when the report on
the lease of Pier No. is finished 1t Will no an
homes; and fair one. Tncre is no stain on my char
actcr and | am not afraid to have my acts IN TINS
and other matters closely Investigated .
Mr. Kcnncy said As chairman of the Commit
tee on Docks also rePel the assertion thaL any
attempt has been made by the committee 70 OBTAIN
money from the steamboat company Speaking
individually | can say thai know nothing OF the
charges spoken of. certainly have not sent any
one to the steamboat company 10 ask for money or
authorized any one TO MAXI such demand Tor me.
What action | have taken hns been in the interest
opposed TO transforming piers into beer gardens.
| dety Counsellor Waehner or any other man to
show that / have ever asked for a dollar foI my
official action in his or any other case"
Mr. Fitzpatrick another member of the Commit
tee on Docks, closed the explanation by saying:
" This investigation which Is complained OF Is a
strike but 1t is n strike for honest government;
for the rights of the people against corporations
which would ride over them roush-shod. we
propose TO continue this Investigation and Will not
be frightened from our purpose By false allegations
or meaningless threats"
+. Il. Lawrence, one of the counsel for the Iron
Steamboat Company, stated yesterday that some
time ago a proposition made 20 one of the
directors of the Iron Steamboat Company that for
consideration of ~. 800 the Aldermens committee
could be induced TO give Il fay orable report This
offer was afterward withdrawn and 1900 was
demanded. lie also said that the steamboat com
pany intended to bring civil action against certain
persons for cOnspiTng To eXtOrt the sum OF 5000
from the company. and would present evidence to
the Grand Jury with "A view TO criminal prOsecu-
ton. He declined to give the names of the persons
who would DO prosecuted. but said that there were
seven eight of them. and that some of them hold
positions under the City Government. Mr.. Law
renee added that the company mad never recognized
the legality of the investigation. He denied the
runner that offers for favorable report from the
committee had been made by the company.