New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-15
WATER COMMISSIONERS wRANGLINa.

WATER COMMISSIONERS wRANGLlNa
Tn. Water Commissioners of Long Island CITY
held lively meeting at the City Hall yesae,ooS
II expected that there would 90 ths recsnt d
"ntes Concerning the supply of coal for the Depart
ment. but only three of the Commissioners
Gleason. Wight and Donnelly. Mayor de Bev Cn
who is president of the Board. did not attend
missioner Gleason was called upon TO preside; I'm
missioner Wight said that he desired 10 spehn o Rod
n question of privilege He declared that ne n M
been assal ed concerning the management OF us 40
fee as COMMISSIONER of Public WorKs anu ~ board
manded the appointment OF committee OF Ihe 81
TO inyestiCate his accounts, the charges asan
him referred to the disposition by nun % YEA
collected on account OF the specia a,J when Mr.
Wight had concluded spoke in part as UW;cbtjsi
with regard to the Commissioners 'Mr .hs Sress
honesty or integrity being lmpueheu w h,ch the
DENY the assertion. This Department. VII pnh.
report referred to affected was shoT! OF codi ,vesti
lie safety demanded immediate acJl0n 80 ~ Ieorn
gated the accounts of Comnlssloiel His for coal
WHY there was no money to pay tne Dlis IN the
nnpl;ad IN the department. found money il tH t
hands Of the Commi ssioner, wn4 nn paard and I
pay out dollar OF the unG Sn Ua VA" short time ago
" wos discovered that $500 bad been einpezzlou
from This same fund. and IT was only throtusn a
compromise that this money was ailo"0" w W
turned to the City Treasury 3, ..o.,oD+
among the spectators who filled the room. li ne
sum referred TO by HIM was the discrepancy e, us
covered an the accounts of the Water Board'Dy inc
eDnerts of the Citizens Committee and afterward
refunded by Mr.. Wight. Mr.. Donnelly inquired on
word embezziement," which he had used 49,,
Mr. Gleason-Yes. sir, l am well aware OF @hat l
said and I'll prove lit. Now is the time TO make
thus thing clear to the people There is S2oS 20 u
accounted for by Commissioners Wight. lie allowed
this department to suffer while holding TINS money
in his hands and he asks for an investigation ny
shall get one and one that snail make MS ho"u
swim. -, -
Mr. Gleason moved as an amendment to the reso-
luton of MIR Wight that instead of special com
mlttee being appointed the entire Board should aoI
as an investigating committee In support Oh MS
amendment Mr. Gleason said that an enort was
being made to fix the responsibility LOT tLo mn non,
payment OF the coal BILL which caused the stOppsge
of the water works. upon the City treasurer .Mr;
Wight he continued, paid a Judgment oOtaIuei
by John Gregory against this department. amOun!11
aware that the coal bill had not been pad and was
then due" MI Gleason then asked Mt Wlgnt II he
had ever turned over any money recelVeu w nih vi
account OF the special water taxes to the treasurer
as he Is require 10 do by law. MI WIght aulil
that he had not The amendment 10 constitute tne
entire Board inves tigating committee was hhauA
adopted Mir. Wight voting III the negative. Gus 81
before the discussion closed he SAID that the Dli Oh
the coal company was delivered TO MN on Cctoper
% and Mat he had not paid it because the cor
poration counsel had decided he had no power TO
pay out moneys" ,r oi,,o,,
K letter was read from City Treasurer BleckWeem
asking for statement OF the moneys GolIecteu VI
account of the special water rates ana requesting
that the same should be pald INTO the treasury az
once Mr. Bleckweem stated tnat lie had ieluseu 70
honor any warrants OF the department. as Iie Doohs
of the late treasurer Mr.. Norris had not yet Deen
written up. debate took place as to the right OF
Mavor DeBevolse TO draw warrants without tho
authority of the Board. 1t was encited that the
Mayor Is in the habit of drawing warrants 10 pay
bills that have never been audited by the conihIs-
soners No action was taken upon this SUBJECT
however and the Board finally adjourned.