New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-20
States Supreme Court not a son-in-'aw as mas Oeeh
enormously stated
WRATH OF A FIRE COMMISSIONERS
ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE AN OFFICIAL.
TIE OFFENCE OF INSPECTOR BsTERBROoKs CHILL
cIFRK-AN INJUNCTION GRANTED.

r,,v orppxcr oF INSPECTOR FsTERBR0OKS CHlLf
cIERK-AN INJUNCTION GRANTED.
Excitement was caused at Fire Headquarters yes
terday by the announcement that Tue Coinn,'snpa
err Intended to remove Edward IL. Dunanau', Cnc'
clerk in the Bureau of Buildings. Inspector Esol
brook has been absent from the CITY lor aov 49, 80
weeks in company with bis family, ana Ht I'm,
baut has had charge OF the Bureau. lne ioi,O'',r
notice was sent TO Mr.. Dumahaut at noon NeseId.S'
signed by Colonel Jussen, secretary OF tue boaru
You are hereby notified that Board of Fire GG h
in tsts for improper conduct in the matter
of the application Of John D. Han to enlarge raise ap9
p sn %o road and the Harlem Railroad Fordn
ham and that opportunity OF making an in rbe
afternoon Of this 10Th day OF July, 1883
MFR. Dnmahaut summoned his counsel. G. b. NC,
Closkey, who went before Judge lngraham ana
asked for an INJUNCTION TO restrain the COMMISSION.
ers from acting at the time gwen in the notice. III
was represented TO Judge Ingrahain that tne oon
missioners were about TO remove the clerk withouI
perm,tiine him TO be represented by counsel, and
that the time allowed hun for preparing qelehce
was too short. Judge Ingraham wrote an
.5a% cans, recurring %n ay g So why f%y should
permit Mr.. Dumabaut to be defended py cou"s
and restraining them from removing MN III tuo
meantime I he injunction was served on the COM
missioners M n M yesterday after Mr.. McCloskey
had asked for an adjournment of the hearing ana
Commissioner Purroy had opposed the request, MT
Purroy declared with some warmth tnat inc Ih-
junction had been q Itaincd through a Inlsreprc-
.eutation of the facts lie directed MI. flndlay'
the counsel to the Board 10 state 10 Juueo u.s.
ham that the Commissioners had consented 10 lei
MIR Dumahaut be represented by counsel. IL posi-,
bic the wanted the nJunclon Facatou
before | o. m. to-day, aud on ais motion we ne.
ing of the case before the Board was anJo"rueu
until that hour ~. Il
MIR Dumahaut is anxious to have the action OF
the Comm delayed until the return uh IN
spector EsterbroOk, who Is expected nouns On sioh
day Commissioner Purroy has shown much
eaoerness to have the case disposed OF as quickly
n. possIble while President Van Colt is inclined 10
give the clerk more time for deiencVS Coniini'-
soner German rs still travelling IN tue west.
remove Mr. Dumahaut had its orr glu IN the hostlIty
existing between Commissioner furroy a1u JOIN
h. Haskin, the Iammany Sachem; On july lo.
Mr.. Haskin went TO the Bureau OF buildings anu
wrote an application for a permit To RAISE smaii
one-story wooden structure IN Fordham 10 tne
height OF nineteen feet. Mr. Dumahaut thought that
Inspector Esierbrook would grant the permit, and
be told Mr. Haskin that the work on the 1ulIa iing
might be begun, pending Mr.. Esterbrooks action
ON the application. Mr.. Haskin at once oegun 10
enlarge the building. which rested on piles. MI.
Purroy his neiehbOr, noticed the work and IN.
CURED about it. When he learned that no permit h.
work stopped. Inspector EsteI brook, To whom the
application had been sent by express. wrote that
the permit asked for would be granted provided
that a brick foundation was placed under the
building Mr. Haskin refused to change the foun-
daion or 10 stop the work OF enlarging the nulId-
ing Word was carried to Commissioner Iurroy
that Mr. Haskn had used defiant language, aud
had said that he would put up his building accoru-
lug 10 his own notions.
II was said at tho Bureau of Buildings yesterday
that the verbal aud conditional permission given 10
Mr.. Haskin by the clerk would not excuse MT mas
kin for violating the Building law, aud that he
could be made TO suffer for his action. MI fuIry,
however had been so much incensed at his failure
To coerce Mr.. Haskln that he looked about Tor q
victim on whom TO vent his wrath and he mad found
one IN Mr.. Dumahaut.