New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-05
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE NAVAL OFFICER TO HOLD OVER.

THE NAVAL OFFICER TO HOLD OVER.
Naval Officer Burt was asked last evening by a re-
porter of The TRIBUNE whether he would hol1 oke t
until his successor appointed lie repIeo sna'
he would His term of office, by, virtue ds e.,
sion of the Supreme Court of the United otaIes ~
similar case ended at mdn,ght Iast S Secretarv
Folger having telegraphed him on THURSDAY, &c, re
Guesting him 10 hold Office and perform lls u9' r
until bis successor could be appointed, ne Ha re-
piled that he would do so. There vas no On nnt;
States law authorizing an ofhcia 10 it9lu pNol H.
his successor appointed, but IL hau oeen 'i'
In one respect the position of Naval Othcer
differed from that Of the surveyor: Inc iat Yer
Collector can designate person 10 perform the
duties of the Surveyor until the vacancy is hlled
The Naval Officers duties are COOPERATIVE win
certain documents 10 make them elective. In case
of the death or disability of the Naval Ohicer his
deputy, succeeds HIM end performs the duties Is
filled The Naval Officer aud sur o
veyor holding really makes no difference IN the
case of their suretes nethcT of these officials are
any longer dsbursng officers. The pav.rols In
each Office are made out and certified to by the sur
veyor and Naval Officer and the employees receive
individual checks from the Auditor OF the custom
House.
NOT so SNUG A HARBOR AS THEY WANT
Colonel Charles S. Spencer has been engaged as
counsel by of the inmates of the Sailors Snug
Harbor at Staten Island, and instructed TO demand
thorough investigation of the affairs OF that instl-
is Captain William II. Garland, seventy years
of age who complains that when some few weeks
ago being ordered shovel snow off the sidewalk,
he refused do it the strength of doctors GER
tifcate he was deprived of some of his privileges
Upon demonstrating with Governor Melville he
saws he was taken by the throat thrown ont OF the
Governors office and ordered 10 leave me nome,
and for forty-eight hours he was deprived or 1000
and a bed. He then wrote letter to each one OF
the trustees, demanding an investigation, ana on
January 20 one was begun. The captain complains
however. that at the first meeting OF the IhVeStl-
eating Committee, over which Judge T. L. faucher
presided, nobody heard but witnesses whose
testimony was favorable to the Governor, ana that
he was not permitted to hear what was SAID.
second meeting was held on January ~, at
which Mr. Everett, a lawyer demanded the right 70
represent CAPTAIN Garland, but the COMMITTEES al
jOurned without coming to decision as 10 whether
the counsel should be heard. Another meeting,
which was to have been held on last saturday, an
not take place. Meanwhile Colonel Spencer was So
cited to take up the case in behalf OF Captain Gar
land aud some other inmates, and he has con-
scented. In speaking of the matter to a tribune
reporter Colonel Spencer said: Il shall ask ana IN
sist that time and place shall be fixed upon, so
that can appear with witnesses and, before the en-
tire Board of Management or a pronounced MAJOR
ity of them, make complaint of the wrongs
alleged to be committed at the institution.
The committee deny my request and shall make
thorough investigation of thSmatter."
George X. PhOeUus sent TO staten Island yes
Ter by Colonel Spencer to present letter. III which
this demand was made TO the Investigating Com
mittee but as they did not meet, his mission was
fruitless