New-York tribune., 1885-09-14


Commissioner Squire evidently intended 90 fore
stall investigation OF city departments by Senator
GDbs's Senate committee don't ;hlnk Senator Gibbs
intends TO allow the Mayors to do his Investigate
ing for him.
I said "a much to him. and added that I hoped the
lawyers employed By the committee were not 10 be
permitted to run 1t 10 advance their interests with
out any regard TO the pubc good as has too often been
the case. "Nobody Is 10 u.s." was Senator Gibbs
reply. wonder why Il Is that whenever committee
sent here any investigating OF city departments
the papers Of both parties treat though h
rupt, with merely political purposes IN view Nobody
questions that OF the departments need investigation
You can't conduct big government that Of this
city without Irregularities and corruption too, creeping
into some Of the many bureaus. They need constant
watching There IS certainty that the corruption IN
the city government is great in TwceFs time.
It can be discovered only by investigation"
The Senator certainly right IN OF his propositions
the need Of constant scrutiny Of the various depart
ments As to the support given by the papers, have
noticed that whenever committee shows itself TO he
In earnest the papers generally give II Hearty
mendaton. and occasionally good suggestion as 90
where TO delve. This committee has political pur-
pose In yIew far as know" Senator GIBBS added.
4" | have none. I assure you. We mean 10 find any
rottenness and expose II without fear favor
What q remarkable reputation as political intriguer
Theodore Moss has suddenly gained In the newspapers
He appears II all that Is said OF him be true. have
discovered Squire beer saloon underneath Walacks
Theatre Hedden In private box In the same house;
aud to have lifted himself bodily out OF the box Office
into the soft place OF An Underground Wire COmmls-
soner Moss is not only little amused but considerably
bowildered by the reputation wlrepule er thus
thrust upon him. He suspected his qualifications
a little tin Warwick.
1t lis curious fact that nearly all the incorporators OF
the Fifth Avenue Railway Company FIfth-ave men
Senator John j. Kernan Ia the only politician whom
know OF In the management Unquestonably the rap
IDLY changing character Of Flfth-aye suggested this rail
way matter the projectors. Certainly II Ia only the
business along the street that would such
a road. The fsidents do not desire IT, that very
much larger class of citizens who though resident in
other streets almost daily drive through the to
the Park.
Senator Gibbs tells that in the closing days OF tho
last Legislature. when the bill for paving Fihave came
up. he had a amendment tackled prohibiting tho
building OF railway In that thOrOughfarc. understand
the lawyers OF the company claim that this clause
forth In the title OF the BILL and that II was
consequently, unconstitutional. Possibly they will mau.
age to drive coach and our-not to say horse car
through tn. law before they abandon the scheme
Capt. James b Eads tells that he has abandoned
the of going Brazil to make survey OF tho bars
at the mouth Of the Rio Grande River. The Brazilian
Government had retained him by the payment Of
100000 an additional $4,000 was 10 be paid on tho
completion the plans for tho improvement of the har
bor Rather than take risks to his health give any
grounds to the idea that his going away might re.
carded Abandonment OF his rchuantopec ship rail
way scbeme Captain Lads returns the retainer Of
$4,000 and remains In New-fork
Scott Lord tho lawyer who died few days ago, made
a snug fortune ont OF the Vanderbilt VIII contest. |
have for believing that Cornelius Vanderbilt
would have entered upon that rather dlsreputabls
suit had 1t been for the persistent solicitations OF
Mr. Lord himself. When the matter came to bo hnally
settled by tho payment OF Cornelius's debts, by
his brother william H., Lords bill about
tho heaviest OF them all | know II was greater
than the Greeley claim. which amounted 10 about
$4,000. Possibly Scott Lord got rs much out OF the
side which was defeated that suit Henry l. Clinton
did the side which Wet OrOns. and Clintoas
fee, II remember rlgh tlv, was $l50,0Oo.