New-York tribune., 1885-02-05

and bIne and the knife cut various decorations on
his face The father was convicted OF simple as
saut, and the son u assault WIN i'on' W uo Dou
| lily harm.
MR.. ESTERBROOK'S RESIGNATION.
COMMISSIONERS VAN CoTTs EXPLANATION - NO
TROUBLE WITH THE INSPECTOR.
Fira Commissioners Van COtt and Croker met
Yesterday as Board and accepted the resignation
of William z. Esterbrook as Inspector Oh Duu r,.
inps' CommissioDer Purroy was out OF town. Inc
.niiect Of Mr. Esterbrooks successor was not dis
cussed, and MIR. Van Cott says that an appoint
ment will not be made Immediately and that when
II is made the new Inspector will be the best man
that can be found for the place, regardless OF poll
ties Mr. Van Cott is much ANNOYED at the pi posi-,
bic impression that MI Ester6r;ook was fSToea orc
from his position by tne COMMISSIONERS ~
TRIBUNE reporter he SAID
@ an Gs.s % ssr and Se Tsrs
Was any trouble 50 far know between him and the
Commissioner We never Overruled any OF his recon-
ana ann greatly surprised at his ntmaon
politics has been obtruded by us into his Office but my
Saps dispsses Of that The reduction OF force made
because the Board of Apporonmsnt cnt SiaoO from
WI, %e could SnI most readily get along without
Mr. Esierbrooks chief complaint appears to be
Sana. fhat the anai apVo dctermnaton Of tho
of property holders into putting up fre escapes whe
MS TO the Sherwood flats sent MIN the following re-
ply all the Commissioners concurrlng:
wM EsrERBRooK ESQ., Lspeetor ct , Of BadtnGs
ronr assent TO visit the Sherwood flats am directed by
he Commissioners say that is for them to finally
determine whether fire escapes required not and
TO enable do that they need your attendance
with them at the time agreed upon , ,
The Commissioners also wish me to say that tney
have desire have submit TO any abuse aud that
they have nothing do with the personal differences e1
istng between yourself and Mr.. sherwood: ,,,o Char
The Commissioners desire you to attend at the snei
wood fats OF D. M Tomorrow TO meet thelh ior lno
p"''''' "'''' Very respectfully,
Carl JUssEy. Secretary.
This letter seems to have offended Esterbrook into
resignng, when the facts known am confident
that public opinion will sustain US. some one
years ago we made rule permitting the the
Inspector OF Buildings to order the erection OF IRE
prietors OF the sturteyant House put up certain
escapes They refused and asked the supreme Court
Submission Judge Barrett gave us the order. and the
sturteyant people appealed to the General Term Last &
October the decision was handed down reversing to M
former order III favor simply and solely because ln
spcctor Esterbrook and not the Board OF Ere oT, %
missoners had directed the erection ., tle
court said that the Commissioners aud not tho
must take this rcspensblty ON every V.ne p pop nro m
This decision forced us to stop similar iesa pao
cocdings I'm 300 cases. and bring thelu ny ahe"
upon our own order since then we nave eand ,d
Inspector TO recommend those ESCAPES ne M uef'on m @
necessary and the Board has passed on them nu " no
An action against Mr.. Sherwood was one of
these We had to abandon. The Inspector
qTsSTSd e SS mt up Rq two but stopped there mr.
was determined to force him TO erect the Others ana ho
further coercive step. were necessary Imust say that
so far as concerned. should probably have ac
wood slightly and could not have been influenced In my
decision by him. Nor have ever been by any political
or persona reason. Mr. Esterbrook was appointed on
my recommendation. General Arthur suggested MN
TO
day his opinion of the power of the Fire Conmis-
soners TO appoint successor to Ar Esterbrook
without Civil Service examination, lie replied
that the Civil Service rules and regulations were
entirely clear on that point and that such All eA-
animation was not necessary.
PRODUCE EXCHANGE MEN IN AN UPROAR.
The members of the Produce Exchange inter
cstcd in gram dealings. hold one OF the most AMI
mat I'd and excited meetings Yesterday that has oc-
CURED since Charles Partridge used to take lead
ing was called 10 consider a report, including rules
for clearing department for grain.
Henry, 7: KlGeeland led tho :, opPS1stiopn
and defeated the measure. j. IL. HeHick
championcd the proponauts and offered amend
ncnts to the repsrt, which were voted down. Mr.
Kneeland succeeded m making himseif heard In tho
confusion but not with others. ile said that he
Wourn go hn duss sr ~ mt he ch1racteritea
the proposed scheme ms most dangerous and said ~
woud lie productive of the widest SORT "t
gambling. lie added that II would allow the jew
and Gentle the bound and free and the black ana
white to como IN and trade, and he was thoroughly
opposed TO il for that reason If for no Other Mlth
such system any nan with lew huhdTed th'u-
sand dollars at his command could buist every
:Mr. Knoeland proposed that the repor, be taken
nm as a whole and discussed. MT. licTr:ck wanted
10 discuss section by section. aud Mr.. kncciand
aSsent-d 10 the surprise of the meeting y motion
was made to adopt the ir't section, ana II was
yotes down by an overwhelming vote Then II was
proposed to adopt the second section vhcu Mr.
Knceand jumped 10 his feet and shouted. raise
a pont of orderp HIS remark was taken up and
shouted by nearly every enc IA the meeting and
when OIdcr was partially restored. ho sud that the
defeat OF the first section killed IN" schrm" ne
point Of order sustained. the report Lard on the
table and the meeting adjourned amid great con-
fusion.
LNVIOiTS tn M INNESTfGA