New-York tribune., 1885-01-03
THE RIVAL CITY COUNSELS.
AIR. LAcoMBE ENJoINs MIR. WOOD.

SPEEDY SETTLEMENT IN THE COUNTS rhor 0'"'
BY MR.. KIRK's AProINTEE AND AccEPfIp'
rornoration Counsel Lacombe remained beh'hu
ri; entrapchments III The Stddfs Zatung bui.oihs "i
sov Yesterday. Policemen were ON guard wl'hin
.h iron gates that led to his offices III the seconu
story. and these were kept tightly closed. WIN
the exception of few known personally 10 MI la
combe or his assistants all applicants ior aaiSSon
we're rigidly excluded. -,
Mr.. Lacombe resolved to sustain MS posi'ion y.
Tho aid of the law and accordingly began a sun
against Colonel Edward T. Wood ana op.alnou
from Judce Truax temporary Injunction restrain
inc Mr.. Wood from attempting to take possession
of the CORPORATION COunsePs Office until the queS-
tiop of the validity of Mr.. Woods appointment
sbould be judcially determined. Ihis "o-
.;o, was taken in view OF MI. La
oo,nhs,s claim that, Mr.. Kirk had 10
an,boritv TO appoint q Corporation Counsel
rhe COMPLAINT sets forth that Mr. LacomDe was
onpointed Counsel to the Corporation Oh May o.
last. in the place of George p. Andrews res'sheu'
10 fill the vacancy until the expiration oi 'i0
term December 10; that he has since oeen p.
forming the duties of the Office, and is recognizeo
~ ,ha iuc,mbent in law and in fact by the Mayor
.ha Controller. and other officers OF the Guy
.ho+ M other person has been appoint
al or has claimed to have been appoint
od IN the Office except the de1ehoan'
tbot the defendant on the morning OF january
intruded upon and attempted to take possesSio 1o.
the Office claiming to have been appoih.ou
poration Counsel by Mr.. Kirk: that any ,','o .
ence with cases pending in the ONCE wouiu o'uTo @
confunon and loss and that the uerenun I, nrt 10
d y, acf as Corporation Counsel. The court Is
therefore asked to restrain Colonei 80 &uotons of
trudlng into OF exercising any Oh ,uo Nv of II
,ba office The order is returnaOe to-uay az -
a. IN. ,,- su oh, o;nin this ipjunc-
tion MIR. Lacombe SAID nee 70 the pub
lie business consequent upon an d d,scbaroe
made actually to possess tho once ba a Corporatlon
smnItsneousy. The suit was brought 1noer 1te Its
snthoritv of the case of Foley, vs. fallneII' , its
Immediate effect l hope, will be TO avoiu al amf
enrtber need of keeping the Office under guaru,
Colonel Wood has already been seIVeu irotect the
papers suit brought by M me tSe 70 p'oiSic Office of
tf," the Counsel to the Corporation until the
question of the validity OF his appon,i1tJhG;s th;s
shall have been determined. nare oe that Of con
course without any purpose other than u i al Stv
plying with what understand 70 pe ny iISar on, ad
IN the premises 1t is my opinion, anu at stand-
yised by counsel of the highest professionals sta t
NC that Mr.. KIRK under whose appontmenii
Eolonel Wood claims the office, was without laWin ,
Ro~noratopl II however it is Colonel Woods desire
10 have the necessary steps taken TO determine to
question of the title to this office shall Gier nas' o
,bstacle to the speedy consideration Oh such qu''
ton by the competent authority.
MR. WOODS PROPOSITION.
The following letter was received at the once oi
The Counsel to the Corporation at p H. just "S
Mr. Lacombe was leaving it,
NEw-YoRK, Jan. 2, lSs4
DEAR SIR: We address you as counsel OF Eu"aIu -
Mood esq, and by his authority AS you are aMste, IT,
he claims that he the Counsel to the Corporation vi III %
Tity OF New-York. This claim you deny put you MI
hardly dispute that Mr.. Wood has at least P;s
basis of law to sustain his position Even t9 IPi1 toat
of members OF the bar, which you nave pupsneu
The question OF considerable 9oun c cn',ne
matter of common report that other ana cqualy ooP %
tent gentlemen who have been consulted DS ihe law
hose in your interest incline TO take view OF 'e M
which would sustain Mr. Woods clam. IL Is ,i,Ia 70
unae that there should be doubt as 70 the 'c ~
the Office OF the chief law officer OF the cty VII I
he nnseemly if there should be prolonged lechat NJ
CATION it. From the action you nave ehh
or means tending TO violence, TO obtain o % m
Office He has not and never has had any % % % he
doing for he much respect for the hiSn oiS M
makes involves disputed questions OF Iact' a az
under the Code and to present it to the General le "
court viii doubtless hear 1t promptly ana RON s nc ue
Court of Appeals where final decision can De oDliheu
efore the close of January II this proposition sti
be accepted, we win stipuate in MI MOods peI"iI
that nnt after the final decision he will take no othe
stems to assert his right TO the Office Oi COipodoH
Counsel Very respectfully yours, - ,,,.,. r,r,u
DAVID DUDLEY FIELD,
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