New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-19
A COMMITTEE INDIGNANT
MADE ANGRY BY DILAToRY LAWYERS.

MR. I,TNBFTR's POOR OPINION OF THE DoCA
RoArD-FAvoRING SINGLE HEAD FOR 1T.
The Gibbs Committee presented soma 'front.' !'S-
,erdav morning. Every member was promptly III h''
scat at 1890 o'clock and number OF witnesses "'i
on hand for examination Mr. Miller had been excused
fro attendance rs counsel owing to the pressure Oh
otbcr business but Mr.. Slrahan failed to appear.
Alter waiting an hour or more for the lawyer to arrive
the committee advanced from iupatience to indgna-
flo, Much delay has been caused in the past by the
tardincss Of counsel, but t,cy have promised each
dov 70 do better the next aud so the committee have
condoDed the offence Yesterday however wa,
eliminating point Inc chairmai c"iiou ''i' n''''
TO order and said ~
., we have waited over hour tor counsel ana thcy
have not come They have been late on nearly ever!
occasion ior long while. II Il not lnst that INC Io
of the committee the witnesses ana the reInni'Its
-honld le v asted in this manner. recess "li DE
taken until o'clock, and II tins occurs aeain l. l"
chairman. shall move that counsel he caangch.
Senator Comstuck-And will second the NOTION,
At o'clock the committee rra's"mbed, Dh1 MI
Strahan came in quarter oil an houf Iate, i,J Cor
twenty minutes lie waA allowed to 90. but az =
o'clock he had not returned and the committee was
again compelled to adjourn to iO;,,o tL5 blie
George W. Crcaier. clerk of the sixth Di.iiiGt rCIce
Court and Secretary the Board OF Police Justices
said that lie received clerk of the court salary :"
80 ODO and 900 additional a Secretary 10 'he
noard and worked eight hours a day he Was asked
especally concerning the distribution OF children ny
Police magistrates Under the law ol lo'' all Gun,
Charities and Correction VINO are deSu,nc VI ,;t
parents or guardians sent To those charitable ins
lions representing the supposed religion aith OF mos
TO whom the children belong. he sum pad by inc
city for tho care 4 these children amounted last year
fo : 49, 900 There seventeen institutions repre-
septed two of which afe Hebrew. One OF these re-
ccived 50 l61 q month, the other $685. mohtn'
The American Female Guardian Society. Protestant
received $50 and colorei home S942: Inc re-,
naming thirteen roman Cathoh" institutions anu
receive 100000 of the sum pad me iclslons
faith is decided upon aiidavIts which are oll'n pduS
be the Secretary o the society Tor 'e lreten'op W
Cruelty Children. In The absence oil PROOF or ih,ol
nation on the Subjec children are sent by ponce
IA Magistrates TO Catholic homes.
William Lam beer x-ConlDsSio1cr OF Docks WIS
naxt called hc SAID that he had been four years
commissioner The subject OF salaries of subordinate'
had bern consi Tered by hc Board. and 10 increase
made ON the contrary IN his opinion some OF ih'
salaI1e. ought 10 have been reduced lie tined 70 &C
complish this but failed. lie was president OF the
Board but never had private secretary. lie thouEu
il wrong To the tlSp ycr> mat such IN apprih nrh
.L,uld be made ~ 10 The Engineers Department
Mr. Green had the coll all th'ugs pertaining to
il lie III iact rrn the FOaId The latter would con
slider tie subject oi work piers and pass upon itS
cxncdicucv bat the cngilecr hJd control ol ala the dr
tails lie di.po>cd the force Just r. he Thought III.
The witness was asked II his experience suggested any
uproy in the administrator ot the dc parmenI
Re replied:
nrnt as thc thiug constituted to-day. The only I'M
pr.ycmont that could be made would bc - change
10 a sin Gle headed commission throw all tn finances
that now belong thar department into the nance
Ann, rtionmcnt for their money. Then II wouId he
what in ny Judgment II should be, dei az ncht "'
construction and repair. Men would then have the
privilege OF making az honest LIVING. Me: 20 there
now with honest intentions. but they soon bcr'le d'
mprailcd. and the less they can do the better NY
like IT, do NOT refer To the appointments made ~
the instance Of ono Icr-ou. A. 10 The Work "I
dredging. | looked upon the mlnncr IN which II was
being done great wrong 20 tic city hut I"lhH u
wa. heinz done under q uiiou OF the Bolrd passed
several wears previously. personally, found much
iault because IL va. c.Sting much and u Wa not
ls.l. f.rf ....ss gFtN b reIl
Union Dredging Company chance 10 c"mueic hut
soon found that Mr.. Bc.d,u as strong ~ wa ara
stronger. too. Ic held tw" Wcm"er. of the Eo1ld
yory tgit ~ hand Ell the time Finally vc received
c-timlt foir three dii'rcnt partie- bot made 40
NV mind that the Bosri exc red ANYHOW st
lat Mr. Bcldcn cane ilr matter referred - ne
and a contract wa. mai" ior dredging AT considerably
io..cI Tafc- than tic estimates DuiinE M iue Que
year ~ least D. vac hard vuf@ 'r nc 10 keep m'-'i
br-v there / u.c, uu' and ffay"! ifom one eud
oil Lc CAS- to %" other and 'uld hnd nothing 20 DO
TIN, I,lyate s.cs.taiy bu.ine., l. all bo'h.