New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-01
CHARGES PREFERRED BY THE MAYOR

GENERAL SIALER ClIED 10 SHOW CAU~. WHY III
SHOULD Not BE EEMoVED FROM oFfIcr.
Mayor Grace yesterday caused charges against
President Shalcr Board Of Health 10 be prepared
tased the evidence brought out before the Senate
Committee The first charge Is that while IN the en-
poyment of the ctg he became directly or Indirectly
interested In the purchase OF certain real cstato pur
chased b. tie CITY, aud that he interested IN The
contracts The specification sets forth that lie "as i'll
tcTc,ted with Monmouth B. Wilson In the sale 10 the
city OF the following parcels OF land plot for the
l2th Regiment ArDOry. consisting Of eight lot, in Ninth
ave, three lots in sixty 0r.t-st.. and h"o lots in
Sxty-sccond-st purchased from EdVard Nchc Oh Ocio
ber Is --I for Sos 900; the 22d Regiment Armogy
plot between sixty seventh and SiAtyeighth sts Ninth
ave and tho Boulevard, purchased from Frederick H.
Cossitt and Joseph II. Goodwin on November -, 1851
for S2Gj0U0; the Sth Regiment Afmory plot. between
Nncty-iourth and Nnctyhfth SIS. aud Madison and
Fourth ayes. from Pelham II. George Bs.cil and Flor
ence BIsscll, November p, 1851 FOR f3joODO II
is further declared that these plots OF land were pur
chased BY the city the recommendation OF General
shaler the Mayor and the Comlu.s ,iOncr OF Public
Works acting Armory Board created by the Leei
laturc and that in the sale and purchase OF the lots
Wilson acted agent or broker Of the owners
and received from them commissions 100000, more
his duty az an officer ol ne corporation General smaller
the commissions were paid over by MsOn to cXtnguish
General Shalers personal debts;
The second charge i that wnic an officer "f the corpo
ration and head OF department, General Snaer
mttrd a raud the Clty Government by converting
public property to his The ground for thl-
charge is that lie entitled receive any
pcnsation IN the transactions mentioned. and thai Ia
permitting portion OF the purchase money to be al
piled the eEtngusbmcnt OF hiss personal debts he
converted public property to his use and benefit.
The third charge Is that IN allowing part OF tho puT
chase money 10 be applied IN the way hc dd General
Shalrr accepted bbe gift with the understanding
that his vote 7 action would be Influenced thereby
The Mayor Informed General Shher that oppCrtu-
nty would be afforded him to be heard at the Mayor
office Monday at 1 a To why ho should not
be removed from office
lac chs 1yIv 70 MAYO hal
Thomas ". Byrnes. with directions 10 find General shaler
and serve them him. IL was late In the after
noon before the charpes and specifications pre-
pared BY that time General Shaler had left the rooms
OF the Board OF Health. His address given In the
Directory No. West Forty Marshal Byrnes
was told there that the General had removed to tho
Saratoga Flats Ia West Fifty secOndst Inquiry there
the Information that the man sought had removed
to No 3Oj West Fifty-siIth.st. General shalcrs
1i7 West Forty -eigth-st He not there and then
tho messenger gave up the chase.
Meantime Charles Miller one OF the counsel for tho
Senate Committee had communicated TO District At
tOrney MARITIME the evidence given by Wilson
before the committee directly charging General Shalcr
with having accepted brbe from him to Influence his
Judgment ia the purchase Of armOIy sttcs
Mayor Grace said last evening that he had proceeded
ia the prescribed by law, and General Shaler
would have opportunity TO clear himself he could,
OF tho serious accusation brought against hm. II the
charges proved IL would be tho duty OF tho Mayor
send copy VI the proceedings To tic Governor with
u recommendation that General Shaer be removed from
Office. The vacancy would then DO filled by appoint
ment by the Mayor