New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-06
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pert real estate men. all of whom, he says. haVo
abundant information as TO the character ana value
of the property" declare to be worth not more thah
80. 900. Mr.. Lacombc strongly opposes the prac-
tice of purchasing land for public use at private
sale withont the Judgment of the Commissioners of
Appralsal If this is q sample of the results usually
reached in such private sales it needs to be opposed
II tho Senate is likely to pass the Arbitration
Bill rs rapidly as some of the correspondents think
# oupht at any rate to make one correction IN it
Immediately. AS the bill stands now II eXehlpts
witnesses from telling any of the secrets of labor
organ cations. but gives no such exemption win
reference to other organizations why should the
EMPLOYERS be compelled to disclose their secrctsand
.he employees be empowered to conceal theirsf
The Ercping Post circulated the story that its
friend Charles L. Miller, who, as our readers may
remember. used to compose a Citizens Committee
for the apparent purpose of getting ITS name IN the
papers is ass ciatcd with tho DIsrict-AttOrney in
the conduct of the bribery cases. We are informed
that The Posts story IS not true. 1t certainly
should not he true. When the District-Attor-
ncv finds himself unable to conduct the
busness of bis office, he wOnll better resign. But
how these professional reform fellows do love
to mix up and NEEDLE IN things that are none
of tner business. Their Anxiety 10 run OtIcr Feo-
ple's affairs and to get 1t whispered abroad that
tbey are the real motor by which the universe re-
wolves is really in the nature of disease.
Tho supportcrs of Mayor Graces bill now pend
inc IN the Assembly TO get absolute control OF the
rxcise Commissioners are using two very odd ar
,,umens to indncc the legislators to take faVora-
bic view of it, They say that If 1t IS not passed the
Mayor will refuse 10 make any nOmlnatlo III the
nInces of Mitchell and ilaugh'0p, the VIGOROUSLY
unfit persons who now hold ihe Office. Tn law on
tbe subject declares that the Mayor shaU on the
first Monday IN April, 1883, and III every third
veor nominate 10 the Board Of Aldermen three cool
and responsible citizens TO be Commls toner's Of
Excise" If Mr. Grace wishes to take the response
bilty of violating the law well as of permitting
such thoroughly bad Commissioners a are two OF
those now holding the Office to rct"ln power ne
will have only himself to blame should the people
conclude that they prefer to have Mayor VINO
does not narbor w-brcaklng tend oncle-. In view
of this argument the second ono seems trllle IN
consistent They say that The Aldermen Will not
oct npon the Mayors nominations even were he 10
make them and they offer tins as strong reason
why tie confirming power shOnid BE taken away
from snch wicked obsIructlonlsts But To loglcal
mind this only proves that the Aldermen are az bad
az the Mayor in their disregard for the law, and
furnishes additional reasons in favor OF our pr0po-
s,tion TO take these nominations entirely out OF the
hands of ieaous barterng politicians ana place
tben in the safer custody of the chiei Justices OF
the courts.