New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-05
MR.. HEWlTTS TART REPLY.
HE DOES NOT INTEND TO BE NsULTED.

LACK OF MONEY, he TELLS THE boAhp of hLhe
rRlcAL CONTROL, KKrps THE POLES UP.
MAYOR Hewitt yesterday sent another letter to tho
Poard of Electrical Control acknowledging the receip.
Of the Boards letter of May 26, again requesting 'no
Mayor TO order the Commissioner OF Puohc WORKS u
tho electrical conductors ana Ntures rom 'no
streets. Mr. Hewitt calls attention to his former
Iettefs on the subject and ncoscs copy OF General
Newton's letter Of May o. which says that tho Pubic
Works Department has no money for such work. ana
suggesting that tbs only way TO g% the money - "
apply to the Board Of Estimate for transfer OF iunus
from some other appropriation that might DC uea ior
tho purpose.
..u., in the BOARD of Estimate In Of the transfer
of funds and adds that until the money Is available
would be obviously improper for him to give the orucr
which could not be executed. MI Hewitt CONTINUES
Mr. eibbens In his testimony recently given before
the Coroner staked his professional reputation upon the
sst,on that the law is mandatory upon the Mayor to
~,ve the order for removal OF the poles ana wires
This Is question Of law I'm which, unfortunately three
succesve Counsels the Corporation two OF whom nave
since been elevated the bench do not agree with tne
armed gentleman who expresses this opinion. But II
the law the duty Of the Mayor to give the oroe
Is can be enforced by mandamus. the proceedings ior
Ehch your Board respectfully invited to institute without
Delay Mayor is DESTROYS to DO his duty at the earliest
possble moment provided the court shall hold ihat any
obligation upon him to give the order requested
As he f. advised is his plain duty not to give the oruer
under existing circumstances.
call attention to the following paragraph in your let
ter: Regarding your ntlmation that sufficient houce
has given OF the requests OF the Boafo o
Eating 20 this subject directed to say that they COW
cred period than 1--WE months the first one having
been before the end OF last year. ana aso e
forth the report OF the Board unanimously auopVea Oh
the 9th OF January 1885" have made no such intma'
t,on On the contrary, replied to your first communca
ton In the month of January last setting forth tae
reasons why could not give the Order in SUBSTANTIALLY
the terms as now repeat them "ha' h'Ve
charged and inmsted" is that you suppressed my
renly and that IL was printed in the minutes OF your
Board until called attention TO tho suppression on tne
18th Of April last in consequence Of which you nave
caused to be inserted in the printed report OF your minutes
slip containing my letter and the letter OF the Commits
sIoner Of Public Works. You know and do not, why
You suppressed these documents
lastly you inquire Of whether desire to avail
myself OF my privilege a member Of the Board to 40
tend It's meetings and you ask to make reply which
will be Ineligible and uneouivocal" regret that you
are not able TO understand statement with which my
last letter closed II not my fault that you 90 not u
deraud it. appears to be understood by every one
else. But will repeat that do not propose to como
into with the members OF your Board so
long a. you allow deliberate insult to the Mayor 20 re-
main upon your minutes except upon occasions when II
shall appear that vote will have any influence on the
deliberations will serve to protect the
uublic interest Any OF meeting, therefore, Will
suit me- and as TO the place. you informed at the time
Of the organization OF the Commission that the Mayor could
not attend meetings elsewhere than in his Office or in
the immediate vicinity thereof
think the public for whose interests am bound 70
care will acQuiese the proprcty of this decision when
they are reminded that the money which your Board Is
expendng from the city treasury, but under
the provided by the corporation which doing the
work by virtue made with your Board THAI
company may relied to look after the expenditure
OF its funds possible for them to do 50 with
out violating the engagements which were made when your
Board was constituted by legislation, which against the
protests Of the city government omitted from the Com
mission the the Controller and the Commissioner
Of Public Works but secured to the members Of your
Board who had had previous training or experience on
the subject compensation of S. 900 each per annum for
such services as they might be able to render.