New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-14
MAYOR GILROY DENOUNCED
EMPHATIC ACTION OF THE CITY CLUB
JAMES c. CARTER. GENERAL swAYNE. EX.
MAYOR HEWITT AND OTHERS USE PLAIN

10 consider the recent appointments of Mayor
Gilrov. The large attendance was indicative of
the interest in the occasion. These were some Of
tho members present James G. Carter, chairman;
Dorman b. Eaton, Abram S. Hewitt, Wager
Swaync, Charles G. Marshall Charles T. White
head. George L. Dodge, William c. Church. Ben
iamin T. Fairchild, j. f. Grannis, Hugh n Camp,
r. w. G. yelling. William J SchieIelin. John s.
Kennedy, Clarence Goadby, f. d Hawkins, Will
liam Travers Jerome T. ~ Rhinelander. T. n.
Rhinelander, tr., F. w. Mum, Walter Ogden, G.
S. Winston, w. F. IIavemeycr, James B Ludlow,
Charles w. Pierson, +. c. Huntington, c. c. Buel,
E. B. Dahlgrcn, r. A. Paddocks, G. Beckman
lIoppin, Daniel Lord, sr, Burton p. Holister, A.
II. Swayne, Henry c, Davis, Benoni Lockwood,
J. G.. Perry, J. IIarsen Purdy Frederic Taylor,
Gustav L. Kissell, Joseph w. Ogden, Francis
d. Gallatln, Howard A. Taylor Robert Center,
f. L. tiodlin. Henry W. Bibby, n L. Thornell.
George X. Swneburne, William T. Meredith. John
A. McKim, J. Frederic Talcott, Francis r. Ar
mold, Edward c. Moore, Nelson S. Spencer,
William Is. Clark, George Mum, Bronson Win
throp, Artemas Ward, Rowland Pell, T. III. Pea
body George G. Magoun, Percy X. King, L. e.
Janeway, G. Greene, John c. Jay, John p Peters,
Herbert b. Turner, John Jay Chapman, Edmund
Coffin, Jr: Almon Goodwin, John w. Aitken. John
II. Washburn Edmond Kelly, Benjamin Barker,
jr., j. Noble Hayes, James W. IIalstcd, Lester
W. Clark. F. Roosevelt, David Keane Boudinot
Keith Chalmers Wood, F. ). Ransom, John A.
Sleichcr, William l.. Brewer, j. II. Van Amringe,
G. NJ Perry, J. Augustus johnson, j. Langdon
Erving, William Fahncs'ock, Il. B. Dodson, Tai
bot Olyphant w. Harris Roome, j. b. Bishop,
5. Nicholson Kane, William +. King. Joseph La
rogue Charles Tabor and Mr.. Schuyler.
On calling the meeting 20 order Mr.. Carter
said
This is an adjourned meeting and las,
,ncct events occurred which have presented new
oyidencc OF tie purposes and objects for which this club
was Organized need not that refer more parc.u'
larly to the new Developments in the methods oil CITY
government as exemplncd the appointments OF the
present Mayor.
or course We are oil opposed 10 the methods oil TAM
many Hail. do not suppose that there Is any III
enon desire the part OF this cluo TO q" hIuseee 70
Tsmmany Hall. II Tommany Hall con furnish us good
city government that IL sll We desire and II IL VIII
oc, ompl.b that object we Us q club VII. disband 70.
morrow. Yet / think there was an expectation 'na'
Tammany Hall, bad We supposed 1t 70 be "on'd s''r
II, little better government than that when hai oeeh
supplied. one OF those who having had s"n"tnihS
an acquaintance with Mayor Glroy before his election
entertained high estimate OF his lSwcI OF MS adihhis'
atve sLlitles OF his devotion TO his duties Oh h's
executive caIacy and 50 far a. kn'w MS peiso"i
lnt, gritty We have considerable evceics oil hese
abilities during his shor, administration Of tie Depart
tpent Of Public Works 1 OF course the tehaelc"s
u The a., ;!ol # anich hc wa pfi 'cHl hcHocr'
know the OIL isstlps which any man must oi Necessity
uuon hm-cn who accepts ONCE a. uh' hahl' Oh u"'
organization.
DID, however believe and l ,hink many OF you be-
ced that Mayor Gipy when he came 10 fulfil that most
important Of hi, Office Of putting men at ue h'"i
departments Of the city government w"uH so" 'u"'
h, WIS sensible % the ob at Oh 10 the people wh'h ne
had taken upon himself sly nothing of me charIct'r
Of these mcn he has appDn; 10 Office or Oh the manner III
which they viii discharge their duties but there Is at
least this 20 b. sah that Mayor 'roy o"ed I" INV
city Of NoN.Yofk 70 put In Umm'nent positions men
In whom the public had rocson to reTose commence
,rn,u.n1 Thor, are two olllgltiCns imposed rioa
man in the high Office OF Mayor y this c'ty "l.'h ~
should have s;anily Ia view. one l. t9'I OF S'N
men cor,he of dischargng their duties In the b's' pos
.ble manner and secondly. selecting mon III ""o" ~ u'
nublic have confidence Ia the start. (AplH"7eJ l"'
,p,o,ntments made by Mayor "i!ioy 1'c 'mpha'' anu
nawod Importance the purposes ana ooI'''s va.
,ronob. thi. club together. Tn'y inform us tnat WI
have no hpIa whatever In any professions o. any
aA nv neonle who arc in the tolls ot poltc1 m''h"'
and that the regeneration Of the city OF Ne"
core At all Is to come from her own citizens acuns III '''
o,irnarcs and IN the capacity Of citizens tAppSuSe'
After the disposition Of routine ouHi''cS' '"''"'
Wager Swayne arose and SAID ....,., =,
short tine since the Society for the r'''''''''"
-.,o corscd thc arrest and trial Of eiSht "ome' III
mate ., n disoricry house. They were seh'"'eu p'
Police Justice Taintor TO SIN months ,ho ,rc,.
Within a few days they nauntcd thth'c'ncs III w ,I,o,
,uafD-
-. -, yew Work authorizes any two Comni sn'eiS
~ charities and Correction to order the d'-'nars W.
oil O""''.' ~ ,.,soos These women had been
summa,ly discharged by order OF TWO " V' tom no,
,o,cr. Tn. law however provides th"s hey s"'' nv
-, s,.h an order OF discharge except upon '.e
raonos, Of the Police justice by VINO" ."'
conmlttal ordered. fur''cr ,o,n.
ciosos the fact that two oil ines, co 49,,
-, hoo, led 20 maze this order by "h'' "Vy N
'u ,'s ;, no the requisitlon OF the committing us
,,c An examination Of the record SHOWS ,"a' que
rommittng justice not only made 10 SUN ,, =,
,oula have strcnuously protested against TIE "eo"
,ho.e two Commissioners. They were leu " o - ~ "'
go ,,,de such a reauisition by the action oil fohce
Justice Grady. who prepared and sent " '"es.
two Commissioners an oru'r 'or ~" 7, "a
claimed and strcnuousy prcsented TO u's e'uo '"'s ~
' ,or,cd device that these steps were taken by
poco Justice Grady with view to dec'Ni"s '"e No'
,rs sloncrs and procuring the io"'Sc VI .th ,,v
,cb,f NJ the person who kept The housc VI ~ "
- Inmates, That Is the representation haue a"'hoI''.'
,lyclv to this club have Therefore been requc'"u "
,oh,,, ., subcommittee of this club to ask ta' ~ "
empowered TO Official proceedings asa'ns' ron'
,, C,adv and the Commissioners Of Charities ana Or
,,ction il after examination the cohnl'''c mail ~
that IL is advisable 20 to do (App'"se1
When General Swaync resumed his seat ~ d.
Eaton aross and read this resolution
,yhcrc,s The appointuent Of John j. scannch ana 'o
scrh Koch by the present Mayor 70 Important '''' o"''
is VIGOROUSLY improper; ana . r.,
wbcrca. The citizens Of NewYork are WITHOUT i'm'u!
49, ogar such sppo except In 80 far as by org mi
,,,ion and an appeal public opinion they may '' "e
polls break down the system "'h'" mum" ''
ments possible now. b. IL
pcsov.d That the president Of the cluo be equeStu
- o,,oin, committee for the purpose oil coh-iu
rrr the asvis1bencss Of clicitns' and II thS ueen
advisable. II elctng an eAlrcS''o" VI P
eardng the appointment -.
Mr. Eaton spoke at considerable length, ana III
, mos, irt.restina way on tie condition at TINS
,ime of the m.niciIal affairs in New-Nork City.
"The resolution" he said, lis not compliment
tarv Ia the persons named In il. In regard to
Mr., Scannell, you know the sad event with which
he was connected. You krow what relations he
sustained TO n crime of the highest orier. II
TO be guilty of sue, an offence as he was charged
with. and 70 ESCAPE punishment only from de-