New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-07

IT'S REPORT PRESENTED AT MEkliN"
OF THE ASSOCIATION.

Tho CIV Club last evening received from lis cou"-
oil a long report of the work performed by that gov
erning body since the beginning OF April -
was a good attendance Of the cuo fhehDe,' ~
hear the report which was signed by N'c"oio'
Murray Butler, chairman OF the co"''''' ""N
w Pryor the secretary.
Reference was made in the beginning Oh 'ne .e
mort IN plan for raising political fund TO enaole
the council to pursue Investigations OF oepai
Of the municipal government. Inc amount SUI
scribed for 1899 S13,979.
The aid given by the counciIs MuhicipaI "o'''
ment Committee in the Mazet investigation wac 10.
ferred TO and the efforts OF the same coHhlt'ee
80 soc,,re amendments TO the city building code
we're described Failure of the city authorities 10
rar,ove the most serious objections to the coue
is condemned severely in the report IL Is ueoia'
that the Commission appointed by the Mu'io'p"'
Assembly to prepare the code consisted iaise''
90 mon in+ere.ted in the building trades, and con-
tanned hardly a single member competent 10 seiFe
as an expert upon the general subject IL IL oe
clared that 1.-The code reported TO the Muhlc'pai
Assembly was faulty in form and dangerous III
substance" The report also says:
The result is that the city has fastened upon II
for an indefinite time body Of law atIecting me
Character of ali new buildings and alterations OF
old buildings. drawn In such way as 10 man
cponrage abuses of character to threaten the pub
lie health and safety
The announcement given by the city club 10
Controller COler IN the HsHN "bhll'0t '''N
contract Is stated in their report. Inc charges
against District Attorney Gardiner are credited to
the Municipal Government Committee Win inns
statement: -, ,,,,o, Cav
eminent Committee with the duty or inquirlng INTO
the continued abuses reported In the conduct OF
ihe office OF the District Attorney or New ork
County that committee began last spring careIui
and laborous investigation of the WHOLE sup1ect'
AS the Council has not had any FUNDS LOT the puI-
pose the committee has raised for itself me neces
sary amount for the payment or incidental expenses
In Z II
the committee even the great amount OF volunteer
lab which has been done by Its members "ouiu
not have sufticed to complete the work. u..,,,,,,
The work OF the City Clubs conference resulting
defeated in the recent election. is described at
length i'm the report the violations OF the
law which the watchers of the city club discovered
al the polls in the election, the report says;
1t is very probable that successful criminal prose
cutons could be instituted against some OF the elec
ton officers whose deliberate refusal TO comply
with the plain provsions OF the law Is reported by
the watchers. but the Council is now so occupleu
carry TO successful issue its plan 10 esta bllsh
the finances Of the political side OF the club upon
a business like basis, that these cases cannot be
followed up at present. The Committee on watch
tempt should be made TO organize a permanent
corps Of watchers and this is mater TO which the
Council hopes direct It's attention before another
election. .
political fund OF the club is contained In the report
1t is declared the fund should be increased tc
$50 900 Immediately.
The City Club last evening gave its approval &c
the report OF the Council and passed resolution
thanking Simon Sterne and BoudinOt Keith for go
ing into q police court and defending Fulton Nc
Mahon and Edward L. Heydecker, the lawyers who
prepared the charges against District Attorne,