New-York tribune., 1900-11-20
PURIFIERS READY FOR WORK
COMPLAINTS COME IN. But THEY ARE
IN BAD SHAPE-4IR. PADDOCK
WILLING TO ASSIST

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terday afternoon in Lewis Nixons Office Nc
o5s Froadway. The committee is made up of
65r Nixon chairman; Michael c. Murphy, John
". Keller, VI Marley Platzek and George &
clausen. Before the meeting lsidor otraus
held a long conference with MT Nlxon' out
whether or not Mr. Straus submitted 10 tne
committee the evidence supporting the state
ments he made before the Executive Committee
of Tammany Hall could not be ascertalneo-
When the meeting was called 10 oroef MI,
Nixon said that a great many complaints nau
already been received. but as most OF thenl
were not in proper shape they would be held
until they had been reduced to WrltinS. III
the mean time he said he would be GLAD TO
hear from any one present
William J. Nicholson. of No. 231 broadway
Brooklyn, said he desired to have the Ia"
against profanity on the streets enforced
George L Holeur of No. POI East twenty
ffth-st and a broker Of No 40 Broadway
declared that saloon at Twenty-hfth-st. and
Third ave should be closed, as it was dis
orderly resort few weeks ago he had seen
a man thrown out on his head The man died
later at Bellevue
This was all the evidence that was presented
ard the committee started in to discuss the
best means of purifying the city. II was evil
dent that the committee somewhat puzzlec
as to how il should proceed. Various sugges-
tions were offered, and ultimately Mr. Keller
moved that a subcommittee of two be appointed
TO confer with the Educational Alliance for the
purpose Of obtaining list Of the places where
the law was violated, and that the sub-commit-
tee should then require the police captains to
explain why those places were permitted to re-
main in operation. The motion was adopted
Messrs. Keller and Platzek were appointed.
NIXON WRITES TO BISHOP POTTER.
MT. Platzek moved that another sub-commit
tee of two be appointed TOT wait upon Bishop
Potter and invite him to attend the next meet
ing of the committee TO render il his assistance.
Mr Nixon asked Mr.. Platzek 10 withdraw his
motion, as he had written to Bishop Potter on
Sunday, and he wished TO give the Bishop an
opportunity of replying before such commit
tee be appointed. Mr.. Platzek therefore with
drew his motion. but Mr. Keller insisted that it
could do no harm for a committee to wait on
the Bishop. matter whether he had time to
reply to the letter not. and he made motion
that the committee be appointed. The motion
was seconded by Mr. Platzek. Mr.. Nixon in
sisted that courtesy demanded that the commit
tee wait until Bishop Potter had an opportunity
Of replying, and so Mr. Keller withdrew his
motion
Mr. Platzek moved that the chairman of the
committee be empowered to procure a suitable
headquarters for the committee. He objected to
the use by the committee OF the rooms of any
Of the departments This committee" he said
was appointed by Tammany Hall and has 10
right whatever TO any public building Tam
many. believe. will pay the expense of a suit
able meeting place for this committee and il I,
vii! not there are plenty Of public spirited citj-
Zens who will"
The chairman was so instructed and il ,ras
decided that the committee shall meet on T,es
day and Friday Of each week at 8 o'clock nrre
next meeting will be held in Mr. Nixon's ofHce
No 2oS Broadway, but after that date the
committee will meet in its own Headquarters
Captain Titus has sixty men In plain clothes
obtaining evidence, and he said yesterday that
he proposed TO begin proceedings at once
against landlords regarding whom he had euf
nolent evidence to secure conviction The
Twelfth Precinct (Eldridge-stD which Can,atn
Titus now commands, was comparatiyeIv deco
Gus yesterday. but in the adjoining nrecirc+
which is in charge of Captain Diamond NJ +ba
fhth-sr station, things were running in full
blast. U'i
Mr.. PADDOCK WILLING TO HELP
Bishop Potter declined to see renor,ers 49,.
teroay' but the Rev. Mr.. Paddock. Of the Dr.
Catheoral, was quoted as saying:
While am NOT yet prepared to saw ,yb.. -.
We enIt pursue toward the Tarnuanv LJsu ueout Sc
%lsh to correct the impression ,hHs Ioh1,
willing 10 cooperate with CAPTAIN IT,, ! am un-
$3.50 ne may make TO correct that awf s,a.s ~
ss i1s1 e1lSung m the precinct. which he bes s
Just Desn appointed. I see by the nanars ..e tSs
captain Titus is quoted as avinP ,opeIs tlat