New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-07
WO0DBURY'S HEAD SAFE
MAJOR Satisfied Charges Brought by
Coler 4re Unfounded.

c,-aef Cleaning Commissioner Woodbury. was
-.,,-oone6 10 the CITY Hall yesterday with
-,.-snoe 10 the charges against his depart
-..-f made by Borough President Coler Of
n.oo,lvr. The Commissioner satisfied the
,,svor that he wss un5ustly accused of incom-
n,,sncv. and everything is going along usual,
r,,,, the majors official head screwed on tight
~ I thought that the charges were true"
I'D The Mayor when asked about them, Mr.
,,-oo5hurv would not remain at the head OF the
department.
mid YOU see what Mr.. Coler said about your
..oord7' Major Woodbury. asked. as he
mort r. 70 see the Mayor.
.No." said the Commissioner blandly. Il did
rot"
10 YOU -cat the papers," he was asked.
.,rell-er-er. sometimes Go: usually l do"
said Nj. Woodbury.
Roroagh President Coler made another attack
m The Street Cleaning Department. this time IN
-sn,v 70 a statement made Monday by Superin-
,endent Clarke. Of the Brooklyn bureau, in which
W minated that there might be scandal
North investigating in the asphalt work done on
Brooklyn streets Mr.. Coler said!
T. the sllperintendent knows Of any asphalt
scandal il is his duty to take the matter to the
grad Jury Ike 4 man and not make insinuations
trhich amount 20 nothing That is the way we
do business in this Office. and if Mr. Clarke VIII
me
I ID myself
MAYOR Mcclellan declined again yesterday to
disturb the harmony" existing between HIM
,slf and Charles Francis Murphy by comment
,rr on the fnferentiaI charge made by Murphy
,bs. Mcclellan forced the turning down Of Je-
-onss by Tamnlany Murphy has been blamed
Cor this right along. but he says he was in favor
NJ Jeron,e's nomination. leaving il to Mayor
Mcclellan to release him from the implied OBJ
,iratior Of secrecy and let him tell Of every
hing that happened at the conference between
,fu-phv. Mcclellan and Cram on the night OF
,6a county convention, when Jerome was re-
FUSED a nomination
Mayor Mcclellan viii not say whether MI
Murchy IS at liberty 10 tell what was said at
the conference When asked yesterday If ne
had made up his mind 10 raise the lid as II
N-rc. the Mayor said:
Nothing 10 say.
When Mr.. Murphy. who spent good part or
tie DAY AT Tammany Hall. was told that the
Mayor refused 10 release him from the sacred
bonds Of secrecy that bound them and J. Ser
eealt Cram together like cables Of nickel steel,
~ said.
IF Mcclellan will not release me there is
nothing more 10 be said. I viii not that ac
count make war on his administration Tam
way possible and viii help the Mayor to give
the people what they want I have quarrel
with the Mayor. just want him 20 release me
from this pledge Of secrecy. I was in favor of
the nomination Of Jerome at that conference.
What the Mayor said I am not al liberty 70
state
Ask the Mayor how he stood the Jerome
question and why Jerome was not nominated by
Tsmmany Hall. or, better still, go down to the
City Hall again and ask him TO release me. so
that tell the story
Asked if there any political significance
r The dismissal Of Charles J. Collins from the
serreIsryship Of the Dock Department TO make
room for one Of Hearsts supporters. Robert
Baker. and in the request by the Tenement
House Commissioner for the resignation of Mr..
Murphy's relative. John Murphy, the Mayor said
he must refer 10 the terms Of his acceptance of
The nomination for Mayor
In his speech Of acceptance the Mayor said
that service unOer his first administration would
not necessarily mean the retention I'm Office Of
those who had not lived up To his expectations.
ANY way he added, those appointments
ana changes are not made by me They are
MADE by the heads Of the departments who
"'li doubtless be willing 70 give their reasons"
Commissioner Butler Of the Tenement House
Department said that he had not asked for the
resignation Of John Murphy, and that he had no
present intention of asking for il.
John Murphy has a $3.50 cIerkship in the
department and is acting an assistant secre-
iary.