New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-27
ACTON BY ALDERMEN
MAKES MAYOR ANGRY
Tolls Them Their Plan to In
vestigate Police Is to
EmbarrasS Him.
peBuKES PETITION BEARER
novnor Says He Knows Who Is
Remind the Move, but De-
clines to Tell When
Quizzed,

vnsr Alderman II. Fl. Curran called
-, MAYOR GaynOr Yesterday to ask
~, ~ call a special meeting of the Board
., ,lderraen to arrange for an investi-
S,,,ion Of the Police Department the
80 showed every sign Of eXtvems a.
lance. He declared that the move was
ing made to embarrass him in his at
,.r,nts TO clear up the situation, and that
~ tnew who was back of il.
Uben Alderman Curran asked him a.
.,.,a who was back Of it the Mayor said
- would have no more discussion OF it,
,b., he was about to catch a train for
:, lanes and would attend TO the mat
FER on Monday.
Alderman Ralph Folks, tho majority
,.adsr Of the board was with Mr.. Cur
r,n They had with them petition signed
Nv atteen members OF the board. upon
,'bcb the Mayor, according to the char
,,y Is obliged to call special meeting.
ur Curran told the Mayor that his
.c,ion in circulating the petition was due
% m personal feeling against the Mayor
q, the Police Department. Mr.. Curran's
account Of what happened is as follows:
81 told the Mayor how ! felt, and that
q, nv feeling in this regard I was
b.eked I'D by the members of the Board
Who had signed the petition; that we
vare face 10 face not only with power
conferred by the charter, but with duty
conferred upon the Board of Aldermen
aIone and that if VIC failed to discharge
chat duty We would be false to our oaths
n office ] asked him TO help and CO.
operate with US stating that, of course,
our function was not to try to convict
criminals but 10 ascertain what con-
,sctjon. if any. there is or has been be
tween members of the department and
gamblers, and 10 find a remedy. In other
words. our work was 10 be constructive.
The Mayor said:
Il know why you're doing this. You're
doing THIS TO embarrass me in my at
tempt 10 clear up the situation
Il told the Mayor that If he had lis
tened to what ! said ne would realize
that he was mistaken. The Mayor said
then that in undertaking the investiga-
,ion. as a board, we would be stulttyng
ourselves.
Il replied. j wish to be patient, but |
do not consider that this action on the
part of the aldermen will stultify that
branch Of the city government
well have no more discussion Of
this, the Mayor. rephe1. lie then SAID
that the board had failed TO ADOPT Ger
tain legislative measures that he would
very much like to see adopted. | told him
that was another question. / know just
who's back Of this, the Mayor said.
81 don't know what's in your mind
Mr. Mayor ! said, but l know in my
own that the Board of Aldermen is back
ait Please tell me who is back or 1t.
Il you know
We'll, we'll have no more discussion
Of this said the Mayor. Then ne saii
he was Just about 10 catch a tram 1or
81 James and that he would attend to
tie matter on Monday morning. Ihat
means that a meeting may be had upon
.hree days notice, by Friday OF next
week.
In view of this crime and this s.tua-
ion. hen we ask the Mayors help ana
l think that for him 10 say
hat we're stultifying ourselves in trying
o find cut the truth in so grave mat
er as this is about the most remarkabIe
md Illuminating statement ever made b.
Mayor of New York City"
The aldermen signing the request for 4
peciai meeting are as follows:
Ralph Folks. Henry II. Curran. Sam
el Marks. William D. Brush, Courtlandt
;icol, Nathan Lieberman. Niles ~
Becker. Frank Dotzler, W. ID. rem
ry. Robert Ii. Bosse. George A. Morrl-
on. Daniel r. Coleman, James K. Wes-
on. John II. Boschen, Henry r. Grimm
!. Augustus Post and Bryant Willard.