Year: 1875

be remembered that the for the month OF July
signed several weeks ago IL is said that nearly
every one Of the nremen's pay for June is heavily
"mortgaged,' - and that, owing TO the length of time
they have all had wait for their money most Of the
pay they will receive to-day will go into the pockets OF
the landlords and grocers who have given them credit
for the past month


The books for the collection OF personal taxes will be
opened the 10th of September at the comptroIlers
Office and those for real estate taxes about the same
time. The Tax Commissioners have completed the
making up of the tax books and they have been signed
by the Supervisors In this connection It may be stated
that the visit OF the State Tax Assessors the Tax Com
missoncrs' Office yesterday purely informal one;
that the statement and figures which given TO
them by tho City Commissioners the which
Tax Commissioner Andrews laid before the Finance
Committee OF the Board Of Aldermen two months ago,
and which were published in the HERALD at the time
They were also submitted in pamphlet form to the State
Assembly Committee Of Ways and Means last winter


The charges which the witness before the Committee
Crime Tuohey, has prepared to be presented to the
Mayor against the Police Commissioners have not yet
been sent to the Mayor As they to be founded on
his testimony before the Committee, it rather
strange proceeding that he individual should draw
up charges in view of the fact that when the Committee
get through with their labors they will prefer charges
based tho testimony of not merely but OF all the
witnesses who have given evidence before them against
the police The counsel of the Committee has already
preferred his charges against the Commissioners not as
counsel but simply citizen interested in the good
of the city; yet il every witness who has been
examined by the Committee and who yet remains TO be
examined goes work and draws series OF charges
to be submitted to the Mayor it would seem, as the
Mayors friends contend that the Committee had better
make report at ALL and leave each individual witness
to the task which belongs properly TO the Committee


Tho rapid transit resolutions of Mr. Gross will be
made special order at special meeting of the Alder
day, and as at the meeting Thursday General
Porters reply to Alderman Vance's resolution
dered to be attached to the Croton main ordinance
the 1e, it is highly probable that the democrats will
make another attempt to have the ordinance passed
The breaking down OF tho high service engine High
bridge which leaves the uptown districts with scarcity
OF water and the full and satisfactory which
General Porter gave in his communication to show tha


the passage OF the ordinance absolute necessity
may the party scrupcs of the republican Al
dcrmen


The difficulty between the Comptroller and the City
Chamberlain concerning the signing of warrants the
merits and dement's of which were given in these col
uns two weeks ago. still continues and the two officials
are now impatently waiting until the Corporation
Counsel has given his opinion to whether the method


that has so long obtained in the signing of warrants is
or is not wrong. Mr. Whncys opinion will also, 1t is
believed touch upon the question Of individual war
rants, u which has created so much wrangng between


the Comptroller and tho Mayor and possibly decide the
matter at issue between them to the
subject, if Mr.. Green be convinced
by anybodys opinion about anything 1t will be bornc


In mind that last Monday the Mayor the Comptroller,
the City Chamberlain and the Corporation Counsel held
private conference in the Mayors oficc, when the
question of the best method OF paying the interest on
the city debt whether by check or coupons, was fully
discussed but conclusion was arrived at 1t is said,


M WhneS oeSes win
understood he requested to do yesterday write
opinion which will cover this matter, as well as the
others which, ever since last January have been, like
ghosts from the graveyard, rising up every now and
then to disturb the harmony OF the happy family in the
City Hail.


Although MT Canda resigned a Brooklyn Bridge
Commissioner several weeks ago no one has yet been
appointed to fill his place II is said that there Is
who the coming man should be; but, as President
Lewis of the Board of Abdomen has vote to the APP
pontment it is not likely If there was serious differ
encc of opinion between Mr. Wickham and Mr. Green
that the latter could gain his point matter how hard
he might fight


The politicians yet remain in a state of profound be-
widerment at the delay Of the Corporation Counsel in
making his appointments, and a thousand and one
stories ahoat to the Of the delay. few
think that there is hitch over the Corporation Aor
neyship; that the Mayor insists upon the appointment
OF one party while Mr. Whitney strenuously insists
that he shall appoint quite another person Yet again
IL is said by others that the question that is bohering
both the Mayor and the Corporation Counsel is Who
shall be Assistant Corporation Counsel? that offer of
the place has already been made to certain lawyer,
who has declined and that another lawyer who has



the position If offered him has asked.
like the blushng damsel who said she would nccr
consent and yet consented, few days to think IT,
In connection with the position the name has been
casually mentioned Of one Of the members Of tho
Tammany General Committee from the Fifteenth AS
sembly district II may be said that he has chance
for the place


County Clerk Walsh yesterday in his resignation
as member Of the General Committee Of Tammany
Hail. He says that the resignation has political
significance whatever that i'll health alone prompts
HIM to leave the committee; that he is Tammany
to the backbone and nat he dreamed of Joining
any other organization. Most Of the politicians had
sign before he that his doctors had told him
to forego politics his life. He very naturally pre-
ferred to forego politics.


The anti -Tammany democrats seem determined as
ever to send delegation TO the Syracuse Convention
that will enter the lists with Tammany Hall and fight
for admission the test of reguarityn II will be
mcmbered that they time ago held their prlma-
their turn elected delegates county committee after
the fashion of the rural regions. They now propose
not only to hold their primaries TO elect dele
gates TO district conventions, which to choose
three delegates each to the State Convention, but
they propose to make the primaries a true
To this end they will use guido the book prepared
by John ]. Davenport the United States Supervisor of
Elections last November, and which contains the name
of voter every election district and thus pre-
vent voters in election district from voting tho
primaries in any other Voters who may have changed
their residences since the last election will be obliged
give proof of their last voting place before their vote
will be taken.


Some people say that bargain is being consummated
by which II the Fire Commissioners not removed by
the Governor the democrats will be the gamers next
November Who is the go betwcenS