Year: 1871

TEMPORARY INJUNCTION GRANTED AGAINST


TWEED, CONNOLLY & co.


TIE FIRST VICTORY FOR THE PEoPLE-sUCCEss


OF JOHN FoLEY's RAID-THE RING RE-


STRAINED FROM ISSUING MORE BONDS, OR


PAYING MORE HONEY TO TAMtANY COR


PoRATIoNs-THE TWO PER CENT LAW


MUST BE oBEYED-Ex-JUDGE BARRETTs


ARGUMENT AGAINST FURTHER MUNICIPAL


ROBBERY.


The first overt movement Of the people against the
Ring resulted yesterday In . success 30 sudden and
complete as to lead many toimagne that corrupt
rulers had voluntarily abandoned the outposts OF
their position in order to gain time to perfect some
new scheme Of villainy for the efecual suppression
Of the movement which 80 persistently refuses to
elbow over" The injunction granted yesterday on
the application of John Foley confines the
city authorities within the Limits OF the
Two Per Cent oct which they have glaringly vio-
lated, restrains the Controller from issuing more
city or county bonds and prohibits the payment OF
any further sums to the New-York Printing Com
pany, and other Ring close corporations. On Monday
next the Corporation Counsel is summoned to show
cause why the injunction should not be made perma-
nent. What arguments, secret and open. will be
brought to bear in the mean time upon Judge Bar
nard it is impossible to say, but he displays the
same prompt judicial firmness that occasion that
characterized him yesterday, the Ring will be shorn
of half its nefarious power.


The public excitement in regard to the suit Of Mr.
kIa Cd farda
abated 1t was the chief topic Of conversation
wherever business men met ; and although, until
the decision of Judge Barnard, opinions as to the
success Of Mr. Foley differed considerably, there
was but one wish expressed, and that was that the
relief asked for the oppressed people of this
city and county might be granted. The Su-
prcme Court Chambers were crowded with
throng of attentive and interested observ-
ers, mostly members of the legal profession
who waited patiently until the unimportant motions
which preceded the Foley were disposed Of and


listened with almost breathless anxiety to the clear
terse, and pointed address of ex-Judge George c.
Barrett, who made the application on behalf of Mr.
Foley, exposing more fully than had before been
done the acts of fraud and corruption practiced by
the members of the Ring. And when, at the close
of his address, Judge Barnard uttered the words,
You are entitled to this ORDER Sir will grant the
| injunction" the excitement which had hitherto
been held under control, burst forth in prolonged
| applause. The following is ex-Judge Barretts
| speech:


EX-JUDGE BARRETT's PLEA FOR THE PEOPLE.
| Ibaye been instructed to make an application be-
fore your Honor for an injunction in the action In
which the papers are now before you 1t is an ac-
ton brought by Mr.. John Foley, citizen and tax
payer and resident of this city, against the Board
| of Supervisors, Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty'
| A. Oakley Hail. Richard b. Connolly VIM. NJ. Tweed,
| and Peter B. Sweeny. AS the papers are somewhat
yoluminous having been drafted with consldera-
BILE degree of care and have given the matter some
reflection, twill be- perhaps, better to state the
facts and the relief we ask The BILL after setting
out the usual formal averments In reference to the
character of the different defendants and the posi-
ton of the plaintiff as a taxpayer and citizen,
states variety Of facts which it will not be neces-
sary for me to call your attention to partcu-
larly at the present moment, including es-
pecially the condition Of things which led
to the passage of the act Of the Legislature, in the
| year lS71 under which bring this suit These
facts, which are matters of public notoricty, and
on which every citizen is nformed-such the con-
dtion of affairs here, the city debt, its increase
within the last two OF three years the payment of
large sums of money without record of the date end
without proper appropriation, tho excessive appro-
| priations and the payment of money on fictitious
claims-a of these matters, contained In the bill,
constitute the actual facts upon which we ask spe-
| ciRc relief in this action. An act was passed
| by the last Legislature known AS the Two
Per Cent Act" 1t is specifically set forth
in this bill of complaint that under that act
| the Legislature provided that sum of money
not exceeding $96 000OO for the years 1871 and 1872,
should be raised by taxation for the purpose first of
| paying our quota of the State tax, and,
second, of paying the interest on the public
debt maturing during the present year, and
| also the principal of the public debt maturing the
present year, and that the surplus which remains
after the payment of these SUMS should be applied
for the purposes of the government OF the City and
County of New-Y9rk and that hat the Board Of o! Az
bill of complaint should meet and appropriate such
sums for the different Departments of the City and
| County Government may be necessary for its
working. 1t was provided that no more money


should be expended for the purpose OF the City and
| County Government than what may remain after
the payment Of our quota OF the State tax and the
turing during the year. That was specifically pro-
vided in this act. II also provided that no ap


propriations should be made for any purpose which
could not be made and paid out OF such remaining
surplus. =.


Now Sir We apply to YOU under these at 81. rrcnm
within the act. which, / may say without travelling
from the record an act practically and snbstan-
TALLY of their creation We ask that that act be
enforced we ask that they be kept to that act and
any burden upon the Taxpayers and citizens OF this
| community, beyond the amount which they are
authorized to do by that act.


THE TWO PER CENT ACT GROSSLY VIOLATED.
Now, Sir, we show you that this act has been vio-
lated-violated this year. Our bill sets forth that
the total amount of taxation under that act
will amount to S21 100000 at two per cent as fixed
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