Year: 1872

The troubles OF the Grecnville taxpayers, instead
OF showing signs OF abating, continue to increase.
During the past week the Street Commissioners
have been unusually active, and they have taken
strong measures to kill the opposition that Is
being manifested to them. Judge Dilo-
way, who Is the leading spirit Of the
taxpayers has been twice arrested on charges
OF false Imprisonment ana perjury, both Of
winch he has given bail, and his prosecutors seem
determined 10 push the case against him. The
commissioners yesterday, however, showed what
seems TO be u disposition to compromise the dis
putc by Offering through the counsel Of the
Finance Committee, Mr.. Albeit, OF Jersey city,
to reduce the local taxation to the amount OF
$4,000 less than what they originally determined
to collect. Jhis action was caused by Mr..
Fleming, OF Greenville, who brought u case into
the Supreme Court to have the taxation laid aside.
The offer seems admission OF weakness, but the
Commissioners claim that the first estimate was
caused by an error and that the offer made by Mr..
Albeit is correction OF that error


on last evening meeting OF all who are opposed
to the Commissioners was held In Schreimer's Hall,
and Notwithstanding the severity OF the weather 1t


WAS LARGELY ATTENDED.


The chair was taken by Judge Schultz, and Mr..
Detwiler was appointed Secretary. In the aD-
sence OF the Secretary the previous meeting the
minutes were not read.


Mr. CAREY President OF the Democratic Club Of
Greenvle, was the first speaker lie said that IL
would be better at the outset 10 detail what had
happened during the week in order that hlS audience
mght be Kept thoroughly posted relative TO what. what
all IN their power to maintain the line OF conduct,
they had marked out tor themselves, and an in
stance OF that was afforded by the unsuccessful
persecution to which Judge Dill0way had been sub
lected during the week warrant was first
issued by Justice Chambers OF Jersey City, for the
arrest OF the Judge on charge OF per-
jury. and the officer who was sent to
make ma the arrest was directed TO make
procure bail and the prisoner would have to be
taken to the Hudson County JAIL The onlcer was
more generous than the Justice, and the arrest was
not made until the following morning, when the
Judge was taken before Justice Martin OF Bayonne,
who admitted him TO bail and fixed the hearing OF
| the case for two O'Clock in the after
noon OF future day. Justice Chambers, who
is generally believed to be in league with
the Commissioners, was enraged that Mr.. Dil0way
was not taken before him, and another warrant
was procured, the consequence OF which was that
on Friday bail was given before Justice Cramoers,
an act which, Mr. Carey said, was without prece-
dent, giving bail twice ON the same charge. Mr.
determined TO insist upon the hearing to-
punas to insure the attendance OF Messrs.


SEYMOUR, MOfRELL AND CADMus,


the members OF the street ring subpoena had
also been issued to compel Justice Chambers to
ATTEND and produce the aildavits on winch he
issued the warrants. (Applause.)


Mr.. DnLowAY, who was received with cheers.
was the ne xt speaker. He said the Commissioners
had been trying TO make victim OF him. but they
could not inttmidate him, as he was determined
TO thoroughly expose their fraudulent acts. He
was one OF the committee OF twenty-seveD sent to
examine the books OF the Commission, and from that
examination he was convinced that there were
gross frauds and discrepancies in the accounts.
They were open and palpable to every one, and he
was thoroughly convinced that he had good and
sufficient reasons to have the warrant for the ar
rest OF the Commissioners charge
OF attempting TO deiraud the inhabitants
partisan justice yesterday, and had been forced to
give bail under protest; but he knew Chambers, he
had known him for twenty years, and II he did not
make him Suueal his name was not D1llOWay. ZAP
Dlause.) The Street commissioners were
DETERMINED TO CHEAT THE PEOPLE
to the last moment of their fraudulent existence,
and they had so fixed matters that an appeal to
law was rendered necessary, and this appeal must
he made in q manner that would entail great ex-
pensc upon the suffering taxpayers


A vOICE-We, club them out


Mr.. DILLOwAY-Yes, we will club them out, hut
1t will be by the arm OF the law. Applaise Mr..
DillOway continued at great length to dilate upon
the conduct or the commissioners and con Dcudcd by
urging united action TO accomplish their overthrow.


Mr. CAREY, In second address, mentioned, as
an instance OF how the taxes had increased during
the year. his own case. Last year his taxes were
500. This year, on the same amount of property.
they were more than three hundred dollars.
The thing must be stopped. and on Mon
day next, when Mr.. Dilloway had his hearing.
they were determined to make test case
and see how far the law would permit the Com
mssOners to go. They now had an opportunity to
clear themselves by producing their books, and II
they did not appear and produce them they would
The meeting was adjourned to meet again next
Saturday evening, when 1t is expected matters
viii he brought to a crisis