The New York Herald Newspaper, July 8, 1873, Page 5

THE DUMPING GROUNDS A Mountainous Mass of Manure on 4 Concentrating the Odors of Our Stables. A DELICATE CONCESSION TO THE CHOLERA The War of Dampers and Deodorizers. STABLEMEN IN A _ STRAIT. Deeds of Daring by the Desperate Dumpers. On the East River, occupying the area between Forty-fifth and Forty-seventh streets, lies the great east side dumping ground. This dumping ground is the receptacle appointed by city ordi- Mance for the reception of all the manure and stable filth of the east side of tne city, and to those who are sceptical of the productive capacity Of the city in that direction it is an irrefutable proot of a fact epigrammatically stated by a sani- tary officer, “The stables of New York can nourish all the farms in the State.” On this east side Mumping ground a MOUNTAIN OF MANURE rises heavenward—a solid hill two blocks wide at the base rising to an apex as high as the top of the tenement buildings that surround it, a “Pelion upon Ossa” of dung. Yellow straws are thickly interlaced among the Mithier excrement, and lend, so far as possible, considering the main element of the mass, a _ brighter variegation to the foul hues of the mountain, while the liquid exudations, flowing slimily down its sides to the river, attempt to de- Inde the sluggish minds of those who live in the neighborhood to thoughts of flashing rivulets in Northern hills. The shadow of this foul mountain falls at eventide on the clear bosom of tne East River, and as the sun goes down it almost casts its shadowy apex on the green sward of Blackwell’s Island. But IT8 INFURNCE does not rest with its mere externals—its height or its length of shadow. It casts its odors over the whole area of New York city that lies between Fourth avenue and Fortieth and Sixtieth streets. When the wind 1s southerly it infringes upon the moses of the sick, the lunatics and the criminals Who exist in the Blackwell's Island institutions. When it is northerly it aggravates the olfactories of the residents about Lexington and Madison ave- ues, and when a very high east wind prevails the unmannerly odor dares even to intrude among the fragrance and flowers of Central Park. Here is a mountainous nuisance for our reform-City Fathers abate. ¥ A HUNDRED THOUSAND CARTLOADS OF MANURE xerment and stew in this mountainous mass. On ‘Warm days a thousand slimy streams spring from its sides and summit and wend their ways to the East River, And directly in sight and smell of it, im the loity tenement houses that are peculiar to ‘all the poorer portions of our city, live 5,000 peeple, penned in by their poverty to sigkt of its loath- some proportions and smell of its fetid odor. 3t is said that most of the inhabitants of these tenement houses have to keep their windows closed to @void the smelis. It might be imagined that peo- le used to the smell of tenement houses need not ‘up their noses ata manure heap. The fact is palpabiy true, yet, nevertheless, the windows of many even of the filthiest oi these caravanseries remain closed in this weather for no ostensible reason but abhorrence of the manure heap odor. The manure heap, it must be understood, has Not accrued recently. It has been gaining like a snow ball, through every successive season, until it has reached 173 PRESENT MAGNIFICENT PROPORTIONS. No mushroom or upstart oj a manure HeaD: is this. It belongs to an old stock, and at its base, no doubt, by a scientific analysis, might be discovered Specimens of fossils deposited there in the paleo- woic ages when William F, SE ate was Mayor ot New York and George W. Muatsell Superintend- ent of Police for their tirst terms. Deposit on de- posit has been steadily carted to add to its wealth, by the stablemen of the city, In all times and seasons, without regard to the olfactory nerves of residents in the neighborhood, up to the nt season. The pile has become so high and complaints so general that the Sanitary In- sSpectors have decreed that no more manure ‘shall be dumped there until the heap has been reduced. To eniorce this provision one inspector is stationed at the heap every day and three policemen day and might. But this provision has ITS DRAWBACKS, Manure accumulates just the same in the stables, A city ordinance cannot be expected to obviate the physica necessities of all the cattle in town. The manure heaps in the stables consequently continue to pile up, and there is no dumping ground set le whereto this increasing excrement may be removed. Boats on which the heaps may be piled gre difficuit to get, owing to the great demand at this season for boats in other lines of trade. More- over, the farmers are busy cultivating their already growing grain or preparing for harvest time, and they do not need manure. There is no demand tor tne articie, and, even if there were, the market is already glutted. Under these circumstances the provision of the Health Department, forbidding any furtner deposit of manure in the dumping grounds, bears - HARD UPON THE STABLEMEN, They soon find their own narrow limits filled, and an encroachment upon the ordinary room of the stables is threatened. Naturaily, a great cry goes up from the stabiemen, and in some instances lesperate attempts have been made to dump at the grounds, regardless of orders and ordinances, up to Saturday eight arrests had been made by the rs iN attendance tor offences of this kind, and three more were made yesterday. ‘he necessity bas also given birth to a snrewd invention on the part of the stablemen. On Saturday, as by arrange- ment, probably, three of these desperate dumpers were arrested, and it required the three policemen at the groundg to take them to the station house. ‘Their departure was the signal for the arrival of ABOUT FORTY CARTS fall of the odorous stu‘, ail of which were dumped in the none regardiess of the outcries and de- mands of the inspector, who wruny his hands and threatened to read riot acts innumerable at the cool-headed cartmen. Tue whole thing, arrests and all, are now supposed to have been a “put up job” on the part o1 the dumpers, and the forty carts ‘waited around corners until they knew by precon- scerted signals that the coast was clear of police- men. The dumpers succeeded yesterday, however, in securing two boats, and until these are used up they will not care to use the forbidden dumping gro The incident serves to show at least to und, ‘what DESPERATE STRAITS the dumpers are reduced and to illustrate the ne- cessity of seme extraordinary measures to clear away the mountainous heap there that now offends Bight and smell. The removal is done by contrac- tors, and it is pessible that as they get their remu- Reratiou from the farmers, they are averse to re- moving it now when “dung is cheap as dirt.” In justice to the contractors, however, it must be said that the general scarcity of boats prevents them in gome degree from removing the manure so rapidly as they are expected to remove it, and it isnardly probable that they have a “corner in manure’ among the speculations in their eyes, and imtend to Jet that heap remain, fermenting and stewing until Fail to Fay the corner. Meantime, however, the DISINFRCTING THE HRAP #0 far as possible. The greater part of it, they claim, is already disinfected, and a barrel ot crude carbolic acid and a barrel of gypsum are each ex- pended dally in the process of deodorizing the re- mainder. Channels have also been dug to lead the Aiquid exndations riverward when they fail other- ‘wise to find their way there, and {t is probable about the time ey one, is worn out with the tainted atmosphere of the neighborhood, and dumpers have been rendered desperate enough to dump on any convenient sidewalk, the sanitary men will have made some impression on the mass. THE WEST SIDK DUMPING GROUND. The main dumping ground on the west side lies at the foot of irty-eighth street, and is a much more modest heap than its pretentious brother across town. The ‘anitary Board has no special in- spector there as pats and the duty of the Taspector ay ens prodiscahg fete yo bod py of his pay- any al as also undergone, @ mild way, the work of disinfection. ee THE GARBAGE GROUNDS, On 109th street, juss west of Fourth avenue, tne and ashes of the city are disinfected and lumped at present, under orders of inspectors, to All up swamp lands and make ground. These coon. eons here about two biocks of that eat hood, while @ lew biocks of land on the of the East River, below tidewater, are under consideration as a possible similar dump- ine ‘ound, The Engineer of the Board of Public who has been made Consulting Engineer of *ha Bosrd of Health, is considering tho feaaibiisy project. and aisin- goes On very smoot tm this part of the city without very uncomfortal , although She complaints, oe: Shey sre apt to be in all cases, are loud and long. THE COURTS. In the United States District Court, yesterday, & capias was issued in the case of the United States vs. J. Herrick Abell, James R. Parker and another to recover $10,000 on the bond of Paymaster Abell, United States Navy. The bond was sealed on the 29th of April, 1866, Yesterday Abraham Halle and Bernard Brummer, of the frm of A. Halle & Co., 358 Broadway, were arrested by Dep. ‘y Marshal Purvis on ® charge of committing alleged acts of fraudulent bankruptcy. They gave bail in $5,000 each before Unitea States Mershal Fisk, SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, Decisions, By Judge Dantels. Paton and others vs, Sory et al.—Motion to dis- charge order of arrest denied, with $10 costs of opposing. jaellen vs. Schmidt.—Motion to set aside judg- ment denied, with $10 costs of opposing. Livingston vs, White.—Motion denied on the ground that the guardian ad litem had ceased to be a party to the actien. By Judge Brady, Depew vs. McConnell et al.—Order settled. SUPERIOR COURI—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. By Judge Van Vorst. Sage vs. Lyons.—Order for judgment on dismis- sal of complaint. Thurber and another vs, Tarbut.—Order for pub- leation, Aurey vs. Staford et al.—Order continuing action, By Chief Justice Barbour. Libby et al. vs. Rennic.—Case settled, with amendments, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions, By vane Van Brunt. The ert &c., vs. McMullin.—see decision, Consolidated Fruit Jar Company vs. Muson.— Motior granted. O'Neill vs. Mouser.—Judgment granted. Lowenthal vs, Hess.—Motion denied, with $10 costs. to abide event. Hagen vs. Kopen.—Motion for attachment granted, Edison vs, Hare.—Judgment dissolved. Hawkins et al. vs- Campbell.—Motion denied. Brady vs, brady.—Report of referee confirmed, Judgment of divorce for plaintift, COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Empaneiling the Grand Jury. Before Judge Sutherland. The July term of this Court was opened yester- day, His Honor Judge Sutherland presiding. As- sistant District Attorney Roilins will conduct the prosecution during the few days that the Court will be in session. The Grand Jury was sworn, and Mr, David M. Turnure was chosen to act as foreman. After a brief charge by His Honor they entered upon the discharge of their duties, “General” Greenthal Sent to the State Prison for Eighteen Months. Abraham Green, alias “General Greenthal,” was placed at the bar, and Mr, Rollins announced that the prisoner wished to withdraw his plea of “not guilty” and plead guilty to the charge of grand larceny. It will be remembered that Greenthal, who nas been trequently betore the bar of the crimi- nal courts, was convicted in December, 1871, of stealing $250 from the person of Arthur ©, Taylor on the 25th of November. Mr. Howe succeeded in getting a new trial for Greenthal after he entered upon the expiation of his sentence to the State Prison. He has remained in the City Prison for several months awaiting trial. ‘The Judye in passing sentence said that it was only proper that the time which Greenthal served for this offence should be deducted from the pun- isiment. His Honor sentenced him tothe State Prison for eighteen months, <‘Wes,.”” Allen Sent to the State Prison for Five Years, After Greenthal’s case was disposed of, another equally notorious criminal was arraigned—Wesiey Allen, one of the most expert professional pick- pockets in the country. He, with his brother Mar- tin Allen, was tried and convicted in this Court during the May term of an attempt to break into the fancy store of Cnarles W. Kohisaat & Co., Nos. 9, 11 and 13 Mercer street, on the 28th of March. Mr. Howe moved for a new trial and an arrest of judgment upon various technical grounds, The a Judge overruled the mction, and sentenced “Wes.” Allen to the State Prison for five years. Burglaries and Larcenies. William Jones, a hard looking youth, was charged with burglariously entering the house of Joseph Scotti, 61 South Fifth avenue, on the 20th of June and stealing $21 in moxey and clothing valued at $100. He pleaded guilty to burglary in the third degree. Mr. Rollins stated that Jones was tried and convicted ofl arceny two months ago under another name and was sent to the Penitentiary for two years and six months, from which place he escaped. As he was an incorrigible tellow the Judge sentenced him to the State Prison jor four years and six months, Christian Morgenweck, who was charged with stealing a gold watch irom George W. Edwards on the 9th of June, pleaded guilty to an attempt at grand larceny. He was sent to the Penitentiary for eighteen months. Patrick 0’Snea, who on the 15th of June cut Jane Collins in the head, pleaded guilty to assault and battery. Jecobd Klain, charged with receiving $12 worth of belt leather, knowing it tv have been stolen from D. B. Fairweather & Co, by John Kornan, pleaded guilty to petit larceny. James Morrissey pleaded gallty to petit larceny, the charge being that on the 2d of April he stole $100 worth of plumbing materials, the property of Carroll & Harmon. Mary Smith (colored), charged with stealing witn violence $15 and a sliver watch from Dautel Hayes (white), who accompanied her to a dis- reputable house 1n Thompson street, was convicted of petit larceny. iiiam Paimer, jointly indicted with Mary Smith, pleaded guilty to the minor grade of larceny. Each of these prisoners was sent to Penitentiary for six mnths, Acquittals. Frank Reimerth was jointly indicted with John Peterson, charged with attempting to steal a few pieces of snoulders and hams on the night of the 22d of June, the property of William C, Mar- Shall, 14 Second avenue. The accused showed by reliable proof that he was on his way home when arrested and that he had had nothing todo with tne larceny. He was promptly acquitied, Elizabeth Schulse, a waiter girl in a Chatham Street concert saloon, was also acquitted of the charge of stealing $140 from August Potter on the igth of June. A Disagreement. George Lockwood, alias Johnson, alias Culley, was tried for alleged complicity in robbing Law- rence A. Wallenback of $40 on the night of the 1itn of March at arestaurant in Bleecker street. The jury were unable to agree. und at alate hour in the afternoon they were discharged irom the jurther consideration of the case. JEFFERSON MARKET POLICE COUAT. Youthful Burgiars. John Stevenson, a boy of fifteen years of age, was arraigned before Justice Ledwith at the Jeffer- son Market Police Court yesterday, charged with an attempted burglary on the premises 64 West Twenty-seventh strect, occupied by Zadoc Strauss as a shoe store, at an early hour Sunday morning. He was observed by @ night watchman trying to ry the door open with a “jimmy,” and on attempt- ing to escape Was pursued and arrested. He was committed in default of $1,000 bat! to auswer, Robert Elliot, fourteen years of age, of 348 West Thirty seventh street, and Thomas West, thirteen ears, of 817 Second avenue, were charged with breaking into the premises of John Simpson, at 163 West Forty-second manded for examination. Brother Against Brother. John McCagur, residing on the corner of Six- teenth street and Tenth avenue, was charged with stealing clothing to the value of $57, the property of his brother James McCagur, who made the com- plaint. He was locked up to answer, COURT CALENDAR—THIS DAY. Supreme Court, Cnampers—Held by Judge Daniels.—Nos. 21, 22, 24, 29, 33, 35, 38, 44, 47, 48, 51, Street. ‘hey were re- 2, 5H, 57, 60, 69, 7844, 78%, 87 34, 93, 94, 95, 96, 98, 101 108, 164, 100, 107, 105, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, Cail 18, BROOKLYN COURTS. UNITEB STATES BISTAICT COURT—IN BANKRUPTCY, Question of the Election of an Assignee. Before Judge Benedict. In the matter of Joseph H. Tuck, which was an involuntary proceeding taken against him indi- vidually by creditors and also as a member of the firm of Tuck, Goddard & Co,, the question was raised by creditors of the individual bankrupt that creditors against the bankrupt as a member of the | Arm bad no right to vote for an assignee. Judge ROTRATTS Rat one ces oes omy |W POY MOVER ON THE MAYOR | UMTED STATES DISTRICT COURT—1N ADMIRALTY. Sinking a Boat. Before Judge Benedict, In the suit of Carey Rigney vs. The tugboat Francis King, damages were claimed for the sink- ing of @ boat which was being towed by the King. The defence sought to prove that the sinking of the boat was caused by the tact that the cabin win- dows had been left open and the water flowed in. Judge Benedict Leid that the tug had undertaken to conduct the tow with an insamicient hawser, and directed that @ decree be entered in favor of the libellant, with an order of reference to ascertain the amount of damages. SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM, A Bride’s Loss of Memory—A Funny Case. Besore Judge Pratt. A certain Mr. Ellenburger, residing. in South Fourth street, had a christening at his house one night last December and invited a few of bis friends to participate in the festivities of the occasion, Among those who were present was & dashing German miss, Sallie Rothermet, who was accom- panied by August Brucks. uring the evening the host produced four vottles of Rhine wine, which the guests partook of, Sallie imbibing so Ireely that she gradually settled into a degree of intoxication which rendered her somewhat unmindful of what transpired about her. While in this state the minister, Rev, Mr. Neander, who had per- formed the christening ceremony, macried her to Brucks, her escort, and alter the lnarriage she went to her own house. Brucks went his own way. On the following morning Sal- he went tu brucks’ store te collect some money for hewspapers she had delivered to ulm, and then she became awure of the fact that they had been married, She had no recoliection of the ceremony, absolutely refused to live with him, and subse- quently instituted proceedings ier a divorce irom the bonds of matrimony, ‘The case was sent toa Teferee, when the above state of iacts trauspired, The defendant failed to appear or interpose any delence, and the referee reported in favor of allow- ing the divorce, Judge Pratt yesterday confirmed the report. The Flatbush Avenue Extension, Before Judge Gilbert. The Commissioners for the improvement of Flat bush avenue, which is the straightening of tne old road (or King’s highway) irom the line of Flatbush to the village of Flatiands, and the widening of it to high water line, yesterday presented their re- port to the Court ior confirmation, Objections were made by a number of property owners on the grounds that they had been excess- ively assessed, that the awards were insuficient, and flnaily that the act authorizing the impiove- ment Was unconstitutional. Judge Gilbert reserved his decision. COURT OF SESSIONS. The Grand Jury Empanelied. Before Judge Moore, A Grand Jury was empanelled yesterday morn- ing consisting of the following named gentle- men:—Albert 8. Winship, foreman; Charles N, Gage, Henry Kelsey, Samuel Cockroft, Peter Finn, James Sutherland, Harrison B. Abbott, Cariton Mendenhall, M. H. Dorman, George L. Ayres, Colin C. Campbell, Patrick J. McCaulay, William P, John- son, Benjamin Limken, A, M, Bingham, J. G, Housel, Charles Heard, James Hyer, Charles Anthon, Judge Moore delivered the usual charge to the Grand Jury and alluded to the fact that there would be but few cases for them to dispose of, They then retired to their duties, The tact is that Judge Moore held Court so continuously last mouth that at the end of the term there were no sh cases (prisoners in jail awaiting trial) remain- ing to be tried. FUNERAL OF MRS. RICHARD TWEED. No Ostentation—Only the Family ana Personal Friends Present—Mr. William M. Tweed Paying his Tribute of Love tothe Dead—An Impressive and Quiet Ceremony. Mrs. Richard Tweed, one of the oldest residents of the Seventh ward, and the relict of Richard Tweed, who died in 1861, was buried from her late residence, 237 East Broadway. Mrs. Tweed has been an invalid for many years, and her death on Thursday last was simply the slow process of worn out human nature giving way to the ravages of suifering. Mrs, Tweed, a8 well as being one of tie best known of the residents of her neighborhood, was distinguished also for great kindliness o( heart and sincere benevolence. Her name has been identified with many charities, and indeed she was famous for unostentatious kindness long betore her family was known in any public manner, Out- side of her own circie, however, particularly of late years, she has been very little heard of, and in no manuer bas she figured beiore the worid. The funeral yesterday was oj the most private na- ture. lady’s two sons, Mr. Richard Tweed, the eldest mem- ber of the amily now living, and Mr. Wm. M. Tweed, who returned to the city expressly to attend the last sad rites of respect to his mother’s memory; Mrs. Richard Tweed, the daughter-in-iaw of the | dead; her granddaughter, Mrs. Mary Maginnis, and her grandsons, William M. and Richard ‘weed, and also some private iriends. There were no enue characters present beyond that of the family, as the 1uneral was altogether of a private navure. In the iroat parior lay the casket on trestles. The top of the lid was open and revealed the iace oi the dead lady—caim and tranquil, and still bear- ing aremarkabie resemblance to the well-known features of the tamily, The hands were folded across the breast, Un the lid of the casket was inscribed on a silver plate:— AO LLLONEOOLELE LOLELE IONE DELETED IEEE HELE LODE TE: ELIZA TWEED, aged 81 years. OOO RELOROLORTOOLE NE TODESEL OLE DOLE LODE DEDEDE DE OLED A profusicn of flowers decked the coftin and filled the close air of the room with a heavy fra- grauce. The Rev. Dr. Dunnell, of the Church ot All Saints, read the impressive burial service of the Protestant Episcopal Church, assisted by Key, Dr. Price. Then, after the family had taken a last look at the venerable remains, the coitin was closed und was borne to the hearse. There were no pall bearers and no oOstentation way displayed. The hearse was followed by several carriages, contain- ing only members of the family. In the first were W. M. Tweed, Richard Tweed and the two grand- sons. The cortcge then proceeded by way of Catharine ferry to Greenwood, where the remains were lowered into the tamily vault beside those of Richard Tweed, THE BOYS? VICTORY. cir Mass Meeting ot Working Boys in Cooper Institute Last Night—They Form a Strong Organization to Secure Their Rights. The Working Boys’ Protective Association held a meeting in room 24, Cooper Institute, last night. J. J. Joyce presided and John F, Fannigan acted as secretary. The meeting was attended by some three hundred boys, and was very orderly and well conducted. The Chairman was the first one to ad- dress the mecting. He said they had met to form @ working boys’ association that should rest on a good foundation, They were now at least in a fair way of getting what they had en- deavored to obtain for such a long time more baths and a good ball ground. It was also their intention to start a bureau for the employ- ment of boys who were out ot work and to help one another, in cases of sickness, out of a common fund for that purpose. The social benefits of the Association would also be great. It would bind them together as friends; it would mspire them with confidence, so that they would never be com- pelled to suffer any wrongs in the fuiure, but would feel self-assurance to demand and insist upon their rights. The question was whether such an association could be formed. He thought it could and that it would be a success. He tuought the foundations on which the Association rested were already very strong. The boys clapped their hands with enthusiasm. J. Ehler then adaressed them, laying particular stress upon the necessity for a fund to. meet cases of sickness in the Association. William Cook suid that the boys would never reat until they id ‘Tompkins square as @ ball ground and more baths. -(Appiause.) ‘he Chairman delivered another good speech. He said that by next Wednesday they should know for certain whether Tompkins square would be opened to the a asa playground, He toid them to be united, and cited the example of the Union of the States, who vanquished the British army by reason of their combined strength, but who would certainly have succumbed if they had not united for the purpose. He asked all the boys in the room to join the Association. The entrance fee was only twenty-five cents, and the dues ten centsa week, 80 that even the poorest boys could join them. The schoolboys were now organizing to keep the upper ball ground in the Park, and as they intended to get it vet, Must needs organize, for they would have a littie fight, (Enthusiastic app use.) james ©. Monday called attention to the fact that a boy living in Fifty-ninth street could not take a bath, for he surely could not go down to Charles street ba A time. There were enough boys in the Eighth, Ninth and sixteenth wards to justily the erection of a public bath for those three wards alone. (Applause.) A ia number of new members—nearly one hundrea—were then enrelled, and, after votng their thanks to Mr, Cooper for the use of the room, the meotjng adjourned till Mond: AX by There were among those present the dead | NEW YORK HERALD. TUESDAY, JOLY 8, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET. A SUPERVISOR’S SCRUB RACE. The Mayor “Havemeyer” Wins the First Heat, Retires on His Laurels, Does Not Come Up to tho Starting Point on the Sec- ond, and the Nineteenth Ward Nag, “McCaf- ferty,” Walks the Course, A CLEVER RUSE OF THE COMBINATION. Much to the surprise of everybody, there was music yesterday in the air of the Supervisors’ rooms in the City Hall, that resulted in a victory for the Mayor in the first heat and His Honor being badly distanced in the second and last. The en- tries were Mayor Havemeyer and Supervisor Mc- Cafferty, of the combination, The occasion for this | little scrub race was presented by the considera- tion of the tax rolis of personal and real estate, that were yesterday, in accordance with law, for- warded to the Supervisors by the Commissioners of Taxes, The law provides that they shall be sub- mitted to the Supervisors on the first Monday in July, and when the Board met at noon the Mayor, who is President under the new charter, took the chair for the second time since the new charter came into force, There were then present of the combination all but Messrs, Monheimer and Van Schaick, and of the supporters of the Mayor ali but Mr. Clausen, consequently on @ teat vote the anti-Mayor party could count but six votes, while the friends oi the Mayor numbered, With His Honor, seven—a majority of one. Alter the minutes had been read a communication trom the Commissioners of ‘Taxes and Assessments, ac- companied by the tax rolis, was read, when Mr. Vance moved that the rules be suspended to receive the rolis, He read the law providing for the custody of the tax rolls being placed in the Mayor, as President of the Board, when Supervisor MCCAFFERTY stated that the rate last year wus three per cent., and he bad seen it stated in the papers that the rate this year had been re- duced to two and a halfpercent, He thought if | the valuation had been fixed at the standard of the | Nimeteenth ward, the rate might be set down at six per cent. The valuation of the Nineteenth | ward was placed at over $19,000,000, and the people of that ward, under the valuation, would be com pelled to pay over six per cent, He moyed that a | speeial cominittee be appointed to cousider the tax | rolls of the Nineteenth, I'weifth and Twenty-s wards. He stated that it was notorious that the valuation of property in the Niueteenth ward liad been raised to a higher point than it would reach if put under the hanmer, r. VANCE Stated that the subject was one for the consideration of the Committee on axes and As- sessments, andjso declared Mr. McCaflerty’s mo- tion out o! order, Mr. McCarrerty—The Committee on Taxes and Assessments will lave enough to do with the other wards, It was supposed that the rate is to be (wo anda nalf per cent, but, under this valuation, some wards will pay six percent, Let us know | wnat we have to pay. I insist upon my motion to raise @ committec. Mr. CooreR stated that under this valuation | three upper wards would have to pay on nearly fiity million doilars, while the valuation of property down town had been reduced. The law passed limits the rate to two and a half per cent, yet the valuation had been increased in the upper wards. New York and Brooklyn pay half the taxes of the State, and he did not beiieve these cities were worth hall as much as the entire State, In the uptown wards | he could to-day buy houses for $20,000 that two years ago could not be bought for $25,000, yet the Valuation had been raised. The MAyuR (impatient)—The question is on Mr. Vance’s motion. Mr. MCUAFFERTY—What do you propose to do with my amendment ? ‘The Mayor—It is out of order, Mr. MCCAFFERTY—II the President 80 declares I shall renew it hereafter, ‘fhe Mayor assigned his reasons for so ruling, that all parties had ad an opportunity to be hear beiore the Commissioners ana he did not see any good that could come of a special committee, Mr. McCanlerty again attempted to be heard, but was cut out by Mr. Vanee, Who declared that no body but the ‘Legislature had the power to set | aside the valuation, “The books,” he said “are here by law.” Mr. MCCArFERTY—What are they here for ? Mr. VaNcE—They are here by law, The Board has no power. Mr. Kocu—Were the books not sent here by law for examination ? The Mayor (sarcastically)—No, not for exami- nation. I wiilread wuat the law says, and then you (placing emphasis on “you’’) may understand it, His Honor, whose appearance snowed him to ve in no very pleasant movd, then read the law very slowly and distinctly, as though for the especial benedt of Mr. Koch, who, although a German, un- derstands English thoroughly. Mr. McUar¥Yerty—May i ask what is meant by the Board of Supervisors having power to prop- erly estimate? if they have no power in the prem where is the necessity for them to esti- mate Mr. BILLINGs—We have no power except as cus- todians of the books. Mr. MoCarrerty (ina loud voice)—I renew my motion to refer. The Mayor (without noticing McCafferty)—The question is on Mr. Vance’s wotion. Mr. MCCarFERTY—Does the President decide my amendment out of order? ‘The Chair did not respond, the roll was called, and the s‘x mnemvers of the combination voting nay and the Mayor and his six supporiers voting yea, Mr. Vance’s motion to refer the roils to tne Committee on Taxes and Assessments was car- ried—7 to 6. Then the Mayor stated that he would place the rolls im the custody of the Clerk, and, seizing his hat, he beut a sudden retreat from the room, when Mr. Vance took the chair, Some routine business followed, including the adoption of a resolution by Mr. Lysaght, calling upon the Comptrelier to give the amounts paid and to whom for salaries in lis department. And tie denizens of the auditorium were beginning to scatter, expecting nothing more oj interest, wuen tue florid laced McCafferty astonished everybody by another effort to get the tax rolls of the Nine- teenth, fwelith and Twenty-second wards rejerred to a special committee. Supervisors and reporters looked at Supervisor McCaferty in utter astonish- ment, then at the row of seats, id carefully counted the forces on either side. ‘What does he mean?’ said one Supervisor. ‘Does he want another defeat? We have two Ber hose a and they having the same number of votes, an as the chair, of course, will give the cast- ing vote “no,” he is beaten, Mcvafferty’s was soon = made __apparent. gemeralaiitp je moved that the tax rolls of the Nineteenth, Twenty-second and Twelfth werds be reierred to @ special committee, composed of Messrs. Koch, Cooper and McCafferty. ‘the aim of the mover was apparent. Cooper, who is an adherent o1 the Mayor, had spoken against the valuation, and now, | when placed on a committee to rectify the alleged | abuses, he could not vote with his associates, So it proved when the roll was called. Mr. Cooper wanted to dodge by asking tobe excused. This request was relused, and McCafferty won the sec- ond heat and defeated tne Mayor, who had retired to dine with his friend Matséll and chuckle over his victory against the unholy Ring, little dreamin; that ere he had washed down his first mouthful o| solids with palatable liquids his victory had been turned into deieat. When the dust had lifted and the crowd began to bel Tl, McCaflerty’s wen- eralship an enthusiastic Nineteenth warder patted the winner of the victory over the Havemeyer Mayor on the back and remarked, “Good boy, you ae to the head of the class.’ P. Mg Board adjourned until Monday next, at two BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN, The Board of Assistant Aldermen met yesterday afternoon, President Wade in the chair. A resolution was offered authorizing the Board of Estimate and Apportionment to appropriate the sum Of $4,225 to defray the expense of printing the proceedings of the Common Council for the years 1871 and 1872, Laid over. A motion to take from the general orders a re- port in favor of the payment to A. D. Selleck of $4,000 was lost, after some debate. This proposed sum is for rent of premises corner of Waverley pias, and McDougall street, occupied as a civil court. A motion was made to take from general orders the resolution authorizing the Equitable Life Assur- ance Company to erect in iront of their premises on Broadway, at their own expense, three orna- Al what sort of chicanery this resolution, which had been recommitted to the Committee on Lamps and Gas, now turned up in general orders. Assistant Alderman HEALY (soto vocey—They gy Coeaaes: and had it put in general orders ‘Assistant Alderman Sommens stated that the reso- luuon was recommitted to the Commitee on Lamps and Gas at the last meeting but one, on motion of Assistant Alderman Simonson. On motion of Assistant Alderman CLancy the resolution was taken trom general ordgrs and re- } not being consi nd | P committed to the Committee on Lamps and Gas by a vote tJ ll to9 r After the of some general and aninter- } esting igeneral order business the Board adjourned, ” THE ALDERMANIC STANDSTILL. The Ring Exhibition Yesterday—A Polite, Caustic and Able State Paper from the Mayor as tothe Police Justice Nomina= tons—A Quiet Threat Delleately Put— The Co mation Still Refase to Take from t le, ~~ Yesterday was the regular mecting of the Board of Aldermen, and, contrary to the general expecta- tion, there was a quorum present, the only absen- tees being Apoilo Hall Monheimer and Van Schaick and the Mayor’s nominee, Mr. Clausen. The first ““ift’? was given to the proceedings by Alderman Morris, who, in endeavoring to reach the city (rom Saratoga in time for the battle, had a miraculous escape from death in the palace car Red Jacket, that left the track; but fortunately no one was killed, maimed or scratched, although some were badly frightened. After the routine business had been disposed of Mr. Morris offered a resolution to take from the table the message of the Mayor nomi- hating Messrs. Streeter and Ackert for Police Jus- tices, When it came to a vote Mr, Cooper was ex- cused, on the ground that he had paired with Mr, Monheimer, and the motion was lost—yeas, 5; nays, 7. At this stage of the proceedings Mr. Van Schaick and Mr. Wilder, the Mayor’s Secretary, appeared in the chamber, bearing a formidable looking docu- ment. There was a sudden ceasing of the buzz and conversation, and Wilder siowly made his way to the desk of the President, who announced a com- munication from the Mayor, a3 follows :— Mayor's Ornicr, } New Yor, July 7, 1873, To THe HONORABLY THe BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THR Crry oF Naw York :— On the 6h day of June last I nominated to your honor- able body tor coniirmation two per-ousior Police Fus- tives, The Nominations were jaid upon the table. At the next meeting of the Board, one week later, it was re- solved not to act upon the nominations tor Police Jus- tices unitl the names of ten persons should be subwitted to your onoralle body tor confirmation. According to the wish of the Board thas expressed [at the next meet- Ing, following (he adoption of the resolution in question, completed the list, These nominations were made pur: suaut to the provisions of the statute passed May 17, 1873, iued “An ret to secure Detter adiminist the Police Courts of the city of Ne ‘This statute removes trom place and power t t Police Justices upon the appointment of u essors, Itwas enacted in compliance with a necc sity strongly felt and simost universally acknowledjed in this community that some such n lutely indispensable to enable the present government of the city to remedy, in one its most important depart- ments, the corruptions and frauds which pervaded the whole fabric of the city govorniment as adminisiered by our predecessors, »poiutment of the new Justices, and consequent val of the present officials, is made by statuie to ae- upon your confirmation’ of my nominees; so that Your action’and co-operation is indispensable to our Police courts, to wecure witch the statute was passe, have nominated and submitted for your consideration and confirmation the names of persons possessed, in my. judgment, of character and the qualifications necessary tw discharge efficiently the duties of the jortant oilices they are nomimated — to fill. For some unexplained reason these nominations have red by, you No action on the subject has, as yet, been taken.” Why’ this should be so do not pretend to understand; but, in view of the tact that ‘ie ; s already far advanced, and belicy this matter until the Fall will ‘ure of our constituents, | feel con- dined to press the subject upon your attention, and (0. 1 ge upon you the necessity of immediate action, if ny Bominees are not acceptable to you the public have a right to Know this and the reasons as early adate as possible consistent with due rezar the proper discharge of your duty in the promises. Your early uction, whatever it wnay be, the public have a right to expect. he power vested {n you ought not to be exercised in an arbitrary manner, “A due regard will, [ at satisted, be awarded by you to the churacter and gualitications Ol the nominees of the Executive. If, in either of theso lars, any one of them is found by you to ient, and you will make known to me your obj Iwill endeavor to avoid them in any future ations I may be called upon to asure WAS Bhs0- nomi make. My natural instinets, as well as iny education in public lise, have led me to believe that the safety of our institutions under our form of government deminds that the inter: ests of the community should be regarded as paramount | to the interests of individuals, clques, combinations or rings, and that all delegated power should be exerted to promote the weltare of the people, not as a favor or & grant, but as their right, With a firm conviction of the correctness of these views and in the light of my past experience I hitve es- sayed to discharge the duties which the law has imposed upon the oftice I hold, and t hope in the matter ot the Police Justices now before you you will not perinit any obstacle to be interposed to further delay you In the dis- charge of your duties, and thus obviate the action which has been more than hinted at by some of our constitu. ents in asking the aid of another power to secure and maintain the public rights. W. F. HAVEMEYER, ‘The reading of the last paragraph, in which the Mayor hints at tae possible arraignment before the Courts of members of the combination to be catechised as to their motives, created some ex- citement in the lobby, but none in the Board. Mr. VAN SCHAICK Moved that the communication placed on the minutes, and then to declare that the reference of ‘oceedings against the Aldermen to explain their action had no horrors forthem, He said he believed that undue infuence had been used to nominate police justices and that undue influence had been used to get them confirmed, but he did not believe that it had had any effect upon the Aldermen in their action in the premises, For himself, he courted the {ullest inquiry. ~ Alder- man McCafferty stated that, for the same reasons = advanced by tne mover, he seconded the motion to | receive. Here Alderman Morris renewed his motion to take from the table, which (pending a question on @ point of order, which was decided in favor of the chair) was lost by @ strict party vote— yeas, 6; nays, 7. A letter was received from the Mayor transmit- ting the pay-roll of his department, showing the salaries to be but $18,500 per year, or $1,500 less than the new charter limits it, and ‘the Board ad- journed until Monday next, FRAUD IN THE BOULEVARD PAYROLLS. Another case of false personation occurred yes- terday at the Com)trolier’s ofice in the paying off of the laborers on the boulevaras, A man named Michael Kenny represented himself as Joseph Powers, whose name appeared on the payroll asa teamster. Kenny held a ticket, or pay check, in the name of Powers, certified by Wm. E. Dean, one of the foremen on the work, and took the usual | oath of identity, swearing that he was Joseph Powers. The money ealled for by the fe, ticket was paid to Kenny, but Paymaster Fal.s had his suspicions aroused, and caused him to be arrested immediately by Officer Sutton, and, on compiaint and affidavits of the fact, he was committed to the Tombs on the charge of false personation, COMPTROLLER’S RECEIPTS, Comptroller Green reports the following amounts paid yesterday into the city treasury :— From assessments for street ops provements and interest ...... BURKAU OF ARRKARS. From arrears of taxes, assessments. Croton rents aud interes! 9,977 BUREAU OF WATER REGISTER, From Croton water rents and penalties, .. + 5,540 ORKAU OF CITY REVENUR, From market rents and fees, end interest on bond ‘and mortgage. ‘ enna 1,708 42 TH JEDICIAL DI ft RICT COURT. From Court fee: Total.. THE TRAIL OF MUNICIPAL ECONOMY. Commissioner Van Nort, of the Department of Public Works, has made the following additional removals and reductions of salaries in the Bureau of Sewe:s, in his department :— Removals. Per Annum, One leveiler. MA) One levelle: 200 One rodmat 0 Two axemen, $7 Redurtion®. Engineer inc Secretary Burewu Four assistant eugineers, $2: ‘Two Superintendents, $60 © One clerk Total reduction..... WEEKLY STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER VAN NORT. Commissioner Van Nort makes the following statement of public moneys received by the De- partment of Public Works during the week ending Saturday last:— For water rents. For penalties on water rents. For tapping Croton pipes. For permits to construct vaul ne For permits to connect with sewers, For sewer pipe sold to contractors Total....60.+++ BOILER EXPERIMENTS AT SANDY HOOK. General D. D. Smith, of Washington, Supervising Inspector General of Steamboats, arrived in New York yesterday at noon, and will to-day meet Mr. Menshaw, of Baltimore, Inspector Loew and Charles W. Copeland, of this city, to arrange the prelimi- naries of the intended boiler experiments at Sandy Hook. Though, of course, it cannot be initely announced, the committee will require a month or more to arrange the programme of the work de- signed to be done, and provide for the comfort and security of the men that will be ae to assist in carrying out the experiments. There a at the Hook five or six boilers, giv committee vy the Pennsylvania Rail! Company Jor the purposes intended, and not least among the many things that must be looked after before the work can go on are the construction of bomb bape fer the safety of the experimenting corps. it has been determined that the programme of work shall be of the most exhaustive nature and be carried out in the most thorough manner; yet just what cxperiments will be embraced in the list will not be made known for several days. When 5) ch Wanna hers aetage Me nl ure BI re @ ae) similar experiments | common law, but they never dared to 5 ROSENZWEIG,. A Chance for the Murderer of Alice Bowlsby. MUDDLED LEGISLATION. The Malpractice Law of 1872 and the Murder Law of 1873. Rosenzweig in the Tombs Since November With» out a Trial—What Is Said in the District Attorney’s Office—The Cases of Stokes, King and Simmons Excepted in the New Murder Law— Their Trials to Take Place Under the Old Statute. Wor the past ten days the rumor has been preva- lent in the city that the District Attorney would be compelled to discharge from custody Rosenzweig, who was convicted about two years ago, in the Court of General Seasions, of having produced an abortion in the case of Alice Bowlsby, a young lady from Paterson, N, J. Rosenzweig was tried tor this crime before Recorder Hackett, and was prompuy convicted by the jury, who never left their seats, The old law under which this offender was tried and convicted made his crime MANSLAUGHTER IN THE SECOND DEGREE, the punishment attached to which was a term of years in the State Prison not to exceed seven and not to be less than four, at the discretion of the Judge who tried the case. Recorder Hackett, in passing sen- tence, said he would inflict the full penulty om Rosenzweig, and expressed bis regret that the law did not allow him to pass a heavicr sentence, The murderer was duly sent to Sing Sing, and actu- ally had commenced to serve his term of seven years, when, after he had been incarcerated a few months, his counsel, Mr. Howe, applied to the General Term of the Supreme Court for a writ of error, which was granted and a new trial ordered, Meantime the Legislature, acting on the hint thrown out by Recorder Hackett, passed a new law which changed specifically the nature of Rosenzweig'’s crime and mae what had been hitherto an offence punishabie with seven years in the State Prison PUNISHABLE WITH TWENTY YEARS. When Rosenzweig had been brought from Sing Sing to the Tombs, in the early part of last Novem- ber, on the writ of error applied for by his counsel, Mr. Garvin was still in the District Attorney's ofMice. A great noise was made at the time over his temporary release from Sing Sing, and it was generally stated that he would be reindicted for murder in the first degree. The case went over until Mr. Phelps came iato ofice, and in January last a HERALD reporter learned that the testimony in Rosenzweig's case had ali been sent before the Grand Jury, and AN INDICTMENT FOR MURDER in the first degree bad actually been ordered by the Grand (nquest, This indictment District Attorney Phelps never filed in Court, for the simple reason, as it is now stated, that, had Rosénzweig been pro: cuted under that indictment, he would have been put in jeopardy of his liberty for the same offence on two separate occasions, and must have been, ag the lawyers have it, “put out on the sidewalk.’? ‘That indictment was, of course, abandoned, and now another important question comes up ig Rosenzweig’s case. The old law, under which Rosenzweig was in- dicted, has been repealed by the new statute, making the crime of which he was found guilty A SPECIFICALLY DIFFERENT OFFENCE, punishable with twenty years in the State Prison, and with it its pains and penalties, anless the new statute ordained otherwise. Rosenzweig, it is con- tended, is to-day guilty of no crime, because the old law, against which he offended, has gone out of existence, and, of course, he could not be indicted under the new law, which was not in existence when he committed the offence for which he was sent to Sing Sing, and therefore he must, itis said, be discharged. A HERALD A Sad called yesterday evening to see Assistant District Attorney Russell, who has had charge of this case, but, belng informed that that gentleman wus in Saratoga enjoying his vaca- tion, hunted up Assistant District Attorney Rollins, who, in his abseace, las charge of the General Ses- siuns business, When the reporter had introduced .| himseli and explained that he had called in refer- ence to the Rosenzweig case, Mr. Rollins said, “Oh, that is Mr. Rusvell’s pet case.” “Is it @ iact that your people are going to dim charge Rosenzweig, Mr. Rollins?” asked the re- porter, “Not that I know of,” was the answer. “Then why 18 he kept in the Tombs so long?” “Well, you see in this Summer weather we want to take up and dispose of as many small cases as possible, so as to empty the City Prison. We don’t Want to have them all huddled together there in @ cell, and any case We expect a deiay in we gener- aily put of.” “When do you mean to try Rosenzweig ?” “Well, I think next month. Assistant District Attorney Russell intended to try him, I believe, last montn, but something imterposed,”” “Is there not some difficulty about that new law to prevent his trial 1” “Oh, no. We do not belleve that there is much in that. Besides, in the new law there is the fol- lowing special clause that ‘all cases involving offences against the old law which are still pend- ing shall be tried and disposed of according to the old jaw, and shail have the penalties attached to them under the old law enforced,’ “This, Mr. Rollins, is not the new murder law passed by the last Legislature that you speak of?” “No. itis the law passed by the Legislature of 1872 changing the punishment of these abortion cases. “Do you mean to try Rosenzweig under the new or the old law?” under which he was fret “Under the old law, convicted.” Now Rosenzweig has been confined in the Tombs since last November, and the reporter, believin, that there must be some other reasou for his not being tried outside the crowded condition of the City Prison in Summer weather, calied on his counsel, Mr. William F, Howe, That gentleman stated distinctly that there is no such saving | clause as that alluded to by Assistant District At- torney Roilins in the law of 1872, which makes Rosenzweig’s crime punishable with twenty years in the State Prison. He said that there was such & provision tin the new murder law, passed by the resent Legislature, bat not in the abortion law of 87 ‘on then contend that he cannot now be tried ?? “Why don’t they try him? Under what law will they try him, as tne old law has been repealed? They had him indicted for murder under the old resent the indictment in Court. The statutory offence is the only one he can be held for, and the statute alleged to be violated has been repeaied.” The reporter subsequently called on Assistant District Attorney Allen, who, in reply to the re- porter’s question, stated that the law of 1872 changing the punishment of abortion to twenty years is absolute and has no retroactive clause. “Then Rosenzweig cannot be held?” bagurded the reporter. “That 8 @ question o1 law which must be argued in Court.” Mr. Allen replied. ‘The Judge must de- cide that. The Clause you speak of is in the new murder Jaw of 1873." There are a good many people who sincerely be- lieve that the Legislature has bungled the matter and that Rosenzweig can never be legally tried for his old offence under the new statute of 1872 or un- der the old, As it is, the new murder law requir- ing deliberate intent, such as the District Attorney says he could not prove in the case of ot the wife murderer, does not touch the cases of King, Scannell, Stokes or any of the murderers in the ‘Tombs whose crimes were committed before that law was passed, The clause alluded to above ex- cepts these cases and they wili ail be tried under the murder statute, where so much proof as to de- Hberate intent which the new law demands is not required. av alas A CARD FROM CORONER KESSLER, , East HOUSTON STRRBT, CononKRS! OFFICE, 2H VouK, July 6 181%,” To tne Eprror oF THE HeRALD:— Your reporter at the Coroners’ office uses the columns of the Heracp in mauner, I am sure, not warranted by the character of the paper or the directions of its editor. I charge him with having Tepeatediy and wil(ully misrepresented the fac’ d evidence in important inquests, an resin ‘and anxious to prove tule assertion rs in my jon, and by. wit- ial Panetest etandlag, ae well as bY gacire ‘This aon Fons — hot 7 Ra pt al other steps I appesl to your sense o! fairn me and the public