The New York Herald Newspaper, February 11, 1877, Page 7

s THE CITY COTERNMENT 4 Sity Officials, Legislators and Prominent Citizens in Consultation. HOW NOT TO. DO IT. None of the Commissioners Advocate a Reduction of Expenditures, MORRISSEY ON CORRUPT CITY RINGS, —__+—_—. The Mayor's office was crowded {rom twelve o'clock yesterday until after two with members of the city government, Senators, membors of Assembly, promi- nent citizens ana others callod together for the pur- puse of **conferring’’ as to the present condition of our Municipal affairs, and asto the best methods to be “opted to remedy existing evils. THY GATHERING. Among those present were Mayor Ely, Comptroller Kelly, Senators Morrissey, Bixby and © Wagstaff, Oswald Ottendorfer, Park Commissioner Martin, Dock Commissioncr Wales, Police Commissioner Smith, Commissioner of Charities and Correction Brennan, Health Commissioner Chandler, Corporation Counsel Whitney, Aldermen Lewis, Purroy and Koenar, Assom- blymen Galvin, Spinola, Cowans, Cowdin, Mitchell and Holahan, Commissioner of Public Works Camp- Dell and about fifty others, The Municipal Society ‘was ropresented by Dorman B. Eaton, Jackson 8. Behultz, Charlos H. Smith and about a dozen moro of bur “jofluential citizens.” Most of the time was gpont by tho gentlemen who ‘cok part in the conterence in frivolous debate as to bho object Of certain sections of bills now betore the Legislature, None of the goutiomen who represepted various departments thought jt possiblo to reduco ex- penses. Mayor Ely, however, was a shining exception to this rulo, as he intimated entire willingness to sub- mit to any reduction of his own salary, and also ox. pressed the opinion that the two bureaus immediately under his control—the Marshal’s OMco and the Permit Bureau—oould be run at an expenso at least ten per cent less than they are at present. MORRISSKY 5 CANNONADE. Senator Morrissey spoke in opposition to that mon- “umental reformer, Dorman B. Eaton. He briefly pointed out how the number of commissioners could be cut down, and dolivered a telling blow at the noto- rious rings of corrupt democrats and republicans which have ruled and ruimed the city of New York since 1868, John’s knock down argument seemed to wake the broath completoly out of Eaton. ‘ THB PROCEEDINGS, Mayor Ely called tho assemblage to order promptly wt twelve o'clock. He remarked that the gathering was the result of a preliminary private conference held in bis office a fow days since, Mr, Vanderpoel, tho Mayor’s private secretary, read she minutes of this meetiag, when Mr, Ely then said they bad come together tor the purpose of discussing as to the best method of reduction in city expendi. tures among the difforent depariments, and whether legislation at Albany was necessary to accomplish such a result, A rulo was made that heads of depart- ments be limited to ten minute speeches and othor speakers to three minutes, COMPTROLLER KELLY'S IDEAS, Comptrolicr Keliy was the nrst speaker. He had made inquiries in his own depurtment as to whether or not reductions could be made, and he had cunte to the conclusion that nothing could be done. Great economy had hitherto been oonducted in the manage. ment of the Finauce Department, Mr, Kelly next al- luded to the bill now pending before the Legisiatura known ag the Woodia charter. That bill would prove 8D important measure as regards the government of Uns city, i sections, however, would work tn- furiously. jad gone over it aud suggested several awendments, and iwtended to send it back to Albi with such alterations as he deemed pee. There were many other measures bofore tho Legisiatare aflectii this city which should be con- sidered carefully before being acted upon. The heads of deparments should be heard 'm relation to these provisions. ‘bhe Comptrolicr also called attention to Mr. Fish’s bill and spoke favor- ably of the clause which protects property owners from ili-advised and exorvitant assessments, Much trouble existed in the levying of these assessmen were not mave ¢ compelled bill provided that where an ordinance was passed directing certain improvements that the prop- erty owners immediately affected thereby at once notitied by the Clerk of the Common Council. Opportunity was also given for a hearing betore tho Kourd of Assessors, The section of the bill doing away with the office of City Chamberlain should be stricken out, as tho Comptrolier snould never have absolute control of the funds of the city. THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, Mayor Ely spoke on behalf of his own officials and the marshals and Permit Bureau .atwached thereto, As to bis own salary he was iree to say, in the present exigencies of the city, that be was willing to bave it re- duced as far as the Logisiacure decined 1 expedient to flo 80. (eupaen He understood the principie had been laid down that a reduction of ten per cent on wilaries might be equitably enforced at this time. Ho thought such a reduction could be made in the two bureaus under his control. THE LAW DEPARTMENTS. Corporation Counsel Whituey had been in oflice one and a half years, and bad made considerable efforts to feduce expenditurcs in bis department, The expenses of this year will be $100,000 less than the yeur be- @ came into office. Thy true way to economize the workings of the law department was to bring all the legal business of the cityeimmediately under tho sontrul of the Corporation Counsel’s office. ‘This prac- tice had always worked veneiicia Instead of losing ainety per cent of the cases trier ainst the city, they sazing last year had gained seventy-five per cent. The Uiw Department was tho breakwater against which dashed the immense quantity of floating deadwood ofthe old ring period) Mr, Whitney promised tc take avery possible opportunity to reduce the expenses of bis dilice, buthe could not say how it could be done at present. Mayor Ely—Have you any particular suggestions to make relative to bills affecting this city now before the Legisiature ? r, Whitney took up some of tho provisions laid down in the Woodin charter, Ho said that it contained many valuablo suggestions, Some of the sections bad been drawn up by himself last year, One was in op- Position to the reference of city suits, and another in felation to the obtaining of judgments against the city for work done where no appropriations had been made. Considerable time was here occupied by the tion Counsel and Comptrofier Kelly in di various points of this bill as to the routine practised in giving out contracts for city work. ‘ASSEMBLYMAN COWDIN GETS UNEASY, At this stage of the performance Mr, iilliot C. Cow- din interrupted the colloquy vy remarking that the time might be more judiciously spent than going into technical details as vo the construction of certain bills, {t would be difficult to carry away all the aumerous Suggestions made by the different speakers, The entioman called atteptivn to tue bill now pending be- Kn the Legislature, providing for the appointment of & commission of twelve gentiomen to consult with the Mayor and Comptroller in the regulation of salarica under the city xovernmont. Theso gentlemen couid report to the Legislature, and that body might act understandingly. Mayor Ely wanted to know whether such a bill would not postpone the work of retrenchment for an- other year. Mr. Cowdin answered by stating that tho provisions of the bili compelled a report bofore the 8th ot March next. Ample time would be afterward leit for all ne- essary legislation, ‘ TRE POLICE DEPARTMENT, General Smith, president of tho Police Commission, Was next called apon to give his reform views. Hi spoke in at undertone, as if fearful that his great form" sentiments might be wasted upon tho hetero- genous crowd bolore him, He didnot, ne said, come Prepared for discussion. He had not been present at tho previous meeting, bad not received his invitation im time, The Committes on Cities of the Legistuture had been ‘hag ! advised as to tho opinion of tho Board of Polic He could not see any way of econo- miging in by urtment. General Smith concluded by advocuting a division of contracts for street clean- Ing throughout different districts of the city. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. Commissioner vf Public Works Campbell said he would present to the Committeo ou Cit bis points on the bill before thom dealing with his department. All the work under his control, except for the repair. ing of pavements, had been given out by cont Ho had never tried day's work except when forced to dv to He thought that the record of tho year would show a vast ing = in bis department. The nomber of persbns em. ployed varied according to the work that was wing on, The city hed no right to bave anybedy on i eee ‘who Was not actually required, Mr, Camp- bulbspoke in support of the bili which repeals the law asto umew parade ground, Ho also spoke vriefly of the water facilities of this city, and the moans which had been taken by bim to prevent a water tamine, THE IRE DEPARTMENT. Presidont Perley, of the Fire Department, called at- tention to his recent anaual report, which contained full statements of all necessary tacts. CHARITIES AND CORRKCTION, Commiytionor Brennan was totally anpropared todis- goss nnything relative to his department, Salaries bad been reduced to the amount of $40,000 and supplies to a similar sum, POIRONING THR AIR, Dr. Chandler ropresented the Department of Public | Health and dotailed its efforts in that direction, Ho ‘was eapectally argent in his demands for some action in regard to the nuwance ar'sing from the refining of petroleum and an abatement of the evil, b was working great injury to the public health. mbly- man Grady remarked that the removal of the oil works would be prejudicial to the inter- ests of the people of Brooklya. Dr. Chandler considered that no valid reason for their continuance, but maintained, however, that the work could be done as effectually by in.proved and innocu- ous mothods, and the reflacrs should be forced by law to adopt processes which would not result in tho wholesale poisoning of the surrounding atmosphere. WANTS MORE POWER. Commissioner Salem H. Wales was spokesman tor the Dock Department, whose history and tions were detailed by bim in a lengthy written statement. He coptended that its powers, instead of being cur- ould be enlurged, as the commerce of the of New York im the future would to dependent on the nature and extent of its whi je facilities, Their expenses bad been reduced already from $1,500,000 to $450,000 per annum, and any further attempts at reduction would result in positive injury to the mercantile community. He was of opinion that, ad of issuing bonds for its main- tenance, the expenses of running it should be mad part of the annual tax levy. He deprecated in strong terms the opposition encountered by the department in what was a work of botb ulility and necessity, . REDUCED TAXATION, Commissioner Martin detailed the operations of the Department of Public Parks, which he claimed had been re cepipag Ape efficiently mat ¥ Commissioner Wheeler, President of the Board of Tax Commissioners, said he was very anxious that the city expanse. should be reduced, because it was appar- ent to him that the amounts called for could only be raised {rom the taxpayers with great and increasing aiMfculty. Resolutions from the central organization of the Tax- payers* Association were read, approving of the pro: wed abolition of the fee system 1n the offices of the founty Clerk, Register, Coroners and Commissioner of Jurors, and sympathizing with all moasures before the State Legislature whereby tho city expenses might bo reduced consistently with an efficient municipal gov- erninent. Alderman Pur said that, in his judyment, the Legislaturo nad added to instead of diminished the debt of the city of Now York, aud was opposed to the bill, giving the Mayor power to appoint heads of depart- ments without the convent of the Aldermen. The lat- paid a sufficient salary, considering t Jabors of tuc Aldermen and tbe Commis- Jatter ap- rmer were natu- rally much larger than thove of the latter. He stated furthermore that an incrense of $85,000,000 of the city debt was due directly to Albany Icgislation, PAY THE TEACHERS. President Wood argued against a redaction of teach- ors’ salariey, He said that he bad gone before the Board of Apportionment, where he hoped to secure increased school accommodation, but fated to obtain reel in that quarter. The galar! of the teachers should not bo reduced, sonsidering their labors, they’ are by mo means overpaid, but rather the contrary. Their work docs not end with the close of school hours, ‘The average saiury of these uxeful Paved servants 8 Dot exceed $543 per an- num, It you must save, save in any quarter you can, but leave intact tue interests of public education, Ho bvelloved there should be some legislation in bebalf of that department, much as be bad heard of the corrup- tion at, Albany, believing, with St. Paul, that whero corruption doth abound, there also doth grace abide, STILL WORKING. George W. Morton, from the Board of Excise, do- tailett the workings of the bureau briefly. i Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, of the Stare Board of Chari tes, thought the recoipts irom the Excise funds in- stead of being distributed as at present should go in aid of chariues which are maintained at the expense of the taxpayers, He did not advocate any sentimental benevolence, but he believed that the moseys from that source only served to pay salaries and maintain useless officials. In unecase, 1 asked one of these functionartes bow much movey had actually reached the intended benuficmrics, and was told that about $12 covered the amount so expended. DISHONKST CORPORATIONS, Comptroller Kelly presented a letter which he had received from Hon. Thomas J. Creamdr, tormerly a Tax Commissioner. The writer held that the cry for a reduction of salaries was a meusure of false economy. The city is mortgaged beyond its assessod value at $590,000,000. ‘Ihe wrole amount of personal property now: paying a tax 18 only $118,000,000, while $1,260,000,000 personal property is exempt. Keal estuty cannot be hidden and the owner of 4 corner lot cannot stow it away in agate, Tho cap- ital of many corporations pays no tax whatever, The New York Contral Railroad, with a capital of |, $180,000,000, docs not puy onc cent tax to the city on {ts personalty. When culled on for their roturns the officials made affidavit that they paid a tax in Albany county, On mining the records of the Assessor’s office in the latter place in 1876 it was found thattheso officials claimed exemption on the ground that they paid taxes in New York. Mr. Creamer claimed that this corporation had defrauded the city of $10,000,000 taxvs due, The $118,000,000 pereonal property which pays tax is mainly distributed among the retail doulers and jobb on the principal streets, while wholesale houses escape by discreditable subter{uges, A Marry THOUGHT. Comptrolier Kelly at this stage offered a resolution to the effec! the Legislature should be instructed not to pass any enactment jovolving increased taxa- tion of the city without first consulting its Mayor, Senator Morrissey—“l want to know if tals com- mittee indorses Woodin’s bill, and 1 want to ask if the bills now betore the Legislature wero drawn by them?’? Mr. Howard Potter, of the special committee, said that committee had draited no bills to be presented at Albany, but wore trying to secui reduction ot the city debt by conference with the Mayor and Comp- troller, He knew ghat a great many of the evils which Dow afflict the city were due to injudicious legisla- tion, but there never was a time in the history of tho city when the heads ot departments had such uw chance to distinguish themselves by using every avajiable mgthod to cut down expenditures. Salem H. Wales faid that there was always a mass of bills at AiLany from so-called reformers, and he re- menibered one session where there were nineteen bills aflecting the Department of Docks alone, not one of the projectors of which hud ever ealled upon him, REPUBLICAN RELICS, Senator Morrissey here stood up, and, advancing to the contre of the room £0 as to be distinctly heard, said:—*'l have been sitting bere for some time, and ii have been listening. I have heard the head of every department tel! his story, and they all think wo can’t t along without them. In my judgment I think one- fur of them ought to be abolisued or merged into cach other. They were made in 1868 to Mx positions for republicans from the rural districts, and bave been sustained by the joint support of the corruptionists of both parties. If the gentlemen of thiscommitice or any other committee of respectable citizens want Jegialation they can have it; but don’t let them go up there and pass a bill in one house and then beat it in the other i! their own little pet schemes are affected, am a democrat, but I owe no allegiance to Tammany all or any other organization, and I am willing to vote with republicans as well as democrats in support of any measure which will benefit the city of New York. However, since my advent in the Legislature all tho bills I havo seon af fecting the city were ingly only intended to oust ymocrats and put in republicans,’’ ANOTHER VIEW. Mr, Morrissey retirea and immediately Dorman B. Eaton jumped to his feet excitedly and satd:—‘+1 don’t know what the Senator means by saying that wo could do away with four or five departments. Not one of them could be dispensed with. Ido not believe in putting all power in the hands of the Mayor lest we be Tolegated to the infamous days of Fernando Wood.” Mr. Morri: in reply—Thero 14 no necessity forthe gentleman to excited. I said what 1 meant and 1 mean what! A GOOD SUGGESTION. These departments can be merged. The Excise Board can be merged in the Police Department where it belongs. The Department of Buildings could be merged in that of Public Works, There ts n0 necessity of having more than one head toany department except that of Pohoe, because they appoint the ectors of election, The multiplicity of departments and the com- missioners in charge of ‘them only creates places tor politicians at the expense of the taxpayers and serves no good purpose, (Looking directly at Mr. Eaton and inting his Gnger.) [tis you and men like you that ave made bulf the trouble for the city of New York as far as its municipal government is concerned. You come upto Albany year alter year with all sorts of theories, not knowing exactly what you want yourself and much less the wants of the people you claim to ropresent. Gentlemen, bills oo top of bills comoto Albany every day, all for the better interest ol the city and all covering schemes to legislate men into oMce. What is wanted is a proper charter, drawn by the citizens of Now York for their city which cannot be tooled with or patched upon year after year by people outside of it. Assemblyman Cowdin—The speech of Senator Mor- Tissey means business, I havo listened to it atten- tively and concur with many of his views. Mr. Eaton (meekly)—Senator Morrigsoy has misun- dorstood me, I am nota partisan, but am now, as ever, acting for the best interests of Now York city. I now Teiterate, 1 do not see how any of theso departments can be cut off or merged, The movting then adjourned and the committee re- tired for private consulsation, SHALL THE DOCKS BE SOLD? THE OPDYKE COMMITTEE TO RECOMMEND THE SALE OF THE PIERS AND WHARVES. Messrs. George Opdyke, 8. D. Harrison, Jobn F. Henry, W. P. Groom and A. B, Miller, at the confor. ence of special committees held at the Chamber of Commerce, December 6, were appointed a sub-com- mittee to consider the propriety of soiling the whele or part of the city dock property and applying the proceeds to tho payment of the permanent debt of tne city, Although several meetings of the contorence havo since been held, the gentlemen named wore unable to unite upon a report, A majority seemed to be in favor of solling the dock property at once, while a minority foared that 1 the wharves of the metropolis Were owned by private individuais they would be subjoct to the tricks of speouhitore, and would be managed by combinations, much to the in Jury o1 the city’s commerce. For a time it seemed provable that a minority report would be presented to the conference, but it is understood that the gentic- men have at last agreed upon a report to be presented atthe meeting of the conference to-morrow. Lt will recommend the sale of the wharves and piers subject to restrictions, which will prevent their being unem- ployed or inany way managed to the detriment of-the commercial interests of the city, The example of the Hoston authorities has had great tofluence with the members of the committee, Finding thor wharves vaprofitable the government of the ‘Hub’ at once Sold them to the merchants; they were at once added NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY ll, 187 it is said, @ larger income in the way ef taxes than was reviously derived from them in the shapo of rent. 'wo-thirds of the docks of this city are pow in the band: rivate parties under lense, yet they ure fully lied by the , which dictates just what kind ot wharves be built, thoir form, whether they snall be roofed or not, and the use to which they Nt be put, All this it ts contended by the committer can be done just as well if w property is sold to the mer- chants and steamship companies with that provision. About $20,000,000, they say, would be brought into the treasury by the sale and a corresponding smount added tothe taxable property of the city. The report of the committee will discuss at longth the advantages to be gained, and there is lithe doubt that the recom- mendation to dis] of the pro; will meet with the approval o! conference. POLICE REFORM. SIXTY-SIX ROUNDSMEN REDUCED TO THE RANKS— ) TEN CAPTAINS HAULED OVER THE COALS. Tho Police Board, at its meeting yosterday, made some very important and sweeping changes in the force, much to the dismay of those who suffered, Sixty-six roundsmen were reduced to the ranks, and fifty-six patrolmen were made roundsmen, four rounds- mon were made acting sergeants, and resolutions clearly dofining the duties of the roundsman and censuring those who are reduced wero passed, These are the resolutions;— Resolved, That the following named roundsmen having, from Marchi } to February 1, 1877, discovered no de- Hnqueneles on the part of putrolmon, wliose actions while on patrol duty it was their duty to observe, be and they aro thereby remanded to patrol duty, and asigued to the pre- cinets xot opposite thelr ropective names, Neglect to prop- uch as slow walkiox, loungins, conversation of business, indifference to duty, wo which erente ov: that posts are p patrol fact that no complaints, vr only one or two, were mado by these officers between ‘the dates above specified indicates, if anything, that atrolmen are attentive to thelr du: i i precincts the rounds- made many complaints, in most of which ort their ahort- to protect the mar comings in tailin created by the ublic. The rr Soard, and ia for tho purpose of enabling officers who de promotion to show their efficioney and honesty of purpone. Any of the roundsmen by this ord anded may address any commanication expiaining parent negligence direct to the Obiet Clerk of tho Board of Police, on the 10th day of Mareb next, when, if such explanation is satisfactory, he will have another opportunity. THE REDUCED AND PROMOTED, The following is a ist of the reduced and promoted roundsmet of roundeman is SESTRSS oa Saanck® Tto Raccren ss. tei EBEENSES SSERECEESE 2 SEEBBEE ESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSESSSSSSS HePEy i eee SEIS Been #8855 ie me zs rs = ere Boose mac! SSESESER2 SSE TEE anley, McCarthy: Murphy, Movoy Wall Murphy, o'Bne 4 Slanso: ee The following transfers wore also made:— Muldoon, Twonty-sixth to Thirty-thitd precin htc Thirty-ifth; Healy, Tweut, ‘atorman, Fourth to Twentieth: Buck, Fourth fourth, and Campboil, Tenth to thirty-fourth, ‘The following roundsmen were made acting sorgeants:— Wasener, Fitth to Eleventh precinct: Foley, Sixteenth to Thirty-second; MeEveety, Seventeenth to Twenty-soventh, and Pratt, Thirty-shird precinct. = THE CAPTAINS OVERHAULED, The Committee on Rules and Discipline issued the following :— The eaeree to properly patrol, although attributaple to the negligence of roundsmen. retiects much just criticism on the captains of precincts who do not themselves attend to that duty. The reports of captains in their o writing indicate inutteution time to private business. von the part of cuptaly it SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSESSSSSS o8Beesets: SBaaHSESe aE = eT eT eSeGcresiSos cu onretankacteean. SESSSSSSSSSSESTES i sé } “nstant and ant patrol is the best means of preventing crime and Commanding ofticers should perform proper pa- trol duty, so as to personaily know that sorgeanta, rounds- men and patrolmen are doing their fall duty. POLICE CAPTAINS WARNED, Commissioner Erhardt, chairman of the Committee on Rules and Discipline, sent copies of tho tollowing letter to ten police captains whom he thinks neoded the reproof conveyed, Their names are withheld at present:— E To Captain —-—: Your daily reports for the month of December last show you to have patrolled your precincts only thirty-six hours ‘and forty-five minutes during the entire month, while you forty per cent of the whole month hom or at meals and in private an at you spent 470 hours and in the station house. Twelve eutire days of th you show yourself as not having performed any spent more t hen at Ir ‘ou.duty whatever. It is evident from your own statements that you ot have & thorough personal knowledge vt the way the force unger your command performs patrol duty. It is therefore expected and required of you and of nil com- ding officers of patrol precinets t ore patrol dit; be performed and Jess time spent in thi they are reminded that meinbers of the Police Dep 68 which will interl Chairman Committee of Kules and Discipline, THE WESICHESTER POORHOUSE. CONCLUSION OF THE INVESTIGATION OF THE CHARGES AGAINST ITS KEEPER, The investigation touching the management of the Westchester County Poorbouse by William H. Ham- mond was concluded yesterday at White Piains, Miss Adeline Cronk, the last witnoss called by the commit- tee to impoach tho evidence of tho keeper, testified that she nad formerly occupied a position at the Poor- house, and that during last summer she accompanied Mrs, Hammond to Pleasantville, on which occasion the latter took a tub of lard to her daughter who was then living at that place. The witness did not know where tho lard was procured, nor anything else concerning it, excepting that it was placed tn the wagon before they leitthe poorhouse. Counsel for the accused then called Mrs, Domivick, the recip- ient of the lard, who related the circumstances cou- nected with tho transactiou; from which it appearca that the Jard in question bad been purchased by Keeper Hammond in Tarrytown, at her request n day or two previously, This explanatory evidence was tully cor. roboraied by Mr. and Mrs. Hammond, the latter swear. ing positively that the oleagivous commodity namea bad not been made at the Poorbouse. The evidence at this stage having been closed on both sides, D. W. Travis, senior counsel for the accused, arose and ad- dressed the commit! ee at considerable longth. He said that the whole case rested on tho uncorroborated tos- timony of the keeper’s son-in-law, and that, inasmuch as the latver, according to his own evidence, was an uccomphie in the appropriation of articles alloged to have belonged to the county, the jaw states that such testimony should be rejected, Counsel thon reviewed the churgos in dotail, arguing a8 to the more import- ones that nothing but hearsay testimony haa been duced in support thereof, their only foundation being that of mulice on the part of Hammond’ in-law, He urged that wher th at his own expense, he not only boneliting the county but wl the paupers themacives. In regard to keeping fow) on the connty farm, counvel said it had been abundantly proved thi tho keeper bad not willully exceeded the terms grante him when he first wi ppointed to the position, and alluded to the advantage of this feature to the county, which now possesses a large stock of fowl, only a tow of which are claimed by Hammond 4s hw own under the verbal contract above jndicated. Ke- ferring to the pauper children now being boarded at Pleasantville, counsel id that they were being kept there for the benefit of Hammond, the Superintendents of the Poor, who transierred them to that place wero solely responsible. Although about 100 witnesses have been examined dur- Ing the investigation, it 18 generally conceded that the charges proferred against tue keeper have not been sustained, some of the committee themselves having expressed their disappointment at the result, The re- port of the lattor will be presented to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. ENGINEERS’ MEETING. The engineors of this city and Brooklyn are forming an organization for the purpose of what they call ‘selfs protection.” A numbor of them met lass evening at ‘torner Hall, on Fourth street. The socicty is to bo to the taxable property of the city, and aside from the handsome sum realized from their sale they now yield, and benevolent in ita pature, the same as the \gineers. rotactive L Brotherhood of Locomotive En; 9 WUDDLED UIFP, INSURANCE. PARES SARE st Further Examination of the Dissatisfied Continental Stockholder. THE NEW JERSEY MUTUAL'S ASSETS. + How Mortgages Held in New Jersey Are Aifected. —- Abraham V. De Witt, referce in the Continental mat- tera, held another examination yesterday at No. 20 Nassau street. A largo number of attorneys ap- pearod, including Mr, Henry Smith for the Attorney Goneral, Mr L. L. Coudert for Receiver Grace, Mr. Robert Sewell for John 0. Hoyt, and Messrs. John Mc- Keon, William Barnes and Kaphaol Moses tor various policy holders. Little was accomplished by the proceedings, which were ontirely restricted toa further examination of John YU. Hoyt, at whose sult the company was dis- solved. Mr, Smith was desirous of ascertaining that gentleman’s financial condition at the time he becamo astockholder in the concern, He first demanded of the witness to state generally what property be pos- sessed In August lust, when he purchased the filveen shares of Continental stock tor $1,000, THM RULES OF KVIDENCE, Mr. Sewell obyccted strongly to a continuance of that branch of the examination, He sald that the at- torney for the State had gone farther into the private affairs of the witness than the rules of evidence would permit, Tho witness had been cross-examined, upon what ground he knew not, unless it wero that of an unwillingness to answer. But tho witness had given prompt answers, and in no inatance could his conduct be construed into stubvornness, Mr. Sewell claimed that the attorney for the State was trying to force bis own witness to give testimony that would impoach him, which was altogether wrong. All proper evi- donce had been given respecting the property of the witness and thoro the inatter should end, Mr, Smith stated that tho witness was not theirs, though called by thoir side, and that all the circum. stances of the alleged purchase of stock by witness were such as to warrant tho strictest interrogation, The referce said he thought they would go a little further into the matter... Mr. Sewell again objected, ana cited authorities to substantiate his position. Mr. Smith asked if Mr, Sewell appeared for the witness, and if so, upon what.authority, Mr. Sewell replied that Mr. Hoyt was mado a party tothe action and was ontitled to counsel. Murcovor, ho (Mr. Sewoll) had been served with a regular notice of the proceedings, Mr, Smith—To appear for our sido. Mr. Sewell—Then for your. sido I object tu such ‘an’ abuse of the rules of evidence, Mr, Smith said thatto avoid delay they would re- servo the queston, He then asked the witness if he kept a bank account in this city in August, 1876. Witness replied that he was not positive that ho did; he kept an account in the City Bank of Brooklyn; be- fore that had an account with the Chatham Bank; he drew money by check from the State Bank of Eliza. beth, N. J., with part of which he purchased the Con- Mnental shares in Aug MORK OBJECTIONS INTERPOSED, Mr. Smith, to witness —How much did you draw from the vank? Mr. Sewell—I object to that question, on the eamo grounds as betore, Mr. Smith, to witness—How long after you drew the money from the bank did you purchase tho stock ? Mr. Sewell—I object to that uiso. Mr, Smith—For whom are you objecting now? Mr, Sewell—For any one; ior you, if you 1ike, Mr. Smith—if it 16 for us, then we waive the objec. tion. (General laughter.) ‘The Retereo—1 don’t think, Mr, Smith, that we will ajlow that question. “In view of the fact that the referee and others iu tho case desired to return to Albany on the alternoon train, an adjournment was here agreed upon. To give tne Batler reference time to. complete its examination tn the Meantime, tho day for reassembling was fixed un tho 24d inst., when Mr. Hoyt und Mr, John J. Anderson Were requorted to be present. RBSNITLING THE KECKIVER’S APPOINTMENT. A ‘was mado yesterday morning belore Judgo Pratt, of Brooklyn, having in view @ resettlement uf the Pitem da tree me Whitam R. Grace receiver of the Continent! ie Insurance Sompeay, Several changes in that order were asked for, only one or two of which are important. The main object was to make the word- ing of the order such us to more clearly define the duties apd powers of Mr. Grace, and preclude tue possibility of legal complications arising between that receiver and his predecessor, Mr. Anderson, The latter was but suspended trom office and tne motion contemplates his complete removal, not, ho ilmcses | him trom any Hability tor his acis receiver, The United Stutes ‘Trust Company was designated ag the piace of deposit for the receiver, and an extension of time is ed for in whien Roleree Butler may pass upon the accounts of Receiver Anderson, di Pratt gave sou farther time in which to me differences as tothe wording of the new order, and will consider it again on Tuosday, the 10th inst. r, Henry Smith, who represents the Attorney Geveral in the Continental matters, was prescat in Court asan observer, but notte take any part inthe proceedings. THE NEW JERSEY MUTUAL. Having filed bis $200,000 bond, the suretics for which aro Barker Gummere, Benjamin F. Lee, Gonoral Stryker and General Perrine, all of Trenton, ex- Governor Joel Parker tormally and fully took pozses- sion yesterday of the offices and effects of the New Jersoy Mutual Life Insurance Company as receiver. All the old employés except three were dismissed, those retained being Mr, C. M. Kase, a porter anda messenger. Mr. Ludlow McCarter has been appointed attorney for the Stato by Secretary of State Kelsey, and Mr. Barker Gummere counsel for the receiver. Mr. William Gummere bas been appointed cashier. UL the commission ‘eceiver, Governor Parker is author- ized to receive all moneys and transact all ness. Yesterday bo visited New York and bi tation with Mr. Benjamin Noyes, Presy tional Capital Company, with regard to the New Jersey Mutual, held by Mr. Noyes. en asked for information ns to what transpired, Mr. Varker courteously but firmly deciined to imake any disclosures, for the reason ho did vot think it best, at the present stage of afairs, to give publicity to any untinished proceedings, fe was desirous, he said, of bringing matters to a satisfactory eud as soon ag possi- bie. So far, he was encouraged to think that the in- terests of the policy bolaers were not beyond the power ot favorable adjustment. WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THR MORTGAGES, Mr. Guminere, the new cuasbier, stated that, in his of the M id optuion, a good deal of the asse by New York partics would be holders, While the New Jers could not control the disposition o they could make disposition of such shape of mortgages on Now Jeri Property, of which thore was considerable quanuty. The moment the holders of such mortgages uppear in New Jersey in connection t herewith they became amenabio to its authority, and no disposition of such mortgages can be made except under the sanction of the receiver end in the interest of the policy holders, In otner words, the order of the Court ts binding only on transactions made in New Jersey, THK ASSETS SAPR, Chancellor Runyon has received a letter from Ben- Jamin Noyes, stating that tho assets of the New Jersey Mutual aro still intact, and although transferred to the national capital under good legal advice, yet if the Chancellor pronounced the transaction illegal, he would band over the assets to Receiver Parker, were in the ‘ THE UNITED STATES LIVE, The General Term of the Kings County Supreme Court has aM™rmed tho order granted by Justice Gil- bert appointing a referee to take the examination of James Buoll, President of the United States Life In- surance Company. A suit has boon bronght against the company vy Francis B, O'Connor. It was alleged in the complaint that the alent design on the part of tho managers of the company to transfer the asscts. TAI LORS COMBINING. A largely attended meeting of the Tailors’ Protec- tive Axsoctation was held last evening at No, 125 Rivington street, Mr. Abraliam Rosenbaum in the chair, A delegation was present from the Tailors’ Unfon Association, and several speeches were made in favor of 80 Uniting the organizations as to be ready for any emorgenoy. Mr. Robert Crowe presented a series of resolutions getting out that owing to the general depression in Commercial circlos, (he master tallorain order not to reduce their own incomes lad reduced tho wages of their employés, and calling upon all workmen to band together aud form ap orgenization for the purpose of dejeating what were characterized 8 unjust and despotic measures, A committee was appointed to confer with the various ward organizations on the subject and to report at the next meeting. EXCISE INCOME, Seventy-two applications for licenses were issued by the Excise Board during tho last week, and $3,276 was [ sert Desrahartcttvemansa.e 7.—QUADRU PLE SHEET. FLOOD AT THE TOMBS. HIS STORY OF THE JEALOUSY WHICH ENDED IN MURDER—A PREVIOUS MURDER THROUGH JEALOUSY ALLEGED. A lank, slouching figure came slowly down the iron stairs leading to the upper tier of celis in the Tombs yesterday afternoon, apd stvod with bowed bead be- fore the Warden and the Hznatp representative. “This is Fiood,”” said rden, and, athis suggestion, the prisoner walked slowly along the corridor with the re- porter and took his seat on the sloping buttress at its end, His face 1s pale and caroworn and his eyes nave a strained apd startled jook, shifting their gaze uneasily from side to side and glane ing suspiciously at bis interviewer, At firat he was unwilling to say anything in regard to bis case, declaring that be had been strictly cautioned by bis lawyer not to open his mouth to any member of the press, but to wait till bis trial came on in court, As the conversation wept on, however, he grew more atease and made a mamber of detuched avowals, At the slightest perception, though, that he was commit. ting himself in apy way he would abruptly break off his remark and {all back upon his non-committal plea, Still, by leading him on by degrees from talk upon in- different matters to some casual question upon the points of interest, he would often answer very much to the purpose, HIS MURDERED WIFE, When allusion was made to his dead wile, bis small hazel eyes glistened for a moment with gathering moisture, and his voice trembled, but he soon talked as composedly as ever. A synopsis only of the inte view is given. The statements of the prisoner were given ina disjointed manser and not in the sequence in which they are made to appear. Reporter—Had you ever any reason to bo jealous of your wife before the recent trouble “No,” replied Flood, ‘not before 1 camo to Now York, about four years ago. I was living then in Lynn, Mass., wiih my wile, Her sister was sick in a boarding house in tuis city, and my wile wept on to take care of hor, Alter a weeks I foilowed her, to get Work in this city. 1 got work after a in Jersey City, and used to leave my board. 1g place early in the morning to go to my work, and return about half-past seven atnight, Shé ought to have got supper for me, but a good many times there was nove ready when | got home, “WHOLE NIGHTS AWAY.”? “1 could have put up with that, though, but sh would sometimes go oll on pretence of wanting to visit her sister, and stay whole nights away trom home. She may have been with ber sister, but | dida’t know and her absences made ine unoasy and suspicious. I nover knew of her being in company with any a io particular till a few months ago when she made the acquaintance of this Dutchman. 4 FORMER SUSPICIOUS MRETING. ‘A month or two ago I saw her go into the saluon which he keeps, and I followed her after a few moments. 1 found the two drinking together in the room back of the saloon, and they seemed very much startled when I came in upon them. She declared, though, that she only went in to get a drink, and he said the samo; but I mistrustea them, Since then 1 have kept a watch on them, for 1 did not like her behavior as a marriod worun at all.’? “Were you separated from your wife?” asked the reporter. * No, I never got a divorce from her and never con- sidered that L had left her, 1 bad my suspicions that sho might be uoing wrong, and so 1 watched her, L would not leave her, for 1 could pot endure to think of ho leading a life of prostituuon, and | was afraid it Pak ad ee that if she tnought I had left her for ood. ” bi “How did you feol toward tho man in whose com- pany she was found??? ‘sas any one might suppose. I thought bim a mean whelp to seduce a married woman, I think be 18 only tit to Koepa house of prostitution, the scoundrel. "” “What aid you think of doing when you knocked at the door of the room where your wife und Aligur wero?” “Think! ldidn’t think! I don’t remembor,” ro- turned tho prisoner, at frst impulsively, and then, re- gaining bis wonted caution, “Ub, | mustn’t speak of this thing; indeed 1 musto’, = My lawyer told mo to tell nothing.” “When you struck at your wife with the reamor did you notice where she fell?’’ “But I teil you I don’t remembor striking at her. I was all dazed, I saw nothing. I can’t remomber that I came up with hi excitement and apparent! dom; but enough could be gathered from tary adinissions to make it re the ploa of momentary insanity, th nervous excitement, will be advanced i defence, “Did you ever know a man in Toledo named 0’Con- noli?!? was asked of Flood, This inquiry was made because it 18 stated on the authority of the officers in charge of tho case that Fiood, under bis alias of James MacFarland, murdered a man of that namo in foledo jn 1867, because of this woman Mary whom be mar- dered last Sunday. It is said-that ho fled East, apd sho followed and married him. “No, I never knew of a man named James 0’Connell in Toledo,” was the reply, “I have not been in Toledo since 1 was married, I did pass through the place once, but I never lived there. I married my wife in Boston nive years ago. she said that had lived in Oswego, N. Y, I dont know why sho came to Boa- ton, 1 was never jealous of any,man before | married, why should 1 be? Lftwo men are courting the same girl let them court i nd Jet the best man win her, That’s the way | fee! nd L never thought of being Jealous of an U’Connell whom I never know, or of any other man. I never bad reason to be jealous of tbe woman I marrfed wll my last coming to this city, NO. 17 SULLIVAN STREET. An attempt was made by a Hexabp roporter to in- terview the sister of the murdered woman, Miss Lizzie Pago, who was said to roside at No, 17 sullwan street. Thero are two houses which bear this number. Ono Stands prominently forward on the street, while the other is set {ar back, and is only to be reached through a dark bay ae | of stone In neither of the houses was any intelligence to be gathered of the woman songht for, aud the neighbors had never heard tho name belore. Tho officers ut the precinct station knew of no such person, but they condemned tho bouse in the rear without qualification as one of the Worst resorts in tho city, RYAN AND OSCHWALD. HOPES AND FEARS OF THE DOOMED NEWARE- ERS—‘‘IN GOD WE TRUST” AND ‘JESUS WILL SAVE.” A number of the iriehds and, relatives of Ryan and Oschwald visited them yesterday. They were un- usually gay and ‘light hearted, Oschwald was busy making paper decorations for the condemyed cell in parti-coigred paper. Itinalready fastelully adornea with his handiwork. Ho fas also nged such Mottoes against the wallas these—‘Faith, Hopo and Charity ;” “In God we Trust” and “Josus Will Save,” The word ‘hope’ is im larger letters than any of the others. Tho gayety of tho prisoners ig consequent pon tbeir being snatched from under the shadow of the gallows lost Friday, thapks to the magic bill in the Legislature and the re- spite which followed i8 Introduction, They evince great auxtety to know what the chances are of the passage of the bill over the Governor's veto, As might and fay that they have no hope tn tbe direction of Guy- erpor Bedle, His course toward them they regard as ex- cocdingly severe ull through. They look, however, to the Legislature tor salvation, ‘‘1 tell you,’’ said Ryan tothe Henatp representative last evening, “innocent men can't be banged. God won't allow it, ‘Twas He that gave us this udditionsl week.” 1t is a nowwbie fact that from rst to last the two men have never once faltered in the story they have told of their innucence. Namvers of sbarp questioners have tried to trip them up im ther = stories, but to no offect, Their jailer, who has been with them since their conviction, cannot be made to believe that they wre guilty. Thor counsel profess the same state of feeling, and say that they have taken them suparately and tried to soe it they were not mis- Jouding them, but to no account, Each man sticks to his innocence with @ firma be surinised, they jook with misgivings on the latwr, | | ascertain who th: rf WHO KILLED KELSEY? Some New Clews That May Solve the Mystery. A MISSING LINK SUPPLIED, Strange Story Told by the Wife of a Sailor. One cold night during the winter of 1872, when the groater portion of tbe inbgbitants of the peaceiui vil- lago of Huntington wore at a hustings, a party of masked men assombied in the yard of a cortain emi. nent deacon aod bid in tho dark shadows of a bedge fence, awaiteng the arrival of a man to whom they had sent a decoy letter. That man was Charice G, Kelsey. In response to the letter be’ went to the house of the woman, whom he passionately loved, and when about to enter the grounds surrounding it he was seized by the masked men, gagged, bound and dragged inte the back yard, where, betore a setect party of ladics and gentiemen, he was stripped to the buf and pa raded around. It was a bitter cold night, aud the poor wretch asked in vain to be covered, His cruel tormentors heeded him not, but still exposed bim to the party on tho stoop of the house. Finally one of the masked mea broughta can of hot tar and began to paint the poor man, now helptess with cold and fright. 1p his acute pain from the burning tar the poor fellow managed to unloose the gag from bis mouth, und his cries were piteous, The ‘ladies and gentlemen,” in the cosey comtort of great coats and {ur capes, rather epjoyed the antics of the naked man, Who yelled and jumped with cach new ap- plication of the brush, When the managers of the show had tarred their victim sufficiently a bag of feathers was prodticed, and these wero thrown on the still soft tar, In this costume the unfortunate map was brought nearer the stoop, and the masked men held Innterns aloft that the audience might the better admire their handiwork. Horo there comes a hiatus iv the stgry, a hiatus of five long years, for trom that night nothing has been seen of Charles G, Kelsey, The men who tarred and feathered him and the “ladies and gentlemen’’ who witnessed the deed have all been brought to court, and the story above is the sum and substance of their tes. Umony, Thoy unblusningly tola the Court, when called upon to testify, that they had seen Kelsey outraged and had enjoyed the sight. The tor. mentors stated that they had tarred and feathored thoir victim and having satisfied their desiro to punish him they allowod him to go home; that he slunk away into one corner of the yard and drew on his trousers; that seeing one of them approaching him he ran away and they saw no more of bim. Where he-ran to has ever since boen a mystery. The maskers and ther iriends invented and adhered to the convenient theory that abasbed at tho treatment he had received Kelsey betook himself to foreign parts, and was asbamed to return to the community whero this outrage had been perpetrated, KBLSEY’S LEGS FOUND. About a yoaraiter the tarring of Kelsey, two fisher- men, Franklin aud Ludlam, while raking oysters ou Cold Spring harbor, noticed something tloating near them. 0 approuching the object they were horrified to tlud the nethor imbsof aman, The numan frag. ment was towed asiore and the Coroner notiled. An inspection of the limbs revoaled that they were thickly coated with tar, atid on searching the pockets of tho trowsers in which they wero ecucased a gold chain about five inches long was found, This gold chain and the trowsers were identified by Charles G. Kelsey's brother and sister as the property of their lost brother, and at the Coroner's imquest a jewotter from Babylon swora be had mended that identical chain for Kelsey about two months belore he disappeared. He brought bis books with him and the entry in the cash book forthe work was exhibited tothe jury. Tuis same jury bad betore ita man who resided ‘ut Lioyd’s Beuch’ on Cold Spring Harbor, who swore that on the night of tho tarring and feathering of Kelsey ho heard a wagon rattle down to the beach about balf-past two A. M. He turther testified that he heard the noe of oars in the rowlocks of a yawl shortly ulter the wagon depurted, and. the nolse faded away in the distance over the bu Next morning, when he went abroad froin the house, he Jnspected the roa¢ and found the tracks of a wagon runing from it on to the beach, and at th minus of the track ho found « white linen shirt clotted with gore. This garment was also identified by the tamily of Kelsey as the property of their lust relative. To complete the symmetry of tho case and round the outline of the eviaence, Deacon Wood testified that he bad Kelsey tarred and feathered. With ali th! at band the authori+ ties of Suffolk county, ti gos tha: any border county in ¢! failed to fast the crime on any one. ‘THE LATAST PHASE OF THE CASK. Feeble and meffectual efforts bave been made from time to time to bring the perpetrators of thi: to justice, but they ure still at large, The man who pled to outrage a girl aged fifteen yeurs at Lhe extreme eastern end of the county a fe ico promises, if properly managed, to solve ry of Kolsey’s murder. The prisoner in questi is bamed George Terreil, and from the te ny of hi wite and dozens of the residents of Port sbipped in a cousting schooner in 1872 with Captai Carier, Some dow u e naine of the schuoner seoms to exist; some gay it was tbe Sharpens white Others maintain that it was the J, J. Harris. An in Vestigation now on {901 by the Herato will settle this question. It is, however, of but slight importance when contrasted with the fact elictted by a Heras reporter sent to verily a rumor, lately current, tu the eflect that ‘Terrell’s wite, shortly after his arrest und iInearceration, sald she had the quilt im which Kelsey’e body was wrapped before it was cast into the wea. Mra Terrell and her husband have lived at Mount Sinai tor the last three years, but since the arrest of the latter sho bas mysteriously disapeared, ‘Tlie search of the Herato reporter was successtul, for on yesterday be tound Mrs. Terrell and bad an interview with her, She is a thin, nervous woman of very little mental force, and with many contradictions and inconsistencies she tells @ story in substance as follows :— MKS, TERKELL’S STORY. In 1872 her husband sbtpped on a schooner with Captain Carter, and was away irom home during the time that Keisey was outragea, When her husband returned from that trip he told her ho would rather live on one potato a day than go aboard ship with Carter again. She says she does not know the reason for this aversion; her husband never told bor the reason, bat sho always thought it was some- thing in connection with the Kelsey case, Tos t8 all that could be earned irom husband, and the tollowing part of the story when she speaks of be! niormed sho always used the words ‘“tnoy say.’? ” are tal ; she would not ox. plain hersells Her siory continues that ‘they say Captain Catcer ‘eft the boat, which was anchored near Cold Spring ov the night of Keisey’s disappearance, in a yawl, and took a quilt with fim. They also say that Kelsey’s body was brought off shore in the yaw! that left the schooner, and that it was baried at sea, The quilt that Captain Garter ts id to have taken from the schooner is vow the general topic of conversation in Suffolk county, The reporter ques. tioned Mra. Torrell very closely about Unis quilt, but she protested, with tears, that she had never seen it nor had she heard bor husband speak of it. She says no such thing as a sheet or quilt w: ver brought to her house at Mount Sinai by her husband. She has heard ber husband say that he was the only man now living who was on bourd the schoovor with Captain Carter, Captain Carter is not at home in Long Iniand 6 for tho third time, bad been told, that Mra Blanchard to Mi the mother of the murdered policeman, strange that the death of your son should save my son ?”” . ‘TAB GOVERNOK’S VETO. The general public, no loss tha are anxious to know what the Lexis! the veto of Governor Bedle. It 14 universally conceded to be an exceedingly able paper, and the impression is that if 14 doos not prevent the Legislature from pessies the bill it will at least ge & good many votes whic! were undouptedly give she bill out of a generous sympathy ravbor tl from apy real knowledge of the merits of the bill ALLEGED JEWELRY SWINDLE. Acomplaint was made before Judge Duffy at the Toms Volice Court yesterday by Charies Giats, of No, 1 Maiden Lane, importer of watches, against Lippman Tannevaum, a jeweller doing business at No. 222 Bow- ery, charging him with « violation of what is known asthe “Stillwell act.” Mr, Glatz asserted that just be fore thé holidays Nathan Tannebaam, a brother of Lipp- Inan, OVLaiNod AVIUL $20,000 worth of watches, Jeweiry, aud precions stones {fom Various merchants in this cHY On short credit, and that soon afterward the 8 disappeared trom bis show window and were replaced by plated jewolry of very little value. Nathan baom, tt is loge oy suvBequeDHy absconved, and ts ati atturge. Hie pelea gene was the clork and im Lippman bus since sold one of tho watches purchased of him toa Me. Palmer, He there- fore accuses him of participation in the fraud, Mr, Tannebaam was beld to answer in the sum o! $3,0u0, SE “DESTITUTION. SAD CASE OF Jacob Fisher, a German, any yeats of age, was found on Friday evening last in a vacant lot on Pulaski vital, bow, and ouly goos to his residence at Purt Jeffersua on rare cocasions, WHAVING THH THREADS. This testimony would scem to corroborate that of the mou who testified beture tho Coroner at Oyster Bay, that he heard the noise of oars on tho night Kelsey dis- red. Thesa tacts aro submitied to the authorities ot Sufloik county, and tt remains to be seen what use they will make of them. The record of the counsy is at make, and too many mistakes have been made in tha low this testimony to go by unnoticed. The past to murderer of the body found m the swamp about a year ago is yet at Who killed Sedgwick? 1 still a id the men who murdered ao old mai crime have never been found. KING CARNIVAL. The carnival, which was to havo taxon place op Shrove Tuesday, has been postponed, as has already been published, till the 4th day of April, for the reason thatthe managers havo an idea that tbey cannot bee fore that time realize the $50,000 they auiy is neces- wary to defray the cost of the display, Fifteen dem among whom are furniture deniers, engine, boiler ant i eturers, batters and gun themselves to pa: coca 915 por wag: curred lor music, priutio, TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION. A meoting of the newly organized School Teachers Association was heid last eveniog at No. 12 Stanton street, Mr. C, Korfl inthe chair, The Secretary, Mr, H, Tull, reported a drait of a proposed constitution, whieh provides that the objects of the association shall be to attend to the interests of teachers in . bi oe pense Ages 3 them assistance is case Of. sickness or of employment, and by deaw! stricter lines with relorence to their qaalifications. The auce members are to ofthe be grade according to the Th to meot expense to be im flags, banners and devices,