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Reform in orr City Government.
To he Efiicrof Tie Tribune:
Every riglll-rnindcd citizen will approve of the
general tenor OF your article on City Government
in Saturdays paper. The folly of longer depend
lng upon either party, as party, for wise and
economical rule of this city, is now made appar-
e1 both having, in turn, had fair trial. The
wima facie absurdity of making mere party men,
Mayors and Aldermen, without regard to capa-
biIty or fitness, would seem PLAIN enough; but
those who were blind to it before, must now see
il clearly enough, since both parties have been
fully tested. But what is the use Of talking about
The absllrdity the loss, the disappointment, the
DANCER, and all that, unless we will act III the
matter? We must do something to lift the yoke
from our nccks, or we must continue TO work
with it on /; our groans will not remove it.
will propose a plan, to begin with, and If you
Or any one else can suggest better, let US have
il. and will assist in It's execution.
have my views on ,hesc two propositions
LIST. Party spirit runs so high, it would be vain to
attempt to cut loose from it entirely. 1t must be
concliated; it will not be driven from the field
3D. The good men of both parties deprccatc the
present assimilation of general politics with the
municipal government and will aid IN the scpa
ration if it can be done without violence to their
general political preferences. They will meet
each other 10 reform the City Government.
therefore propose a general meeting, without
distinction of party, or rather OF all parties, to
consider the dilap idated condition of the City
Government, and TO take measures for It's repair
and preservation. At meetings in the several
Wards composed of the same materials, dele
yates to a General Convention should be selected;
by which means a concert OF action might be OBJ
tanned in all the Wards for the same purposes. In
each Ward there should be maintained Tor Alder
man and Assistant, one from each OF the two
parties, the nominees to be men OF such charac-
Ter for honesty, capacity and fitness for the re-
sectiyc Offices, as would ensure The confidence
and votes of the good of both parties.
would figure up the election ticket
made up, thus. If the pure party movers sn'
as usual try their strength on pure party h' is.
let them nominate them as usual. We should
The have three tickets in the field; the Wing,
4 oco- Foco, and the Union,-the latter COM
d of men free from violen party feelings,
ged 20 reform, and to repuolatc all desires for
or ectional ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IN matters OF
.. This last would secure the suliragcs
x.payer and lover of order and good
ut, while to the party hacks would be
q6 homes as they could find TO quarrel over
We doubt which ticket would receive
of votes For one have too much
z.uence in the intelligence Of the mass to hest
ATE if such ticket were properly made up.
For greater security, there might be presented
the undoubted Wards, tickets composed wholly
in accordance with the known sentiments OF "a
msjority OF the voters IN these Wards--care beng
taken to nominate only men of sure problty and
intelligence, who would pledge themselves to dlsre-
gard party considerations III managing the affairs
of the city, no matter which party might noini-
naly gain the aScendancy in the Common Coun,
ell. In the doubtful Wards, the ticket should
contain one from each party.
What we want Is, pure lnen, TO whatever party
they may be attached, TO spend our money, 90 our
work, and make our laws. The first step OF such
Common Council should be to remove every
dishonest and inefficient officer, and then to d.
vde the Offices nearly as possible, equally DC
tween the two parties.
A general City movement, or at least an under
standing between all the Wards, would seem
Necessary to gam all the desired objects, cspc-
claly, for the selection OF men fitted for the va
nous departments of the City Government. For
example, from one Ward should come one cspe-
rlallv qualified for the Financial departments from
another one for the Police Committee; another
Tor Arts and Public Schools another to direct
Market afiairS-onc for the Wharves-ior Public
Health, the Streets, Nc. &c.
All this might be brought about, If we would
bat make up on the subject, and ii such move.
ment were begun and carried forward udiciouSy
and in earnest, and with single eve to the vel.
fare OF the city, can there be a doubt that nearly
the whole CITY would go for the " Union Ticket
pledged TO Reform? Why Nor
u WILLIS, in his last letter to the National
intehgencer, observes that
There seems to be a similarity between the
art Of painting and the art of pig drlvlng-botf
occurring 10 be pulled the way they are not want
ed TO go. Mr.. HIRE. the miniature painter ate
waiting nine months in vain for a sitter gave NJ
noonshine FOR stnshinc-his idle pencil for tn
busy vocation OF a daguereotypist. He had no
been at ii week before he was overrln with or
Gers for painted miniatures and he is now IN TIT
iuil tide of successful ivory, with tp-top pnc,e'