The New York herald., 1845-05-27
Common Council.

Common Council.
Quite excitement prevailed last evening among the
Of the contemplated action of the Board Of Assistants on
the subject OF the appointment OF Justice Taylor Inc
were crowded to excess long before the hour Of
The Board met at o'clock, Oliver CnARLIcK, Esq,
President, in the chair.
The minutes were read
Justice Tdyor.-Ald CoNNoR. of the Seventh Ward,
moved correction of the journal Not having been pre-
sent on the occasion Of the last meeting he unable
record his vote the appointment OF Justice Taylor;
he therefore moved to correct.
PREsrpESr-The question is on the approval Of the
minutes
The minutes were approved.
Several petitions were received, asking relief from
personal tax and asking an appropriation Tor public
schoolsa
City Prison.-A communication received from Mr..
allon keeper Of the City Prison. asking appropriations
for repairs improvements &c. in the prison. which was
appropriately referred.
appropriation for Public School in Sixth Ward Referred.
Report ,was received from the Committee on Ordi-
Dances in relation to the Police bill. Laid on the
RemopaL-Abraham Wheaton removed from the situ-
alton OF Pound Master in the 10th ward.
experimentation w. Bosworth, appointed in his
Resignetions Resignation of the Commissioners of
the Aims House-accepted OF John Cutter as lnspec-
of elections in the st district llh ward, in conse-
quencr of his removal from the ward.
Aims House Commissioners. -Resotutions-That Jas.
II. Cook be appointed Commissioner OF the Aims House.
Adopted.
The rules were suspended to allow gentleman to pre-
petition from Committee Streets. for paving
parts Of blocks between 10th and 18th Streets ana th
and 18th streets between avenues and B.
Adjourned over to Thursday, at o'clock, 2. NJ
Bonp OF AssIsrANrs-This Board also met last even
ing. The President, NATHANIEL PEARcE, Esq, In the
The minutes of last meeting read and approved.
Petitions being in order large number OF petitions
received the subject Of correction OF city tax
&C., and appropriately referred :.
Noses Y Beach.-A petition received from Moses
Y Beach, asking that Of $325 81 costs incurred
by him in defending suit of rover brought by the pub
lie administrator to certain property given TO the
petitioner ny Dr. Ward deceased whilst living he hav
Reports. -appontments-John Quin, Inspector Of Lum
ber; Levi Dyer, do.
Papers from the other Board Resolution to abolish the
Office of Assistant Clerk to the Board Of Common Coun
ci.-Concurred in.
number of papers, of no public interest, from the
Board were received and concurrod in
appointment Abbot, Inspector of Elections
LIST district llth ward-Concurred in
Justice Taylor Rejected-The message from his Honor
the Mayor nominating Justice Taylor Chief Inspector o.
Mr. PuRsER Of the 4th ward rose and sad-He felt
sed that the man who was to be at the head OF the
lice department, should be man of ability and while
he did not doubt the ability Of Justice Taylor whom he
considered most in far as ability was
in question: yet he claimed for himself at the same time
the privilege in his place. to judge for himself and carry
out the views Of his constituents However high an OPT
discharge the duties that devove the head of the
lice department, he considered him totally disqualified
in other respects There was no instance to be found on
Court the Common Pleas the Marine Court the most
inferior Ward Court to be found taking the political
rostrum during his incumbency aud it could not be ex-
pected that his returning from political meeting
he could hold the scales of Justice with even hand
He contended that such an appointment would impede
the successful operation of the law and eopardze the
peace of the city and would also establish such prin
cple would hold out nducemen to party to reward
the Superintendent in the Of riot at the OF
such riots and when 1t was taken into consideration
the Probability Of such a thin thing taking place in this city
with the violent spirit of natvesm that prevailed It wal
not to be presumed that with Justice Tay pre-
dilectons could impartiay discharge his public duties
In the event of such riot taking place would it be judi
cous to place at the head Of the police who wa'
disturbance Without entering into the question Of the
peculiar principles of the native American party would
not nce the hostility large portion Of s0
he was acting from political consideration, =
He (Mr P) considered such an appointment would be
derogatory to the party to which he belonged and he
would oppose it with the utmost determinations at the
time no feeling, Of ID SS ss
question Thequeston was then taken when there
| appeared in favor Of concurring, :.
Ayes. $3.50. ...'!
The following is list ofthose who voted exclusive
two absentees, Messrs Ogden, whig and Miller, dem
| Nors-Nathaniel Pearce, John s. Gilbert, Joseph c
G.o fnr'ss Lyman Candes 'ShH Ss fSUsS S
Thomas Spoford Nathan Roberts, Edwin Nichols, Johr
| j. w. Westervelt, Wm H. Cornell.
| When the vote was announced there a regular
shout andc tapping of hands upwhch wachscked BY
| the President Of the Board Of Assistants.
Several papers from the Board above referred to-
concurred in after which the Board of Assistants ad
| journed.
Noe-For this appointment the vote in this Board OF
Thursday last stood as follows
| AyEs-Charlick Stoneall, Benson, Tine, Meserole
| Dodge, Tappan Brady.
NoEs-Divver Hart Compton, Briggs, Rich.