New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-11
Corporation observation-disclosures fer the
Memory Of The President.

In BOARD ~ ALDERMEN, I
Wednesday Evening, July 10
Both Boards met at the usual hour bat in conse
quence Of the demise of the President transacted
10 tusineis. Action appropriate to the occasion
having been taken, the two Boards Immediately
adjourned.
The reading Of the minutes was dispensed with
The following communication was then received
from His Honor the Mayor and read-yiz.:
MAYORS OFFICE, July 10, 1850.
Of l.s City of Nso- York,
GEETLEhES: truly great man mas fallen, and
TIL: nation has been filed with the deepest gloom.
Death has closed the mortal career OF its Chief
Magistrate. ZACHARY TAYLOR, President of the
pptied states. expired II ina PraAdaoRs nans.on
ST the Seat Of Government las. evening. His Last
words were :" an Prepared have endeavored
to DO my duty = words which well beis the close
Of the life OF SO eminently just and faithful public
servant.
/ viii not attempt the task Of portraying bis
msDy private virtues, nor the exalted nature and
extent Of lis public services A grateful people
viii Az ard the full measure OF justice to him. VINO
BY bis yAlor in the field and bis wisdom In council
bs,, in a preeminent degree. added lusser to the
cory Ct bis country, and advanced tee lastlng well
iGre Of her people.
When Deatb-the common leveler-strikes az
tie head Of nation, il becomes the people, with
admission TO an All Wise and lnscrutable Provi'
depce, 10 pause aud reflect upon an event 50 ap-
Mailing and calanl;oas.
would respectfully recommend the adoption OF
such rneas1res, BY the Common Council, as the
deep solicitude Of tie people Of this City and the
gols unity Of the occasion, nay be deemed 70 re-
qure. lcignedJ u q "O0Dh'IL
The subioned Resolutions were then offered oy
Ald. FRASKLIs, and unanimously adopted:
Whereas, 1t has pleased Almighty God TO re-
move from q by death Zachary Taylor, Pfesidens
~ the United States and one who has sustained toe
honor of BIS country upon the hsid, aad thus render-
- ,eryice for " hen the wreo.h ne has won as q
S;-,orious solder was no compensation, IL u BE-
ccroins the event should be ,ignalizcd b. mourn
;ns and grateful People. Deeply symPatazi5g
IN hi, inns date friends and the whole nation IN
,Leir bere.venent: Therefore
Ps,olred if TIE Board Of Assistant Aldermen
corcurl That The Common Council OF the City OF
~. Work have received with deep feelings of re-
-, the intelligence Of the death OF General Zacii-
CIV Tsylor President OF the United States, and
NV cordially participate with their feo E-ctlzsDs
- ne grief which il felt at the sudden os, OF one
wbo vas endeared TO the Nation ior his devotion to
VI public service and the purity OF his private char
.ctsr. and the exalted station the American People
had called upon him TO GL.
P,solred That a suitable demonstration OF re
,pect for the memory Of the late Pfesldent should
he usde BY the pubic authorizes and cluzens OF
Nev.York, and that Committee OF I'VE members
81 each Board be appointed TO make sucn arrange
mepis 80 they nay deem proper
ResolstG, That the Preside Of OF both 5oards Of
the Common Coulcl cause the Chamber oil their