The New York herald., 1850-05-19


PoRATroN.-There is no better example of the
manner in which the business of the people is
discharged by the salaried "City Fathers" and
their committees, than the way in which they
have dealt with the question of the advertising
and printing, for several weeks past. The con-
tract with two journals Of the smallest circula-
tion, has expired long since and yet, by system
of humbug, the official reports of the proceedings
Of the Common Council are published in those
papers, and paid for, just if the contracts
existed at this moment.
This matter was first mooted in the Board
Of Assistant Aldermen, and resulted in the adop-
tion of report, containing elaborate and
veracious puff of the Sun, " done to order"
This report came before the Board of Alder
men for " concurrence" and met with op-
position from some of the members, while others
seemed bent on carrying the job through. Reso-
lutons proposed, and amendments offered,
and the report referred reported on. and
and finally referred again TO the Committee on
Ordinances. Thus the question was banded about
like a shuttlecock, in oder to divert the people,
while all the time there not the slightest in
tention Of doing anything practical Ths affair
was put to sleep, till the Herald walked il up, one
fine morning. and worthy alderman, rising in
his seat, at the next meeting Of his Board, wished
TO know when the committee intended to report
Alderman Haws, the chairman Of the committee,
stated that they could not agree /; but that he
hoped ON the following Monday, to be able to pre-
sent the report Monday came, and many other
days of meeting passed; in fact week after week
rolled by, but there no report. At length, on
Friday last, the Alderman of the First ward moved
resolution, of which the subjoinsd is official
report -
Aid Gnuvr~ presented the following resolution yis
Resolved That four daily paper having the largest
city circulation. be and hereby employ I'd pub
lish all the oca proceedings " both oards and the
Conn on Council together with all legal and oscai
notices from the several heads of depart pro-
vd.d said daily papers will agree TO do the at the
prices heretofore accepted
Aid CoscxIfs moved 90 refer the same TO the Com
mittsc ON Ordinances, which was adopted a divi-
Afh,mative-Aid Oakley. Chapman President, Aid
Smith. Ball IIsws. Bard. traoklin. Copckiin 9.
Segative-Aid- Griffin, Dodge, Wood, Miller, Shaw,
Cooke.
We are glad this resolution did not pass, il. in
deed, there was any serious intention TO carry IT,
The alderman who proposed IL, enumerated the
four papers OF highest circulation, as the Herald
the Ssn, the 7lribUac, and the Express That the
last named Journal should be classed among papers
Of high circulation. must assenish the public who
know the contrary 60 be the fact. Its circulation
is from five 10 six thousand. Even the Star runs
above that But what Is the necessity for pub
fishing the PROCEEDINGS in four journals Two, or
at most three, would be quite sufficient for all gur-
poses and the proper course would be 10 con
tine the publication TO them, and pay them fairly
for their valuable space.
Observations have been made upon th-
high prices asked by the Herald Why, u
would be cheaper for the Common Council
to insert their proceedings an the Herald at s3OOo
per annurn, than TO get them in the E.rfvea
for s5o0--we had almost said gratuitously-
such i. the difference between the two papers, in
the value received; and there could not be rca,cr
injustice done than to propose to pay them the
same price. As well might the Corporation order
! I.0o0 copies Of placard bandbll from orc
gnicr and 5000 copies of ths same from another,
and offer to pay both the same amovat for the
work The proposed payment in the rcsolutios
we have quoted " just the assvas pait twenty.
FIVE years ago, TO John Lang and Amos Bdtler.
pioIs,siors of the Gsseffs and M<rcaafilc fducr-
fisrr whose circulation was but 800 per dsyelch
The circnlation Of the Herald is from 5000 TO
t0.Oo0 ps day, costing nearly twenty times as
much in paper and printing those eriingushed
flights Of oher days" The circulation of the
T,,Junc is 5000 costing nearly ten times as much.
and il would be slso unfair ask that journal to do
the work On The same terms. though the injustice
would be only about half great ss in the case Of
the Hoald. The L. q. Department have adopted 4
the fair prnciPe,hey have given the printing ofthe
list Of letters remaining in the New York Post
ofee TO the two papers Of highest circulation.