New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-08

the least poss bic DELAY. either IN the manner now
Indicated " otherwise scs'1rding n the siom and
/ better Judgment Il the Common Council 81 that
the City may be placed IN tie best pasture OF de
Tense IN relation g. the plbc health. AZ the earliest
period AMI herorc the arrival II the warm season
/ For while the Quarantine with is sanitary reguls
I tons efficiently enforced &c they have been during
/ the past season has shown that u may avert de
/ ease from abroad vet experience teaches is that
/ the pesrence which hss Of ate visited tho City
mas again spring Up within is bounds The Depart
ment of Hea IN should. therefore, ne placed m a
| condition 20 remove those causes which are known
either 10 originate Or AZ iesst, a. hasten the pro
cress Of epidemic disease.
| The organization Of the Law Department under
| the amended charter has devolved upon this De
! partment y the .aw business connected with the
City Government and Us officers. and promises to
ensure prompt snd faithful attention 90 this branch
OF the public interests.
There were transferred to the head Of this De
partment. on his accession to oaice shou: 200 suits
N the various Courts. AMI notwithstanding the
number that have been srgued. tined or settled
since that time, there still 2oi suits mora
pending
The number Of causes argued tried. settled or
| otherwise disposed Of since June !, $50 is IS
Number finally se,rei ............ ............l
Number srged 81
OF those argued 20 have been dec ded IN favor
of the Corporation and one against IL And OF
those tried verilcts have been rendered N favor ct
| the City IN elsht cases, and three against it, Two
OF these three were rendered pro forme and IN the
other the verdict was for s7j
II ia proper here 70 remark that IN $50 thirty
three suits we're instituted IN the state ct New
Jersey. against Cornelius W Lawrence, formerly
Mayor Of this City 10 recover the value Of large
amount Of personal property destroyed by MS order
a. Mayor Of the Cty. NJ the great hre m ls35-
The defense OF these suits was undertaken by the
City Thirty one NJ these have been decided IN
favor Of Mr. Lawrence, and the other two are stall
pending They are IN the charge Of able counsel
m Nev Jersey, who express equal confidence ot
success In these two remaining suits as an those a
ready determined
The ID Section Of the Amended Charter pro
yldes that after the year 1850 the Common Council
s1all annually hold only Three stated Sessions Ut
not exceeding one month each. commencing on the
first Mondays Of January. May and september.
This Section was no doubt enacted 10y the LeCis
iature IN the expectation that the Departments
would not be- organized until after the commence
meut Of the year 1870 and that several months
must elapsc before they could be put into ul opers
ton aud that IN ths meantime. frequent and per
haps uneX Pected meetings n the Common Council
might and probably would be rendered necessary.
But the last Common Council anticipated the
viii of The LEGISLATURE and organized the Depart
meuts in May last 80 that they have now been &C
tuslly IN operation during the last seven months
Bv tins Il will be seen that the only object which
the Legislature could have had in view in allowing
the stated sessions to be postponed TO the LIST OF
January, l-5l, mas been anticipated and fully &C
comphshed bv the timely and ssutary measures Of
the last Common Council who have thus prepared
the way for. and removed all objections to- the com
menccmcnt Of the Stated Sessions on the lst Mon
dav ol January. $50
trust therefore that the Common Council may
IN nj 90 a olD ~
carry into effect this important provision OF the
Amended Charter especially ms several other parts
Of that instrument are dependant upon this. and
cannot take effect without H.
II then the Common Council should conclude i'm
modiate'y TO establish Stated Sessions to commence
with the present month, ell the advantages OF this
leading feature OF the Amended Charter will be re-
allied by the community AZ once and without the
delay Of another year.
Ia connection with the introduction OF stated ses
sions o.. the Common Council, would respectfully
suggest the cxpediency Of making provision for a
per diem compensation to It's members tor their
vices in lieu OF all personal expenses This would
be no more than eCt OF simple nstlce 20 the mem
bers themselves and would be at the same time.a
measure ct decided c,UuUmy iVr tie City II tne
allowance % them was made equal 20 that which Is
now paid 70 the members Of the Legislature, it
would not amount 10 a sum as large az the expenses
OF the Tea Room alone
With this brief reference to the subject leave it
70 be disposed OF according 10 your own sense OF
duty not doubling your entire readiness Ia deal
with 10 fairly and mpartaliy. holding the scales Of
Justice even balanced between yourselves and the
public.
/ would here appeal to the members OF the Com
mon Council as they are now happily relieved
from the dull and tedious details OF Executive busi
ness 10 assume nc once the more digniied and ele
waited position Of le gIslatOrs, 10 which the Amended
Charter has assigned them. Their duties being
All, M
| should suppose, IN the language OF Chancellor
Kent would be pleasant and agreeable 10 persons
Of intelligence and dsinterested zeal for the wise
and Just re ,UlstlOn OF the public concerns OF the
CITY"
Gentemcn-in all your endesvors to promote the
welfare and secure the respect and gratitude OF our
fellow citizens, be assured shall always be ready
to second your efforts and afford You my wsrnest
eo-ouerat;ou CALEB :. Woodruff.
The Message being partly read wa.lad tho isbe 10 be
printed
The sem-Annual Report OF The Chief Of Police was re-
ceved and ordered to be printed.
communication from the Mayor nominating sHtrHEso
Ks.pF for Chamberlain Of ths City received, and ne
uonlins ton confirmed
AID CLARE oferei resolution thai II tns Board OF A.
.,stan,s concur that he Common Council sha hold but
three stated sessions during the year and thai when they
adjourn they do Tuesday al O'Clock. The
Alderman Of Fr., Ward moved be referred To Especial
Committee
Considerable debse su-led as to the proprieiy II day
meeting
An amendment offered by Inc AID Of the Twelfth was
accepted thai Committee be appointed 10 report the best
plan for during the year and that hey also inquire
into the prophecy Of allowing 10 III members Of ne Com
moo Council liberal compensation
The question the smendseni .. to nquring
INTO the propn.y Of compen,4ins members Carried. 10
TOT
The motion az amended was hen carried. u 20 4
The President appointed as me COMMITTEES, Al Coos.
sNIIR snd GEFFIS.
TIE Board then sd,ourned % Monday rex, a. 5 M
BOARD or ASSISTANT ALDERMAN. jas. ?.
The old Board met al lOl O'Clock read the minutes
and appointed CONSISTING of Assistant AID CoNx
IN O,stEY DssS and SANDS % wait upon the Mayor
and fe Board q Aldermen and ask there were any hir
her COMMUNICATIONS % make Tue Committees returned
with replies IN he negative ASSISTANT AID SASos hen pre-
,ented resolution Of ihAnss the President O. W SUR
rgvASr Esq FOR ths zsntemaniy ard impartial manner 10
"a. performed the duues Of he Chair Il ~ss seconded oy
Assistant AID GRFFI~, and suitably replied 10 BY ih- Pfes
dent; after which he Board Ell joarBed sac dee
ISAUGURATGoS or rHE NEw BOARD The
new members took their few minutes sfer IL
There are Is new members and members Of he Old