New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-04
os THE COMMON Council.


md Assistants meet this afternoon vi
TIC 's. under the provision OF the au'el1ea
les"' .h,ch nroyldes tha: Sessions Shall DC N''
Chs.' commencing on the first MONDAY OF eac"
mon'.' "a thu, al no session shall the members DC
nonA' 80 any ner diem allowance for longer Pe'
esn's1 o,ght days. The history Of the Ci1y ohaf-
roa .-A thus The original charter was granted
M e. nonoard in 1876 a sort Of act OIL ihcorpo-
-, WAS gwen by Nicoh, the Afs' h"si-S" 'O'''"
r' ,s6s but as the ID Itch soon after reganed pos
49,, Of the City, this was Of i''ie account D'"
c,.,t.r Is the groundwork Of all other Charters
So, have since existed, and Is constantly reierfeo
,ss highest authority IN matters oil numcipai
This Charter. with certain CLOSES rom W
-, .,d other various Dutch laws, was
x.,,.S IN all bearings. by an act OF The Coioi~i
-..s,,ure. October "A, 1892, and saved ana con
N.Sb, the Constitution Of III, and again ~ '"e
'--,,,,on OF 1921. In June, 1929, a 'i'y '0''-
'~,,on oonsisting Of FIVE members from each "''0'
'.,.,ng total Of sixty.hveJ met, and amer pr
"a dscussion. agreed 10 a series OF amendments
s,ch WEIR submitted 70 the people and approve
s,tbem m regular vote. These amenuni '''''
,esd ,u5 made part of the original charter oy an
a., M tine Legislature, April 7, 1880. Inc a"eid''S
xerc important and consisted III oi'i'ion W -
cou,,oon Council into two boards, composed respect
.yely OF Aldermen and Assistants, VINO "eie :" ON
nd act separately with equal and concurrent po"ciS
Oh the q Of Apnl, 1879, the chiiteI was a. a."
amended by the Legislature. The term OF ONCE ''i
Aldermen was extended 10 two years ana inc 'ii"o
felection transferred TO the Fall. stated sessions
ofthe Common Council were pfescrlbeo' CONSISTING
ftbree M each year, not to exceed one iho'h edo'
Id "a commence On the first Monday of January,
A. md Sen,ember Neither Board could adjourn
"a, LONGER period than three days except Oy teSo'
n,,on 10 he concuued IN by the other BODY. heaos
# DEPARTMENTS were created within which were
certain subordinate officers, entitled Chiefs OF Du-
yaux These heads OF Departments were eiec'ed
every three years by the people and, when electeo'
,ppointod by and with the consent OF the boafl 81
Aldermen the heads Of bureauX. This charter was
,ga,a amended by the Legislature, July III OF this
,s.y in several sections The sessions were re-
hcsd to monthly sittngs Of eight days. Inc
xen,ieth section is altered so AZ TO provide that
Gin case the Mayor shall neglect or refuse TO
.omirate the chief officer Of a bureau IN the
pol,oe Department, designated as Chief Of Police,
for Eve days after the commencement of the session
o,,be Common Council TO be holden IN August, 1851,
: .ha be the duty of the Board of Alderman to APP
le,ts IN the various burcaux given to the chiefs
thereof The Mayor, by and with the consent OF the
poa,d Of Aldermen appoints the City Chamberlain,
the chief officers Of the CrotOn Aqueduct Depart
ment ard the Receiver a iaxes. lEese are tne
only amendments Of consequence ana the one touch-
mo The Chief OF Police will soon be tired as II IS I'M
peratiye in It's Provisions
MURDER by STABBING OF ANOTHER
A.
AND TWO OTHER MEN WHO WERE WITH HIM AT THE
uxg-S,iurday morning, about o'clock, dis
,arbance occurred IN the porter-house OF Christie
cher Idlly, IN Water-st near the corner OF RooSe-
welt, between Antonio Lopez, Portuguese sailor
attached to The American schooner iiabana, Captain
Fowler lying at the foot Of Cedarst., North River,
Io,euh Cortono and Francis Sandich also foreigners
The difficulty soon merged into a Ggh, OF serious
character and attracted the attention Of Michael
Poster and Mr. Pendergast both officers OF the
Fourth Ward Police, who repaired to the place to
,epMa,c the cOnibatants and end the disturbance
While the officers were discharge Of their duty, IN
ondeayorng to restore order by persuading the bel
hecrenis to retire quietly, Lopez became enraSed'
drew a Spanish bowIe-knite, the blade OF which Is
about inches IN length, and plunged 1t INTO the ao-
domeu OF Foster INJECTING a horrld wound OF about
an inch and half IN length, II being IN the lower
part OF the abdomen, the right SIDE Lopez, alter
lnaIctng the wound, fed, but was pursued block
and hall by Foster who cried for assistance ana
obtained 1t from officer Duffy, who arrested Lopez,
the latter OF whom, at that moment dropped the knife
which he had used Oh the officer
The weapon was picked up, and, with the accused
taken TO the Station House. The injured man also
followed foot. holding in his hands large portion
Of his bowels, which, caused by his race after Lopez
had pro,rlded through the wound. Drs. Leroy OF
the City Hospital Traphagen Of Pearl-S, and others
who were sent for soon arrived, and by their united
exerlions succeeded III replacing the bowels and
sewing up tie wound. Mir. Foster was then con,
eyed to the Hospital on litter, and, Notwithstanding
he was then apparently comfortable and retained his
reason Was feared he could not long survive ms III
juries Cortono and Sandich, wao engaged IN
the hgh, with Lopez, were also arrested and are now
inprison, where they Will be held rs witnesses. MI
Foster Is a man OF family, ana has child now king
al the point Of death.
The following is the deposition Of Michael Foster
A. taken b, Coroner Geer
Ctfv ant County Of Ns,c- York Michael Foster aIl
officer OF The Fourth Ward Police. beng sworn,
says that thus morning, about one o'clock he met a
party oi three door from the corner OF
Roosevelt and Water SITS, IN Water One OF these
three men was very NOISY, and deponent IN
formed HIM that If he did not stop the NOISE he
Was making he should be Obliged 10 take hun IN and
Immediately after having SAID these words he was
stabbed by one of these three men, named Antonio
Lopez IN the lower part Of The bowels, with 4 dirk
about sinches IN length and then SAID Lopez, Io-
lowed by deponent, wen, down RooSeyelt-st and
through Front 10 Peck-slp Deponent stopped Al
Doyer-si.. and Lopez Was arrested BY Officer Duffy
Al pcck-Sllp Signed his
MlcHAEL x FOSTER
mark.
When the above deposition was made, the injured
man was informed tina, he was IN dying condition.
and IN case death enSued, the evidence taken would
not be allowed IN a Court OF Justice n. b. Blunt,
$50, the District Attorney, accordingly went to the
Hospital, and prepared form TO which could De at
hched the statement of the dying man. and LEFT II
with DR.. Leroy, under whose charge Was the wound
Cd nan. lie continued 70 sink gradually after his
admission 10 the Hospital and was informed the fol.
lowing evening by DR., Leroy. that he could no, long
survive The poor man. who was perfectly con
SclOuS OF has aM full situation renued Yes | feel