The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-07
THE CITY aovERNn1zMr.
INSTALLATION OF THE NEW MAYOR.
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HIS FIRST ANIMAL MESSAG

At twelve o'clock, yesterday, the new Mayor was
installed into oice. The Board OF Assistant Al
dermen sworn and organised and two mem.
bers of the Board OF Aldermen FOR the ward
he Nineteenth and the other for the Third ward In
place Of Alderman Wood, resigned.
For the Board Of Assistants, the entire board
elected, their period OF office being only year.
We published the names of all the members Of the
two boards New Years day, aud it is unnecessary
therefore to repeat them here In the Board of Alder
men the sane President continues, and the same of
GERS. In the Board of Assistants, a President was
elected.
At IL o'clock Mayor woodruff appeared In the
Board Of Aldermen, and the Board having been called
to order he announced that his term of office had
pired, and he ready to swear II the Mayor
hr Ambrose Kinsslsnd was then sworn Mayer Of
the city for the next two years Alderman Dooey, for
the Nineteenth ward, and Alderman Sturtevant, for
the Third ward, we're then tworn.
The Mayor then left, in order to proceed to the
Board Of Assistant Aldermen.
Shortly after Ms Honor left. his message
ceiyed. The reading vas dispensed with. and one
thousand copies ordered to he printed. The Board
then adj iourrtd till Eve O'Clock this afternoon.
At Ave minutes past tvtlve O'Clock the new Mayor
entered the chsmb Der OF the Board >; Assistants and
proceeded TO in the Board according to the
] do solemny swear that / will support the con
stuon OF the United States and the constitution of
the State OF New York ard that will faithfully dis.
charge the duties OF Assistant Alderman, according
to the best Of my ability"
Assistant Alderman Aiopzo A. Alyord, Of the Eigh-
teenth ward, was elected Prssident by twelve votes
seven having voted ter Assistant Alderman Sands.
The PRECEDENT then delivered n brief address, in
which he thanked tho Board for the distinguished
honor they had done him.
Mr.. Scott VAS then unanimously appointed Clerk
OF the Board
Tho rules ol the old Board we're adopted
The messsgc from the Mayor then press nted to
the. resident by the Mayors Clerk, MIR. Burdett
IL ras opened the reading dispensed witn and Ave
hundred copies ordered to be printed
The Board then adjourned at a quarter to enc
o'c.ock until this afternoon at I've O'Clock
The following Message of the new Mayer was received
in beth boards -
THE MESSAGE.
MsYoHis OrfttN, January q, 1851
70 the Honorable CommOa Cosnei! ef ths Ciy II SsY
York -:
GESILrMES = Deeply Impressed with sen,e Of the
high honor conferred upon by my fellow citizens in
calling the Of chief magisrate OF thii great
city approach The duties cares and re-pon soilites
which IL devolyes upon me with din dence becoming
my inexperience.
Relying, however, upon the Indulgence Of my fol.
owcitsns Tor those errors OF iuds meDt from which
/ cannot expect exemption, enter upon the duties
Of my station with hrm detsrm nation &c admn,ter
ers extend with singls eye TO the comfort and vel
fare Of the entire community, and earnest desire
terests have been identified from my birth.
IL " made the duty Of the Mayor 60 communicate at
sss, one. In each year aud osener u he snail deem
u expedient general statement OF the situation aud
condition OF the city In relation TO its government
finances. ana Improvements.
cannot claim tnor will II be expected that should
possess that familiarity with the various departments
their orgsnizston. operation 80. which would enable
me 10 devote to each that spsc. IN a communioatiou
0f xFt rh her m fIA ur I'm rt2ur
might seem 70 demand ana this IL rendered partially
Unnecessary by the provisions Of the ordinances
Organizing the various partm.nts under the amend
charter which require that the head OF each depart
ment rhsl present to the Common Council a. the
oomms ment of each stated session. attscment of
the conditit and operations Of his department.
In accordance wi'h this elsrcment the reports OF
the heads ~ the varous departments of the city 20
vsfnmcnt will b. pre.eDtsi to your honorable body st
early period OF your present session aud shall
hereafter, " cirsumstsness demand communists
rrecialy to you On such topics embraced Ia those
reports as may in my Judgment, require your con-
sdtstion.
Invite your attention to the have pre-
sentsd thsms.ss TO my mind a. wogthy Of your special
notice, and DO 20 In the cOnricaon that although
ths suggestion. may oner may meet your entire
copouTrsnc. the motives which inausase me in pre-.
'entiug them will b. duly appreciated.
fns. IN locking over the estimates Of appropria-
tons 10 be provided the yer that OF the
total to be raised by tax tsSsT 6eT) less
than the Of ~ 44 900 s for the support oi three
aud the two latter the Corporation of the city of
New YORK has nc control ~hateveflbut Il compelled
tumr the organizations controlling them may ~ TO
require trust that the afnount demanded for school
purposes (s5S1 0o0 will have the effect Of directing 70
ihs suhsct the attention oi those who contribute this
sun; and uuss sctiun - had with retsrene. to plac
ing In the municipal authorities. control over the
expentes CT this institution they will Increase from
Year % year untii In the end there may b. revul
zion Of feeling sgainst organEation enormously
expensive Witch nay result In serious IN ary a. the
nobest cause that ever commanded the attention Of
phila uthropis,t. viz that ~ universal education 1
gladly record my ecquisscsrcs with the sentiment
that the beet safeguard tor the petoeuaton Of
publican Institutions aud character is 90 BE- found in
the diffusion ~ knowleoge throughout the length aud
breath a. landi but unless some check Is placed
upcn The expend args for this purpcss the time W
vhtn that witch ought 70 W. considered boon,
contrived in wisdom and granted by philanthropy, Will
be withheld from thofe who most need Il
IL will BE- that the pmount 20 he raised hy tar
for 1851 exceeds that ~ 1860 by tG4GS IS; bat Of
this amount $4,000 " tor school purposes the
smount raised Tor the OBJECT Ia 1900; while the
81 Sl7bo00 required meet the deficiency ot Tar
the sst year But this Increase 10 the amount 20
be raised s actual dniuutiop IN the rate of tara
ton esd this has been Effected partly b. the opsra
,ion ~ the tax commissioners whose services have
hsen q the most portant character ana "a part oy
the increased valuation ~ rect nnd personal properly
In the city
In the report presented by the tax sommisaioners
November 1870 they point out with great cirarness
ana force IN. numerous vhoh have crept into
our system Of taxation and V y 70 their Efforts We
eve the aadi,on about seventeen millions OF dollars
| TO the fsxsb- property 81 thts citJ
THE ira aires conimsnced ny these gentlsmen have