The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-31

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ASsra.s psos q II. TvsntissS ward moved refer
Alderman sruRrrvAKT. Of the Third ward, supposed
that the Committee ON the Law Department was the pro-
Alderman PECK withdrew bis motion, and the refer
to that the Law Department was carried without
opposition
the report Of that committee 1t had been prepared
quickly because they had both gentlemen the
insufficient to recommend furthsr accommodation
asked and further aid and accommodation Of HE
he Therefore o; &c "a: report signed sy the
that the committee conceded With tho views
sent was inadequate to the comfortable
and necessary despatch OF the public business and
Board Of Education be also assigned Co hs counsel which
might be done without Inconvenience to that depart
mept They. concurred In the Recommendation for ad-
ditonai smount Of clerk hire and the engagement of
competept conveyaDcer also that he be permitted TO
tain the services Of the present counsel in suits now
pending in which the city had interest. They
concluded by recommending . resolution that from
the LIST Of January, 1853 the counsel be allowed sdd
other clerical aid in his Office; ana that he be
to employ the present counsel in suits pending and
ohes professional aid to assist him In those suits which
the Corporation might DO intsrestsa
Alderman BoYcE wished to inquire how much addi.
topal room they we're asking for.
An ALDERMAr-Just about rs much IS they have now.
Alderman STURTEvAsr-There are sometimes three
committees met there explained In the rsport-ths
Committee on Law Department, on Ordinances and o.
casionally special He is obliged to be In the
room with all his clerks; whereas, OF course he wants
counsel ROOM and for the committees to meet in
We can't we'll get on without further accommodation,
and theie is abundance Of in the public school
rooms. for the use Of that department
tory Int want to know hing about the snnroDr
ton always understood that the office Of Corporation
Counsel was very lucrative one-that he made some
tbhty or forty thousand d, liars yesr-and IL can
ave the city even thousand dollars, should like to
doto
is quie evident that they require There
not quite true We must not take it for truth It may
Mr. Davies did not make the rs strike to be re-nomi
mated and human tells mo he would have done
80 il he could make thirty or forty thousand dollars
year
Alderman BoycE-There is ruch a thing sometimes as
a man being satisfied. We know Of bis having had q
slice at one time Of S10Q00-a sum which would make
any one in the Seventh ward rich man.
Alderman TwEKD-What il that?
Alderman BoYcK-$1o 0o0 1 soy, which, according to
you, would mske rich man In the Seventh ward. We
know that fact; it is sngble. and put fin
gers upon it. The other 1t true, is only hearsay
Aloermsn DENMAN thought it was very proper to ap.
proprste the but to increasing clerkhps he de-
cidedly objected He believed the present incumbent
was an honest man and had no idea he had had any
trfipg advantage beyond what the ordinance allowed;
hut he thought the ordinance very loose True it
recited the fact that be has received nom the
city treasury but gave him the right fees and
in suit which he defended he got the
full taxed COSTS and this he alderman D supposed
clerks, and he certainly ought to do Of his
Writing IN visw Of the large emouments received He
to salaries aud that the balance Of the report
now Mr. President and an desirous Of having our
folks. as well taken care Of as their predecessors have
objection to Icy II on the table,
Alderman BoYcE-I win second that motion.
Alderman sTURTEvANT-The morton is not put yet.
We have been mortified enough By our defeat, Of
ing our opponents gains But inmatters Of public in
terest claim to be unbiased BY any party eonsidera-
tons have long been convinced the clerk force in the
Office Of Corporation Counsel is not sufficient. His
cessor Mr. Dillon. was now coming in and this board
sometimes bound to believe rumorbut rumor saws that
the butter business has been good during the last
summer. And rumor says that that pious gentleman
color Of hs coat 1t that rumor He'd with he had
made $4,000 or $4,000. l would have been moss
about the but trade and may 80 about the
value Of mans servces-t just likely. But sup
he mot hs aSs
zealously? II not let me hear the first charge And
now be seeks to crown his scs By doing act Of JUS
the committee which ought to have good deal OF
weight they had the outgoing and the incoming
counsel and had seen for themseves-and he thought
that the report was entitled to consideration
Of the Third
he min nd win fn hn
sidered and wish I were more so than am. Tho
coat ! have on is . good cost; QaughterD 2
70 do or or
whether wear gray coat or . black one. believe
fifty dollars for what he any other counsel could have
done fer five shillings The gentleman Of the Third has
everything handsome about his Offices and he would
Alderman 8, uRrrvANr-No he wouldn't daughter
Alderman BoYcE-Perhaps for five perhaps for fifty
cents.
Alderman S1uRTEvANr-No no. he wouldn't IRE.
newed laughter
Alderman BorcE-He could get 1t written for twenty
ave, and that would be hundred per cent-a pretty
good profit in the butter busines. daughter J But
this is not quite 20 good lawyers perhaps Whoever
I'll he had become rich and had his Golfers filed!
Mr. Dillon very well knew what the salary before he
our hands into the city treasury without an i'm pcrativs
necessity which do not see here We have been too
Lax with regard to this and think shall for one op-
Aldermen PECK Mr. President was highly grat6ed
this morning on taking up the New YoRK HERALD to
learn that my friend of the Third had reptnted Of his
political sins and q convert to democracy.
II had not seen It therc-vhich / knew
must be reliable-I should have known il from
bis smiling countenancc Ever since his conversion
he looks better-more cheerful and he feels
better1 daughter in which Alderman sturtevant join
ed good humoredly He has proved him self true and
reliable democrat, and takes up the cause anxiously
He has to the Corporation Counsel and made
all the inquiries and comes here with the first fruits CT
his labors and cannot therefore sir but vote
for the adoption Of this report wish TO encourage his
efforts and would not throw stumbling block In the
way Of our young brother. think 1t is duty to
open our arms and embrace him. daughter
Alderman DESMar--I regret to learn that this report
has been drawn BY the coming in counsel
Alderman TwyED-It was not drawn by him, but he
hss seen It.
Alderman DsrMAS-Well sir, am glad to hear It
thoughtt would have been proper that he should have
got there 6rst, and made himself acquainted with the
Office This IL not q question of Mh9r and demoerats