The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-12

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o. connitiss On str.ets-To concur to grade rsp.vs
street to Fast river aas west Sidewalk Of
Broadway from Thirty sixth Thirty ninth street. Boh
Is%.sis tive 4 s' Prs.iSsn Assistant Aldermen r.
Maybee Broaden Woodward King a pn D01son nS
on ssme|ro concur granting petition Of John Hors
roo, and John Drinker exempting sidewalk from being
taken up &c. Adopted.
The Board then adjourned to Monday afternoon, at
FROM the minutes, CT McCLENAcHEN, Clerk.
Debates In the Common Council.
SPECIAL REPORT.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
This Board at the usual last evening, Assist
ant Alderman Woodward presiding in the temporary alb
sence Of the President Mr.. Trotter.
After the reading Of the minutes and the reception Of
petitions DANIEL II. Hunt, from the Tenth ward, pre-
sented the following preamble and resolutions
Whereas this city is rife with accusations Of the
gravest against the Corporation Of New York
atoms that unpleasanty and njurousy aest the
Of the newly elected members of the Board Of
Assistant Aldermen from the Fifth, Tenth Thirteenth,
Eighteenth and Nineteenth wards, who have been
beers Of Corporation but little than two months,
and who very unusty COMPOUNDED with other mem
bsrs fsther Board who been connected with the
Corporation during the past year and years; and
Whereas 1t seems extremely bard that the newly elect
Fifth Tenth, Thirteenth Eighteenth, and Nineteenth
wards should thus be COMPOUNDED with and answsrabe
of others, and be ho0ted at public robbers
they PASS through the streets and be targets rdcue
and animadversion in the social circle and
Whereas, in the year 1887 accusation made In
the New York Courier and Enqtnrer. by the Spy in
Warrington" alias NJ. l. Davis its Washington cores
brbe-(a charge that elected debate that led to the
fatal Cly duefor the prostitution of his vote or his
influence in Congress- with the departments to the Pc
cunary benefit of individual; and
Whereas the Spy in Washington" alias NJ. L. Davis,
directed, by vote of the House of Representatives
of the United States appear the bar of the House.
and inform the Congress and the whole country, under
OATH who the member thus accused act Of JUS
tse TO those members of Congress whose reputation
SO Unfortunately and seriously impaired thereby and
Whereas it Is boldly asserted by the press and the peo
pie ct large that members of the present Common Coun-
Gil propreor directly indirectly Of the Roosevelt
Wall street and the extreme southern Williamsburg
ferry and other ferries IL at the Second Third Sixth
and Eighth railroads obtained from the Com
dred thousand dollars VIXEN all Of the members
in the Common Council except the members of the
teeath, Eighteenth and Nineteenth wards that those
members who voted for the broadway railroad
ceive each in its stock irrespective OF what they
may already have received; and
Whereas the Sunday Atlas, of Feb. 49, 1853, in
ton With several columns Of similar charges says-our
Council who, when he entered the board ago
troubled with an empty wallet, and was five thousand
dollars in debt. He has since paid his debts, like
honest mannvested twenty thousand dollars in real
tae-spent three thousand dollars in furnishing
house. and only two three weeks ago invested IS
in nsurar &c company. This Alderman, who on the
first of January 1852 IS 600 of than nothing
is worth at the least estimate full $50 0O0 and in
certain contingency dependent upon the result of certain
railroad grants may be worth 500 eO0;' and
Whereas the committee appointed five days since, by
the Board of Assistant Aldermen, to investigate these
disgusting matters was, on motion (Which was ardent
ly sustained by Assistant Alderman Barker of the Fiji
teenth ward the power send for persons and
Whereas this Committee of Investigation has not even
been summoned by its chairman assistant Alderman
BoutoD OF the Eleventh ward for the consideration Of
the ben
BY indirect and overwhelming taxation are literally
driven to the of famine into the Indictment Ind
itahl nj and audD afura
through the shameless hearess, audacous and
wholesale robberies said to have been committed by
AID guilty thereof should receive the ceaseless
tons Of the vngbe through all their mise
rable days, and be tortured through undying ages
therefore,
Resolved That special committee be appointed with
power to send for persons and papers supersede the
committee appointed by the Board Of Assistant Alder
men for the consideration of these matters Monday
charge his official duty, in this most exciting and
ordinary crisis in eur municipal affairs and
Resolved That the editors and proprieors Of the Sun
day Atlas be summoned appear the bar Of the Board
Of Assistant Aldermen and under oath disclose to this
Der of the Common Council alluded to in the above
tract from their journal and all other questions
that may be propounded to them and, finally,
A. A. nenman and Oliver Charlck be summoned to APP
pear at the bar OF the Board of Assistant Aldermen and
answer such questions as may be put to them under
oath.
Only portion of the foregoing resolutions per-
mtted TO be read, of the members objected to
their reception improper and contrary the rules
the subject being before committee appointed to inves
gate it.
Aldernsn BARKER thought this movement was rather
feel disposed investigate the matter which has been
duly referred TO By this Board. The committee has
been appointed he continued especially for the purpose
of investigating IT. and am opposed at this stage Of the
proceedings TO member of this body introducing
lutions that may in any way conflict with the
meeting very soon and suppose it will be duty
that meeting to investigate this subject in that
will reflect honor upon the Board well upon the
committee don't see the necessity of introducing
these resolutions and said before think this
mittee viii show itself competent TO perform the business
before it.
Alderman Bouros said something here but he spoke so
naudiby that We were unable to hear him. lie fol-
lowed by
Alderman Hunt of the Tenth ward the author Of the
preamble end resolutions. He said he also member
of the Committee and that he spoke 10 the Chairman
Alderman Bouton about two days ago in relation to this
matter and told By him that he did Their
he would call the meeting Of the Committee till after the
adjournment q the Board expected, continued Alder
man Hunt 10 be notified that it would be called the
day after the Committee appointed In justice to
this Board, therefore, call the preamble and resolutions
up now for consideration.
Alderman BARKn-I to have them referred 10 the
Committee. As far as understand these resolutions
their object TO summon certain gentlemen before this
Board Now know that this Board is constituted the
only tribunal for the impeachment of officers connected
with the city government. We have appointed
mittee of investigation and II is due
that nothing should be done till determines the
it shall pursue have doubt that this committee
investigation, and that it will ask of this Board
the power to enforce those rules opposed TO any
OF
place | believe that every member of this committee
intends 10 go On speedily possible with this business
and therefore move that the resolutions be referred
the committee
Alderman BouToS moved to lay the resolutions on the
table
Alderman KISG.-I move that they be returned to the
gentleman who offered them Alderman Hunt as they
are an insult to the Board and the gentlemen who
pose the committee
Alderman Howl call for the ayes and
The clerk here called the roll with the following re-
sult-Yeas IL; nays A. So il decided that the pre-
amble and resolutions should be laid upon the table
SCENE IN THE OHIO HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIvEs.-On Saturday, between the hours Of ten and
eleven o'clock Mr.. Barnum member of the House
from Cuyahoga, was standing in front Of the Clerks