New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-06

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Ter, and done until present ctme ne
reseue. Applause This is do me by the combination 81
the l. Cisative and Executive power lhs CnaTer pro
vdes for exercise Of Executive power by tne Al-'
but they have assumed i Let Us lo"k AZ the nus
c'nracf for this furnishes striking nustaion o 1ue
abuse of Aldermanc power. In that case the common
Council ale without instruction r IA the sreetOo
missioner the Commissioner Of Repair gave "ut con
tact OF $4,000 100000 and made an aop'opuAuoa
a $50 600 for that work and then upon an acc-p ao'e {"
IL urot Ositi0 e thu MAYOR and despite the Controller
the City is in debt s55e 600 The Common Councu,
IN IFS j. gsAye power ned 10 itself tn whole power OF
the Cny Government by mixing up lsgtsa1v7 ana e19cu
tive matters. There are one or two other N der q" SIM
liar nature which remind OF what Lsdy hOn'Sgus once
ad constituted the three elements of success IN NE lns
first elenent Impotence, and the second inpulence
End the third smpudence and th- Aldermen ave prtc
'ioed upon this idea Applause looked INTO the once
Of the City Commissioner and Controller to day Only
last year late November resolution was past Tor the
paving Of hs BOwe-y from Bayard % ker SITS on new
plan. Last May the Commissioner of R-pars repoted'nis
entail sOurd and in perfect comb Ton lac sum Oh
se57 paid for that pavement ana VT tn same pave
ment to be taken up and the material gwen to tue con
ractor beside their compen alton to make way Tor the
Russ mtnt Applause In BroadSay below lanai ST.
extending, believe, TO Frankirst, the Perrine pave
ment laid You all recollect the indgn ttOn that
expressed at the time, by the P-ope and the
Press II is laid To have proved failure; ard what has
beer done by the Aldermen They paid siOOO Tor tnat
pavement and within the last four weeks they have made
contract with Degnue Cotbe same who laid the pave
ment in the Bow cry which Is nov To be taken up,
place Of Perrines. If the experiment was unsuccessful
in tie Bowery, unless member cou make nice
job oct Of IT, why was Il again tried IN BrrsiTay "
4, thus the restraints that have been thrown around
the City Council protect thu citizens have been abused
thus Is that have been augmented by s2OOOOOO
durir the past year The question Is how sh we Ootan
= Reform | shall now glance for a few moments at the
provisions of the Charter In the first ace II enables US
10 specify get rid of the present ncum0 n. lCheersl
That alone Is a great mercy. lGrea applause Hume
tells US in reference to the Judges already alluded TO- that
in ADDITION to being driven from Office they were lined one
thousand marks Furthermore he says IN the ST IN
Gent thing that could be found for stopping this bribery
was turning them out of Office tCheersl tOrmy own
part shoud De willing to for th- provision L we're
only that by OF get rid of the present lncum-
bns half year soonerthan otherwise should Cheer
BY conscience wouo e0mi me 70 vote Tor the amend
even if az the cost Of never voting a;in. Applause
Hereafter il viii be joke 10 offer bribe Of thousand
collars Ii Will be Joke % attempt tO bri0e virtue.
thousand ders will not he any of consideration u
Councilman when set off with county residence some
miles Up the river tApplsuse) The New Charter contains
.bundaIt provisions to prevent anything If this kind
am not in favor Of being forced to give evidence
~ ainsi bin SELF and then being punished tr II but ne
should be 10 tell the truth Hereafter brbe will not
be matter # Joke. Cheersl The party doing so will
s ediy find bis residence changed from the City TO the
country within four walls There some other of
The provisions that worthy OF notice One ct the most
mp rtAn is the sfer of power TO the Mayor who Is at
present mere cypher 80 tar a, control concers-d lie
nav veto a resolution of the Common Council, bat that
body have the power by an amendment 20 pass any act
hey please IN defiance Of him. and IN .c the dsappro'N
by The Mayor gene rally the came of the Common COun
al ras.i, o the same resolution again aud ordinarily out of
mere uer ersi'y with increased majority. The reason
ot this was that the Common Council were under no lndl
alrespOLsbiy they encouraged each other wrong
~ by creating Illicit fe'id atmosphere mred them
selves But Nhen they acted dyiduay they were more
likely act from pure motives Now the New Charter re-
ouift indiy by in the Common Council sixty
ia number EhO cannot be brlbe d but oaltAliOns
over II secures the Mayor efectual magistrate
acting hs individual sponsi oly with whom the pub
lie interest can be safely trusted he by the New Charter
sends back resolution it requires two thirds OF the Com
mon Council 10 pass uagain Now II we had possessed
al provision ia the Old Charter We should not nave nad
such sceLes as We have lately witnessed. Both the past
AID he pre sent Mayors have done er duty ano deserve
our Applause There Is another Proyi-
worthy OF notice namely that there be giving
on Of public contracts to fivortesno collision about tat
Jobs pith c, utrsctors Cheers There is also another
there are 20 be no more ctr"u.als no
iuLkergs no more turning OF unsTsl services as
a Of Henry Clay Into scenes ct rot and Oltsph-my on
beard If steamboats, Cheers No grant OF puohe
money Tor giving pubic receptions 10 gentlemen walch
they declined. lAppiause No sham funerals not done
10 hor the dead but 20 put money into the pockets OF
living Common Councilmen Cheers Theie are t Trlye
or thirteen more III visions equally merritOrous, viii
have Lot time TO enunerate. Lpok 70 tins New
Charter for yourselves, sou will iud it an ary,sy
# blessings fer every in the city OF New
York Lx-rt yourselves TO see thai this Charter is passed
that the question: otherwise all this tssenbaSe IS OF no
m, euf-;hs mighty array Of 30 importance but on the
contrary disgrace ard shame this charter is not
red inIo operation Can you permit yourselves after
Tu, sday 20 60 home with the reflection that you have not
voted YOU selves and induced your neShDOrs 10 vote.
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Do not ma inc hat your opp mems are doing nothing
1fev age msbrg noise, tr it Is rot reputable Tor
d. III 10 make noise about H. applause but they are at
work You cannot 20 lO the City Ilal nor 10 any place
al rubic r. sort thai YOU do not eiOOwng and but
ofIlerr another know ihaIt is not a that we ought
to lave orglt 20 have honest men We shall have
them wbt we have the New Chatter. Vi will n be
,re,a bic t. BE- in lie Common Council lCheers Weshal
lave anew array al members and Cry Government OF
which we ell may be- proud. We have seen the influence of
ysiant acting his responsibility for the last
six months lchrers and il aston hing whlt 4 single
l,ut,tngu with right on his SIDE, can perform. Your
Controller has sLyed 20 the City OF Now OK more taah
lalt an iou Of dollars Tremendous che-ringl Ii We
lived IL country where r,usious given - puOIG obi
,is he would deserve 20 be peLsoned for lite Cheers
H. under fle New Charter, have such men, taxes
viii be reduced one hih Cheers 1 pledge my word
that fhe real EXPENSE Of Cy Government are not in
le v one half The amount now tNptn3cd, ami i there
Was tue ri.d economy pTa Used THAI ought 90 prevail my
yg would be proved tue. IL would be far b. tier to let
cut ire Government OF hs City by contract; and there
are aroand he the platform ne OF those gentlemen
pfts.ut- Hooking around TO those gentlemen sitting
on The ratiorn of whom appeared 10 smile aud nod
eferflg be- woud undertake % cOnrac, u do the gov
81 uent of the Cry for three millions OF dlars. Laugh
Ter and cheers We have nailed our Fiayy'-n 20
,leu,s, hut o. The City Treasury and knoE that
lave Controller Who Will keep everything in proper or
erthore but s,ill want Chart-r aud such honest
applause
Al the conclusion Of this speech, the President Mr.
CoopyF called attention % Mass Meeting 10 be held in
the Park on Monday (tl evening and hoped all would
attend
Thereolutans then adopted and the meeting al.