New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-01

attributed he gres. of corruption IA Ia Cousoa
Council TIE aoii ice gwen for such BY the eoatrst
system OF the Garter. The mode Of usnssc1as tnS
branch OF the business OF the ComIoe Coaich beng
definitely pointed and provisions made Tor the ex
posure and punishment Of the osulsrs would DO away
with tbs evil After some flrthes Observs'irns in,ae
csfing union. Mr. :. retired amid TIE cheers 81 ne
meeting.
Mr.. GEoReE BARSrOw, late Of New-H imp-
shire next addressed the me sag briefly He said hs
hai been announced from New Hampshire. II the
rrmors Of corruption were true, perhaps it would be
more creditabe TO ha from NewHAnpshire than from
the Civ Of New York. From vhs, hai been said he
hal learned that long course Of fraud had been
t;nued which. had il not been detected might have
well nigh wrought our ruin There have been great
external Gauss OF prosperity for our Ciiy-amoas
which the steamers. the telegspbs The press the
influx Of Csornis gold &c but amid al these means
OF growth and prosperity City has not been saved
from disgrace. The property OF the CITY hss - 20
sneak been put I'D and s,d At mock suctioa IS watches
are sold in Peter Funk shops. system OF gambling
has been carried on. and there appears 20 have been
cheating Ground the bosri Hosever il u an old sd'
ace tha, when rurues fall out honest men g-t their
dues The law has been defective The bill proposed
is not perfect bat IL IL better than nothing Almost any
thing would be better than the system OF fraud ani pee
ularun which has Of late been in existence Let Goa
venOn be called revise the City Charter, and re-
iussie the Old democratic issue of honesty against fraud
The speaker hoped that the Legislature would give us
something by wsy of reformation but II did n't,
application should be msds for a Charter in which
horse stealing would be leyslized
Henry ARcULARIUs, Jr., Commissioner OF
Streets and Lamps, next came forward and proceeded
At some length furously to disown responsibility for
the grievances complained Of and to cast odum upoa
The TbHHs and TINES for publishing articles relative
TO the management Of City affairs in general and the
in, shafan haf he
would not permit any say that he went before
him in a measure for City Reform. II we desire reform
we must 90 to the fountain Of the evil The dm ulty
was he said that the streets under hs control of
three or four different heads ofdeparments They work
against each other lie called attention to article In
The Times and said that this writer fool liar,
and a coward A 10 The TribEss he gave it as his
opinion hA, those who wrote articles In that sheet about
City affairs and the dirt in the streets are only NJ 20 be
put 10 work cleaning streets He proceeded to state
that il not his fault that dead animals lay In the
streets that some other public mans duty to re-
move the carcasses IL will be useless 20 undertake TO
reduce the taxes unless the heads of the departments
and the police work together a unit. Tue papers
make charges which they can't prove Mr. A. sait that
he had for long time wsnted TO make statement or
issue card in favor of a movement 90 remedy the
istng evils He complained that merchants encunbcrcd
the streets. He said he was out OF town when the
City Reform meeting was held at Metropolitan Hall.
Ii be had been there no could have shown that
two of the prominent merchants at that meeting con
stsntly violated the ordinances The streets are en-
numbered, and by their means. Ordinances are con
stanly violated and in none Of the Courts has dne
been imposed for their violation Mr. Arculsrus further
said that his salary 81 500 and he gave security to
the amount of $4,000 while other officers Of greater
responsibility, no more duties TO perform. and much
less 20 furnish have 81 $50 salary per He WAS
constantly receiving attacks in the papers and by letters
Of complaint 20 his house some OF which were OF
a very abusive nature, signed by anonymous names
New York, he said the City OF his BIRTH and why
should he not be in favor Of reform for its benefit At
his office his books were be found open for scrutiny
tie never paid out money but upon properly certified
vouchers Men talk about what they do IN erstand
After some further remarks in this vein he came TO
close.
The question was then put upon the resolu
tons, which were mously adopted.
Mr. JONI CocHRASE came forward as the
last speaker His remarks mostly laudstory Of
Harry Arculsrus" In speaking OF the leading fea
lures Of the reform which 1t is proposed to effect, he
iaid they gathered in Tammeny Hall on an
occasion when a purer nober principle required
their applause On this occasion there s claim for
votes enthusiasm for devotion 20 individual pOpu
lsrty but convened 10 manifest devotion TO
the Democratic principles ofRerenchment and Reform,
and 10 spaak ssisb snss VIII ne fcafu NJ ausuy
re stated that the Reform bill which has been reported
in the Legislature, will be adopted.
When Mr.. &. had concluded, the meeting,
which then numbered only about hundred persons,
was formally adjourned.