New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-14
BROOKLYN ITEMS.

The BRooKLIS CoNMON COUScH AND THE CITY
FrNDs->horly after the organization OF the present Com
mon Council in January last the then City Treasurer Mr.
j. Doughty who had held tie office during several sue
ce>sivc administrations. both Wing and Opposition,
oIsted and Mr. Alvah ;. Milford appointed in his
place Subsequent 90 the change the various Banks in the
Citv were applied to with the view of a>certaning what
amount If interest would be- allowed for the custody Of the
citv fund, Answers were in due time received from all
The Banks specifying The per ccndg each was willing To
rive The BROOKLYN Bank proposed o. allow per cent
on al sums over 5000 which the highest bid The
majority thsBoard being Jealous to obtain the largest
per cenagr prOcuabr resolved that the funds should be
placed in the institution offering the highest premium
whereupon the Treasurer was directed by the Finance
Committee twho acted under uctou- OF the Board
deposit al the funds hand and thereafter be received
in the BROOKLYN Bank III" monies then were and still are
on deposit in the Atlantic Bank
With these instructions the Treasurer refused % comply
sustain INC himself in , course bv the advice OF the Corpo
has 40 legal authority 20 take the CRY funds out OF the
tody Of the Treasure and place them for SAFE keeping in
the custody of any person ory bank other corporation
At the last regular meeting of the Board the whole matter
was made the subject of a communication from the Mayor
u which he states that TN Treasured had declined deposit
the funds in the place indicated by the Common Council
and uud.r The advice If counsel had claimed the RI ht 20
dispose OF them Ae mr. and n pursuance OF this
claim had attempted to draw from tle Atlantic Bank 5000
belonging the city his personal check. His Honor
suggested that # the course taken by the I1surer
sustained would be- proper 20 increase his ,uretie
der such arrangement they wer" i eee- inadequ
e secure the fund, Of the city under ms control After the
reading of this communication Nd Hawxhur offered the
following preamble and resolution In connection herewith
heyer sscesned that the Treasurer ofthe
Brook guilty ceTecton
not obeying lawful directions Of the Common Council
e was required and By resolution Of the Common Council
moved by The the 18Th day Of March
Reored ThaA 5 Milford the Treasurer OF the CITY Of Brook
hereby suspended from
the City Brooklyn and the Counsel Of be and be
hereby directed forthwith prepare al and
d Milford the end that tried
.aan to the provisions of the city charter"
The matter laid upon the table 70 await the report Of
the Law Committee which presented by AID Branard
together with the opinion of the Counselor OF the Board
which he said in opposition 10 the report OF the Com
mittee in almost every particular He then called for the
reading OF the Coun>eor opinion. which agreed TO-
and aerwari m read the report OF the Committee which
+, a very lengthy document. The Counselor was of the
opinion that the Treasurer the custodian of the funds
and the Committee reported that the Common Council had
the right 70 where they should be deposited Mr. Brain
ard then presented opinion from Benz d. Sliman sub
scrhed 10 bv TX Chief Justice Jones which read and
was in favor Of the action of the Board with regard To the
funds Another opinion unsigned read and that took
similar view the case. At this stage of the proceed.
ings the Board left wtout quorum, and resolution
was carried adjourn Ia Wednesday last evening when
on reassembng the subject taken up where il had
been left off Aid Merrill called up the resolution offered
BY AID Hawxhurs which after a lengthy debate put
and lost; whereupon AID Dayton offered the following
preamble and resolution, which carried by vote Of
ayes 10 nays:
Hheas The oft city communication Of His Honor
&c 6srs Council relative
sssrlstiou Of the els funds therefore
Eesoirsd That the Treasurer Of this city A. MLfoN hereby