New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-04
" Mayor WEsTERvELT was inaugurated

" Mayor WEsTERvELT was inaugursted
yesterday, and the new Board Of Assistant
Alderman were also sworn into Office. We
publish the Message Of his honor in another
place, but in so doing have no fears TO express
with regard TO any rash tendencies to reform
which nigh possibly be anticipated on his part.
He expresses himself in tone of great re-
serve with regard to matters concerning which
most persons, who have paid attention to the
subject, express themselves without reserve.
The positive recommendations of the Message
are confined to the duty Of guarding against ex-
cessiyc expenditures and their limitation to the
amount which the Legislature annually author
ICES the City to impose upon the taxpayers TO
preserving and enforcing discipline in the Police
departm mt lighting the piers and wharves I;
establishing markets in the parts Of the City
not yet provided with them; the compilation
and arrangement Of the City ordinances in a
convenient volume for reference the better
cleaning Of the streets, though We are told
they have been kept cleaner during the last
year than before; holding contractors for pub
lie works to the strict fulflment of their Gen.
tracts restraining the practice of cucumber
ing the streets with building materials and
keeping the bulkheads and side walks on both
rivers free Of membranes On other sub
lects of public interest his Honor tells us that
he purposely refrains from saying anything till
he shall have made himself acquainted there
with but when his mind is made up on those
points, be will take the opportunity TO make cor
responding suggestions to the CommoG Council
While we rather like prudence We don't
admire too much of it, and there are some
subjects ON which it certainly might have been
possible for one, who like Mr. Westervelt, has
long been resident Of New-York, 20 have
decided opinion without waiting for weeks
or on hours experience in the Mayors office.
Among these are for instance, the sale Of
liquor by unlicensed am-shops the sale OF
the same on Sundays; and the present flour
ishipg state of the thousands of gambling bells
in the City. Each of these is fruitful source
of vice, crime, pauperism, and public expense
for the repression Of each if there are not al
ready sufficient laws, they should be enacted;
and at any rate the enforcement Of the laws
and ordinances in these respects, as well as
in others, is Of the very highest Importance,
and We should have hailed with satisfaction
an assurance from the new Mayor that he in
tended 10 see 10 it,
We have regarded the new administration of
the CRY with more Of hope than Of antagonism.
We care little what party il comes from, but
trust and pray that it may do something toward
purifying the City Hall of the corruption
hitherto there collected. But We do not see
much encouragement in this message. Iris
TOO timid in its manner, too barren in its sug-
gestions We shall be very happy however, to
record other impressions, and TO applaud every
act of manly service TO the cause of municipal
honesty, and purity that the new Chief Msgis-
trste Of the City may have the pluck and the
energy TO perform.
.gT The screw steamer Glasgow arrived
yesterday morning from Glasgow, bringing adj
vices one day later than We had received by
the Pacific. Not much seems TO have occurred
in that day. The Cunard steamer Asia is now