New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-27
FEEs or CORPORATION COrNSEL

Co-rs,poudenoc Of The " Y Trfsuns
ALB,SY March 25 1854.
IN the early part Of the session petition presented
20 tie Senate praying that al the fees and of the
Counsel TO the Cooperation in the opening of street.
and parks should be abolished and vas referred
to he Committee the Judiciary. Last week there was
meeting before the Committee to discuss the subject and
Burts Skidmore, Isssc Adriance Senator Whitney and
Martin Zabriskie, appeared for the petition. Alter
full hearing the Committee informed them that they were
unanmors in the opinion thst the fees Of officers should
neither be increased diminished during the term Of
Office ard that it would be particularly unjust to re
duoe the fees Of Office during his term from what
they wee when he accepted the Office especially when
the term in this so limited and they should
Accordingly report unanimously to the Senate against the
prayer Of the petition, and that doubtless their report
would be confirmed by the Senate
Mr. Dillon, the present Counsel then addressed the Com
Mite ard stated in substance that when he accepted the
Office be had ne idea OF the amount received his prede
cessorhsi lie had no desire at any time to receive any
sucb cmoun or any comper Gton beyond fair muner
eion for lis erices and for the sacrifices he hsd ns,esia
ri,y made in accepting public o.co-that regards the
public parks which he c0nsicred public blessings it
lis ambition q those during his
tcrm-that ie legal costs taxable 10 hmi those proceed
ires would be very large but wei known - his
immediate friends be intended 20 take them bat 70
presen them TO the ComGnis 0ner as his official and per
o al cont buttons 90 tie Improvement AMI establishment
Of the parks-that he had objection, therefore, that it
slCud b. declared bv law that fees should be
received by him in those proceedings He also stated
that a. ards the bill proposed by the petitioners Il was
bill of ISOLATION and injustice not called for by his fe
low czens Uniust him and his successors, and would
prove injurious the City, and he hal accordingly felt
bound 10 oppose hat il the petitioners had consulted
him upon the subject of the petition he would ids sdiaey
have consented the nir 1U on Of any 0 which wOlld
have been fair TO them and Just 10 himscf-that the Com
mi,tee having determined report against the petition
le was TOW free to offer o submit % the Committee bill
that he had drawn would be- entirely satisfied with any
bill they should draw giving him such compensation az
hey should coIsidCrjust
The next morning The Committee unanimously 'cepted
the bin drawn by Mr. Dillon which continues the costs
sr for this year. gives salary of s. 500 for the next
vear and aboshes oil fees and ss for the Parks. Yes
ierday Senator Nm Clark the Chairman, reported the
iii 10 tie senate ard stated that in the opinion of the
COMMITTEE Air Dillon had acted in a magnanm0us ami
liberal sp ard that the bill met the approval of the
tire York delegation. II unanimously ordered to
a third reading snd will doubtless become q law. Inus
question which has been the occasion of much dis
pue for the last twenty hyeyear will now be settled r.