New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-22

So LORD thought that until The jsfd lad Al ,v.si on
gner ~ me reports Of COMMITTEES on this question
se1oio mo Board tbs resolution could NO, "a takes n,
~ was opposed TO al these hasty an.ndm .uts n an
5 ona ne moved to lay the resolution ,Ao table
nu' bohDNAH asked that the resolution be atsin r.i
me question was then called sai The aoi)n u Law OF
me Table by vote Of lato 2 Carried
1 THE LAW cOYYIrrEr
AID. Morn moved that document Va % Ia tia, us
pting the report Of the Committee Of the Law D,oat
inent upon the construction 81 the 4h Section of n
Anehued oher relative to the power Of the B,arl to
ala hIkkIcK moved to adopt the minority reDort-.b..
eoe by Ad Lord which Get forth that the )a-i Of Al
u'. .i rau hol he power TO make appropriations
AID NAHENAN sad tina. the idea Of ai,,.in, q report
70 al s arguments would be an impraccability By the
soop!on OF report the adoption 81 iis conclusions sim
Is meant lie offered ia amendment ths, i, stafe that So
ton Of the act Of 1880 1 inconsistent WITH S,t,n
OF the Amended Charter Of s53
Aid. Lord ooe 10 the amendment putting con;
uciI0n on me report different from the views held by
The fIsmer. He wished TO have the report c,nsIg o.
IL own merits alone and Aid. Wakenans amondIn ,at
Beng Put TO the vote 1t was lost vote Of l2t
Alc MOTT on the original motion renewed the argu.
msns which he made VI Athe la. meeting of his Bosd
IN favor Of the power of this Board to make sppropria
tons under the Amended Charter He ssd that II this
bood had power pass Any measures involving exps1se
lhey hsd powerto pass al measures and If they hal
powerto originate al matters u necessary expenditure
equally with tie other Board they sd not power to MAKE
no smallest appropriation He denied the statement
nsde by mbors Of tbs Board that the Amended Char.
ter was reform instrument The act widely different
from she dra sent up by the Reform Committee all was
who thought by altering it, defeat the obie:t Of the
Reformers The Amended Charter under which thsy
were row acting was not the Peter Cooper Charter He
thought the Board lad right to put the liberal con
suciion the fourth section Of the Charter If gentle
men thought that this Board coad appropriate moasy
they had better stay at home fr they could do nobay
here, Lot even print their documents g. &c
AID How'RD moved the previous question bat with
drew to allow further argumeu.
Aid WAEENAs thought that I. was q simple Question
whether tie eighteenth section Of the Charter 1890 vas
imperative or not No Of any sense he be
ieyed, could hold that section other than imperative All
the members Of this Board with the exception Of the gen
tleInsn from toe Eighteenth, believe it DO im2sraive
He hoped that if resolution was passed this evening it
would be resolution in conformity with the opinion Of
the Cor9oIatnn. Counsel.
Aid Lord had drswn his report after great delberl-
teh end AFTER consulting many Of his legal friends. lie
discarded tie idea Of this being sOn u dyaty be.
tween tile and the other Board He satisfied that the
adoption Of the minority report would entail
baIees on The Board Beside vote these reports
Goes Dot decide the law All hat il can d. to say that
we viii frame our conduct by the principles Of one hs
other report Suppose adopt the minority report In
that case we arc in direct conflict with the Roar of
cinen II ii is decided that have right originate
appropriations we will be met By Own officers who
will io us that we have no right 70 do So In both
we will b. met by mandamuse- and stop viii be efsciu
oily placed upon our legislative proceedings He had lil
in h report and conondOd that for members TO aqua
that section ls of the law Of 1880 imperative would
be TO repeal the fourth section Of the Amended
Charter but he did not mean to say tia, tbsre
was any Inconsistency between the two. IN constituting
section Of this statue, il be construed that the
"hoe law can STAND together; but IN this matter he
conended for the Observance of the last of the Les
lature which is the Amended Charter II there was any
consistency between and the law Of $780, the latter
should yield to the former for il would be principle
10 suppose that en- old statute could repeal new one
AID CHAUNCEY spoke briefly against adopting the m.
norty report and expressed himself fyorably the ma
joIity report
Tie motion adopt the minority report was then put
and carried, division by - to s. See previous vote
Aid. WAKEMAS, who had altered his vote from the neg
alive TO the armev moved TO reconsider The vote,
which was carried The gentleman projected to give his
views at some length upon the report, after which he with
drew his motion to reconsider.
TENCIEG VACANT LOTS.
Aid. NaKEMAN and said that after the recent vote
the Board had no. the power TO make the eli hes appro
priaon. II mere farce an Idle expenditure otine
for this Board TO be receiving petitions. People ought
be informed that they knocking a the wrong
and told to 60 to the proper Board They are ai
dressing body whom they fancy have power whereas we
have not The right to appropriate money to mend quill
On motion the petition then laid the table by
vote If ten TO eight.
RAILROAD COMPASIEs.
Aid BLUNT offered resolution that all Railroad Com
panies in this City shall the from the streets
where had been thrown from the tracks Referred to
Committee on Railroads