The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-22

CORRECTION
On motion, the Board then adjourned until fhsrsday
-A' - '' D. : VALENTINE, Clerk.
Debates IN tho Board or Aldermen.
[Our Special Rsporsl
A,desmss BmElc1 moved to dispense with the fnlss,
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lay the resolution ON the tabh.
Acspsa BOAlDHAs moved for tbs reading Of the rsss
luton again.
ne motion lay upon the tabls wss then carried, on
division. By twelve to eight.
taken mp being the report OF the Committss Of the Law
uPoa tAs eoassrustion q the fourth section
q N: sms.dsd y relation to the power q The
n As e nnne. moved e adopt r. ncs report
hss 20. tss = mss
Alderman wAKENAN thought that the Idea Of adopting
repors in all IL aSsumeaa woult b an imprsoss6ihy
sions simply meant. BE offered 10 amandmsnt that It
stats that section eighteen Of the Of 1880 not in.
consistent with session four Of the amended charter Of
Alderman LOAD objected TO the amendment - putting
construction on the report different from the vsvs held
BY the Trainer He wished TO have the report considered
it, merits alone; and Ak eran Waksmans amend
ment being then put to the vots, twas lost On division
Alderman Norr ION the motion to adopt the minority
repor renewed toe arguments which hs msde uss OF q
the last meeting Of the Board in favor Of tbs power OF
amanda. SSA'e sh.s. :ss snss s hs Board
bad power to pass any measure invoipg expsns they
power to originate All matters Of nsosssary expenditure,
like the other Board they had not power % make the
smallest e d:, ,s the s.s's.s mad:
reform sstrument The ast was widely difspnt from
the draft sent By the Reform oOmmttss and vas 81
thought BY Alrpg to defeat the objects Of reform
sss They had right to put the most liberal eonstruc.
tisn on ne ioIsth section Of the charter gentlemen
they had better say 81 homs for they can do nothing
Alderman wAKrxAs thought that IL vss simple suss.
tion whether the eighteenth section of The ohsrtsr Of
1850 imperative not No Of any ssnss no b.
Msvsd coed bold that see other than Imperative All
the members Of this Board with the excspie Of the
sentler from the Eshteenth believe It to Be rpsra
i've. He hoped that resolatIoo passed this svsn
ing voun Be resolution u conformity with the oPn.
Alderman IoEp had drawn up his report after great d.
nos alton ana after Sonsuas many q his legal frsnds
dignity between this and the other Beard He was
satisfied that the adoption Of tbs minority report would
of this Board these reports does not decide the law
ALI that does ID TO say that will frame It's conduct BY
the principles OF one or the other report Suppose this
Board adopts the majority report In that 1t Ia In
direct iot with the Board Of Councilmen IL IL de-
oioed here that the Board Of Aldermen has right to
originate appropriations may be BY It's officers
and that II has ight to make expenditures
In both cares It will b met BY mandamuses aud stop
ell b efeetusly placed upon Its kgflatve pro,eedug
BE In his report that to pretend that section
eighteen Of the law Of 1880 imperative would b TO
repeal the fourth section Of the amsnde ohArsr but he
did not 70 cay that there any inocnssteney b.
the two In oopstuing section four Of this statute
u must b construed hat The vhos Law stand to.
gether But in this matter be tended for the oh
Of the latter act Of the Legislature amended
charter. there any nconsis sncy between 1t and
the Law Of 1880 tbs latter should yod 70 the former
for would b Eev prr opls to suppose that old
statute o. uh repeal . new one
Aldermen CHAUHcn spoke . lev words against adopt
irg the minority and In favor Of tbs majority report
The motion 10 adopt the minority report then put
and carried DIVISION BY thirteen 20 Eve, viz Alder
men Brown. Williamson, Baird, Hsw ard, Woodward, VIM.
Tucker, yeo,his rrowbridgs waiemaa, Ely, LORD aud
Herick in the Affirmative; and Aldermen Blunt Kelly,
CbAurcsy, Tucker, Mott, 10 the negative.
AkeYns WAKHNAN, whs had altered his vote from ths
negative 70 the Armsve ID to reconsider the
vote, which he subsequently, withdrew.
On petition for fencing IN vAaant lots being presented
Alderman WAEUAS and said thst after the recent
vote the Board had not the power TO msks the ghtst
appropriation II mere fArcs-an idle penditurs
Of time for this Beard 10 Be receiving petitions People
ought 10 Be told to 20 TO the proper Board They
aoorssiDg body whom they fancy have power, whereas
II has not the right 70 appropriate mspey TO mend quill
On motion, the petition was then laid the table By
vots Of tsa 70 eight.