New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-21
Z UBLIU MEETINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

! AID Ely, President in the Chair
Yesterday Of ernoon the opening OF the meeting, ALI
Blunt called from the table the report Of the mmttec
On On din srces adverse Ia AID Mott luton calling
for peal Of the amended Charter and moved that it DO
adopted
Aid Morr then rose ard said This is one of that kind
Of questions which always the public mind that
strikes tie evils o the City If New York and that has
neiteed cur CT, f lore time andmay for some time %
come 1t il easily settled, and satisfactorily Ill parties
Ii strikes heavy blow the organized law of the Corpo
rton Of The City Of New York have offered my resc-
luton for the purpose Of calling attention ~ the POSI- ion
! Of the City Government We have been here two ald
htl months acting under this law, AMI what progress
have made Most of persons would nave shrink from
the responsibility OF offering this res luton bu shrink
from under the fearless of duty came hee
keformer, but sbal not be much
slave to parties as not 20 say tha even re
formers require reforming Ny object is not to
consign the Charter TO death st blow, but TO call
public attention 20 it, am this floor will
Soy il require amendment Some pib ic prias
hay. spoken ofmy resolution in tho most scand tous and
sbsmd Manner hat others of the be' moves male
in ibis Council will refer 20 one very leading print
whiC makes not only attack me, but on the whole
Board scandelized the Board and msrepresented he
Ch6ter ] cannot say 'hst emaneted from the worthy
editor, or from other sources l hardly believe any
editor would have perled his reputation such mi'repre
fentatiors. It's boadd, Why Repeal The Chatter :"
Aldermen Mott then commtnced re'tiny an article in ne
Aec Io,k LGfiy I4aeS At certain part Of the article
he ,sii 81 do not know whether that has reference to
"our Chairman
Tie PEEsIDEsT-I do not except to anything in that
AID Mort wen, with the reading of the article.
AID Morn continued to read. He said, here is mis-
representation intended to give false impression to This
C. immunity. say the man who leaves out the OBJECTION
able parts and publishes the rect IL guilty OF the most base
alseiood refer to tho quotation from the fourth see
Aid. yooRHIrs inqrired whether TIE Times was
member of the Board.
Ald Mo1T continued thus Another paper, perhaps less
candid but notorious, paper that never sa'sed
ror cont nied with ANYTHING that - right but desires that
al Governments should be hurled toto one mass OF ch4os
and founded on the principles Of Socialism aE nhw
YORK TRBUNE-tbat paper has also thrown It's venom a
ne. But there are other rapers VINO have taken dier
en course refer to one Psper whose thundefs wnen
uttered strike terror the whole community nad that l.
TIe Hrod Tie SuHGoy atlas too lgh,erl-and
other paIers have done the samo speak oi them ne
by the papers bias or true piiaeip9 Is sustained
IpledgCd myself only TO two things wac, to act hon
ty and itaresy IL other to have he streets cleaned
AID Mott dwell at considerable length on the general
prorrety OF amending charters which mood to he amended
Tic Trcederis for such course ana On the history Oh
hoseyra charters Of New York City He continued thus
II principle that OF election OF Heads OF D5part
mCDis whether it shall be by the Mayor aud Connch or
bv the people Who are the present heads I! Men IN
worthy Of their pOs On ] have spoken ~n several
citizens and sure, al The 20 oco who voted tor That
CHARTER rot more than 800 res i, and doubt half the
memt e. Of this Board read il. But il was t. get nd OF
az ooious Common Council and The people were glad OF
anything The effect OF that Chate- has elected Board
in whom the City has confidence bu; now can they ac
Cur benches are broh and we must mend them. We
have not the power TO omau-to thing in this AID
which requires the expen1 Of single farhing. L. IS
u1ro,ed hat by atng Board ofsixt! men We allhiye
one teyoud th reach OF ccor influence elected by
cil,rt It cons encies but what has been our exper
erect law ba. teen passed eea.zng the expenditure
for which the ola Board blamed and which the Courts
pIorCunced e.pl The ninth section gives permission
Bi.,h i equiv Gtnt TO instruction TO spend money
which Lad not before gain b. three fourth vote
any emcrut may x spent
AID Mott then reviewed and condemned the e1peni
tore hitherto made ty the Common Couscu III said the
Cla:eI msoh altered after being Albany 20
as 70 maze i wholly d.fsen document. He thought
de ceFact ten should he placed in hancs that could
eye-cc some ciOCtion. AM considered il very inelec
tive or instance N the ami. the sircos their re-
ILs aLt The state 81 the docks Ile power of mpeach
" lead q Departments lie said akoa AWAY By tho
tloiier them on IL s1d, IN their way either
honest or dishonest, or E'I ana c.nno npeach them
1le Cor mte vlp .eppt sgsut tie Resolution admit in
cIfrss iers that a--ntmC Z; TeqHirtd and believe
l're never va subject b- -. before tho public which
Ierture BY contract is prevented but that "a becl1se "
can CO l0.lilc ~ lie tytCm. There ars many provi-
sors ia he Chatter which Ca.; to be repea!1d-ny
heto.ui0n i meant II arouse the public mind. All.
Acit thea urged tie repeal OF tie l, 9th lh and 18Th
sections
A,d. Lcrp .peke to nsilerablo length on the viz.
-C c! lie cgcIied al;.r. AMI d-a proved in strong
sl'rs lie cours- iaAe b. All. Mott The new Charter
be 1c gh had lad iar trial sli he had great con-
hdencu in iis being attended with success. All Loyd
us followed in rs TenIks By III. Cacuucy This
-1-ttnon also defended the Charter. Al. Voorhis
ttlle 10 the same ,f,cs
I'd EiII-ca aid: az prord t. unto with the Allrm71
= 4 o.. e N.zeteela l. is tic only tue re!Jrner Nj
81 ttofs 90 the Charter eLfsr lrll bout the whole in
strntIt; am sgtiild ii sill be- fDlai rs Questionable
my Of Zig for1r Tha cleaning Of the streets Is an
At.iiin I! y, 4 merely kiaI vi watch uD0l tie
t'tI. We !e 10 power 90 arrest th.ir gl.t- II
&c s.-ilc g 81. a. Tsud save : co., There ia AZ
t'tiee 2 d. levy aia- e. being allowed % renlin IL
ilis 10 l. tn end raii. 6eiag gsyed FOR o'hsr
uoftttI- or IT, ul.s ~ G. Oicers ifue the n.
far las not ben lclg in OPERATION iu long enou,b 70