New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-27
PUBIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
CORPORATION ADVERTISING.


At the meeting of the Aldermen last evening,
on motion of AID. CHAuScEr, seconded by Aid.
BLUNT, the report of the Committee on Printing was
called up. The minority report of the Councllmen
was then read and recommended for adoption by the
Special Committee OF this Board in their report, as
follows:
That they have given the subec, their careful aiten-
ton after taking into consideration the necessity
for speedy action in the matter, have concluded
that il would be for the best interests Of the City TO
concur with the action of the Board OF Councilmen.
Your Committee are, however, OF opinion that the
Common Council should enact some general ordinance
proyiopg for the for printing and sdyerts
ing that each successive contract need not be the
subject OF special action. Such an ordinance your
Committee had proposed, but have preferred not TO
delay the subject by submitting it at this time. by
a9optr the resolutions of the Board of Counclmen
the b, ad Of the Finance Department will at once be
enabled 10 enter into the proper contracts Tor adVer
tisDg for year that the public interests may
not longer suffer for he want of proper publicity OF
the Corporation advertising. In The me intime, and
before the expiration of the contracts thus provided
for the Common Council can prepare and adopt an
ordnance that will meet the public acts III ts re-
spect We therefore submit the following resolution:
Reorcd That this Board with the Board OF Cou1ci
~. snd adopt the xed resoluti0ns
RESOLUTIONS APPENDED TO REPORT oP CoUScILsES.
Re,eS That the Controller be and he s hereby auth zed
psrsinst,. Of The Cmuon Coanc and the :isl reports
the proceedings Of the same for the term OF one year in
Rt,Ir, That the following rules shall be observed:
Bi2drs offer by The line for each tiaie published
Bidders shall set f1it under affidavit as near ~ pos
sl their daily circulation in the City OF New Ysfk exclusive
Third The swd to be made to the newspapers Offering to
perform the work the lowest for thousand papers
% col.d in the City.
FOw The Controller report the bid and his award 10 the
ComnOn Council for confirmation
Aid. BERRICK was opposed 10 the plan Of the re-
port, as h- believed that tho matter OF circulation
made 10 difference. Ii il w.s generally known that
Ia. thA Al
would be sought after. For nearly twenty years the
advertising bad been done in The Erenhg POst ana
+ 1pIess and all interested in the matter iooSsl 10
those papers for information relative 70 Wy a'its-
Nobedy ever thought Of looking in The Sun or Hsr-
old although he was in favor of having the City adj
yertisements in them also. $500
Aid WAKEMAs asked if the gentle man thought that
paper circulating fifty thousand copies would not
ant greater price than circulating live thousand
copies For bis part he did not believe in the doc
tribe Of applying the peoples money to sustain ne vs.
papers independent OF circulation and the interest oil
The a RrohE taurcx offered the following as an amend
eDt
Tbs the Clerk Of tn. Common Council be authorized and
s,os 40 % ~ re the ssra Of csansn ia The sun
Herald Poet and Express and that the Controller BE-
DC anthS a1 .ues a. rate not HeesSins
III s.sSH.bcd prices of bushes. sdvsisos In said papers
they hereby authorized and directed all the .dver
required BY Law to be u'i'hed 10 connection With
Erenfng snd Express .d that the Controller be aud he
hereby directed the popneto Of said newspapers for
advertising their customary rates for ordinary business sdyer
tiseufntr.
Aid. II. supported HE resolutions by lengthy
speech con'ehdibg that the City should pay rs much
for advertising IS individuals and that heretofore
paper had been half enough paid for the labor per-
formed.
Aid. CHAUYcEY thought the Common Council, a.
servants Of tn. people should make good bargains
for the people they could. The resolutions Of the
committee Did not receive bis views, but nsyerthe-
lees under the circumstances he willing to vote
for them. He thought that the resolution in stead Of
providing for the award TO those papers which would
advertise the lowest per 900 copies should have
asked exactly their CRY circulation and allowed the
heads Of the departments TO adopt such papers as they
wished. Ho would, however. vote for the resolutions
of the committee.
Aid KELLY desired to have the City business placed
before the largest number Of people. He would like
TO know what contractor interested in corporation
matters could find time 20 hunt up TIE Ezp'sss or
Pest. But few, il any, could. Another class OF peo
PIE interested in the matter those living siong
the and thoroughfares where improvents we're
continually being made.
AID HOWARD made lengthy speech 10 his usual
style. He said ID 81 he regarded The TRIBUSY in the
same light that the Tories regarded during the
Revolution. Ii was paper that sought 10 dissolve
the Union &c. He decidedly opposed TO The
TRIBUNE, and wosd rule il out if he could.
The ame ndment vas lost, and after some further
debate the report Of the Committee in favor of the
Councimens report was adopted.
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