New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-25

The Street DepGtrnen, durirs Us term % of e
Can d. WiEe and DR. Downing both be ssken ~ r.ssfd
to the PrspssOo And tspo-ifoa Of dos OeH 90 .be De
s@ ca sS eLssss Il hs S..1. Of hse TO De 4rteni.
January 1888 fuInbh Excuse Er the ds4pp u
important n. hoad be N hy .ed by
CO0mii.e Of the Common Coguc and to- C0uuoer NOS
IN hsnd and eerAin II prsscsb wDee The Missing retss'
,nd e,n 'ueh ises 8. viii euaae BE Cy = -~nhurse
tle Tressury for thee .dysnc.= C. FLACG. COnvGe'
The mstter was ref,nel TO he Committee oa Law.
The UOrtk L0ruz6HL-The repor: 20 advertise
for proposals FOR building thE Monument was COO
cured in.
Carr,Ggc Hire-Tbe recitation 10 10 away With car
rage hire returned, uon-oOncuTed IN. AN. NOoE-
moved 20 amend by making an appropriation OF
SO 70 each member zoo csrTisge hire. Loot Ad. I'm
moved 10 adhere 10 he former scdon. Carried.
The Board adjourned 10 Thursday.
The Norfolk hpvroDrdi0n-Ths resolution from
tie Counonon 10 appropriate $1,000 for TIE relief OF
the yellow fever sufferers AZ Norfolk, Wss -sclssCd.
AC. N0oEHIs, v. rUoKER, AID otheIs thought tSs
Common Council Unauthorized 20 make The apP-op-i-
alton. The resolution was lost BY vote OF - ..
About this tine Ald DRASE came in, wearing his
usual smile. lie not dead yet, he said, and he
going to i've 10 the downfall OF nj prosecutors
AID. HEHEicE soon resumed his accustomed bonhom-
ME- and was observed to be il close communion With
AID. LORD. TIC wamest OF the very es supporters Of
the Mayor in the Board. AID. How.RD was peosiye.
ana very little attention had been paid tn business be-
fore message from the Mayor was announced in r.
Ia,on to indictments agaius: members OF the Common
Council. Il was read as follows:
MAYORS Owes NEw.TosK Sent. r. 1850
T. ~, Heno,rlle me B-Ird = .iilryHen
GfNTLtNFN: iDc'ose copy = eonn'nics o. n.de o
ne hi. o. BY Oakley ns, Esq Dgic at.o-rey Of me
City, stating thar Indictments nsy" been to-ud o. ne Grand
de-. the t,hee OF heir drtie. However painul
arc tuul.nE Is 20 me 10 rak his emo aaesnl.n 'n9 tT
shrink. sfect whom Il on BODY - ad
place anon! ycu b1t the a,Io penalty should ba
inflicted against every Il guilty Ias c1amgnity has
The uios 10 raise the stand Of The in
curhen Of oce AZ to improve the q ac'e OF the Govern
meat othe G. y, VII continue fate . lons 40 the
bran h impure sad CnfaithlGl. From co'npt ountsn
81 Si,boat nts.rts' being the source snd o,irn
n the oromances all fail impair is spirit 70
y Srg vii .eed becos rosn ,nd deorasei L
the CONVICTION OF hoDe men, ths IN me rnfnsseuent OF orr
dcgsdaton M opniou ruoic Indignation - much
longer saEPre'.ed We are approaching s Ssn tae gen
s.l cry VII e - , 1 ~. IA 81 ,s Sos,u,:s cSme
horror bard sa'aed wealth ard exalted social position cannot
with al her !ons 'ess, he sassinss OF .h foul
hooyss therefore 20 make cIon ause IN cJn1"n ei}ri
without reference e p.y TO- or pIrs9G , %
oEidsl znoualy ~lleh !. now bearing It down
wy FERNANDO WOOD M,yo,
Tie readir of this document succeeded by
profound anu prolonged silence. AZ last was broken
by AID. Ely. who said: hardly know what motion
to make with regard 10 the paper lust read But that
JrOIer paper 20 lar ~ - col-
cerued 10 present. think is evident, and | take no
exception 10 that. | supposed his Honor he Mayor
would make this Communication 10 tins body, al
though probably il was well known to each and
every member "a TO bis Honor the Mayor. II would
have pleased me, enc member OF tins Board, If his
Hon The Mayor had suggested in what way the mem
beis Of this Board, or aay portion o! them, could
aid him 10 purging either the legislative
authority of the City or any OF the eIesu-
tive hoads if there any which are In anywlse
corrupt and 10 eject them from this, and from the
honorable offices they occupy. Ii these things are
true they are dNgrac,ful, and i am not disposed
that this matter should be quietly ordered on file.
II a majority should direct, then the inference in
the community would be that majority Of this Board
were not d2osed 10 lend their assistance and their ei-
ferts either in coHnsCtOn with his Honor the Mayor,
the District Attorney or any other City official charac
ter proper 10 investigate charges that have circulated
throughout til, City ana throughout the land 1t IL
high time that some action vas taken AM, MI
President, you are aware, III another place
under this roof ! threw down the gauhile', and
deftd all GODS created beings to expose any
public or Privete act oil mine. lnVi'ed my con
duct 10 he looked into by the most powerful .ees
copic vision, or any sort of an instrument, bumsn
any other. II they will but bring forth tue truth and
exhibit that, libel or Islander could ever be pu, upon
INV lead For that reason AM in favor Of inves'igs
tor. II is The Only way that VIC may be condemned
or exempted from these lnsinuatOns and from these
drt CT charges. II WAS charged upon me In another
room in tbis building that had voted for every
rup' assure that hai been in rOdscCd into the
Board OF Aldermen. more fal.e declaration Was
never made. defy bis honor the Mayor any 9th
person TO find my vote recorded save with those well
known IeiomeTs CLaunccy, Blunt, VOORHEES,. Lord
and oh6rs, that were elected as retvrmers My mans
il recorded with them in every instance OF the least
possible importance that has come up before
this Board. You aware tbst ! repudiatei
that inbinuaton. You aware tina, DIS honor the
Nevor stated that he aid not say thnt had done So
but that he said he had not sought the nomination OF
the Reicnners. and then voted for every corrupt
measure that came sp before the Common Council.
Now Sir the yeas and nays Of this Board are known
to the whole community, and you will find my name
recorded with hOse that the Mayor calls Reiormers.
If have voted corrupdy then they have voted cor
recty. | have doubt that bis political friends
voted in accordance .ith the dictates Of their own
consciepces and voted in accordance with the die
tstes Of mine. | wish this communication to have
al lie importance il il entitled 70, and | Am
sorry that his honor the Mayor cid not sug-
Rest Ia what way We could Gid him 10 this exermins
ton that he deems important, and which the whole
community deem 80 important. IL Is not The Mayors
declaration alone /; !. IN the mouth OF every body on
the corners of streets the highways, IN the
ubuses and in the cars moving the City and out Of
the City, the whole subject matter Of conversation
j. the ewiuIly corrup Common Council OF the City OF
New York. Well, Sir, what can we DO oui 10 do al
we can 20 expose anything that Is corrupt or Of doubt
fu integrity Of action the part Of ans Oicai. Who
will shrink from Investigation Not all, not all
There are some who viii court investigation, and the
moment an nsinuaton IS made against Their character
they Byite gid investigation mat they may cone
on. wal ed clean white wool, thet their character
msy be restored has been in Ied, aud that their
Children their family, their relations and conue ;tODs
may have proper Csumate OF those Win whom they
are connected. know not wha. motion TO make with
regard 10 that communication; thou ht az hrsG tia
il sbou be referred to the District Attorney vita c.
rec;iOus 10 place ii before tie Grand jury together
with resolution that read ID essit, and that
coured an invitation to appear before them Ia any
matter and that W challenged the community, ~ any