The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-10
BOARD OF COUNCU.MEN.


This Bsard met last night, President D. D. Conoysr in
the chair. The minutes of the last meeting read
and approved.
The order OF the meeting the third reading of bills
Several reports presented and passed. all o which
aye been heretofore referred to- they have up
from time TO time in the Board.
communication received from Comptroller Fiagy
in to the resolution Of the Board asking him by
what authority he paid inspector Of pawnbroers. The
Comptroller replied u si he paid snci officer accordance
with ordinance ofthe Comn,an Council which pro.
vdes for such officer and fixes his salary at two
dollars per day willis engaged in this business The com
munication refEred to special comIaittee.
The following message waa then presented from his
MAYORS OFFICE August g, 1856
To THE HoSoRARLE rHE BoARB CorScuMEx
GEsuESES-Ip reply to the resolntiea adopted by your
Eoard the eth inst, asking whether had granted any
additional stage licenses and referring the April
4, 1884 ~ restricting the power Of the Mayor this
subject have the honor to say that ten additional stage
licenses have been granted by under circumstances
which in my opinion, saliy justified the act
Since holding this oilcc have re-ted many efforts
obtain valaahe privileges Of this knd where private
tcrests rather than pdbic benefit the object In
the pubic good had the slightest weight in determining
upon these applications has any action been taken
bs not fully justified by the hw. For twenty years
the Mayer has had almost unDited power stages;
the only restriction IL to be found in the act Of the Leg
ature referred to. That act carefully examined
this point not only BY myself but also BY the Cor.
poration Attorney the officer who has the exclusive
right "a prosecute for violations Of the law by the onn-
bus interests. and could find in it nothing deprivng
the Mayor OF power 10 additional licenses for exist
ing lines. That law undoubtedly deprves the Mayor
power without the assent Of the Common Council to
grant new lines 10 alter the routes Of existing lines to
decrease the number ofstages already running upon any
route without the assent Of the proprieors but doe not
take away any other power Of the Mayor the sub
ect which existed prior 10 its passage All the former
IT the Mayor exist which not expressly taken away
hy this act ot April 1854 The extract fro the fifteenth
section contained in this resolution Of your body which
thst Nh ht In (atn.
Council Of said city pursuant 20 the provisions o
the last section shall he terminated altered unless by
the oi the votes Of two thirds Of all the
bers elected TO each Bonrd Of the Common Council
unless the Mayor shall approve and certify his approval
thereto except provided IN section twelve applies
only 10 such lines have been established y the Common
Council The last section iourtecn referred to in
| thiS extract from section fifteen. applies TO the
creation o new lines by the Common Council under the
act subsequent to its passage. The ten additional stage
license which have granted for The Madison
nue. line which was established before the act by lie
then Mayor and cannot be properly included. But ad.
uniting that every line IL subjected D this control of the
| Common Council Il possibly may be by liberal
srhrton Of section sixteen yet apprehcnd that
contend that there is anything In section teen
frre to in your resolution which dpriye- Tho Mayor o
the r9ht 70 increase the number OF stages % be run upon
any existing ne IL can only be construed 10 mean That
he shall not terminate alter the right to upon
| designated route Il does not refer to the number d
stages II I'll, Shall not be terminal ted ar altered. =
clearly applies 10 the total extinction of privilege to
10 the extension Of the privilege to upon
other streets an those designated IN the original grant
i with great reluctance that have acted the
subject of onnibusee Mt ALL commenced my term oi
Office with desire 10 avoid any Jurisdiction them
only 50 far regulating their manner Of running
known the trouble they had given my predecessor
Wifi this feeling, made recommendations respecting
the regulation Of omnbuses running Broadway to
the Common Council in my message of January hst.
urging them 10 adopt for the relief of that
great ihoror9hte which regret has not received te
attention which in my judgment us importance lie
| nanded. Very respectfully,
FERNANDO WOOD. Mayor
A resolution offered by Councilman CfASCY. ASKING
l,s I'm pI HN. IN tal
monument, 10 be erected NJ Greenwood ths
mains Of the New York Volunteers who served In Mexico
said monument not TO cost than 40 900 and o
| be built of granite. This resolution adopted.
Councilman PIScKsEY Offered resolution providing
for the appointment of special committee O live To- take
into consideration the proprety OF reis ding tn city
into sixty districts for the election o conncnci.
in accordance with the requirements Of the third srcion
o he amended charter Of 1858. This resolution laid
over.
communication was received from the Counsel 10 the
Corporation IN answer 10 The resolution sskn. h. vpi
hjh as 10 ihc power of tho special COMMITTEES " tbe
hoard 10 inyegtigne the affairs of the Institution
the blind. Tho Counsel In elaborate opinion say-
the Board has power 10 investigate the anairs II
the Institution for the Blind This Institution the Conn
eel says private corporation and subject to the State
Led and not 70 the city government The counsel
with his opinion sends into the Board letter from Mr.
Isaac Wood President of the Institution for the Blind in
made bv he institution for a fulI investigation II
it, Affairs by the special committee u the BOARD.
Without doing any further business u importance The
Board sd jotrneJ