The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-08

he Board held the first meeting Of the July sessions
evening.
everal petitions, amongst which was that of $50 cit-
sofN New York, praying that the Crystal Palace may
main on Reservoir square, were received and refer
cosnrsrcAroS PROM THE CORPORATION COUNSEL.
communication was received from L. b. Shepard,
Counsel of the Corporation, in to resolution OF
the Board respecting the city railroad cars by which
xng Mayor grant revoke a his pleasure, licen
for city railroad and fixing the price Of each at
Sl00 per On the question OF the legality Of the
measure The Corporation Counsel answers
First. Watcher the Common Council have right to
give the Mayor the right TO grant revoke licenses Of
CITY raYosd cars? To this question answer that tho
Mayor has power without any grant from the Common
Second Whether the Common Council have the right
fix the iar for licenses at 500 per annum for each
carr To tids question l answer, in clearly
not the right may exist. For fuller answer
20 this question refer to subsequent part o. my
Third Whether the Common Council have the right to
impose penalty OF 5000 for running without Ii.
eense Io tls question answer n Tue ailrmative out
IL must be imposed as police regulation and not as an
exercise Of the taxing power. Upon this point beg
leave refer you subsequent portion Of my opinion
TIis ,csr or pRIyTrsG ~ TIE MAYORS OFFICE.
BY Communication from the Comptroller, appears
that the h!, for printing for The Mayors office for the
year 1885 exhibited curious contrastor iastauc, that
q the NV NoRK HEeMD With its $1,000 circulation
ouy sl.o -, whilst that o. the Dry B0pk small even
ing sheet s439 b. For the period from
aiy, 1856 t. June L. 1856, Mercantile was
the Dcy h.o, 1896 ss ami the Nsw YORK HERALD sl99
The total i So 500 The communication refer
rcd T. the Comm Finance
Another communication received fro n the Comp
toller in relation TO the anna appropriations for tle s
year ending June 3o Several Of them have been
hausted Nearly the entire appropriations for 'otce
fees, county contingencies ard contingent expenses Of
the Common Council are already expended. The Comp
troller mskcs this explanation a. due to the Common
Council well as hundreds oi other claimants who are
similarly situated Even the 18th Of July bills cannot be
paid until some provision IS made Referred to the
mittee
MESSAGE FROM TIN MAYOR.
The following communication was received from the
MAYORS orrrcv, NEW YoaK, Juiy7 1856.
IN. HONORABLE THE coagoS COUNCIL
GrsrLxsts-in the several atoms watch have
cumbeney Of the oce Of Mayor have eneayoed 70 pressn,
ErpsIa,y q s I hs. bssa aim ly ,s carry %.
ii sues nsssa1es
In shsss have covered wide field q,
las been iasoraoly received YET am constrained g believe
rle wl appear good time and long after Tho hand
Pssa fs and ADOPTED ' ss ass
nent ihs sy sh,eh preceded which, lf adopted viii
se ss y IL @ e5hsen I By he Gopo9aop of great
c Ca s o Ss g Se 's aa
BE- free aad opea % al Who w paFtake Of ia sdyant.gs
,hrl 2ey &c enormous additions already heavy
,os sst ana % HI m % ne S % m s ae soIa
aud show ~ whilst no great aldona eapsniiase wi
Individual wealth VIII repay 'enfold any outlay IA coase
ms axe suppose The saie represented 70 the people
snriions wien j has Afforded protection % life liberty All
property Men may live n safety end freedom aai IN nc 81
iery an, prserty have their u value Il opening The po
aSs q s1 e ,"' rs;S' & @ eSf AMI
y no SnnsH y Hs r '1 bn - ~ e ,S anu proper @
q freedom no; enough % posses. property, ga' @
sr~e. ni smoun. aooi Hence required q tSe ss's
sssi h. rsSi widely q. bie and mans q ssa;
culur rraneen be offered y every degree Wee
without the knnNlHt q AMI culture To
poye our internal condition m AMI @ SUI whol,
men an the oTss c q s2rer@ss @ n sa Ms 'g & ss . s w
mat 70 naan position among tie CIVILIZED nations ani 70
rosse ne weah pow%cT e n,s AMI sssaasss wAh " ssoa 70
This aet We % and appreciated BY N enyh'
Hcaismy ior tss cav which. though bu partially supplying
The di.nsshas ehsrsSiersie q dcn,cralica in.,u.
o % nv w f ss a msS msS SSsy wHasiGs e
nature y snaise he sphere o. h's as,alness y mtp
saS Whatever goes % dsvceps God mature
Tns ye,s @ ~ e Iner,y opntp propspty RELIGION eie,
ton and the Of happine.s secured alike % am
that Of education Indeed ms % ,he
doe. an acc aantance ihe
venons Tic has these only In the rudcs and
mpsrire, because b !. aneias,ea The CIVILIZED
Educson Is iSs foundation material prosperity, aad
srS @ sc 4 elevation hs sspacly
ss man Il. true rank and maze hs essnce valuable and
rO,a5 Rsson and %9rss eesoS no s RO1 saSs.
ard mere prejudice and custom y an inegea wor
ssR sRsn SSs relations may lay DOWN Sssor a "a
se op ne saeauais eacaoa o. re people rhs i re
o. rovcrnmen.n pre emnen,y true under
We have indeed accepted this aSon, far common
si@ua Il be Confined 70 eommon sshooisy DO common
hs provide ior All ,e wants q the people by no meass
common schools and 80 we need higher grade o. insta
ihls des, De crsasoa q soIm, ssao ana hs rrse
Academy AMI from these must teachers for The
scoos But again. schools and the Free
% not furnish ,cscners Cor sem'cyes & sp hey mu.,
for The protection q DC lowey erade Z encsn we must
ne daereni branches know made. TO carry
ss.Ps r. R ss % ~ r w @ap sn xe
:. G ow sa % . Se op ey & 70 s se EN- ss
popular institutions Every INSTITUTION posular which i
ns @ sesool Education Sui % every grade g s
srsD n 70 y sss sa a as IL se ess & se s
higher forms Of education belong only 70 he rich and prv
S" ss PGSs The e. poor Pc,sS %sS S :. w sI s srsy rich
physician awysr ev M a s os lcseSSr T qr
pushed erni nee have come up the poorer
hep hey hs come ap struggling manifold mi ssns.
obsrury' whose capacities might have been untelicd
,nnIss o. sdasssn rich men oen pass through
nc msss '0' % o ogs ~ p o men arr e n s u aas
have had enough 81 r. %sryTds% e .rsssips
counry IKE put end 70 BY creating the peo.
n. say ssse rFE z sso%s s SSr s p ss 4 a e :s
~ or ~ If s s i c sip sna % Gr Of rcsssns TS @n
selves 70 medocrty beciy rulnou dissipation, they
vould hnd necessary, the higher tone Of society which
themselves 10 ganhose msny and
intellectual accomplishments which become necessary 10
spectabiy influence Poor would become ele-
waited by he very ambition of educating their children and
which their education would reflect back
upon them IN this degradation and vice would be
naly removed and subdued Intelligence and morality be d
spirit good order created potent TO put
crime and " throw protection around
our homes, than The most numerous and best disciplined
police.
country requires Of high education
appears both the fact that forms of bust
which require intelligence TO al the people and
all the people eligible 70 political Offices And
IN connection with this fact OF the general eligibility 70 po
Office take into consideration the rotation Of Office,
which imposes the necessity Of greater number OF well qia
than where Office Ia held permanently by set OF
men The political evils which labor under ariss
very the wide dnson of the higher degrees
ION sple. knowledge II power. and
did they possess H. they entitled TO- the land would
be under dominion ~ ignorant and unpnciped
nrexa hN rlnnina and Nlalecn