New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-08
PRIMO MEETINGS.
city COY ERNMENT FOR 1856.
r,r MAYORS MESSAGE.
ORGANIZATION or rnE COMMON COUNCIL
nnAsn or ALDERMEN.

ORGANIZATION or ThE COMMON COUNCIL
nnAgn or ALDERMEN.
-, IA, At nom to-day the members met
T.N.- .,.,,o INTO oiicc by Mayor WooD. Al were
,,,,s,ni cSgCri Adj steers
,,. ,>o,n.s Il Mr. Scsg,isi objected to Aid. Drake
An R,NSsu opposed any Interference until the Board
s.s cxanis,d,
,p, u,Yew scccdcd to this and said he could not
A,A,,A The returns Of the County Clerk.
an Known westhCn appointed Chairman, pro ten.
Az m, purpose ct organizing.
,N N,NNrE was elected President on the first
I'M The vctc stood All. Barker 10; AID j. W.
,s.,cn. 4. Ala. Vauan 4. Total votes, 81.
,,ao,n,en " Tucker and Clancy were appointed q
,,',swa,o, Ia Conduct the President to the chair.
"a rrraprxr then addressed the Board as
Nllewss
A. y,,u nv thanks for the honor which you have con.
s,r, upca by eccsing mc President OF the Board
Az sc<pnd term am conscious OF the responsible
a. NJ the station hut shall ondeavor To discharge the
EE.. which X imposes by conducting the proceedings
80. Hc,ri -, far ~ have an influence on them,
ritA dispatch aud npaitialty,
Tr3cy the amended charters OF tins city, much en-
A,,,ssSmru, and difficulty have been experienced in
re- Hesitation Of the Common Council. Experience
sSclcon>igatcd thst our present system OF Municipal
government docs not meet the expectations OF our
Sow s,,i-rns. Nevertheless, let II be our aim TO
c,sk, IL wosNing rs economical and advantageous to
-, ,nteyvsi, of the city as the system admits.
Ccpslcmen, as citizens OF the commercial emporium
ne feel INST pride in her elevated position. As mem
~ AZ tht INST branch of the Common Council, We fee
~ Importance If the trusts represented in us. lie
spr tayts be united not only rs citizens but as men,
~ Of her government, 10 do everything IN our power
nst vii add 10 her general prosperity. The Message
- U,,or the Mavor and the Reports of the EXecu
nv pcpartmeuts will be presented 10 us, and il is
Sp,v 10 civ, them fair and careful consideration.
GrNrIiMrN: In the discharge OF my duty Ordcrand
deCpsum shall be maniaiped and impartality shall be
Observed and shall with pleasure receive your ana IN
the performance 1T that duty.
ON motion of AID vooRHIs, the clerks balloted
k,r and the following was the result d. I. Valentine,
ll,rk Of the Common Council, by unanimous vote;
joseph h. Young, Deputy Clerk, by vote Of -. On
,h;. John II. Chambers received 10 votes Reeves
o selmes was appointed First Assistant and Alfred
Ccoper Second Assistant. Hart b. Weed was re-
appointed ergesnt-at-Ams.
A protest against Aid. Drake taking his seat from
Mr.. Seacrist was referred to Committee
AID. Clancy, Fulmer and VOorhis were appointed
IS Committee to wait on the other Board and inform
them tina, this branch was now organized. Commit
tee of AID Ely, Brown and Griffith were appointed to
wait on tie Mayor On their return his Honors Mes
.sge was announced and after being partly read was
ordered to be printed.
Non,iHafi0rS-A communication was received from
the Street Commissioner, nominating Charles Turner
ss Deputy Commissioner, and Joseph h. Taylor as
Collector of Assessments.
On motion Of Aid. VoORHIs Mr.. Turner was con-
filmed. Mr Taylors nomination was laid on the table.
communication was received from Mr.. Selah,
Commissioner of Repairs and Supplies, making the
following nominations for his Department; John
O'Toole. as Clerk; J. G. SEX, as Assistant; james
Irving, Supt Of Repairs to Public Buildings Henry
G. Woolery Supt. of Pavements; Alex. Ward, Supt.
of Roads These were, on motion of Aid. FULNER,
laid on the table.
Aid. CHAUScY offered a resolution to inquire of the
Counsel TO the Cooperation whether the Street Com
missioner had the authority to remove the assistants
in his Department. Laid on the table.
The Annual reports of the Croton Department, and
the Counsel to the Corporation, were received and
ordered to be printed.
The Board then adjourned to Thursday.