New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-20
BOARD OF COrNCUuEy

PIScKSEI in the chair
The Board went into third readings, and adopted
various matters heretofore reported.
SPECIAL Order-The TartLery for lS57-Mr. WAR
yER called up the special order Being the majority and
minority reports of the Committee on Finance ON the
Tax Levy for ls5, and moved the adoption Of the ms
iority report, which was read.
Minority Report-Mr. SWAY called No the minority
report which wss read.
minority Of the GOnEiite. on Fu.nee whom was
mate, for the tax levy Of 1857. respectfully
Tia. the deliberations Of The Committee an p,.,,. ,o n.
important subject reered have been
and earnest desire to sIense from he ordnance making
mpesvey den snsed BY statutory enactment or required by
the Ordinary sno eS.ne.. Of re Comparisons hence
modified BY the addition Of several items Of .xpni.. rS
~ e e majority Of the cSm %ho a Ssa sp.T.st
siion except 10 one important particular the
Central Park Commission to Dec. l. isss and the e.ti.
mated .Ipsns,i1;e, . q 'h.s Commission for the
expenses incurred and improvements
SOS ss6 ~ anodeIs,s indeed when taken in eonnsc
ton with the fact that the the land
, PsIs aies dedIea. on the property outside
.. 5 hs sTr steel p.,b. .S. ds sps no,
sum required to be put in tie "a, levy OF 1857 @ p.ymen,
esIed for BY the COmmisOne put the tar levy pro
posed would make the total tax Of the PARK
The Of the Central Park presented to the Con.
,rOer the estimate. alluded TO- and the Mayor in person
pry ard necessity inserting them in the Ordnsoe. mailing
eprisOns for the year 1851 Mr. Flag however
bat on the contrary forth distinctly bis Communication
TO th, Board ,ee sGanas o. ms feasA 10 comply with the
10 summed up In the following word,:
IN ms Vew o. he ochon Sno 1peTaaons OF tue
81 han ring heads for 1851 should apply
es ~. not NEEDED and limit within esonabe bound. even
ho.. which in the Judgment Of some the increase the city.
snS obiraiious growing out Of Il Government require
In nv opinion the cos. Of improving the park whsever
may be- should be limited to sum- n raised by
In The 1auv tIa
for the whole series Of years thus limited tsee Doc No. 81
Without dwelling upon the cosency of the reason, assigned
BY Nj FLAGS which alone ought to prevent this Board from in
MISSIONER, Of the Central Park minority your
will proceed to state briefly its objections to the proportions
The ordinance BY which Commissioners Of
Pk appointed and under which they have scted
only nn The session Of the Les.sure bill providing
for the appointment Of five and the raising BY
I for The improvement Of the Park the sum Of sloC had
failed TO become law BY Of the sbrup' termination Of
the session Of the Lesatnre and il was asserted when the
ordinance introduced into this Board by those most inter-
,ted in s adoption, that the failure Of the Lsssture to
point Commsopers and authorize moneys to be raised by tax
Tor improvement of the Park readered nece.'. for the
Common Council ordinance empowering some person
to preserve the ground from depFe'0n until the
b. section ordinance the proceed. Of the buildings
iuproyements materials within the Park and the rent OF
buildings and land let were appropriated for the purposes Of
but It was also asserted when the vas
sum more sufficient for the puyo"' Of tie ordinsnce
Certain that the author Of the ordinance did not propose
Of the srdnsnce establish permanent Board OF Commits
sone This conclusion justified by the term: Of the Srd
should be under the control and management Of Board Of
m S he
adopted the ordinance and consequently is provisions
nent measure would have received and which event: sSse
quent to its adoption proved has been 80 muco neseea
he Commissioners would tend perpetuste the ordinance
and thus convene Inadvertently the intention Of those who
The duties deyoved upon the Mayor by the Charter and
the ordinances In pursuance thereof require for their proper
tsh' Wsd Io' can sn 70 chief executive Of
srsst city sy the sRtre Of al matters Of ao.
in causing TIE iar' and "dfnaHees to be duly exc
control over the conduct and acts q. subordinate officers
and receive and examine into all such Complaints may DC
du sfs S an @
and the Mayor has variou.
personal ofts remedy the evils under which the
Ky loudly ard SANITY oan but has 90 s snn rs S
mee deem for The Common Goss to con
,popsipilitis. Of Central Park Commissioner,
The ordinance under which the Commssot ers are nhe
~. 20 m .e edneemed mere dead letter Take for in
stance The second section Of the ordinance 1t provides among
Sss5 n ss.n ns "a, surveyors. es. aud
necessary to prescribe and define Their rspees aI T
won Cosne" The estimate Of .xpenduIs for the yea, az
s57 unlimited By the as 0 81 e force
eonsng Of captain slo PEI .nnam tou. 'esaSs
ss Ss .ppans is ssy e.
gwen By the cfsHance appoint police ocsT,
Of the Corporation Counsel j. c. Sept lS s.P9is az
II these policemen or any Of them have esen Pacs De
nartmep their payert should be made from the fund
'pr ropsied for supper, Of the Police s ~ Sr
pay q policemen Central Park to Dec lss should be
drawn from similar sT U not been ys .Upo BY the
Police comn.,ioner. and de.ed BY the Mayor then they
bovs opoted was substituted for the word officers in the
original draft ordinance submitted to this bosid Tor tue very
reason that II that advantage would De taken OF 20
nSssrit Term No communication from the Commissioners
has been submitted to the Common Council, requesting ta'
sSSs 70 az md tfs he q
he G. @ SIS e for 10 S%
~ on The he Localized police Of the Central Park.
stated se .eion ComsO relative to the improve
m.nt Park has been such as % justly the conclusion
sen Of The has been referred
.ppropstn the purposes the the Of
dpa, or material. on he park &C. The Controller refused
. .sa e.lno be- daelsa i'm
Es,or stated to The Committee Finance few days sne
that Controller had aGmed that no sum cosd p pa
hrown. obsue in the way Of The S IL
Prl Upon being .sa % and expressed BY the conroo
RAD not been approved BY the late Corporation Counsel ne
Mayor thai hs ", asyo mS be somewhat
this a. In two distinct one unosI aS
under date Of July H. proceeding. OF the Boaa o.
sors p ICO) it positively stated BY tne a cna.
In ths oun,on Of the Controller and CoyPor1'"" S'A'
thee proceeds pledged TO the SINKING and ou.d for
,h .insI that Nr FsEg refused TO do that wan
obviously illegal the cOmmns5, Of s'vss SSsq made appcs
a., =, 81, Eosrd Of place that sum IN tue TAX
levy for 1855 and b. Of urans o. ,I
tbst ~. Counsel TO the Corporation oopcnred WIN n ~ H.
i,yinr tia, the section Of the tax law OIL M
mated 10 he Bad OF supervisors his opinion mas %
no similarity between the proI.f,hh .,. wa, b-.een
hawk and hsndsaw and b 'as, tI .ns pbos not Il.
uoh y. - Tn. LATE lamened Copo5tson Coutse,
NJ sS.D.r5 .ss Communicated to the Board on ~
In spite OF al TINS hO"-