New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-19
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

MoSDAr, Mayls.-Supervisoi CLANCY was called to
the chair. a.,
WEpto, by the sixth section Of the passed April IS 1857
entitled "A act To establish MetcPoan Police District,
&C ne bs nmbt q psrUl.n th. county
sct under the jurisdiction the Beard
.,S ord he,,a the constitutionsity Of this law is IN
The Of being decided by the Courts aid oheTed the
peace good governmeit OF I'm. ey oesnd ha no Pao
,b aid act of April IS 1851 until final decision n obtained
70 heir ss and constitutional nsh'o act SUCH therefore,
Rsrd Tia, unit. the further action Of the Board q Super
visor. tn, quota Of PsI'len 70, Po p, ~.
shall be FIVE men AID no NOR resolution, shall be construed
10 .rI. with the municipal police ossnzed and existing
under law. passed previous 10 the year 49,,
Aid Blunt thought tIis course iiuculouS ""u o"i!
10 eyade the law. -,
Aid Nor.GHAs said the Supervisors by the new
law could increase reduce the police force al
Measure. He thought five policemen enough under
the new law. , -
,,;rn would be ruinous 10 the city II persisted IN,
and would bring this Board IN SIN more ridiculous
light than ever before the community. Inc plan on
foot was evidently dangerous ~ us welfare oi 'he
Co. The BOARD of COuucilmen had shown itself in
teg-nt and v-abdiIG far surprising the SuPeIyI-
sors and Aldermen in every movement OF Reform Inc
conrse taken by the Aldermen win thelr lhcehdiary
and revolutionary resolutions was BaNlng Iuluous
- mon the credit of the city and hundreds of cap
- iabo ,vould take the city Bonds under other
c,rc,nstances now would not touch them. Ihey had
told him so and this the state OF lhihgs being
xo,ked ont by the lGw-reSistng members OF TINS
Roard and the Board Of Aldermen Such proceedings
-. al oicnIa,ed 10 iniurc the city commercially,
inv Tho excitement sought TO be raised was of DANCE
,s oLaroc,er Similar laws as now complained
Ia hae rassed by Democratic Legislatures, but be
- ,h NV laws so requisite TO protect the tsx-pay
r,. c,;zsps were passed by Republican Legislature
-? jnccrous course of law-resisting was attempted
II was not the people that were making tins excite
mont hut horde Of officials whose pockets would be
affected by the new laws
Supervisor COULTER spoke OF the law being oppres-
tive and the press veEal. l A. ,,..-,..-
Srnerviscr Ri INT moved 10 make the Metropolitan
po force the same in number as that under the old
Rad of commissioners. This was lost.
The previous question, the Mayors preamble and
resolution was then taken up, and the same adopted
II fToiyU,an.-Supervisor McSPLDoS moved 10 bal
Lot for A Chairman, as the Mayor and Recorder had
heep by an act of the Legislature removed from the
Board. A ballot was taken, ana supervisor jackson
was chosen bv n unanimous vote.
Supervisor Jackson declined Inc hohor, IN eonse-
ouenee be said of the new laws ana present state OF
things. He had felt inclined to resign aud probably
would DO SO soon. He thought The course al the
members should have taken was to resign.
Supervisor TucKER compmented supervisor Jack
SON on his ability for the Chairmanshp and hoped he
would accept that position. r...,
Superyisor FuLNER then talked OF independence,
resigning &c, and heaped abuse on the Legislature
Supervisor Jackson nominated supervisor STEERS
for the Chair.