The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-23
IMPORTANT MUNICIPAL PROCEEDINGS.
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Special Message Of Mayor Weed q
the Prospects Of the Poor.
THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF FHB ClYY.
Startling Report from the Special Committee
Of the Common Council.
NEARLY Ssyooo,ooo MIssIR0.

Shocking Condition Of the Account
Books Of the 0ity,
&c., DC, 10
BOARD or ALDERMEN.
Tho Beard Of Aldermen met less evening -Joep Sssey
Eq., President, In the onAir.
AsSaAsS nAyau-- 70 pHe
VIDE ron THE rJos
rc wing message received from ne Asyw -
AAyoR's olYgca, Nsw YORE. OSl u, 1857.
9rnsxHs rHs Conno~ coosm-
We are charged with the care Of the pubno nss-sssn
nese Interests be projected By every means u sux
command consistent With ss and j1sioe ID duty 10
eok after the general welfare and aenoe at
the exercise 4 ,his duty should anticipate mpsndhg
oicules Of public character ~hsshsr pertaining 70 No
peace Of the cily me public treasury.
II from extraordinary circumstances there be fays cR
the lnUoduotion Of disturbing elements Into lhc ususI
quiet and peaceful stass Of tbe oommunity or sm ne
causes adeiosa burihsns are likely % s upos a1 paw
ers mot Incumbent upon ~ 70 meet and prov do ~
.hemf And IN the aooomplh hment Of these objscs
also reieve tho necessities Of portion Of fehCW
citizens. u an AddhionAl reason for oar so&ior
Taking This Wow Of duties, should be unmlndf
ry revunion has swept cousisy, New Yovs
~ the centre OF exchange and tho fOun ain a Ap~a kke
ns p1s,"s ~ fs: %. o s
manufactures have u fered deeply All inserese have
been sofcy tried. Mono have escaped
ase this general dsresl rhss 10 sot within our pro
vihce asy more Than n i wshis oor power. We oaasos
restore the general prosperity which peyvaded all esseG
| Of The ciy bui fss moof socs.
But aid sAo working AboYny oasses, end h .
,Se on.rscsr o. Aim: svns VIM pablo oSs-y We =.
EN- 10y and feed ihom We have ovor two hun4yod
Iheussnd per ions in ,hs city who. e.hss trscy a. ~.
rectly depend for subsis onoe upon manual Ahu. Ne
present wani Of employ mcn' continues, many nua ,e0
upoa either public private charity ssd feO tnaa ses
few will resort TO violence and foros rathor haa subuts
either OF these pre- Arous humik aiing depcadsno
thus the sxes will be materially increased, and Ae
pe:os Of The city may ee disturbed md ~ good nse sA
must not b underwood rsnscasg upon We ssnsN
sooa soraoC = % snlss,s o. me wosaSs a !, cAss s - -
men,s OF New York soos4y Woilsa In hs main hsy arc
peaceful, moral and ooOss.ssd, .sy ase = No sAce mo
principal supporters Of .hs - and ths ooasa,sd sshe
rites.
subsgAnos whilst cther ca go naiass weasA
days general dcprea oa hoy Ne asss ess No
ay nay ). Ne. s..
svsryhDg GET Dohsg. and soss who produce so.s go
s.srsshSg :y % nSor sse'rs ..sons % ~hi,s .ssreS
have INCOME without labor. But BOW. even MS -ssoUas,
with IL poor pit.anos, 70 b taken nsn lnsm Ms 10
ses,. trouble: have pT''sss'd all branches OF 'Ssy
over .hisy thousand mechanics and hsovs,s nsu a.d
number VIII 30 ncrss "a 3 ss eousasd sessrs Jsaaas,
Our Industrial popuA.oa, .hos apon shs eve Of vn.s..
are seeu. V % turned INTO hs 'Tsss sitsoo' yssss'on
Upon ths .srsshold Of ,ha ssssm vhios A.sys bring
WIN Aae'eosa wsn.s and nses.snIss, !ssy asd .Ase-
Nes without employ ment and henoe without tbe oss
| quent oompsnsssson upon which 70 subsis&
Nov, b 10 MOI our duty 10 provide sons vsy 10 asDd
rsrsft - oAnaos slIev,ass s do noos sovsrAs
T. and relieve several laoosssds, asd in node, .so, ~
vhich ~ Axpayw WI nst have n beay he sxpsns0
~, =: q s., y's . =
The Central Pass must DO improved; hs sew reservoir =
N buk kna agAt n - u1nso6
sdeo, PAVED, curbsd and guere Cd swsp severed, and
ksps IN erdss the docks require repairing and % .Asy
porssss arc 70 ss soas.aosss, su q whsss rssaSs
manual labor 70 be paid for non she pvsEo wuaswy.
mon requke employ msns broad. Bov shall bon b
supplied propose the following plan, - csc ssSrsfy
REQ nsnd thai ths Oompsro,isy be suibosi.sd 70 Cd
vertse for e,timaks fs fnrnhhing Ne oopoae0s VIA
any shcemnd b.rrss Of dear ana corresponding qa.uV
OF cosnmeai ~ psasoss. 10 be paid for by Ne ssue Of
public construction sock rsdesuAbse In any yesss, asd
b.aiss Per on. n'srsss-sasss v<evsaens 70 %
voris referred V, Bsu o. monsy, q Ne cos, ,os
tho Corporation. Ins Ill thess worm be conoenosa ssv
Win, under the proper dspSsmsnAa r~snv-ove par
Every man who VIII labor shooh be supscyod u . ,Nu
conpsnssasa, and shs supplies inus provhsd as1ibcA
mo taxpayers win bs relieved Of NE prospsa Of sdd.
toesl paupsr expsnsss, ad Vim roesivs nny ycsr #ess
MOI osu ser empoJ msat, bot aso pvovsoss = whole
sale prices, and be frssd from hs s@posAsos
The sdvan,srss Of s ssgsssuou 70 ne oovporsaoa, Us
vorhns oas.es ssd ne puoc a. laes are 700 osvfou
ps ~ no" 1 The oomnoo dssno =. ne poSss o ossry
out In ny joSrpsas " hss anpss psver - sscsscs
%, cbasssr d 1887, tbs Common ooascii, ~ tnrss-
fourth vote, can order work or pcAass rrpes vtshous
oonssso. provided fer 10 ovdhDasy oass and We
cessay Of pubic adv~tssnsss and oossrse, ov cwpors
tho wages cannot be paid food iassss( Of Gssey.
hpe there 10 nohing n me A.s sivns - tp00cs uDus
soss.s . s,s, =. ssr -. =. s,s =, ss
public safeAy and Ne pubro Sapvrv~men~ v'thovs si5
tosA burhsn, can be secured, IN DO -si 70 avail our
selves Of the opportunity, ncs~thsAsding he n0vsay q
We proposition BY vhch u soasns to be soomslsasd
me several depsssnsns under vsoss soAnosiy 40
In phas lhrcpso EFFORT Of kind, ,sca mssdea
ALIKE BY Interest and s,pseaesd ~ v5 sdd
vll ). % ecssd sSa ssssus special se, o. ne r@ss.
laiure 'he Common Council cannot snshosss ne @ae
Tshsse oo,sc.ou, have s-ce he a and c-sdl Of NE
UovpAyanss sc rssdscd 70 ihs seller Of he ovzcns
| The Iss,slsiure wif convene - JAnuay vhea 10 vw %
fhops Ismssass nsass MAJ be ,akss 70 o-ry oos ,ss
recommepdaton. rhsrs no u 10 70 - rsA ~ NE
he supsrss Ssorssed vissr I'D ss upsa ss.ssd n.y
be than no pssaui,os be Ahen, vant destllnuco sod
- =. ;,r,. s ma ~, .scs c.s.1 9 ,s g s,
for violence ov seprsAsncs upco prcps'u ,bss
be mat have broad fov his esisdsss; ssd, rsmsmssr
thai In . population Of thrse qs~ssvs d . nABoa,
bhe on, there 70 bc foasf many of the vscsos, -ho
yin mot o~as suoh an opposiussy psunder Asi psee
zers for hss property afssy b stolen dss6ove1 10
deed there many for adcptson Of ne
prsvsuve course .ha ve shall se jasneed and susisee
By pablo opinion assumpg even doupsfl powers. God
In iaklng The respsns billy
am wiling 70 Ake my share o u, and scpe NE oow
non Council and The dep~ytn~o w rc be sfr~d
70 lake thsu. FERNANDO WOOD, ssy~.
Alderman ncsvrpos moved hat ns ocnmun'csscr ee
referred to . special committee
ne CsAn announced that hs messAse seoud ne ov~
under We rule.
Arcsolusos vss orsrsd Suggesting IN ordnance 'us -
prevsntsos 6 sncrcschmens % Ne ndsvAn Ne
city.
Afer soms discusaoa me subjeos v~ rsfcsrso q We
| Counsel 70 the oorpogrvon
ysoroerro~ 70 cnAs rm wsxns
rH.,s. o.slev seus 10 propcsnon cles, m~ssn.