New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-22
A REMEDY PROPOoHD'

To the Citizens Of Ner- f"S' . ,over before that
There ia now greater necessity 'nan oronsrtv
.ho o;,;,ens If New York should pro'oo. tr no
"a r;ob,s The main question cont = ,uho,h.
A. Co,tror,er against the City ''o'ei""'' -.-
81 '.;.;ze,s are the actual owners vi '"'" Pf'
ho,he, q. in fact, belongs 10 those WIN "''
80, % vear employed by them TO nave cnais' u oe'
Tin duties and powers necessary iof INC se"0'a'
Ia. - convenience. whether the Constitution
chatter and lave which guarantee the ngn's vi P'P'-
ertv which forbid the Corporation to borro" any
wthout special permission from the Legislature au.
which limit the amount which citizens may DC '"A'u
from year to year and forbid the Corporation 10 use
dollar of il for any other purpose than that LOT
$50 The Cornoratiop can incur debts and order the
CONTROLLER to pay them, when ne cahhoe uI %
without misappropriating the unds ,h;h e
ar in violation Of lava principle OF pow
.uowad wonld authorize them TO TAX US "i'no"t Ia"
-. I'm IN the confscation Of all our property
rho Controller is unsupported by any Drahcn oi thg
S,itv Goyernnent-MayOr, common Couuch, oui
Counsel for the Corporation are all against ,il''i:
b;S communication 10 the Common Council he stated
tbat he had no funds from which he could legally pay
for the Lowber property and that he was very sesi
rous of having judicial decision. The question wa
referred 10 referee to which course MI Flagg ma
expressed his disapprobaton IRON the rs' 'uo wiz.
for one. has heard him do sol, saying II was not
question of accounts for referee, but oil law io
,judge-the most important that had ever presented
itself TO him since he has been Controller. Ana whel
the referee reported, Mr. fl'gg wished an aPPea, -
be taken, but it was not made; Inc CorpoIauol
Counsel was the only one who had the power 10 10 so
Aud now the public portraits and other property ha'e
been levied on to be solo a. auction
The Committees VI the Council Board haVe LOT TWO
~ tbree ears past made the STREET CLEANING cost
ouarter of million dollars year more than IL ought
nv withholding reports on conracts-and they are 40
ing il again this year ..... 1901. .o,a l., tho Cor.
Hr
poratiop privately and without allowing any compet
lion for Si6O 900. The sale lat the SUIT OF Mr. T. "
s. Roosevelt the heavy cots OF which ne mas noiVd
ualIy borne) has been declared by the Court vodSo
that the property belongs to the city yet. vote mas
now passed the Board Of Alderman to give the pur'
chasers 1898, 900 for II. -
The protection of rights and property, and above all
the honor and morality of CITY, demand that large
ASSOCIATION be formed, without more delay TO en-
ploy an able honest and fearless lawyer by the year
whose business shall be TO protect citizens by al
proper legal remedies Suits inunctlons indictments
&c. and to observe and report official misconduct, un
til we can find way to elect honest men,
Those who are intimately acquainted with the work
ings Of the City Government, say that such an ar
rsneemeIt would operate most benefcialy and be o.
the highest importance. There is no question that II
would save several thousand times Its cost each year
to the taxpayers and much more than ts COST 10 tue
members of such association. The capita shouiu Oe
about two hundred thousand dollars in shares OF w
each invested i'll bonds and mortgages, the expenses
10 be paid from the interest," and the principal WIN any
surplus of interest repaid after hve or ten years
such stockholders wished 10 withdraw-tne chartei
10 be such az to free the stockholders from RESPONSE
biity beyond an amount equal to their subscriptions
And no r. if citizens who are willing 10 SUBSCRIBE U
the stock of such an ASSOCIATION VIII senu 'n1i
nan es, with the humber oil shares they "ouiu prop
ably be willing to take, addressed to ii. Nj 81 az tul
office and the number of shares will justify II, Tue.
will he invited to meet and adopt charter 90 be ap
piled for at the next session of the Legislature