New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-20
APPENDIX.

After the foregoing COMMUNICATION was presented
to the Board of lrcilmen, and referred to the ri
bapce Committee, that Committee was convened, and
tie Counsel TO the Corporation made sundry state
uepts to the Committee which deem it not inappro
pirate to correct and explain in an appendix TO that
communication.
Mr. Busted introduces q copy of q letter to the
Controller, asking for the necessary information to
enable bin to prepare an answer to the complaint OF
Mr. Lowb er aid stating the necessity OF an inmedate
reply, as " the time to answer expires Tomorrow.
Mr.. Busted asserts that never sent him q written
aJswer to this letter. My impression Is that COM
planned of the shstness of the time 10 prepare reply
ON subject involving such important consideratous
but lost Lo time in preparing an answer TO bis letter.
which contained the several extracts from the charter
which were given IN my communication TO the Con-
mon Council VI the 23d of April. always supposed
that my written reply to Mr.. Busteeds letter
rent by the messeT ger to the office Of the counsel
Since the denial OF Dir. Busted, l have made To-
quires, ard find that MIR. Cady, the Controllers
Cl,Ik, distinctly recOlleets that to Mr..
Busteeds letter, of the Goth April was written ana
sent TO the Office Of the Counsel. have also called
Oh Mr.. Wicoxson, who was at that time clerk in the
Office Of the Council TO the Corporation, who recoecs
that letter was received from the Controller, which
was uied in preparing the answer to Mr. Lowbers
complaint
MIR. Busted declares, also, that the only answer
which be could get from me- IN preparing the defense
to tie Low Der claim, was that the Common COuncil
were all ret Of thieves" IL any member Of the
Common Council has been made unhappy by the
Ougdilob Oi thtsc cOaTse EXPRESSIONS thc Diane Of
adOu 10 the sum Of human misery must rest solely
with Mr. Busted, for no such expression ever was
by me IA him.
have uniformly censured the resolution as Illegal
ard monstIous wrong TO the tax payers Vi the city,
but however widely may have differed in opinion
with the Common Council from time 10 time, | think
tlet u he Luntrc communications have made TO
them curing perlO0 Of FIVE years have never used
al .1pleSu tow ara either body which the most fas-
hcous could copsrue disrespectful. can soy tue
same IN regard TO my Official intercourse with the
Legislature II the State for period Of twenty years
las unotviafUg adherence 70 offelal decofuni nn
be obs. wed amid the sev.rest conhcts involving
Lot Only the interests OF oSiduas, but the welfare
Of the whole community. l say this out OF respect
TO my own official position AID thst OF the Common
Couucil
In relation to the other remarks IN Dir. Busteed's
speech | add that ! dld lot select Mr.. Sicklei
referee. Tne Lecessity Of a referee In the L0vber
care was OF apparent TO NE. The Common Coun I'll
had adopted Q resolution directing the Controller to
purcla,e plot Of ground the unit Of which were
gi,D in the resolution, and 10 pay him the red sum
Of $4,000
The MAN question was, whether the Common Coun.
ell couo lawfully coerce the Finance Department TO
create debt en which judgment could be obtained
ard Us virtually Duy the provision in the Charter
If 1880, which declares that the Common Couocil
shall not have power 10 borrow money on the crdit of
The Coporauon except in antcipst Of venues
# TIE Year in which the 10 made unless author.
zee to co so by special act of the Legislature.
Ibe t'npensanOD 10 the referee origin aed With Mr..
Bus,eed He called at NY Office, and spprised me
bet he had selected Mr.. Sickles referee in the
LeNbsr ease aid that we ought 10 pay him $50, as
We eouh Dot expect 10 vet HE services for $3 per day.
the price A1ed In the Code. Subsequently he pro-