New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-12

cannot DC stayed mt De meeting Ct .Ns rsyyL.
IT I. 6fbcult to perceive how TIE Controller
proven, tho Sheriff from selling re p,s,sr,, ~
Corporatoo The Controller 70 tie aSssryySs
Cooperation Counsel. suociii.sd he ques:i.a -
Of proces dings 10 o-5er erased, bet hs a..s S
depend On tho willingness 81 the Attorney d R.os,s
cooperate v Ith him.
The counsel Of Mr.. Lo~ber SCENE u srpn,.n
| have paid executions under c.rcs1,t.rcs. s',s.y
:ho,e connected With The Preset. execution.
In reviewing the operations Of tb. Trss,,vS.~
lss. seTeo years. no case Of similar ehsssc.sr Ger -
| 10 me. liz the case Of renurs gyocnjs to EAR,
the conlag. oi Wnl. Is. Reynolds in Ixsa n. "
men Council passed re-ens;,, aire.,r;nc ~. &c
tIoer 10 pay bonus Of & 900 for the ies,s. Te,.
ths Corporation 10 recover the bonus unles ~ -
utor. tut soon after discoaioucd he emit ~ ~
Common Csurcil passed smother re seiitOr drsu;,
the coupssl to tho Corporation % prtcrre sss1,,,.s
against the Controller, 10 compel hlm % psytle ss,ns
OF A. 600 30 the original lessee W.. Dllsn esrIa,j
10 srplv for mandsmns against thc CostrO,s,, a.
assigned his reason 10. taking thscsare IL repSs
70 tie Common Council. This ended thst esss a.
the g.. zoo renaised IN the treasury.
In tire case Of the execution paid % cer.ais cse.
tractors as .cs forth 10 the last Annual Report @,.
Controller it is shown that these judgments wS:s a.
tanned on contracts, oTgla y based on snsh
The property benefited which property We aie'sGs
taken for the Central Park AMI / Il worthy OF spesG
remsik, thns the drain from the Treasury to pay As
executions at this moment constitutes p5ics Of sx
arrearsges account OF assessments, which has px
vented any cash payments for eeversl mona to ces
tractors for work actually done on sssess,ssrt Coz
In The case Of the $500 GcO which the Heard Of "a,
resolved 10 pat so the tai levy 10 iapv,s
tie Central Park withou. any act of the iegisIstrs
.uthoai ing il TO be cone Mr. Shepard applied 70 tAs
supren Corrt N bis ows name, as atsrpsyer, aai
osiain.d an iniunction from Jadge Whit..S,- Will
prsvented the Illegal preceding aud ssvss sss rrsas
NV from the overwhelming crbsrrsssuset With.
might have followed tho attempt TO aaS ts"is"tsI
the tax levy without the authority OF law.
AZ far AL cas- sscertaiD, the case OF NJ. Iever
| stands alone, without precedest ard w'then
parallel.
Mr.. SMITH s,sed to have !, refenod 70 tie Con
Mr.. OTTAIsoN characterized the whole transac,iss
as bold fraud upon the city, direct vlolaa!1 Of tn
Charter end no better in any aspect thar .highwsy
robbery lie believed that to say The least The Coans
10 The Evaporation bad been careless in the mstet
and had Hereby sacrificed the interests Of The ctt
lie hoped the paper would 60 to the Finance Con
rnitee and that they would give moESush ,avesa
in progress ard il high time tha; something wa
| done TO rro;oct the people.
Mr.. .5oNrs, who Is the Chairman of the Finance
Con mittee spoke in favor OF It's reference 70 IA,
Committee no, because he had not perfect cOn6dancs
in the intelligence ard honesty OF the Coniontee %
Markets, but fer the that this was purely Z
monetary transaction, which should DC cxsnia
its foundation; for he believed thore was something
wroro on the bottom. II was disgrace 10 the Clj
Of Ncw-YoIk that its property set up az publ.
auction and the people should understanj eiedt
why the city was bankrupt. AT the conclusion of TIA
| bIicf but eloquent speech,
| irc the matter referred to the Finance Committee.
| lie affirmed that there had been ffaud committed
by somo parties, and although he was peeunariy in
terested in property in that locality, ne coutnos con.
scienciousy vote for The reference Of the Controllers
| communication TO tho Committee on Markets.
| Mr. O1rARsoY ayailed himself of the opportunity
| - having tribute to the candor and manly action d
| Messis Jones and mcCshill. -.
The psper wac roftrTed 10 the COMMITTEE oaf'
Tie Board thea re solved itself into COMMITTEES u
the v hole on the regular calendar, Mr.. RfySoLps
| the CbsI. :.
II showed that the report of the Committee q
Lands ard Places, recommending the purchase 4
twenty acres Of land ON Wards Island should be r.
fered back 70 The Committee, but after afew reulArs
| from MessTs. WAGON and McCAnILL, the report va
accepted and the RESOLUTION adopted, IL voeDg snns
a' Mr. M CO wanted to know "wbere the ~
the money would come from 10 draw the warrantr .
| Mr. WAroM remarked that ii the Common Couasl
were DESTROYS Of purchasing the property m quesnAs
they al opld 90 80 at lie understood that IN
land on the Long Island side was worth g. 500 on acrt
while that on tho New York side was vsluedet$6 0o
On motion the Committee and reported in fsvo
| Of the passage Of tie bills to third reading.
| Mr.. OITATsos asked the Chairman OF tbs Specia
Conulitee in reference TO the awarding OF psrmsues
contracts for the clearing OF streets, when be woui
| be ready 10 report.
THAT gentleman replied by saying that, in cons
| 1uence OF the absence Of members OF the Commits
from the city, be unable TO prepare his report
would DO go, however, at an early day in SsItem,f
present contysc.or-who is no less person than Gss
| faw-ialing to complete the work of filing up N
Battery the contract was declared annued, and III
Street Commissioner instructed to advertise Tor psv
proposals for accomplishing the work.
Tie Bos,d win hold its last monthly session hi
| afternoon.