New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-10

other sublects. The peousousuess OF slch move
rent1 o. keep Do wages the cause Of much Of
the crime Ia N-p.ioGs. The poor E,ea yoad have
20 stss II tie cty aEt tie people were not Gore 0
erhL. lie hoped tie wages would b. kept at s., -
which mice thew were raised nv TIE Conuon Com IL
Tie rn,r 2 u.t hsye work ara it wa al Outrage 10
cut down tarir wages. 1t the duty of tae Com
mon COuucd b. psy them vel, 70. they could only
work while the weather was good. II = had hsen
ueesuis which Affected tie rch, t-e Mayor b.
thought, vCu,d lot have vetoed i. IL hoped the
rs solution would b. passed over the veto.
Mr. OwESs cortended that DO member, nor the
Mayor, had eit,mpted 70 grind tie poor cut iown
tfeir wages. They wanted 10 give them what they
entitled 10 aud no more. Iasy souli give them
s. ~ per day-phat they hai been g-ttng sod what
was 20 cent? more that individual, gave We could
81 81 1t would be better for tho H. for would be
employed. The Mayor did not want to cut down the
wages but t. preyer, rise Of wages AZ this time,
when tie city wss sno-t bankrupt Il was very fse
for AGe rnep to tax about the poor but It ~as not
those in want they generally recommended for work.
Mr.. 1CcKER protested that be was not opposed ID
the poor ueu but to the fsvorite- wno wJuld BE- en
plcysd at tie proPo.ed increase o. wages. He gym
patiiZe0 with the poor men. bat /. not the
thst would probably get the IS per day.
Dir STARR dcLOurcei the measure To increase
pay to - as an outrage upon the taxpayers ami tae
people. He had hundreds of application. from good
men WHO wiling to W .rk at & ~ per day.
The question on the veto wa put, when the motion
20 oveiTide it lost, for want of tSO.aifd vote
The vote was 10 10 >:
YrAs-Me..r, Clancy Hcsnre s.sph-n. Tuoney, AiaH,,
Reed. BcOl-, WiLrot, Bradley a-d H Sp-oon.
NsY'-M,'srs TEcser, STAR Lyne' Owens ard Davis
Mr. CLANCY moved TO reconsider and lsy the paper
Oh H. table, which was carried.
R,ducii0a Of Sai1ritS-H5gk Salaries tn the Cry
Gorernment.-Mr. TUckER rose TO make q motion IN
regard 70 the Committee who had 10 charge the sub-
ject Of reducing the high salaries of officers IN the
City Government. He thought the Committee should
be held IN contempt. lie moved 10 i.strGet them T.
report by next meeting
Mr.. BRADLEY said he was ready to vote on the
subject iCugtt, and he hoped that the subject woui
lie brought up tonight He Ead list vi them, aud
ready.
Mr.. TrcKER wanted to see report made equal
izDg them according to the respective duties
Dir. STARR was also ready TO proceed at once;
melce eirh the Mayors salary first 1t was evident
that he Committee would not report, aud ne hoped
the Board would proceed ros.
MIR. BRADLEY movec 70 discharge the Committee.
lie hal paItial report made, and thought the Le u
bers had better consider the subject With then uIsed
wisdom.
Mr.. OwESs thought this movement little too
fasty. He would prefer seeing report from tue
Committee, as such would be moe satisfactory.
The motion 10 discharge the Copmitt;e was carried.
Mr.. BhADLLY then moved 10 reduce the Mayors
sslsIy from &, ,OOD to 5000.
Mr.. CLANCY obiected TO the manner cf proceeding,
tie ss6ry papers not being before the Board Ine
resolution that had beeL referred .ss thea taken up
ard reed. q
Mr. OWNS uoyed 10 commerce with the salary OF
the Chief Enguee reduce it from 900 70 !JO.
Mr.. TUcKER objected to proceeding 10 tnls ~sy.
He hoped there Cud be Intelligent report on the
subject. To have some Inquiry nsde, he moved 10
pest pore the subject to Monday. Lcst.
TIE motion then came on the Mayors salary. Mr..
CLASCY spoke against il. # il was 10 be done, he
hoped il would be done by report or ordnance. The
Mayor Of New. York should Dc high honorable and
gallant gentleman, and 10 have such, we should pay
him liberal salary to sustain him. II would be unjust
tO expeCt the Mayor To leave his business aud
tie dignity Of the city out Of his own resources.
Tie reduction of the Mayors salary, out OF
an agrieved party spirit or reform tit wonli
never be sanctioned By the people. This
Board would meet with little applause from the
people for such m act and the reasons could be
applied to other officials. City otli oals, as general
thing had to elpsnd much Of their salaries private
funds To keep up measure, the dignity Of the City,
well as their own dignity. lie old not agree with
the members Ill this agraiian spnt. The people OF
New.York were too generous 10 allow il; and II the
Que stion IA to whether the members of the Common
Council were submitted 70 the people he felt Ger.
tain the people would vote them salary.
Mr.. TUCKER said the reason he spoke OF this matter
tonight get q report nom tue Committee on
The sbiect to cut down salaries that too
high ard regulate others but not the Mayors. lie
was opposed TO interfering with the Mayors salary,
although that gentleman did not care whether his
salary was taken away not. He hoped the saarles
would be somewhat tqusized. The duties OF the
Mayor were very arduous lie was in the office daily
from = to D.
Mr.. BooLE moved to make the subject special
order for Monday. Carried
The Board then adjourned.