New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-16
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? aEze The legislature 20 pas a. ameGdmen; % ne
Charter providing ma, ss h member OF the ComM'D
CouIcil be allowed a salary Of a go per yesT o..
The following communication wa received ron IL
Honor the Mayor:
To ne Uosofa5is he Coznoa CotreA
GESILENES | herewith return the re-"'d- -,oL,
passed by your honorable body, that ine Couh-eI,
the CorNration be requested 20 prepare me mora -
the legislature 10 amend the chatter 81 the cl'y uy
repeating that part Of il which provides that Do
" member Of The Common Council .hall receive 40!
" cCmpensatiOD for his services s. slch mehoei'
and Inserting instead that they shal ca IL reeve
81 600 per A1num for his service as sucn ne no.i'
" and in fall compensation thereof. Under all the
charters of the cv prior 10 tha: OF 1919 the members
OF the Common Council received 10 pay ijr iner s.l
vices in respect TO the leg ,atlve duties performer p
them Il is true mat there were duties when upae'
previous charters devoy ed on the Aldermen, a. JadSe
Oi several Of the COur; and other trusts perioFe'
by them by virtue Of their offices, for wnieh the'
paid and that The Aldermen aud As6sel; a. Comis
'4@h. But as member' o' ne Common So.niL "a W.
legislative spsci'y they never were paid until ne yE
e1hIed for he legislative services 81 fof eSen
day be should ,t ~ Common Concil Tae poAcy az we
5b5 snd ,r"nsy orpo.ed by eyrs o, Il. members that
time bs he Timed nn the ncceedn yeah VII
lq wich afer fixing the sessions monthly provided hat
snc .Ls the members be entitled 70 draw any pe
diem sowano for longer period 'nsn eight Gays ms ""
y,cu q he ttho sh rccoruzns and limiting The lny
cors, did no, in ry opinion, confer any e1-ei A-ln'!
vire e. the rate o. $i T'r sGnrm' IN the @i'Ion o. e
ay cessd on the first day Of Nav me day tchAsr
r;o fret. Prom the ondSion OF IN" y To the pt'l oe
h. rcioIe, sTpesrs that the Common Council tt'r
cssed ompen't on only for the od and 10 "n-ei from
1917 20 1851. Wbseyer may bsye been thc reason
brp nrontf.d tn. Leg aure r his provision IN IN
st,r 1851 am Of the opinion that is wis and prop
one sod ee' that he pic seneTAy ePp[9se me a.
6ded to yor with understanding tha they were 20 be per
The position Of r,erber Of the Common Council prior to he
distinction and The importance Of The .s' i'm
red To the Common Councils under those old csTte- We
city enety qushed them for the dsharge Of M
rcspon.hc dutie belonging TO the ofee and therefore ind
goTg berk the annals Of the Common Councils OF those
d ,' NH ~. hat op"Isbe bodv Wheber 4 wa thu chang
fbe salary given by the ordinance o lSJj INTRODUCED by
bin gI forward candidate for the position who looked more 70
ofe city, but hat after The period
and TeckciDcss IL tbe eGpendi re- Of n" ciy govern rh
cArcnd},uIc. were bu, NOOc they increased the s
y'sI Upward of s8JeO aud L ihereore may have been
think and satisfied the pubic that return to he old system
of 10 pay We, le,, for the public interest 80
inc hsf in the year. that fbe 's-y paid y h"
menbc Of The Common CoD were distinguished Tor their IN
tied msrfuy against the tide Of asyasance which wrP along
They and fit the evil and were among the hrt to tasf
II such effects were produced when their pay only three
hundred az eighty dollars year uhA. osh we ro e1ic
scramble and competition the psoe, by the salary Prope
by yGpI o TIs s po sb sse be p
snl that no ev has resulted would result the public in
re,ts by giving compensation .asry the member. Of
the Council yet the ipcrs-ed expenditure that would
be caused thereby especially to ne account OF ssnes ana ID
bear would nv opinion he lent esson for thi. Com
Council not TO urge the The increase IN the
paid foI salaries since the 1850 has been greater than
many sppo,e. In that year while they Were but SSso We
ind them evsy year 6 Sl 70 So
1856 +597G0 and in 1851 10000; while the amount re
Of Dec, mbT est viii Sc sGSoOo Ihere added the
amount which would e ed for 81 member OF the Common
amount would he 'weed TO the startling total 81 over o,
three times what paid but light ago And thus instead
"lnment they would he sreciy increased by 'maneh %
%9gei elected with 'ew to IedScon OF ne sxe 90 ~ OF blT ne
Tce s.sG m.s & S eI % Sn5n @ yn @ 'as & e 81 common coau
cil- under the former charters than Various aud
other dn,cs were then ponned, which the present csre
strips the members Of The present members con- ued
cmsycy their ogisatiye ds and all executive dulie.
performed hy other officers eeGied appointed a. the chore
but s and Liberal salafc IN proportion 70 ne nt'eenc" re
% aCOI TI T r Dop % .a % ~ @ GT and @
fsiihl ,TraIce Of h,ir duties req scs their whole time
is different with the nolers OF the Common Coue Eeed
not to enforce the obevance snd execute the ordinances o IN"
n but to lee and direct the time pied by them need
not interfere will The ordinary and regular occupations or sincss
seldom oitener than twice week. aud then only for few
hounst line when ne general business Of the city suspend
ed No doubt important and sometimes arduou di fro
queny performed ana considerable time consumed by attend
made occupy bat limited portion the time of member
There many Offices q trust and honor IN this y aud mauy
petitions o duty of labor and possibility which
citizen is liable 10 be ced 20 GIL and perform without com
cp only fo the distinctions they confer 6ut for the interest
and desire hey feel e conI6e their share OF 'he talents AID
that members of Congress aud Of Leg-atu.
paid r b,I services either by salary or per diem allowance
Th,r case H. however, different from member OF y copo
ration They leave their homes and their sn.nes or weeks and
without come comPnssnon for the expense IN tye and oad
while attending the desires Of their respective bodies Their
often to maxi great sacrifice Pecunisly 70 ;hem To PEI
the Letssre for the GGhoy 10 yay the sssres yet hav-
treated the subject as l. the whole matter before hon
oIsbe body As while an oopnOn that the Legislature unless
g The City eovcnmspt oI +. cbser whom The Corn
Council ask for s-en; thereto yet believe that tA
should If substantial prevent to the courry giant
such relief and such aw. be applied for OIL ' memo
have tasFsI for these 5,S1s F. to
NJ ,,or's OSee New York Feb IS 1855.
Tie message being read, was ordered printed in the
minutes.
The Posf-OEec QaestioR.-The following communi-
cation was received from the Mayor in relation to Post
Office and other Office accommodations in the Park
To The HoHoT0ble the Commoa CouaeH.
Grx1IENLN: have received information which induce
believe that arrangement can b. made With the Govern
nent q United States for the erection Of proof building
the e1pens the General Government ,he uuoceuped
gouud in the Park fronting Cham be street; between Broad
way sDd the Count House. onehsf Of whh adjacent to
Broads shall belong to the United States aud b G.d f
present City Hall b. the property Of the city, furnish the ndpen
sable es for couTtiooms and public Offices for municipal
rroses As this Arrangement viii City Hall and
povde those public accommodations which cLed oE BY the
AMI, Of ali ca.se Of the community respectfully ash authority
to enier INTO negotiation with the General O The
mnediei. erection OF suitable building upon toe terms ssoye
sps cited. DANIEL p IIENANS
Inconnecton with this communication, AID. ADAMS
off red the following which was adopted:
Rolrod Tba. the Mayor b. Authorized 90 enter Aon
IN The for the erection q hdng I'll
sole expne Of the General Government; the unoccuwed
around the Park Chambers street in the Of the
civ Hall and Telor; the re.ult Of ne u TIE C0mmll
Council
The Lcrol Erpa.Cs of Deje4-li,g he Pol,cr BH.--
The Committee Finance relative to the petition
from the Police Commissioners, asking IL have allowed
them the sum of 81 80 ior counsel fees incurred in
doforse Of Tie Msirnn.tal HnlL.r hil rnnnrt..d