The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-30
MUNICIPAL AFFAIR
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

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dent, 10 tte chair
VINO tR0s gt MOTION OF TIE coMxos c,uS.
CT n strsAiS INK PAYMENT OF TIKI METROPOLITAN
roI'rI-
Niyoe's OfrIcv New YcRK March 20, 1888
To rre HcSCR4 COMMON COUNCIL
(,rY'rEnrHI herewith resUy1 with my objections, the
raoutcn passed b. your honorable body directing the
Cutse 90 ne Sorpo stion ~ take immediate measures,
By injunction Ctn u restrain tho Treasurer az
TIRE BOARD " METROPOLITAN Police Commissioners
Cd or sn pioyod BY such coanissonsrs a. po,ios
ncn ether than the i've pA'roiuen which taey were
by resolution OF the Lie Dnad Of supervso's
aptboszed % appoint In my opinOo this SUBJECT
belongs exclusively to the Board n Super ysors sad
msds ny me Metropolitan Police act. wei 10 regard
10 dessnat tina number Of policeman to b. appo0tsd
for th county the raising OF money for .her gals
ree matter entirely within their control hi. win be
evident on referring to tho several sections Of that act
INDEPENDENTLY however OF this objection should deem
tn be my GUY 10 return shs for other
Al tie te OF the psssage Of the resolution by tho late
Board Of Supe vsoIs, referred " 10 your resolution the
Metropolitan ro,ice uiioua by
n majority of members If that honorable body
actor IL reay a desgusted was
doubt rot Tor the that I'VE
Policemen necessary 10 protect the lives and pro
perry Of Our but that another forcs the Muoct
ISi police considered by them 70 be legally perform
rg duty. since then thus has irsd by
highest Judicial tribunal the State ~ be constitutional
and TIE od force thus racogazed by the iss Board OF
Supery sOrs, merged in the by tho
the act creating II, and recog zing AZ mem scrs
thereof the old force, over four hundred OF
large part OF the remainder claim 10 beoog
thereto The object of the passage of resolution
ne late Beard rveOrs Was therefore, by this de-
clsion Of Court of Appeals eoreiy obva;ed and It
allowed by comncn consent to remain DO ;maot until
the passage Of toe annexed paper ny your honorable
bdy Even the came Baro Of Supervisors subsequently,,
pg up Assessment for 1867 euhorlzed the
usual for " police 10 be raised by tsxslon, which
wss DONE and from which sum tbns raised toe poceneu
IN tr presep force during las. year fhe
Pessrt Board OF Supervisors also passed drs
act, which has been submitted tho Legislature TOR
psshage reducing among ober items suthory tor
de-
rartmsDt ana they have now under consideca-
ton subject Of providing increased force therein
Admitting, however the resolution referred ~ BY your
honorable body to he operative, 70 carry out at this
tine ~ouo lot only Ieah In my opinion to incre ss-d
amount % expensive litigation, 10 which the city is
fortunately involved but would deprive city
county o. that police protection witch they ab ouselv
ure Does the necessity OF the require that the
IL the partrs should be cDu.in
employ meot and paid for their services until other
means sna be legally provided whereby their places
De supplied Would be just TO citiZens The
st aIgers who city to deprivs thstn
police protection which in power give
them which they may rightly expect? The limited
force Of i've would cot afford in the least degree
this protection or bs even sufficient for the
performance OF the ordinary duties of
OF tie poloa0f other mnal OF tho County
the pni4rr LAC uto yct would give ppor unity
Tor thc COMMISSION crime city which every g,od
DANIEL F TryMANN.
The communication was ordered 70 lay the tabs
he printed.
Aosynsn Iromy offered a reeolutiou cslra upon the
Ciy Ips rector l., ~ thu y
arties l1lcrs stgors Washington Market III,
puuher Of ~ stnGs and the dates from which they Aoa
tbe,p. hoottod.
lie repoI o. til Com.uit,e on Oripanoos in favor Of
widening and improving Battery place wss received srt
lslc -
Aoermso 1TcxFR offered preamble ia, resolution, 70
the fleet tat be Tor ra,n CounP.i b. rocuesed
por. 10 This ~ wbelt Coto.ncu Corlc legal
" rcind tn cr aon CT the frau eIt list
t'ecrted o. Committee rauds), snS dire
and G. r.CCt ist 10 pate IL make ,qui-
tsoo dust with tho property owners AND recover
hA algi Una gf lays
~ n 'faaou, NY obtained b. them. ADOPTED.
ioe reso'u On OF AIders1ar Murray 20 er,oossr ,oe
o ror tssrt surveyor ene'peer u cIsught eia %
p'an, To- draining, regula'i1g, sc, public p1Ss. wa
Alder CLANCY moved to emend by ipserting "a
CLERK vino wo g ne a conI oetent surveyor, Sc
Adsi,oa L. exER saic that such measure would he
he gl ara ;or'rsfy TO tns charter Such party could
Rot he legally 90, snd he therefore opposed It.
4lievuaa Mi>rEuos suppor,ei tho resols i'm and
Usd tn city Of adoption. II was lutisct 20
witch ue c.urtee had gwen much sner ton, ans found
o; the e1oy ment OF Competent surveyor Et corld
been many useess expenditures, but tina
~ srsst inpostence and The cymntne required tns a 1
ssSrt'.o &c AIRY hoat Toe sxPe ass would excesd
PARK Oh RAINY day ~oua see tho ropriety Of the inca
tuJe.
AldernRn Clancy wished the resoluton TO pss and
thorsh r.soi be confjereo sl;Dfd ey,si, OF the
charter, uere vas q precedent 1Ore tbem (~t NO
couht The o urt Of Appeal, would sdin' skfi eva
a tr Constitution. lie eusgtsttd bat The Ton
toud b. NIthsr e,ded ~ taking the cxpsnse ,rom
iho 'lTr1i -iatoa for The lnp econ. OF ianes q
Elaogs Tiore SUI y $40 go the levy 10
the city rus. Az ths e. n sucn pu n; good
and iuyo,vDg ilcons able AMOUNT IA. he ped II
Would b rsss.d.
Aser debate aad several Amendments N r,solu
tou scr-ei, With the nendpeHi " exoep tho Csr-
usl AR, nd ina the exi ~ dit n come OFT If the sp
rto.risuca FOR apis and places
The 1rt IL t2o Committee curing vita the Couu
Cucr "a OF "a. c>nrsct for paving the oxesy
nopf.l.
~, rsssng eth or papers the Board adj burned
&c Wodstsoay next, At i've o'clock.