New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-25

I il ttu cas- VERY .of M Fsegs ora choosing.
I ssd TO elsi-l Ia, bcss tubulitsj "a arstrs-
uor h'fcm my term Ct otiics. $1,000 OF tbs
amount t. e. juogmer' 1cn "a award Of Sbrstnrs
IL iayos q ua1tu& C,sk. L. tais o.ss ths sfbs.
to OF 'cr The ciy choeer - Mayor T,emssn AID
re c8tc Vas Curtest Throughout bo,h upon th law
fle the TACT. sls3ls - 81 The mot is fos s1s
u..t - ia'o' q hr Pe'tIsog. IA a case shoA sess
a. tLs Govt e Appos!s 81 - o. Of tas anoasl b
f,r jzc yn, ~ 10 favor Of Mr. Wdiing 10 c.ass a
sctitu shich ees bee p-roiug sn@e 1857 ani whlet
tts teen rousiIously eo'e ded; S,02 % q 10 for
ilc gmt a fOT pTini4fg ana pLbhShlfg the pruceo1
a 20 81 tn ComusoE Courcl N the Iewspaaer es-
y.,yfd Tor tbs pu;pcse; <e9,3i, 10 . judgment IN
f,srr Of T'ssc Edrsds Collector q Assessmsuts
r i case j, appeal nos. std the judSncss be-
lo>y msy b, revo'sst, although u - nos etsly
ihat It vii De; sl2.g0 e. l. Tor prittng; so
81, il f1T jucguent 10 favor VI Jcna Cal
lscb8n, fer grsdGg Src regGls'ius Foorth aveaas,
uIos he repos' IT Fet. zee, snd siser 9 coasess
upo1 he facts; S. .63 oi i a judgment 10 favor
IT Stl,h SquTes for sidewalks. Tbis wsi also
tbolcugby cispued ard defended: si9 6 81 Of Il 10
for jacemeft In favCr Il S,th X. Foster whinh vu
70 ctcIGci, bcosase bio Honor Msyor hsmssa. sol
the City Inspector, informed this Department taas
there ce'snse TO the claim -Sboot S13 coo a &C
H. or S0lavS 70 ,Js ccs o. he Corpcrdtior, refused
20 BE- paid ny Mr. Fseg, unless sued for aud pat Ia
judgments $50 % If II h tor jutgmeSt 10 favor OF
William '. Adams. This case consDenood tefor~
ny term Of Office, and was contested throughout ~
~" AID S.SSl % II is Tor the judgment OF John Pa
tstcv-S3tOO OF Is TIE ostipiat-d am1uot of judS
phich pe,cDg, and WI ieh being Et,s asod.
Thee acc mt for uore thsu seven pinsas OF the
whole cum, sad might. IL il dee aivsabis
explain With some particularly every dVns- Of It IL
is perhaps enough for me 20 say tina. in the sriss
erd Justices Courts al0re caIug the year 1883 there
were four huadrod and f,rcsfye6re saps osdiss tee
ct,y; ell Of which the city representa- ssd Ia
every case In which the apartments did not Advice
ne thst there was no defense, the Pauhh Sss obliged
10 prove HE case.
n the Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court, tbe
Superior CouIt and the Court Of Common Pleas there
have been some 60 hutdItd cases disposed OF dursg
the pear, aud rot landing all this nug aioa, aud
that this Department bag, 10 addition, to nine the
titles 10 a real setSte acquired by the city, to
duct the proce dpgs in The opetiug of streets, sd 20
give written opinions all tue Dv pai TN sns apou all
al subects affecting the government and powers Of
this great city, rot soglo suit tGs gone by defaoil
un'ss under the direction ~ the late Controller.
upon the written statement OF tho head Of tue apprs
pate DepsItit epts thst there war no defence; aad
the whcle numoor Of sGch wil not exceed tsenty W
thirty
IL every other case Judgment has been obtsand
orly ssler contest upon % verdict of Jsry sas
decision OF Court or is Judicial suOstlu,ei aud no
Gaze bss been referred duIiog the past yeA eKcsps
such A., upon motion. the Court ~0uli have 0riered
a Teiereace in; snd every referred hss beea
fought, and the claimant oblsed TO make good has
claim 10y legal proofs.
1t may not be improper for u.e here 20 say that 10
Of the gentlemen who have formerly held tho otes
has ever ha' one-brd of the amount OF labor pee.
with the exception OF ny immediate predecessor, de-
rived Temuneratiye ees, NY compensation /, Limited
10 Fixed salary.
Ia view Of the foregoing acts your honorable bsty
will the Necessity Of promptly providing nssus for
q q adjustment Oi the claims which have passed la0
job pebt aud TO which Controller Hsxs has hereto
tore directed yOur attention.
a,o beg Your attention To the fact that, mater
how HagrsLt the may be Of ajlstee to the City,
how strongly soevcr ITS legal adviser may be u
option that sppeal from tbs judgment beow
should be- taken, there are no means provided by
which the appeal b. made efectusl TO stay exsos-
top. No oyerburdeueJ pnblic-spritei and rsspcns-
Bile taxpayer be found to sign undertaking. -
surety for the Corporation, aud. many jadgmests
against II which might have been fovers1d upon sp-
pesl have, on this account become bod. The Cty
remedless, and the law officer without power in tho
premisce. 81
IL ny lac. annual report for the year 1853, nsss
some sDggestiObs concerning the lac allowiog parties
to be- their behalf 10 suits sg.iase
the city, and recommended apple ,on 10 tue L,s-
isIalue on the subject. The importanoe Of tn1 IN
duccs again 10 call your attention ~ Il. aly
Earnestly collecting y0nr AID and cooperation In the
discharge v the AID responsible dulSs OF ing
Chice,
have the honor TO be- yoir ohrdlent ,srv,ut.
RICHARD BUsrEEO,
Counsel tor tho Cofp,rstiss