New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-02
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
SPECIAL MEETING-rRIpAY, April |, 1853.

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''"' '''''' GFOsGr STARR, Seventh pA.,ric.
MICHAEL TUoNEY, Ska Dstnc,.
HENRY sSlra. fira District
I'd M. PsGk fi rrSas b D,%st
JOHN r HENRY Third District
joins ]. sR spLET ssar.sa.s Dis'f1s-
TROS " ADAMS, Eish.a District
There upon The Precedent issued tae sipg eau fef
a meeting Of the Board.
u. T. YsirNrryE, rse-Desv s., you viii peace asAS
the members Of ise boaFd 81 Ader men y IN hsrs 80
,Sfy5a'~ L 'A' 'S THOMAS sesrEDoS
Preseut-Thomas M,Spsior, esq, President IN tae
char; A'd. Smith Henry Stephens, Brady, Taoney,
Stan, Aisms, Lyues, Boole. Bradley, oHens saa
Genet.
On motion the reading of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with.
Tie following remorstIance against tbs passage Of
an act smerdGg the Charter Of the City Of NewYork
WAS presented by AID. Smith:
fhe petition Of he Common Council Of the City OF New
Thai BY The Laws .a Cou.ti.a.iou o. ,h. STATE they
es,y constituted guardian. Of the rights aud Interests o. the
That elected directly the people, they Immediately 40
directly respn'bs 10 tie people ior the performance q tA
Thst the date' Sevoyug upon them IT, Of necessity
that Of sah NE S.t no l,arP.en Of tae poPei be-
That therefore they spposeht the With han
be STRANGE against measure which 10 calculated
" ms to them TO 'aS'a' TIT '"'''" ''a '''
Thu, ,S.y are Informed he. bill has late
the LssssuTe materially serns the Charter OF 'hs City,
which has been privately and secretly prepared In respect =
ssn been cor.asS and whS propose.
u.rt IN fact. i,he ste., body q the people. ,
IL ale. away Of the city the Of control
over Affairs which the Constitution Intended to secure
d.serou. to the be, nteres, the city na,muos
" i tsse'swsy from the common council VINO are s,-Msi
sub rdustss srd sn,fs Il 10 Board who sis sl
sn ,e 5G sf's T'pCS'Cs !, III term
Of certsn thu. vusy confens power upon ths
thor,y upoa whom the Constitution has oont.rredi,.
That Il corup rs usmuch e.seus the term Of oos
ofh Counsel TO the Corporation whose peculiar province It 10
To defend Cry rights sIas, assenioo aud thu, e 10 In pa.
oson Of tire Constitution In ms mat she Il doe. iedesd
.y sbshes the ohcs by Transferring the gres. buk of ns
power nom elected by I'D responsible to the psops Of
tbe city comforting upon who % not their pod
u5n 10 the people, but In fac, O. the Lesssnre
Therefore, the Common Council Of the CITY Of New York
r.r.e but earnestly sssins, the passage Of ths
bill quesor and nssmuch sai oil has been introduced
the people or the Of the city and orr ranty
All dsd of being heard as.n It's provisions the :ss
before scon H. they BE- heard by their c)anssa
either the Houses before their Coumtsea
the strenuous 10 preventing ths request,
t.c.us. dsregs of the existing ststuts whloh
rps I, that weeks public notice shall be Of sppi,a
ton alter smend extend ths Caacr Of CorpoIsoa
which no- the application shall b. for an alteration In
auy ssdy granted shs state specifically tls s~raioa
nyended 20 be applied FOR
Which was adopted by the following vote. via:
AFyIRNATIyE-Ad. Smith, Henry, Bteplsns, Brady, Tue.
ney starr Lyns. Peck Booe Bradley Owens tho PrsdeSt
ana AID. Genet-lS
Whereupon the following resolution was aiop'ed:
BY AID. PEcS,
F,,orsd That Committee Of eight BE- apoo,ted /, wait
upou the ADD to them The krmonstranos Of
Council against the amend pens proposed
Charter of this city In hs lover branch Of sst
body sdopd an the President subsequently
pointed Ad Smith Boole, Stsrr Peck, Bradley Brady, Ste
pleus ard owens az such Committee.
by Mr.. LYsEs:
Resor.d That the Board Of CoInc'lmen be aud they
respectfully requested 10 with the sodon OF ths
Board pion OF the accompanying protect aud resou
ton they also be requested b appoint similar Com
of eight act In connection with the Committee
pointed by this Board.
Which WAS unanimously adopted.
On motion of Mr.. BoOLE, the President was added
to the Committee.
ON motion of Mr.. BootF. II ordered Gf tho
Board of Councilmen concur that the President be
authorized TO employ counsel to represent tho Con-
mttee before the Legislature.
Mr. PECK moved that the proceedings OF the meet-
rg be published at length in the principal newspapers
of the city, which was carried.
And on motion the Board then adjourned.