The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-04
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Organization Of the New City
Government.
MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.
MESSAGE OF THE MAYOR,
&C., &c., DC.

THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN FOR 1869.
ELECTION OF NEW PRESIDENT, CLERK, ErC-RE-
sIGNATION OF ALDERMAN CLANCY-NIssAGB FROM
THE MAYOR.
At twelve O'Clock H. yesterday the Board Of Aldermen
for 1859 organized. On motion Of Alderman TuoKn,
Alderman Adams called TO the chair.
On motion Of Alderman BRADLEY the Board proceededtc
the election of President for the ensuing year.
Aldermen Smith First ward) and Bradley appointed
tellers.
Fourteen votes were taken, which resulted thus
Inomas McSpedon..
James Owens .........................
Alderman ADAMS declared that Alderman McSpedon,
having received the highest number Of votes, was
President Of the Board for the ensuing year.
Alderman OWENS then moved that this Board vote
unanimously on the nomination Of Alderman Mcspedon
for President. Carried. (Applause)
Alderman Owens and Alderman Booe were appointed
to conduct the new President to the chair.
Alderman McPEpoN then returned thanks for the
honor conferred on him. he said
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be brought about then win feel truly proud of the post
look support IN the discharge Of the duties you have
every particular your expectations will believe
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Of judgment, and not disposition TO do wrong
Alderman BRADY Republican and new member) moved
that David ]. Valentine be unanimously re-appointed
Clerk OF the Board. Carried. (Applause)
The PRESIDENT announced-and he knew it would be
received with satisfaction by the members of the
Board-tha he reappoined Mr. Henry Morord as reader
Of the Board.
Patrick Gallagher Sergeant Arms was reelected
The PRESIDENT announced Aldermen Genet, Seagrst
and Iynes committee to wait his Honor the Mayor
and inform him that the Board was organized. The
committee returned in short time and said that the
Mayor would communicate with the Board in a few
minutes.
RESIGNATION PRESIDENT CLANCY.
Alderman BooIE presented the following -
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE, Jan. 8, 1852
PTEsIDEsI OF THE Board or AID1nnEs:5 ZEN -.
Aldermen from the Second Adermanic district Very truly
yours, JOHN CLANCY.
After some time had elapsed, Alderman BRADY moved
that the Board adjourn.
Alderman BooIE informed him that the Mayors mes
cage would be ready in few minutes, and he withdrew
In reply to question from Alderman Starr, the PRE-
said that was not his intention to name the several
committees to day.
Alderman STARR then moved that the levy be refer
red to committee of three and the President named Al
dermen Starr, Bradley and Boole as such committee
A committee from the Board of Councimen announced
that that Board had organized
ANNUAL MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR.
The following communication received from the
Mayor partly read and ordered to be printed in PAM
phet form
MAYORS OFFICE, NEW YORK, Jan. 8, 1852
To THE HONORABLE TIE COMMON COUNCIL
GEyTIrMKy-The charter of the city imposes on the
Mayor the duty of communicating to the Common Council
least year. general statement Of the situation
and condition of the city in relation to its government
and improvements and general custom has pre-
scrbed the day Of your annual organization the time
when such communication shall be made.
Many Of you, called for the first time to participate in
the duties Of municipal legislation, may in common with
small portion Of your fellow citizens be impressed with
the belief that the powers of the Common Council
greater than they actually are especially in regard 20
disposition of the large which annually raised by
taxation, nomnay for the support Of the city govern
ment, while in fact the larger part Of these
entirely beyond the legislative Interference Of
your honorable body.
It is true that your duties highly responsibe-hat
many interests connected with the good and
the general health comfort and ornament Of the city
still under your SUPERVISION and that ample opportunity
afforded in the proper performance Of these duties
engage much Of your time and attention. Other bodies
have however, been vested by the Legislature with tho
power Of entirely controlling the larger part of the public
funds while the entire responsibility of increased expen
diture and augmented taxation is generally placed upon
the Common Council
been attributed to them as nearly all the expenditures
connected with the city government then under their
Seen shon OF Sv o Of na have
viously possessed which have been conferred upon
commissions and other public bodies, whose ex-
penditures you possess control whatever 1t is in tho
Increase Of expenditure under the control Of these other
bodies well in other matters beyond direct
troll Of the Common Council, such interest bonds
and redemption of stocks, that trace, in great
degree the largely increased taxation of our city within
the last six years This will be evident referring To
the following comparative financial statistics Of 1858 and
1865.
In 1858 the amount authorized to be raised by tax for
objects within the control of the Common Council was
81 1876 In this included the expenses OF the
police amounting to s615 000 and which, II deducted
iherefrom, would leave the balance Of 81 In
1888 the amount levied to be expended under the control
Of the Common Council was So 688 $685. being excess
Of S5O4 300 Is per cent more in 1858 than in 1853
1t must be borne in mind, while considering this state
ment that the population Of the city has been rapidly in
creasng and increased have therefore been re-
CURED for the purposes connected with its government
which are still under the control Of the Common Council
and that various raised In 1863 and charged 70
tho Common Council under acts Of the Legislature direct
ing the same thus obgng the Common Council 10 appro-
pirate hcm while the expenses Of the lamp district have
Of course necessarily increased by the extension Of tho
population to the upper part Of the city and In the subst
luton Of gas for oil lamps, thus making this itcm alone