New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-14
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Board Of Aldermen st so clock last evening,
Presid PICK ia the chair. A communication was
received from q City IDspec'of, recommending the
adoption of resolution TO authorize and direct the
Croton Dtra,im mt 10 struct receiving basin and
ouls er 10 Park street, at he Of Mission place.
| Retired TO Committee on Sewers.
A re olnon for the establishment Of ferry from
the foot OF 18th street NDrt1 River 10 point on
and that tie Con ptroller be d. ted 10 sell the lease
| was refsuen 20 the Committee on .rries.
A Jesout on was adopted directing the opening Of
tie Sat avenue from 10th street TO Harl, m River
as confirmed by the ScpIeme Court. and appointing
Jonathan 1IoeT Collector of Arse. sments therefor.
The Bosrd conouTJed IN the order dir. citing the
Etbth Avepue Rsiroad Company 10 repair their track
al pavement, aud keep the track il good order.
resolution sgjt preamble setting foftn that from
he many changes in the orgaizatioa Of the City Gov
truneu, aid he large number Of new laws aifecEicg
the dfern; Departments, il is extremely difficult for
pub ic officers ,inZ 10 determine their exact pow
and duties, was offered by Mr. BooLE, that Select
Conn iIte To appointed to consider aud report upon
TIE beet Of obtaining eompiete digest OF the
laws al d ordinanc affecting he City Government.
Mr.. STAIR rose 10 question Of privilege
MIR. President: / rice to a elton OF privilege
and rsquest the indulgence Of toe Board while
make al PLANTATION statement Of my official acts
" he connected with the joint Special Committee on
tie reception of The japanese Embassy. The ami
mostly Of the entire City Press, vi b one or two
slight exceptions, and the malevolence and maiigoty
WIN which J. not only as q member of The Common
c uncil but private citizen have been assaled
ty the editor of Of the most iLue 1tal journals
in the country renders il mperaiively necessary for
NE, in vinficaii,n of my hitherto nnsuIed Ieputa
ton IA a citizen and pubic officer and Ia jlsc' TO
my 10 mediate consti uen's my friends, ard even my
own relatives that the charges 80 un-parlng'y pre-
fsr;ed aganst me III the paper alluded to should be
ct On nv part with the most positive denial in this
Board il the presence of my colleagues, who, also,
doubt, we're sub charges permitted to go unre-
fut d. night al very properly would be justified in
than Oni 4 nn
conn, clun association with lie OF the number ID
suled in cha acter and reputat to be unable 10
reiue the vsIi SANDERS circulated III the paper IN
Questi,n aga ust his reputation as an honest man.
hen The question Of public reception OF the Japan
ee Embassy wac fift IN Joted in the Common Couocil,
sarOus opinions were entertained az 70 the amount
DC essaIy TO be appropriate d. and III view Of the In
meIse adyautages likely 10 be secured to us as Datoo,
and IN which t5e city from It's commercial superiority
oytr Offers ia Tho Union, would be likely To derive
than its propotonate quota very enlarged IDEAS
Of the arrangements for Ire reception OF the Emoassa-
doris were entertained BY the members OF tee Con-
mon Council and il was extremely difficult TO arrive
al anything Ike approl rate amount necessary TO
DO eApeLded the suns mentioned being as various
and III some instances AZ lpdehniI1 as the Ideas
of the members on the subject. There being no
d.ta on which TO found all estimate OF the prooa-
BE cost of the reception of the seyenty-tw0 per-
soma uong .hem Princes Of the highest rank in their
own country who were entirely unacqualnted with
our auneTs custom or language that all attempts 10
arrive a d. finite amount was abandoned, and the
OF $50 600 ~as xt upon as probably sufficient TO
pay the expenses OF the receipt n Before however,
the sum to be appropriated was finally agreed upon,
ard while all was doubt and uucert tnty ia the minds
of tie members wrote and presented to you, SIR, as
PIes-d mt of the Board amendment 70 the original
rtsolution in The words following, and 10 be found on
page 3l3 Of tie Journal, April %, 1850, VIZ;
Ind rescired That the ssd Special Committee
be- herrby dir cted present detailed statement of
The dsbmfements account OF said reception Of tie japanese
o isTsS BE- usds 'A
The amendment was adopted by the Board, almost
unann ously member only voting in the negative.
| ak you, cir, i ark the members of this Board,
ak the public my immediate constituents, pirtcu-
lsry ask the gentleman who edits the ,ufnal al.
luotd TO in The hrst paragraph OF this xplanatOn,
ihis looks like attempt ny part 10 conceal from
H., hubble the "e1ornllies cad 40 have been pric-
ticed by the Comm ttee | contend and presume 1t
W i'll he admitted by all, that ny amendment to the
original r.soluion peremptoFly directs that no oiis
can he paid for expenses incurred in the reception,
ui lee they shall he certified To ~ being correct by at
least msjority Of the Special Committees; that
upon preseutatOn ID the Committee Tor approval, be
fore payment can be made by the Comptroller the olls
tLen become puthc properly, open to Inspection bythe
d C. when iudgmtn be then, and not until then,
passed upon ,h,m by the putlc and in this eonnee,
ton il may be well for me 10 state that no Oil
by me considered unjust or eAorblant VIII ever re-
cci,e ny approval for paym ent by the Comptroler.
To further relieve me IRON the odum which certain
porties have ebteavored TO attach to me- and APP
peal TO my colleagues on the Committee u bear
eide GRAFTON before U.s. connected VITA the reception,
such as the bail given in honor OF the Embis-
sadorf refrt shmens furnished the occasion OF the
ball. aud many other expense which considered en-
tirely too expensive If not altogether unnecessary nay
voice was ran ed against the ~ that being in mi.
noIty Cd the Committee, without avail la conclusion,
Sir permit NE 10 say that sgned the Application 10
tie Controller for the amount of slo5OOO, In order
that rom sufficient to pay all the claims o the re;ep-
ton might be included in the ordinance AT that time
about being presented to The Common Council by The
Controller 10 make provision for deficiencies IN sew
tra accounts for the present year, having been in-
formed that the Contingent Fund was nearly
exhausted, and knowing tnat the S3O,OOO appropn'
aud was sufficient 10 lqudate tho cost OF tue re-
ce,tion. did not then nor do | now, believe the
exIepee i'll amount to the asked TO Do app oPrl
co. but when is considered that all bills must be,
purtuant my amendment to the original resolution,
count, rs gned by me,osxy OF the Committee, before
IA, uent can be dema ded, aud that any surplus re-
mail from the above amount, if appropriated, can
be aJ sd into the City Treasury, have every coni
dence IN believing tbaS my acts ia connec IN win te
reception of the japanese ambassadors will receive the
approval of all night mi0dd and honorable men, the
IVA ranted attacks Of the editors Of The IEIBuNE
neWflaper 10 the contrary Notwithstanding.
And further desire that the Chairman OF the Com
mlee will at his earliest convenience, call the Con-
mee together, In order that all may have an oPporta