New-York daily tribune., 1861-01-04
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.


Mr. saIIH ELY being called 10 preside. The following
communication from the Mayor, was read ,os,
MAroR'. oyrieE, HEw.foRk Jan j. l0oi'
The Is'quon ps,e1s 1 Sy yISs $ 5ao % S
o & fqhss ,os sss.s 20 90 h H. % y and paid from
It's tr,sury {. here returnsd With my oblcticn. A..
At tie bead ofbe Metropolitan ohe. force .uch
20 g nI no especial cm to favor oi thu Peors q thi' CITY ana
ss,sy ss 10 ,sI I Is Though decided to De d
den by thu litter Of us Consiiuton the saeas ah s,, @ @
sion II lie l.~ Of the State 1t Is generally son.d
cred 10 be ln ih,on o. ,hs In, ,sr con.en, and ia
detsuee of their distinctly eIPrs..sd wiihss a. s,,,
ed ihr arb neutrality ,eaby chanss more and more
PARTY the rerucou. errors Of which have nrosgt soot s
arpo'abe e'.en'ion, that nov distract ana a'a' ~ HP'
The cuisines, Of sustaining at this important point .s.n.t an
popular majority the interests OF i party ms
S,en pursued When tho personal sniG,oy had
been ..ee h Led to The % OF a.' ood have
Exhibited some groa, feeling toward the members Of the OLD
police foee-hsn whom worthy aud deserving cs..
rsn be .nd In our community Their suffering. have oeen
treated ith eontemptaous indifrirnce ana w
OF AR. IA view Of tho icsulsriie. IN tn
ks asan.i hepi pronounced judgment that they are l
policemen the conmission Is unmoyed oy e, ,
al psI,iy given ot originally by tbs sdvocase, 81
h. change that hi. Commission was to be politically neutral
Your body appreciate whether tho promises mus
pap @ hSwr,.I 70 state tha, would allow the pO
e al bias the personal feeling that this C9mw,oh has
alvs. c,nesd 20 operate moment on my nina ,a naa sv ss
de- In, sclercy force The protection OF the
and property Of feOw'eisIen'' 70 me 'he paramount
Tbs Bo.s Of Police Commissioners have body Of
qoGei ma aa, 1ssS Of hsm With feeling. Of pride
,ae ,bis re With the edscd efficiency discipline and
.eonoues naturalization u the previous police Organization
hb Of the present number aud at m expense oil
$4,000 for the yesr the city wa. sasdsa IN snst N
Yok was comideIsd model Of dscPAne and excellence
nns, l hr prs.sn, yssI 70 I sg2 including The
pe Sc Of station and other items hroF on the city
,wel the gro,s expenditure TO rear two million. -,
Esnsius the nssse Of streets at 300 law can ony sup
civ one poic.uan "A miles the contemplated icEea
Van ory reduce length to 10 miles The neiciene{ Of
% m % ine.n.ity and direction and the
large numh. Of peuons attached TO the ofc9 Nu,e
them other services than those belonging TO
th.f ocisi duties This consuonis thened by the fAc
that the Executive head Of Tho d. pertinent though -aG.sn
important, branch OF the public service 10 "hh q" mas o""
In Judgment the heavy addition. to the burden, oftsKaio
nyo,sd hs Ps;se y 81 h Che, a ase IN the NAM
ssemen' add therefore snn ne yo
Mr. BLUNT did not believe ull his Honor the Mayor
asserted lie moved to print the veto in the minutes
and publish II in two papers.
Mr. PuRDY said the Police Department was an I'M
proyement on the old force. He could not agree with
BIZ Honor the Mayor that the present Police Depart
ment il inefficient. He also eulogized the Superinten
dent of Police No matter how much of partnan
man might be, he ought never to state thing but
facts. II all were true that the Mayor said IN that
had not been true TO their duty. Was James Bowen
man undeserving of confidence He believed him 70
be honest The members Of this Board should carefully
examine that paper before giving 1t to the public DID
they wiah appear If they sanctioned the shones-
" alleged by the Mayori Able and adroit as the
MAY or was be had prepared that document protesting
TO give statement Of facts, and Il ought not 10 go 10
the public unconradiced, if the charges were not true
The allegations OF parizanshp perhaps could not be
denied but the efficient service Of the Department he
thought could be proved No man that knew John a.
Kennedy would question his integrity.
Mr. BLusT, said the Board were not responsible for
what the Mayors communication contained. IL there
were untruths in it, the Mayor alone would bear the
odum resulting from them. But he believed mt the ex-
piratiOn Of days when they could legally consider
the veto, he would show that il was falsehood from
beginning TO end. lie had voted against the resolu-
tons now vetoed but not for any such We're
given by the Mayor for his oppositlon to it. lie did
not see how they could avoid public reception of the
veto-their proceedings were open to the press and
the public.
Mr.. PuRDY did not object TO its reception.
Mr.. DAVIS said the law required veto 70 lay ten
days before taking action Then they could discuss the
paper and contradict of it whatever they felt 1t their
dniy TO do
Finally the veto was received ordered to be enter
cd in the minutes and advertised oncetin The Trans
cent, N,Ws, and TRlBUsE.
f.te resolution vetoed was passed by vote of IL
to l. The Board can annul a veto by mere majority
vote.
The Controller transmitted the following statement
Of the operations in the County Treasury:
B.sne, Dec sIs 73s IS
G6 T34 81
Tota......................,. 9t5f IA 6
D. wants 1881 ~
Balance Dec ,sII6l2 ~
On aotion Of Mr.. PURDY a resoluion adopted,
peoue tipg the Standing Committees Of last year TO
conue their functions until the organization Of the
neN Boa,d.
its, Board adjourned until next Friday week.
CHARITIES AND CORRECTIONS.
This Boa.d met yea erday afternoon at their quar-
ters No n md street President Draper iii tho chair,