The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-13

aga and agau raised, Il new monopoly with powers
Of unlimited taxation Is 10 he allowed 10 exist among
Tho Legislature will surely pause before ventures upon
the bold experiment OF defeating any such powers,
which They are attempted 70 be exercised,
win ,e met with legal resistance.
In this same section which conveys pswers hitherto
never Rran,ed and which Is is believed nd lure has
the DO 10 grant powers given FOR the appoint
neot of anlimi ted number OF sabordinates, With
salaries the Board may choose to give, and any
number they may think nt 10 name. H would be almost
that the authors OF this dangerous bill
ccud have been fully OF the extent OF tue tt riy
rresponsoe power which they thus propose To deeg te
But those Who are accustomed to the In which
delegated power bestowed upon irresponsible bodies
Will be hardly prepared for the indulgence OF any sash
charity. The authors and promoters of the measure
understand the meaning Of every word 81 the OIL aud OF
than pIan upon scale SO extensive that IL outstrips
every thing heret Jfore attempted, OF establishing
nincent mecical esabl shment for the support Of
medical students, AMI oycrpoysrtng
rival the other seminarics OF medicine in opera
ton. The third section constitutes the Metropolitan
Board Beath, Commissioners Of Heath, with all the
powers vested ~ the present II also
powers the Board Of Health when they shall proper
TO appoint a COMMITTEES Of their holy, not lees than
three In number Who together with the Superintendent
Public Health and the Health officer, shall have power
or III. Board q Health The obvious meaning intent
OF this part Of the section 10 exclude az Ia section ars
and second that portion Of The Health boarl not phys
clans from participation In thtss duties, but Of
that number at most entitled - be ON the committee
This IL IN fact almost total Acknowledgement OF the
minority ana with again renewed Unlimited power TO
act coDccaing their actual intention under the thin
gagze that Their acs are 10 be approved by the Com
Il II
IL majority surely the assumption and the seoarlty
OF rrepresshle power never more thoroughly pro
'ectei. The saartes Of the metropolitan menbers are
put down at 5000, and the nteys OF the Commsstou
OF Heah sha receive add tions remuneration OF cot
i more th,n 5000, each 10 b. paid from che counties
ron winch they are respectively appointed.
/ IL vel ~ this point to nOte that this
stated annual salary which put down at rate mode
rate as TO imply the Idea thlt Ia be the ruling
feature Of che board hut convenient for the al
io~aDce Of enonmens In other shane, shall
find report prcgrese this extraard aarv bill
the.r expenditures being unlinlttd--ror the.e s no
earthly power outside their which nav
ret bounds to their expenses. y these oxpcndi.
lures appropriations sus be made beforehand and In
case the fuuds thus raised shall be nzieQuate these
FUNDS shall he by loan IA anticipation of the an.
mail tax to the amount that shalt DO necessa.
~ BY the Board Of Health Being the sole judges Of
h.,r own necessities who shall lmi. the peculiarly
sco which IN the OF those necessities they nay
not ~,Ne ever they please evy upou the pubic9 Why
then III, arco OF limiting coraia salaries 10 the begguy
500 when hey may der the plea OF necessity,
and tho c,nvepont cover OF expenditures fer general
purposes, increase those emoumcnts from $500 70 IS o
o. any amoa that may suit their purposes2 When close
corporations S,ecorne tho bright exen plars of The
virtues; when irresponsible bodies cease 20 as
sume and are willing 70 yield up power when
ouportunitios to become rich a. the EXPENSE of
ethe,s shall have lost their attraction; when temp
tstiou shalI have lost 10 power, aud human
nature l,he money making human nature Of the nice
'centh centwy) shall hass been recsnstucsei the