New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-29
Hoord Of Aldermen,


| President HEsKY in the chair
Tie MINUTES Of tue TWO last meetings were read,
and. Tie question 10 approve them, Nj. tHONE'I
voted in tie negative, and stated In eXI lanaiion oil
| lie vote tat he hal not been able TO attend the
meetings Tor tho reason thai he had not received
rroper notce that any meetings were 10 be held.
/ Mr. WALSH offered the following resolutions
F1e,a A7guro, furdy. hoii-s the Office o. DeruY Or
Acting sec tonu.iene hes been ds e'ic' 10 thc perform
Rested ~, Ansru. Purdy be ,nd he hereby owed
,ar 10 a., nuancs Of section Of TIE Amended Chatter Of
/ ~ aid REMOVAL 70 tak' cGeci Immediately
! MIR. FRosgsr, on the uoion that tho resolution
be adopted raid that he did not intend 10 make any
factions TsLiarks, AZ lie knew that the resolution
would he Slop;ed uOtwiil standing anything that lie
might cay. He did not believe tnat the Board bad
the rowcr TO make nly such removal.
| Mr. WALSH said he believed TIT the Board had
the power To remove Mr.. Puidy under the hrst Sec
ton OF tie Amended Charter. They bad removed
Knapp, and be did DOT rec why they couia NJ re-
move Mr.. purdy.
| Mr. BootE ,aid that lie Charter empowered the
Mayor and Common Council To create such
ordnance aud hey could annul them under the
sane On rfer whoever they saw o.. by The re-
nova of SIR. Knapp ST.. Purdy became tho Street
Commissioner. aud Le knew that they could remove
hsy OF these officers without the consent Oh the
Mayor.
Mr.. FRoxFyr remarked that he did not mean 20
oicf any particular opIosion 10 tie matter 40 they
/ lad got things all their own way.
Mr. SsfrH askei how he knew that.
Sir. FHoNEsT answered that the vote generally
was u to l. In regard 10 the resolution, lie simply
oesr.d to express bis undsrsiaEding OF the matter
II Air. Purdy was the Acting Street Coinmissioner,
he cert Ainly was not the street Commlssioner IN
fact lilo thought that tie Board bad better up
/ POINT Street Commissioner hfst, and let him re-
move tie Deputy. lio knew that nothing that he
olud say would prevent their action, bu' ne merely
desired to call their attention "a tho pfopuety oi
. al IA. th. ll.lf
MI. WALSH wanted 10 put man IN tie depart.
r,ent - lo would DO his duty There were seveml
charges against Mr. Purdy, ere OF winch was that
be allowed Mr.. Knapp to ,ign papers as Street CON-
missioner after the Board had removed him from
office In doing 90 lie had been dereici in his duty,
nud had not pad proper respect to this Board Nj.
knipp had seut some papers 80 oigntd 10 the Con-
troler, Iut tie Latter had the good sense to return
them.
Alter some further discussion the question
wa, called, and the resolution adopted Messrs.
Smith. Walsh. Henry, Brady, Reed, Mitchell Jero-
n,sh, Fre.r, B0clc Allen Ouiwell, snd Farley yoi-
lng IA the affirmative; Mefrrr CiaRp and tIoneut
In the negative. Abscniees, aessrs. Dayton, haIl,
and Genet.
Sir. BooLE offered a revolution, directing that
certified copies Of the action Of TIE Bord relative 10
the removal of Mcssm. Knapp, Purdy, and other
heads OF Departments, be tIInsm.ted TO the Mayor.
ADO ted
Nj. BooLR oncreia resolution that tho Corrora.
ton Counsel lie feuueffCn 10 INFORM iul1 DphIh
WHEELER tine Street Commissioner aud his Deputy
being removed from Office, there il any person who
can perform TIE duties Of said Office until new Con
uissiouer is appointed. Adopted.
Tue sum Of $50 was appropriated TO purchase
sword. fash and belt for Gen. Corcorn.
Alr. SMITH offered resolution appropri1ling the
sun Of $lJs b IN liquidation Of the expenses attend
ing the reception OF fhnrlow Weed Adopted
Mr.. BRADY said he hai observed that the regular
render Of the Board, Mr.. Royce, did not attend TO
1is duties, and ldom present at toe meeting.
The PREstuEEr remarked that he nrd notified him
that hi. services were no longer ne, ded.
On motion IL Mr.. BRADY toe Board took recess
until O'Clock, p. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
At5o'e0ck r. m. the Board again assembled,
when Mr.. Frear wac called 10 tie chdr.
The following communication from 'he CORPORA
ton Council in answer 10 the resolution adopted ut
the morning sc6eion received ana RAD:
CrY OF Nsw.YoaK, SASiT,RY DgrAHrNEyr. }
OFPios COunsELr rHE CORPORATION, Sept =, i5u')
T. me Hoard ~ slaeftHcg
have received your resolution as f0llowt:
Ls.iref Shat The Counsel 10 tho Corpo alton be and lie
hereby requested to commurcae 20 The hoard Of defm"n
vii tLc 10. Board u Aoere1, havlns Removed g." otrs
COMMISSIONS snd DO Deputy o. Nctin{ street 60 az ''o e'
hon oLce there 10 any pef.'n Nh1 ein oi'si',s 10
Iutcs 81 street Comm s0nef uut the oor tls De hei ny
pontnen, nid. by the Mayor with The advice end CON
sent Of the Board Of Aldermen US prescribed Ia section ~ Of
tho Al ended charter % 1854
4. bon th, oct Coiaussioue AID the Deputy Aeaug
Street tomuis'ioe have been removed eo"s o. course,
there person who can ascHg- The ou,ir o Ie once
IL Street COMMISSIONS The ohc" Is COW Fef'nt, ana
must f~ngin officer 10 appointed by lie Mayor
with the aIyc1 and Of tho Board 81 Ad"fme IN
pirua ,he nineteenth section Of tie cnaer Of 1891
EestrctiIiy submttei. GREENE {. Bronson
Mr.. HooLE moved that the document be printed
in An the Corporation Papers pnd in all the daily
tapers including Tie Herald, which motion was
carried.
Mr. B1oLE then made motion that the Board
adjourn until Monday afternoon at o'clock, winch
he withdrew for motion OF Mr.. Welsh that, Tor tho
rrosert the meeti,g Of the Board be- held on Mon.
DAYS, Wednesdays Thur-dlys, and fndays, ut D
o'clock y. M. This motion WAS carried.
Mr.. bRADY eaId he supposed that ~ consequence
OF the opinion of the Corporation Counsel, there
was now no head a. the Street Department. ne
clerks would remain there IN stat9 quo, DnI soaid 90
no work, nor could sbey obtain any pay. lnis 10