New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-18

Government Tor war expenses. pione"' "t', W.
Governor, in message, recommended the payment
in advance Of this tax and tie Legislature eoncurFed
in bis recommendation. New-York has fewer reg
fments but more men in the field than Pennsylvania
ever had. A. for equipments and clothing fennsyi'
vania will hardly provoke comparison
prrerrrtyG FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR THE WAL
TIL. provsiops of General Order No. 81 issned 'ro'"
tho ad;u,an Generals office on he 23d OF May, aie
substantially as follows: p.,,or,
An regiments arc 70 raised by comp'nes leiso, ~
proposing to organize comr se, 70 enroll
volunteers. Second Lisntensnt A,s !s. ~. s.
Leu.1s1tt g. and d. be ca pd IN ,sp hss;, srs
vouncr where they to be examined "@leed into GER
Wee and provided with quarters subsistence sad clothing
dnse Of appointment BY hs GovernOr recruiting officer
On the compilation OF compauicr they will DO formed INTO
regimenp sud the field officers appointed and eonisohea
Ro,pp OF SuPIRvIsoRs.-This Board met AZ D
y. M. Yesterday Mr.. Elijah 7. Purdy III me cnair'
The minutes of the last meeting were READ anu up
proved The following message was received roh
the Mayor: -. n 1859
| To N. Honorable "a, nod u SypUri'ou ,,
GggrIgsgS; cannot approve your resolution lt
and directing the Controller TO pay 10 h1 order OF INC
mi-sioners Tor building the New City Hail. the sun Of
$4,000 Nor can sign sy w,si u. .T new we cps House
until the Commission Is hed. There are mahie't Ics
why In the exercise OF large discretion In te eipeno
,ua of money and the supervision OF tho work - Fes,eu
In The Commison Il should have al the advantages when
the united Judgment of tn. three Commissioners woed
Il NAV well happen that they viii disagree upon
questions ari,iug In the conduct Of Tue wolh @ IN tin
oceur there would necessarily ensoe ss'oipsHo'' o." 1
There i. besides legal difficulty Isyprehendsd in The
Y -. st.psr
has been made to consist Of three he nv .eGSn .. &
Of 1885, 81 relation 90 the City Of cew or, Is VII ~.
nomn,e and the Bossd Supervisors shall conhIm not
more than three Commissioners Of the new Ciiy IAN VINO
and and A vacancies which may occur among
said Commissioners shall be hed ~ sao mayor aIu 'P
In stns upon thi. statute the Msyor nominated aud the
Board Of Supervisors confirmed three Comm..iohsr. .n
thiut IL must be filled before tho Board legally recon
rac.ed TOR there nowhere in the act OF In any subsequent
scts on the subject provision that ess NUMBER may
eusrum II results fron ts that everything which has been
done by tie incomplete Commission IN this case and every
thing which may be done by its two remaining neDef'
while ii remains incomplete Ia iles and VOID.
several weeks ago nominated citizen of excellent juds
death Of Mr. James Salmon bot this nomination has not yet
b..n confirmed rejected Under the'e circumstance. am
compelled by my We've of my official duty 10 wall 'of y'u'
acticn before taxing another step myssh r..
Before closing this communication, you viii pardon me lo
have quoted Tho Mayor shall nominate aud the BoGa
Supervisor. shall confirm While do not DOUBT ina.
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by nladspus but also to an Indictment foI wiu
to perform official duty must think ne Board o
Supervisor under the obligation and subject to the
came ponsi Utilities
would respectfully urge your honorable body to terminate
th. incoup.te OF the Courttouse commission
b. acting upon the nomination so long ago submitted to you
cannot bat regard the present position Of that ~
not Only preventing the payment IL any money Tor the "os
II bus in charge bu, involving tr most serious violation, oil
law and in other respect. greatly TO The public IN
tsrests. uEoN"h VIZ pih," '.Joi'
Mr. Purdy--By this arbitrary veto the Mayor
shows great dsresyect for tho Board OF Supervisors
those Courts which are to occupy the building, and
the workmsn engaged IN it's erection. No one doubt
the hIgh character Of the person nominated by the
Mayor, Timothy Churchl.l but he has not the prac-
teal knowles necessary for the successiul dls-
charge oftne duties of a Commissioner. want to
zee a practical man nominated and Will vote Tor
him. without regard to political opinions. wish
nv motives in this matter TO be distinctly under
stood The message ordered printed. reso-
luton was passed directing the Committee on STA
tonery to procure fifty copies of the city directory
TO he placed in the Station Houses OF the Metropoli-
tan Precns, for the Of the police aud the pub
| lie. The Board adopted resolution compiimenting
Thurlow Weed for his services III Europe, anu
rendering hun the use OF their room Tor pubic recep
ton. Adjourned 10 June 80.
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