New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-12
Reform MEETING IN THE NINE
TEETH WARD.

reform ana Ellti. I1OttNhOh ns~'HSN WV
frauds and populations Of those assuming the eonuoi
of our city affairs, and to point out where ana now
the present unjust and oppressive rate OF muiiclP
AVIATION NAV and ought to be Immediately dimln-
isbsd and further to consult and advice as 10 the
WAYS and means best calculated to sustain them I'M
der the pressure of the new and extraordinary DC,
rnands soon to be made by the State ana Oenerai
Governments for war and other purposes
Mr. l.. s. LOCKWOOD was called TO the chalr, anu
Messrs Hiram +. Deehon and ;. ;. stevens were
chosen Secretaries. Mr.. Lockwood, on taxing the
chair, said that ne had, within the last lew YEAR,
connected himself with several organizations OF Tue
people gotten mp for the reform OF cry aonres ana
otber IaTdabe purposes, all of which had, sooner,or
later. been taken possession Of by a Few designing
knayes olce-ecekers and oice-holders, and USED 10
eubgerye their own selfish and corrupt ends ana the
few well.disposed invariably came out minus re-
form. mouey. labor, and pains. II, therefore, 1t
shall be deemed wise and best TO 90 on anu inaAo
this a permanent organization, he would iavor
proupt and rigid rule Of exclusion OF oiee-noidefS
and ollice-seekers from the Association. .
IA coming events cast their shadows before, 80
il i the part oil wisdom prepare in season for the
emergency Ii cannot but be apparent 10 the most
Casual observer OF the signs OF the times that sfea
and extraordinary changes must be initiated anu
cheerfnlly submitted TO In our AFFAIRS pilVae aS wen
"a npbIis if we would 90 safely and honorapiy
through the trying ordeal that lies not lar Ill Tue lu
ture Let us if need be, to meet the legitimate
,vaIs of the nation in this sad hour oil her tfis ih
aug,rate a system Of frugality ana economy III our
rv,ie md domestic affairs that stall, II NECESSARY
rrrv us back To the homespun short gown anu petL-
,at s,d coarse brogans Of our Revolutionary fathers
and mothers and while cheerfuly submitting TO any
and every sacrifice for tho aecomphshnehs OF 'nese
ends let us unite one man, throughout Tue Sity,
aud indeed the whole Land, III tie ehioLCenIen' VI
reasonable economy and retrenchmeut through every
branch and rainihca,ion OF our Governments, CITY,
STATE and national, apd compel the dovernmep'
eeches to reek an honest living.
M s. d. MoULToS said, we stand appalled, ana
paralyEed at the magnitude and success oil a oaneer
ppns combination OF Jack shepherds, and Robin
Hood, TO pIunder the whole people, treasury SUBJ
stauco and all They not only surround and beset
ma ON every side but they have fastened themselves
mon every branch and department OF our Govern
uen,s city, state, end national we nave becn
Morganiled on, of millions upon millions, and - n
gresham Van Wyck has given us ,lO9 pages OF iei
nanded consolation upon the subject ana tne enc Is
not vet, Our noble city to-day groans and staggerN
and II were, swests great droIs Vi Diooyi uHuei
its load Of debt and seething corrnpno9' ne, pr
H.. had stood within stones throw OF that room,
and seen the tax OF this city run up from S22oOoo
per annun TO the figures we now ma u, some zen or
eleven millions and that, too, without any real OF
iustiabe necessity. Ii il true we have IN the mean
linn, introduced the Croon water, and made suudry
other great and beneficial Improvements involving
ON immense outlay. But then, It cannot be denied
that tls Croton water ought, aud wouid, under
prudent and ludicious management, pay iuii per
cent interest every farthlng OF It's cost down 10
the prcsent day. aside from the cost VI the new Ieser
yor and certainly it is not unfair 10 assume that the
reyenues of the city, In connection with IFS taxable
property have increased, within the last - or ~
Years in ratio fully equal to the cost OF isr ana
literal administration aud per cent interest on the
outlay for each and every Improvement, save and eX-
cept perhaps tie supTor. and maintenance OF the
Metropolitan Police. How, then, Is II tLat we tins
dav find our noble old city the flirest ana mcst ia
yored BY nature of any on the Western continent,
oppressed and staggering under "A vast ana aecumu'
laing load of debt IL has come OF mal-administra-
ZION. a corrupt stock-iobbing Common Council; the
payment Of exorbitaut fees aud salaries the creation
of score or more of irresponsible departments and
legions Of unnecessary officers The city alive with
sinecure officials; the departments swarm vain them;
we have Street Inspectors and Deputy street In
spectors; Health Wardens and Deputy Health War
deus: INSPECTORS of Blood Tubs and Dead Horses 0s
they lie upon the otlal dock; Superintendent Of
Payements, Of Streets, Of Sidewalks, Of Curb and
Gutters of Encumbr.nces Water Purycyors and
Water Police with their respective brigades OF depu
ties and essstan deputies; boss market Sweepers and
assistant bosses aud deputy assistant bosses; mar
ket clerks assistant clerks deputy assistants and
for aught known 10 the contrary, assistant deputy
clerks ASSISTANTS. There Is scarce an Alderman but
has a BODY guard Of from 30 to 90 pensioners upon
the CITY Treasury TO the tune OF e. % and IS per
day each whose respective duty 1t is difficult TO
poInt ont unless il be to draw their pay and defend
his corpulence at the City Hall or Crook 81 Duii's.
lis it any wonder We are being oppressed ana borne
down with taxation IL you were 10 inangGrate
sye,em of economy and frugaity in your private and
domestic affairs that would carry us back to the is
leaf and bare feet OF our antediluvlan father and
mother Adam md Eve in order to sustain The Union,
these army would Morgnnlze the entire fruits
thereof. How, then. shall we obtain relief Let
the people organize and uiiLe man throughout
the city in the selection Of men for the Executive
and Legislative branches OF tue Government, who
will ignore stock oobng aud all connection with the
" Ring" Make the several departments responsible
TO one head cut oil the sncures, ana transfer 10 the
Police Department the powers and duties OF Health
Wardens Street Inspectors, Dock Masters Water
Police and all matters Of a sanitary nature apper-
tanning 10 the city. Reduce all salaries and fees TO
mark Of equity and moderation that shall conform
TO tho condition Of tie ordinary branches of business
tbrou ghout the city and county, and devise some
plan or law by which the extrayagant expenditures
Tor the support and maintenance OF public schools
shall receive ealutary and permanent check, and
we shall lie able To neet aud discharge quota OF
the immense and rapidly increasing war debt, with.
out adding arthing TO present rate of taxa
ton. lie MR. NJ was, therefore, in favor OF an
immediate AID permanent organization OF People
Reform Association upon the proposition suggested
by the Chair viz: The exclusion OF oilce-holders |
and professed oiceseekers from all participation in
lis proceedings. IL was they above all others who
had debauched and reduced the leading primary and
political parties OF the day to the low standard OF
morality and decentralization that we now ind them.
lie would therefore beg to submit the following pre-
auble and resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
Bheeas The people Of IN, City and County Of NewYoIk
oppressed bud sufer great wrong by inc au
collection Of "a unius amount OF tax lon ioi inn0
poses caused by loose and perverted adniiisaon
affair tue re.ponsibity CT the several
cieaton an number OF oiees ana 'o pay
o. cxoIbitant Gslariesj and ,,i.u =, h.,,...l
Ubee EDS, In view OF the depressed condition o. Dusinesf
aai city aud country ana the
demands soon be made apon the n1nsl3 su
III, raors for war ard other purposesi Ihs,eoro pen
ats sod That At ~ tho duty VI the PEOPLE trdW MsyoT