The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-03
MUNICIPAL AFT AIRS.


&c., SC.
BOARD or ALDERMEN.
This Board held tho first meeting of the February
Sion yesterday at o'cocK-winiam Walsh, Esq,
President in the chair.
PROPOSITION TO MAXI THE HERALD CORPORATION PAPER
Alderman BooIE presented the following resolution:
Resolved, That ihe NEw York HERALD be and is hereby
Designated as Sbrporation paper publish the official
proceedings OF the Common Council and the advertise
nents OF the departments OF the city government.
Alderman FARIEy presented the following
whereas there are at present number OF papers
Pyed by the corporation 10 publish the proceedings Of
e common Councl and whereas II IL the opinion Of this
CONNIE Council that the publication of the
rai Of the papers is unnecessary and very expensive
Resolved That the Committee Printing and Adver-
ssng DO directed 10 report 10 this Board at its earliest
convenience plan TO economize reduce and select
newspapers 10 publish the proceedings Of the Common
Council
The referred 70 the Committee on Printing
and Advertising
The annual report Of Commissioners Of the Central
Park received and thousand five hundred copies
ordered TO be printed
resolution approprating the sum of S. 600 TO the
House of the Good Shepherd laid under the
COMMUNICATION COMPTROLLER IN OPPOSITION 10
FRACTIONAL CURRENCY ETC.
communication was received from Comptroller Bren.
nan in opposition TO the issue Of fractional currency,
which he considers violation of aud that he must
therefore, decline the provisions that ordi
The Comptroller states that il would cost So5 600
Tor the expense preparing the plates The Comptroller
aso says that he opposed TO the purchase of the Fort
Gansevoot property as he considers the title not good
and his convictions have been thus horned fact
o. Mr. Drapers former connection with the sale and
chase of that property.
Alderman BooLE moved, order that the might
be fully understood that tho communication be published
On all the present Corporation and also in the NEW
YORK HERALD
Alderman FARLEY moved to include the Atlas and it
was so adopted and the matter referred TO the Com
mittee on Finance.
The following is the Communications
IIYyn Iuv NanE nm nF EfN
ComrTRoLlnRs oFrIcr, Feb. 2, 1868 !
TO TnE HONORABLE THE COMMON COUNCIL or THE CITY
pressure the current business OF the
vented Giving attention 70 the ordnance Of
he az dollar se Be used cure
xonid be 's vo SSe d law
sse 50 as ssdlsaS Is
regret 10 thus early difference with
The lesisa I'VE Impairment Of the city
The precedent Of importance public interests
The Departments Of city government with
I as S YIN rs ns
sbAy Tor dong an illegal act under ordinance. direc
Is sA. lay Ss ssm to 81, in judgment
9 se
asrss.n saal always claim the right Of Independent
gwen which may be called upon to perform
and err il viii be on the side Of the law and rust
fore body the De upon S 20 S
NY judgment Ia regard TO the ordinance under consdera
The ordinance directs the Comptroller
printing OF the denominations Of Ave, ten. twenty
81 dollars. 80" b -. - Il ~ re-~
posted wit, The ohAnberlain Who charged with the
HssT SIgSS1i sna
s q: e. s:s Z 5 H e II STs
or The ns VIII Ss
ssp an % me az so 5 NE nn sSCn
y the notes except that the authorized TO
| as so Dy Il e e G
n but eAeeedin half Of the amoans IN his hands
he rsde@son t q he sss 'D' . ne ,0
dollars the muipes thereof the Chamberlain required
them and ausht that the contrary
called n By ne Common Council or Comptroller under the
the seas|, BE be practicable and that these
would be that Corporation would at once add 10 The pre-
One million and a half dollars of the capital thereby
rssised would 10 in the hands Of the Chamberlain
would be empo ca oy the Corporation to aid In carrying
This, my judgment the exercise Of banking powers
much az II the bills PROPOSED 70 be issned were Tor The
specially funded il Wholly fosisnio the oSlecs ana
snlarsemsn. % Introduce perneous danseroas
would on e se pS q ne @
non ssans. excessive eIpsnai'uIe ,..,.,,,-
nor The nn To Of I sr %. A. SO S de-
.asrs need be limi.!he prneipls the ssmeand Il
recs thai they sha be received by al persons having claims
upon The and thus the cy authorize. would be
ordinance Of Council may create capital
fat be engraved printed obligations
% ans Sc. s a. es maSs S S. %
might dangerous desrastivs, hc.uii
The Rnnsps sdva%ssd II his ordinance is now 70, the
such authority either by general grant Especial
only II our CT X. sn u ny I 81
provision. ne the subject
an. me class q which may cir
Of 81 The
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s ..... Of SsS !. BY na law ,
and ss .s
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s or Ss1 ns;s e e e.: Than one
sannos bat r.sard the measure IN whatever high,
H., .m wrong IN my conclusions your honorable body
ire sa 81 ss
s s
fs. would
and sf ss MOULD sS,s. he s SS 5.
sas The no sSds Ct ss ss
unieps sorPos.,iS haze been forged and initiated
A. .ys been entirely hy
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ready to b altered have been discovered have no
Soubt general system Of ccunterfeng would soon
- IN operation
respectfully ask consideration this cues
Ton II presents principle important april
cation and still msve important II is TO BE- precedent for
have refrsined from expressing any regard TO
hs Of the believing
mhsy within -FOUR Legislative discretion but would
submit 70 you, in view OF the
~ ., irseosa currency W the general government
whether sns he I paSs .S IN s all
%s sS s,f :u sS .sS
Dot be taken by depos,tors To amount
prstion OF ten thousand dollars carry The n
enect 10 wholly Inadequate have invited estimates of The
probable cos. on ensrayns suitable plates printing notes
alone will exceed ninety doars md hs
does include the 10 be Tor crcai
other assistance In carrying the system
ento operation. '
have 10 the conclusion decline ia ,,acn,.
The resolutoa Of me Common Council for purchas ~,