The New York herald., 1863-09-08
The s., 100000 Exemption Fund. as
Passed by the CcuIcilmen, Con-
CURED In by the Aldermen.
Tho Corporation Counsel Does Not Consider
the Action Of the Supervisors in
Conformity with the Law.
Proceedings Of the Errcling Boards
in New York and Brooklyn,
&c. &C., &C.
poard of Aldermen.

,,., ,,.etiny OF the Board OF Aldermen con
>ened Yesterday by caPresident Walsh IN the chair
T,e cerporaton Counsel, in to resolution OF
she Board in opinion stating that the BOARD o'
Supervisors not been vested With any power IN re-
GARD to the granting Of RELIEF the act CT 1863 M
Deven says that they did not act under the law and
that the Council are only empowered TO eeve
families and not tho heads o. families.
The communication ordered TO ec printed
'rBE xAYoa,s vEro THE DRAFT gxEMproN IAw-rB
IS o0e APPROPRIATION CONQUERED IN DEsYnE THs VETO
MAYOR oPDYkE
The Mayors veto (as already publisaed) the
IS 600 appropriation agrn called op and read
Alderman FRoMKSr, in supporting the passage Of The
Hppro opration over the Mayors veto, said he diA
desire that It should go abroad that the act OF th3Com
mon Council was similar c that which passea by the
Supervisor few days ago. The act OF the Common
Council OF 1861 patriotic act and was approved by
almost every in the community and wrs placed In
million Of dollars oppr oprfated to soncng mon
for the defence OF the capital At Washington The act Of
tho Legislature gives power IN such matters to the Su
pervisors but theE say that they will pass law so that
ths Common Council shall actsegay, ana he (Aiderman
rroment) was az loss % know how the action Of
tho Board of Supervisors can be >0ansidered legal
though his honor the Mayor tells ss that
acting bad faith and had desire % send soldiers
the He (Ad F) beseved in te spnion Of the Cor
poration Counsel and he would ask what has Mayor OPP
dyke done Has he not deliberately the law OF
th SateS He does not say that we the Common Coun-
Oil nocpetent 70 act thcre was real difference
Of the draft appropriation. ThsC0mmon Council were
obliged to take some action within ten days but the
meantime the Mayor, In connection with tho Super
visors children would say, took the start Of "
We then told THAT there n necessity for any
ther action part. Well shat ay bds consid
that the action of the Mayor and Supervisors Is not
legal though they expect their action to be eRazed by
the legislature Mr Fromcn then went to illustrate
his argument by stating that suppose tho Common
Gil acted adversely to application from fire engine
company andhat heywcnr 10 the Board OF Supervisors
There might great trouble in consequence q con-
A,cs power For this ap other hoped that
the Legislature would define the powers of the Com
Council and the Supervisors; and thought this
time for the Common Council 70 put their foot
down action OF TIE Mayor and the Legislature
define the powers Of tho respective branches Of these
Boards. Hc would vote 10 pass tho ordinance the
veto OF his Honor the Mayor.
Tho Board then coneurred with the CouncIlmen by q
vote OF 10 to Alderman Ottiwe tu the negative.
HERALD A MEDIUM ADvERyfgfNG coMMUNCA
uoHs FROM CITY GOVERNMENT AND HEADS
PARArNs
Alderman FARLEY presented report from the Commit
tee Printing recommending that Ahe NEw YoRx HERAD
BE- madc medium for the dissemination Of all of1cta
documents from the city and the hoadssof
departments. Laid over under tho rule.
Adjourned 10 Monday next