New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-17
Meeting Of tho Common Council.

At two o'clock on Saturday afternoon, both
branches Of the Common Council met pursuant 10
Especial call.
In the Board Of Aldermen Mr.. OrnwEL presented
1.-THE following:
Wheyed, the deep gloom p.vsdins the people Of th
1ciy the authorizations OF sorrow and ef that are
1eIpsed every counteBance that by the flags sc
1aely flashing rmpbsnty from thousand stats now sina
snourufy h mast ia the dark sd soubrc dfiperrs no "
public and prvse budngs and IN the universal
epoudeDcy yby portrayed by tine words aud actions oi
2hose Of citizens who bot yesterday were ~ ng and
ancpaons Of sresnersted and united
coun informs In the most unmstaksbe manner that
csspy has fallen upon country that Uod has Tor
some wi,s purpose Of own remind ia the most
xorcble total dependence upon Him dashed
cup gadne-s from our lips and has substituted or que
fr our country Chief chosen to preside over
he denes Of 20 900 eople has been stricken down BY
the hand Of an assassin lies inanste corpse
1he apol OF the Nation he had served Abraham Lincoln
president Of the United States hss thus been cal ed sudden
ana pecrdy before the Judgment Seat, ard whole
country IL called upon to his loss Wei may the
Gp, noun .S I,ox TO for then ,bs d..b Of te srs
good mantle Of the Rspublieand Of exrcron
Of his death and the vie instrument hat sc
comp Led it, the manifest yet sorrowfn duty OF the
common Council 70 participate. lie fast becoming the
Idol OF people Including those who ct the
his career doubted integrity Of bis motives His mod
hi. generosity snd mssnsnmiiy to the ALLEN Toes o. the
the be interest. Of the naiion his Of
purpose and yet true Republican kindness and aHaby
would have prevented occurrence Of calamity Il.
bn on. pse S not
sr' To and
future Of unparalleled prosperity and hspptnsss be 1t there
fore
Re.olesd That In order give EXPRESSION to the
pe-nced by the people Of this city for his death and Ia order
afford thsm opportunity Of maniens their grief that
for the transaction o business until the day succeeding the
determination OF his tuners. rite. and ceremonies. tina,
citizens also TO cose their respective
business for the period that the a. be displayed on all
lpobc building. that the owner: and occupants OF private
;budns. that and Of the shipping I'M
haIbo be requested 10 display their flags at mast dur
period that the chambers Of each branch Of the
3Comuon Council public buildings and offices be draPed n
ming period Of 20 days, and that 'pecs committee
I'VE members each branch Of the Common Council be
appointed perfect the above and to make such other
In their Judgment seem hitting aud appro
testify their for the death and their
lthe memory Of the lUstIious deceased.
I In The Aldermen Messrs Jones Jeremiah and
1Ryers made exceedingly impressive remarks upon
president Lincoln. and In the Councilmen Messrs.
Lent and Green spoke at great ength upon the reso
on referring 10 the many virtues Of the deceased AS
ihead Of the nation and as private citizen The pre-
jamble and resolutions were adopted unanimously by
both Boards, and the following gentlemen were APP
the committee carry out the intentions OF the
RESOLUTIONS. Aldermen Ottiycl. Jeremiah, Van|
VOORHEES, Shannon and Gedney Councilnen Hotaine.I
Robinson Lent Brinkman and Green
The following communication was received from theI
INa,or announcing the death OF the President;
MAYORS OvycE, New YORK, April Is. 1865
To "a. Honorable ne Com~on Cou.e.'
States dead With pres,ibe horror announce to you
hi. o,e nt coupled II with violence Just a, the mo-
n,ni when peace dawn afflicted land the
dr, adu blow FELL him whom its destnies seemed TO de
pend , ~,
Yonr honorable body sure win take appropriate action
I'm view this awful dsp-nsaiion signify those sentiments
of pubic respect and sre d.. alike to tue exalted station sa
(which p-vade whole people and have plunged them
In universal distress aud misery; nvpsv orvrrp u.o
The Board then adjourned without transacting any
|other business.