New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-08
CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
POARDI OF ALDERMEN, - - ,,
ouc POR TIE PRESENT ibAl-yOSEPH SuANnOn
Oh"A'i~ ELHCTRD PRESIDENTIAL PROIESI.
nv nj - or 10 o'clock noon yesterday for the


purpose OF organizing for the y9aI loo', ,ro fem
~ n NCCtSSIs was elected Chairman pro tel,.
1sId Cows moved that Aid. shannon Dc eiecteo per
manent Chairman. ,,... a. rovro ~ Joscph r.
vorn1 which was lost ~ in the Affirmative, IA '
negative and Dir. Comans motion pitAhISd, ,bo BOARD
XII ySON on talk the chair Thanked tio ',raJ
t1 tto b",nr they h9f conferred on him, anu usHleu
tTn ~ he wo,ild e. cavor 10 do justice 10 alli thI II
ne com ~ heSrf III oped that the present year would
close lout any req is on their own OF theT oolS'"
Day r valentine elected Clerk; William Walsh Walsh;
scTgea, alarms, ant Cornelius Callahan, Assistant
T6e TaAIeyy for 1867 was referred to the Finance
rittee was appointed TO wait the Mayor, and
,nfmm his Honor that this Board was organized and
ready to receive any communication he might uAhSi'
Acan CONAN presented protest d from ns, Rstsf
70 take his seat as member Of the present Board he
Ely1 having been wrongfuy declared elected ~.
alderman REILLY moved to return the petition TO n
McKnrIt rs the question OF Alderman Elys election hau
ter further debate Alderman Ely offered protest
ist The reception Of Mr. Meningitis petition, on the
fnnd that fine matter had long since been disposed OF
IN ~ NcKE%hf's petition was referred 10 Committee
composed Of Aldermen Conan, Loew aud McBrien. A.,
The following message was then received rom tno
Mayor MESSAGE OF MAYOR HOFFMAN,.
MAYORS OFFICE, NEw-YORK, JAN 7, 1857.
IN The Honorable he Common Council.
GENTI.TMrN: In obedience to the requirements oil
fhe Cy Charter respectfully present for you consldel-
on TIC following facts and suggestions in relation TO the
government finances and improvements Of the CITY,
. THE CITY GOVERNMENT
In theory, the city Of NewYOrk is governed by the
Mayor and Common Council IN fact II is not II Is SUP
tlntlay controlled aud regulated by the State Leglsia-
tnre and by various Legislative Commissions acting iude-
pendently OF each other and OF the Mncpa apthotes
The CITY Government cannot make expend lures without
Legislative appropriations nor can II naugurate or
carry any great public improvement wlthont Legs
atiye authority except i'm the matter OF opening grading
aud paving streets ard building sewers or IN other WORK
of like character to be paid for by assessments upon
alton Is expendcd 6y the Board Of Education and by the
various C6mmssions created by the Legislature; and
neither the Mayor nor the Common Sounfl s wy voice
or authority IN the management or direction OF elmer
~, uo ,o och men an Coinu~siori or board or Tor
the purpose Of relieving the local anthouca nom ther
order that The truth may be distinctly understood and
tine responsibility placed where u Justly belongs Inc
through all The Commissions Is the worst that could be-
devised FOR great city some OF ING COMMISSIONS nave
ever, but parts of defective system and without ac-
tants and Astounding m wealth, responsibility ana iuei
worthy Of H. II needs an Organization perfect in all is
parts and directed by single head iesponsbie directly
OF responsibility somewhere.
ITieat What stated in my Message last year, that the
division OF power and responsibility a the cause OF ALL
nearly all 81 olr municipal evils. These evils cannot be
cured by new partisan M'ropoiian Conn sions or by
partisan Board 81 Revision and Control such Board
would wholly irresponsible, and II created would, In
my opinion require another one 10 wGchl before the eN
rovcrSmen the people constitute Tie only legitimate
Board Control and those who advocate other must
necessarily the position that the people OF cities
and cspec,ly OF the CITY of NewYork Incompetent
or unfit To manage their local affairs. Formy part
icpudnie any such doctrine ana protest aHtin5t Tue as
sumption that the local interests ~ the people OF this great
city must hc taken care OF by the State.
make these suggestions not because You can net upon
them but n the hope that they may nnd 0dgment IN
the public mind. With wellCrVised City Chllter We
can nave the best local go!eIliheht III tio Euu' a
Constitutional Convention will soon assemble The sub
attention. and after st. adjournment the state Iegisla
turc take such action as In its wisdom, SHAH be
49, h. -, ic,s lU,es i r;i,th,n 10 n which am said
i6 be- IN pr0grr-s H. the other hand seeks or Is
n r,i.tl,gfe clty affairs f0rnded upon the persona
or partisan interests and motives ~ their orginat0r
any attention or consideration As Clief Magistrate Of
the city hayngn pretty thorough knowledge Of its
quir,.nents and possessing. believe do the conf
dcuce Of The vnst majority Of ' people can only enter
my protest ngaus the various Schemes which learn are
@S e %oS SaG PROCEED S To the cone
sideration o. eur francsi :, e9 ,,,,rv Drpr
The following statement prepared with care viii show
the aggregate amount Of ne city and county debt and
DsBI o. q, ca, asd tog Of yar York. Dee d. 1866
water stosi.-I.usd o. s,ooat Of Introducing ,le Cfo.on
,Ss :. P's',a,s =. o9a5S7i
6Iosiagr5 5ais,. 5,.ns, aO2;Ga 90
hoa.! o. 6.sigsl. 10000 co
o. Ne, Wa.as.,aa Msrss, Or paJpert to th- state isf
Mn1s"rrfT charter. At1 pfrllse 81 fpi Nanefooii
s,osl Sf 65,i All -i.,aei foi rebuilding I'D repair
Yoy Se st F si.a,i Tor laa,,as and ialj.
pl Tiae. SS sI9a; i PayIc Of debt o.
s,ast for 1ei V.rst-I,ao a. Il, is
isi9,se. co. B,.aJas roafsas N.rs,t $1,000 90
"a, Si h',of snsy..; ',7csSOO 90
s F = si''l "a ' YsI4 Bao S 5 ,'. 10000 90
Volunteer sod,fs Bout, Fast Redemption Bonds-is-
al
Total Funded Deb, Of .sSSe,GS %
n.i.ea i's It Nscoi. b,a eNONW
'is s s, ,'i'' u TIE Ss Court o . i@is"si 100000
sslisn' t-lshue Boany Redemption 5000,
Soldiers Substitute and Rsisi Reje@p.
SOLDIER. bounty Fund I6SSSS
soser Bount Pond Bonds No 1...... $4,000 ,.o,,.,.,
The above were l.,nei to proyiie mean, for -
the payment Of h"untes, and for Substitutes
Ro D.n,r,, Iieaempioq Bord'...........t l,oooo9Ss
Mo- '''-' '-'''--'' 100000 90
Total Funded Debt Of Copriy.............. &n@9IN~
KRcArrULAu0S-TrSDEo DEBT.
Ar'llt psyaiis nom Sinking Fund .... S22 .21576 80
Amount PaJ s from $4,000 % s9o619O76
Amount syable from nsolco 90
Total sslIQl7s 50
the above debt ,Ss sua Of iapas IL
Net City and County Funded Debt December 81
OF the foregoing debt it viii be that siOsl 200
Is for Croon Watcrwo 50 J55l for Central Park, and
siGOo for expenses growing out Of and connected with
the war
Revenue Bonds Of intcusd In anticipation Of collection
street Tim Improvement 20 Fund Ioad,ci to pay coa,sco
,or improving the streets in anticipation Of s collection Of
Assessment Fund Boud.-I.saeJio pay opening widen.
ing Sc, Of streets, in anticipation of the collection Of e.
tesmenn FOOO %
r,,, r,or,,, n.,, otc,,, AZ 71g 1oo az