New-York tribune., 1869-06-08
CITY GOVERNMENT.
MAYOR HALLS EXTRA MESSAGE.


Fhe following document was sent yesterday to the
Common Council:
q,aiLe,uea Of he Common Council All annual reports
from Municipal Departments have been printed III
documentary form, and State Legislation has adjusted
Municipal Government for the current year IN accord
lnoe with the will Of the political majority Tho Mayor
therefore, considers It oppOrtune TO obey that Charter
provision which prsscrbes duty to him Of communal
eating the CSaheR Council at loast once year. and
s1t OF the sitaaon and condition OF the City in rels
ton Government, Finances, ana Improvement ana
oil measures which he shall deem expedoHt, rs con
neOted with tia PeOe Security Health Cleanliness ana
Ornament OF the City" Later legislation prohibited the
corporate butterflies from administrAtaE Ehs most i'm
Portaht Financial interests Of the CITY, and every mat
Ter connected with "Pooo, Security, Cleanliness, and
Health" Our care therefore, must be limited G 10 those
financial matters fer which the city and county authori
ties have been exelusvely made resPonseIe ~ 10
few matters of 0SVSrHmsnt still vouehsafeS the me
femSining ChsTtsr phrases in the section just
quoted" improvement and Ornament" However,
the original significance and Importance Of AAyors
communication (or-sS they are politely and PopalSry
termed-mGssaGOL have been almost destroyed Dy S tn
editors CLEAN tho Gslds of public and oncsl ntormatoh
with such microscopic minutsness and electrical
to Constablss anticipate press summaries
sons Indeed 50 much Of our own 1 1so corsE1unoson
derived from their oxertlOns that tAis nd rscsrd
is scarcely more than official recognition AII ~,
ing OF matters and suggestions AIroSuJ "~N0 -
'0 n0"Sp"SSf" FINANCES.
We are not at AL responsible for the CITY ana county
AZ thiA Inc NOnNIolCl5 DNN'
Cornmissiousr. and Chamberlain prepared, upon their
iooaI rssnopsibllty and properly presented to the
IeSslstufe TAxLevies. as they considered theh 70
- % tbsr, sSSumSd by opponents OF local admins
Taon or ssurss having had the power to hx these tax
zgIe e suit tkOmsaVeE they must now Accopt the On
tre respopsbty Of the result Quite interesting sub
Scs connected Wh these tax sVes and WITH the reck
issv parsan or ignorant influences which were brought
70 bear against city authorities by rural legislators here
suggest themselves for discussions bus they can DO post
o1ed unt near the commencement OF tue next leglaa
tive session Schedules and hereto annexed detail the
required " De raised by tax aufRE 9s eS
authorities. Fer those City purposes the amount 10 Only
SSiS b a. seSedHis shows tho iishy ISiSfss
tory condition Of the Sinking Fund Tor tho redemption OF
SaIs gssebps q $3.50 iS OF course exclude
pended by the various state Commissions WhcA are
scattered EhOHt the city and whose ohcers are
allowed TO rsssvs their appropriations in an aggregate
amount and 70 discretionary spend it In detail,
Ron thar Yearly sfiicts the local government
Those Commissions too, have AL Their dlseuFsemsns
Amounting several mOns adjusted and settled hero
without invoking legislative aid Thus 1t Il eonstIu
uonal and sxPOdsnt 70 partially give sur local autho'
Sicipalify siespt Sew-YofE Ths FOR this dis
sruinaOn lea IN tas fact that political vrl9S fesses A.
ated officers IL il only accidental perhaps that within
Seea morally cor tos by local jury Of takiRE srDe
The assessed valuation Of the real and personal estate m
This ~ AN Increase Of Sssry 30 eco OOs over tho asssss
ments valuations OF 1855, which is. however eAy the
average frSm toyeAr The largest proper
ton Of such Increase will bs levied upon property sltu
sed in the upper part Of the clty Last the per
i9S. 1t is sGi fair to ada that the Citizens
Assoea!'on IN recent mansasS ,ls s,t: n.1s srs
practical thaA usual in their cooperation VITA the local
authorities But thS Annual Report OF the Controller
Will answer every practical question conserving city
that constituents possibly pat 1t
press Tho public learned with ErsthcatioH thSt nearly
ljOOoOOO were added during the past tive years 70
wise and prudent administration Of the revenues by the
Controller and Chamberlain these figures indicate,
NAT lapha
against the different funds Of the city and county gSv
city credit Ii was taken At premium Of per cent 1t
has been complained by admnlstraton journal that
Igaons but ihs Federal Government pays nearly per
cent. in currency upon Us bonds
MARKETs.
satisfactory increase in city revenue from the mar.
kets will be noticed. In declining TO bill for the
erection OF a new public market Gov. Hoffman recently
ssid All new markets Nsw.York should be built by
associations Of RArEetmsn or by other private person.
worked yel and should NOS be extended There are
many who urge sale o. the markets ana tne Ts9s o.,
this connection the Mayor submits an interesting report
made by Gen. YiSls Cscheduls d. upon markets. His
arguments tsroIting, and Of his conclusions
may nyo b ySur Afson fsS ouIefD.uS sy6d FTsnR
lin Markets property and surrounding OF Washington.
Work. in such manner as NOT seTiousy to interfere
with business during their erection and made to cen
thereby relieve Tie adjacent streets Before Winter
there will have been erected around Fulton Marketslp
fused fish markell structure that may become the
model for Oth0r similar Improvements. 1t will be con
structed by the Fshmongers Association recently incor
property for the purpose Of the Improvement
wnARvEs AND PIERS.
The present condition Ofthe vharves and piers-as well
of those belonging private parties Of owned
by the COrpOraonS not due 10 the omissions doings
Of municipal authorities Some them should be rebuilt
and others extended the prescribed mts Yet neither
private owners nor the Corporation would be JuSlnsd in
making than necessary expenditures upon whArves
and piers 81 the present rates OF Wharfage Every at
tempt Of municipal aathorltes 10 oDHA the S
laws increasing wharfage rates mas been succesituly
opposed by IROuOpOsts. During the recent Legislative
session the strenuous sIertiOAs were mAdshby the
Sinking Fund Commssioners 70 OBTAIN sneh an increase
and also the passage OF bill giving them power to ina
with the demands OF commerce and transit and by the
issue OF bonds payable in the future But conoined
astsrs proved the nrOnEeIt influence Every
ann OF municipal authorities TO Obtain proper control
Nv resisted. Appropriations and plans had been repeat
edly asked submitted At Albany. II, therefore the
erty none but paftisSns seeking to pandsr to rural
preudces any depreciation OF the metropolis, should
hold IL responsible structures that metro
LEGAL MATTERS
The comprehensive reports Of the CorpOron Counsel
Corporation Attorney and Public Administrator Will sug
gest much appropriate action 70 your committees The
Mayor at present merely recommends that claims against
the City should possible be adjusted WlthouS HuRA
ton. 1t is rare indeed for any corporAaon private 81
public. 70 money through law suit. The symPA
thies Of jurymsn always and the leaning insensby "
themselves of judges oSntmes favor the tangible plain
tin against the intangible incorporation In connection
with legal mattsrs II may be added that there Will soon
be presented for consideration codneaton OF the
ordinances which the Mayor and his legal SOadjutors
preparing Some OF the ordinances susceptible Of con
densation: Others may be Smphned. few should be
eonformed to, and made consistent with recent State
laws and many new ordinances are required. The sx;
70 more summary, precise. and prachcAl results
the city for making enforcing Qrdnances 70 be
the ingenious Superintendent Of Police whO has been al
lowed at least unt lately usurp the functions OF the
Al a m NJ ord