New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-07
THE NEW CITY GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATION OF THE NEW COMMON COUNCIL
BOARD OF AUTHORIZATIONS MESSAGE.
PnnctnallY at u III. Yesterday both branches


gentlemen comprising the Board. Mayor Hall then read
certified copy Of the members elected, after which each
person sworn into Office The Mayor then left the
Chamber Of tho Board Mr.. Joseph Shannon, Clerk Of
the Common Council. called the Board TO order and
called the roll majority OF the members responded.
Mr. Lawrence Jerome was among the absentees. On
motion OF Mr. Irving, Enamel b. Hart was chosen Prcs
dent pro p and Mr.. Hart briefly returned his thanks
for the honor.
Mr.. Reilly then moved that Thomas Conan be elected
permanent President and the motion prevailed. Upon
being conducted 10 the chair Mr. Conan addressed the
Board as follows:
GEsrrEsyS; To shy that deeply grateful for this mark Of
partially but family CONVEYS my .ss % toe o5gaton am snae, %
upon by my associates in the osr Of Aermea any
play Of egodsm make paronbc this under Circumstance,
@v, always regiried the position member Board
9 9. S' o. I'll S1 f S n % op Si
state Or Subdivision Of state in This Un9n q s,e The con.
formerly represented by individual members Of this Bs h equal they
some Of our States and was conOe Of
from such states IN the Senate Of the Uatsd states.
This fact invested Aicrman the City with import,
people. =, 80. -
,eI ID o and o hans' G"as e a @ ID % S o. III.
city at least since ito Incorporation under h charter Of le the repre-
changed since period members Of the Board have
been % SSsn to or l5st fst+n bot By % s he I
STATE entitled an Aet 70 Te9fgsn% me o1l o. g
membership Boar, have been entirely obtented and esh Alder
tny million u humber and charged in great Tsasar Win
the care h9 whole o. ,sf g NONE and and y me se
scientific and other industrial pursuits eenter within It's corporate limits
This radical change greatly increases t responsibility Of Ae once ais
proporoRse is importance and dignity and imposes uon nd-
Application to- and greater aud
enlarged legislative functions IN rieF to render the change advantageous
Success or fure Is our own be equal the perform
d" puu a Large expectations have teen formed
public mind Of an ee9np3ica yet % yet
nraion Of the government ntrse 70 us gner or new ana re-
t no dsSSon the 1s rossoniS psciso public
UT an @ e"t epdeaSor oasiy 70 perform every
duty have doubt and hat w succeed thereby securing te re-
stitnency Is my most earnest wish a., ., o
gentlemen for the sies distinction conferred upon selecting to
preside your deliberations and trusting that the personal eni 9
mutually pleasing aud agreeable character await the further pleasure OIL
ExAIderman John Hardy was elected Clerk, and he
Immediately appointed Francis j; Twomey Deputy
and Cornelius Callahan Assistant Sergeant at-Arms;
Committees were appointed TO wait upon the Mayor and
the Board Of Assistant Aldermen, to inform them that
this Board had organized and were ready 10 receive any
communication which they might wish to make to IT,
Soon afterward the Mayor sent III the following Hes
Esr1Ex OF THE CoNxOs COyScn Your accession this day
%ue Cow rnGen under recent saon Details eOrgan
ny Sa,e Sp pos so @ Sor S make 1eai nce
them By the legislative plan Of re9rgan.,on the RGssr' fOrne,
those powers have been dsh6usl among the Etffos
proportion Of give effect TO certain OF
has been increased Ap four Of your nun Der m9 row
money Any number the expenditure of money
number nav dy an allowance the technical legal
opening below Ca9ss has been taken
away from the Common Council and place. Board % o. 1e
q Taxes and Assessments IS no longer Iqe o ne IeTA
longer e about the repair and use ofd0ck wharye piers
The late scOn of Common Council designate newspapers
which to publish Cooperation Ia; been Rgsed ss
upon selection from the number Of newspapers 50
how pempo terms and embarrassing in Limitation the section reads
All advertising the City Government hnrca including Leg
ihye and Executive Departments and street and assessment pro
De>spspcs prnte published in ssd city 70 e tine
f FOR AM o 70 nav or allow to be paid money advertising
Isre 'a e S pear Of sry description b
allowing such payment shall eeome personally liable for the amount
The Jurisdiction Of the Common Council pass ordnance regut
Ing The internal atar Of any Of The or Of bureau OF the
Departments Of Increasing their salaries cannot hereafter Be eIe
IN. ceWao Council aSPpt sabode tie repSg Of streets With
sny paeD spe pavement unless majority Of The popertyown
aseeie by tie process shall have previously consented such
stands majority individual owners, irrespective of the
other hand legislative powers Of the Common Council have
been eItende Unu recent statutes he e oSnc
tes IN The past when Sdh,nee sere e9LoTse Criticism
enaeng the ye ordinances Who's was soosa he new
act recognizing our local government
aI % that gsst dsy the 'PgrqP,'s cGTms
iapng Old ones to new 1gencs and aiding power
Commute tho Cooperation Counsel he Corporation Attorney
Mayor and the various Heads Of DPart have already accomplished
toward maturing system Of improved ordinances.
IL will home your province By appropriate LEGISLATOR to carry MO
effect the following provision Confined toe recent act recognizing the
SIC C2 Whatever provisions and regulations other than those
specially authorized may become requisite for The fuller
ton peseing ani carving out Of ne poSss II duties % 20
Council who are hereby authorized to enact such necessary or
nancss.'
The Departments the City have been
adjusting their machinery duE the past month A. = ALREADY evident
% S por or for me Miror 70 give YOU recommendations
In due reports ami recommendations will be presented
MOI invites yoar particular attention to Improvement attained
in your organization By PTo'sSR .a the Bo9T Of Aldermen shall Re
will be perfectly Hitherto those interests suffered
from local s e9s' s9 4 oe, s n @
seemed dictate that bis opposition should prevail against 4 and
necessary protect localities against minus;
Aldermen will prove undoubtedly to be sa
een for local protection sgans the oerhOn influence OF C In
+ viii beeG therefore especially the province Of the Board Of
py promote general welfare Of city;
Boar Of Assistants to that taxpayers in small districts not
e Mayor respectfully suggests that Committees frequently
matter, for consideration Also that Committees
time their and wishes respecting legislation
them fully satisfying public wants Also that resolutions be
sppropdste authority Construction
which contain great number Of recommendations that far The
public press by favorable them seemed to reject the
wishes Of constituency to still invite the attention OF the
Common Council
The message ordered TO be laid upon the table, and
the usual number Of copies printed.
Resolutions were presented and laid over under the
rules provide stationery maps, badges &c. &C. for
the members OF the Common Council
william Furlong appointed Reader to the Board.
Committee appeared from the Board OF Assistant
Aldermen stating that that body had organized and
ready TO receive any communication which the Board
might desire to make The President thanked the Com
mee and they then withdrew, and the Board adjourned
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
This Board also met at IL M, and were
in by Mayor Hail. Mr. Isaac Robinson was elected