, 1873-12-19
Communication from the Comp
troller.
4 Plan for Meeting The Maturing
Obligations Of tlo City.
No Action Had In tho Gage
nIattcr.
The Corporation Counsel to Report as to
tho Liability Of tie Bond Given.


a special meoting Of the Common Council
Ras hold last evening, Mayor Colvin In tho
Chair. All Of tho Aldermen were present but
Pickering, Hllroth, Clark, Kahoo, Cleveland,
ind Mal1r.
THE POLICE NOMINATIONS.
Aid. sehhtfner, In presenting tho report Of tho
Committee on Police, recommending tho con-
drmation of Z. 7. g. Klokke as Police Commits
slonor, and Jacob noAm aa Polioo suporintond-
snt, said he had obtained an opinion from tho
Corporation Oounsol; to tho effect that thero
was no doubt to A1r. Rehm's eligibility for
tho position. Ho hoped that tho Council would
luke action ut onco on those nominations, to
tho ond tint the Police Department might bo at
,nce put In working order.
The opinion Of the Corporation Counsel was
Ecad.
Aid. schaffnor moved TO concur in tho Commit
tees report and confirm tho nomination of
Jacob Rohn,.
Aid. Quirk moved tint tho report bo laid over
and published. This was done, and tho samo
disposition WAS made Of the report Of Mr
Elokke's nomination.
F1su-1NsrYoron AND wE1anEn.
Tho Committee on Markets reported fayorably
On the confirmation Of T. Brown Us Fiah-InBpcc-
tor, and Miles Kchoo Us City Weigher. minor
3ty Of tho Committee only reported In favor Of
Mr. Kehoo. AID. Stout explained tint q minority
Of tho Committee had refused to recommend
confirmation.
Aid. Dixon objected to tho reception OF
minority report, and It was Withdrawn. 4 ma
5orily Of the Committee signed the report, and
It wnB laid over.
INTEREST on CITY DEpos1rs,
Ill.,,
vas s, reforroa , to the, the Finance Finance. Committee:
e ~ 1 lis sa's sae Il
~vusd pay Interest on MI city moncss held by linn
"hfhfAs Tho City Clartor provides that tho City
Treasurer shall not loan The city money; therefore,
1ss9sed Tint It. ~ TIC oldnion Of th!a Council that
ne nAs no moro f1Ent TO receive Interest from tho
nss { rs1a're 81 tnsssst f,o te Gy 1easreF
ur ny u '' s''ss money held by him Is such Treas
CONDITION OF TIE c1rr TREASURY.
Ihe following communication from s. 8.
Hayes, City Comptrollor, was then rend:
In the preaent important juncuro in tho saa,rs Of
tbs city te ]crsirnci ic1t It In ho hiu Iut., H. tI
ill., o:il Of Office on she 16h inst, alourh liz cond
ton Of lis hoah wus, and is snc lint fSr some tia
Is beyou lis @ ills time to uso MAKE So 'aI fu aud
thorough report upon tlo Gnaieat condltio Of lie
n,ako few Snraescng. and nresent somo resnona io
Tor lie constellation aid action Of he Common couu
ell. which. II III hia f1o IN
Simplify the situa.iou and prepure Tic wuy for 1cict
an informed Iy lie 1rcasursrs report ;o.ay, thai
te octuul amount Of cush in tho Irens,,rr IL stEa
1gg go. which il 7.3e5sa lcss tian tx n1not1t
w{,ich should ho III tho Troasmrv T. t',n i.to
Trrapurnr hna nnid oyrr In III, - rhie @ III, %
nnto NAV In tncrcaso.l n fnw thouenn1 iii
hrs by COLLECTIONS from chccks Aho,,t sim nm
Of tha deficiency ronpsta If mnncv uo ~ hnSa 1no,
donnse,I il lie seranI National mi Nnnufa1urara;
SanIs. boh Of which hoyo susene 1mxnrmt IT,
romaidor Of lis 1iocicncy is money ,,s9I mud row
yertct i,y Mr. tiupe In yfulut}on If nw 7 hnro ~
cciyrd from linn q uronosiitnn \ cnn~ of yi',cI fs
herewith suhn,tItet md Witt rrnaatia MaGn ~
Jciif n,t Tia Hrcoun1a hntuaop AtHst,o'''.Jt, * t
anu Mr. linn hnvo sni,nl..nd ~ ~
thoir DECISION to tln S5aynr nul Firnnrn nnnn,+ton
In accorJunce with Secs. : and ia Chm < ~ tha
,tv Chnrirr viii rcunrt thnt thn ~ ott ~ ~ ~ a.o
COUNT mado by Mr. Gueo IL not corrcct inaa",nc, NJ
ite md tnsa not include snch c,u;,na na 80 40 .it t1
mny hnyo urninst him fr ntercst xni nrnH. ~ % & .sy
nv tlte uSn ~ thn trust ns,mnvn ~" n H.; ha ann
Tim citv ia thcrefnre irft wifi onv ssca a"a Or
IN 11,n' Treaaurv within fou ill., ot ~,
maturing sd 0E Of tie nrine,n1 nn1 ssSSa ma ~ th
fnttrrst M n,,r hnn,lei doht W a~1 uro,tn ~ H.
euouuh money 10 Tim credit Of water funl focntnn
lie rsmatuJor Of tho 1nuurinr ie,,t an i,tsrsat ~
rrovilInn his hccn naic sxrnnt ia n,thni.i, ~ w
I'D 0Dl in naw hon,,s wirh hoyn ,,nt 10, ho 1 t ~
II nr disnna"a NJ i,csIIca thrro H. ~ @ ruaD i
1ctot1ucea Tnr norrnwnI 1,nnov ann,n;ih ,hu t,t tnot
81 am 0o0 mntnr;nr i, tho cn'rsa ~ ,.Innts @ ~
tinroahons Tin {mmcIotn nvnt,nh,n roeonrsaI' ~ ~
fhe city are the 1nonnv in the Traa"nry s5ce 1oa On
certificates Of tor suiss nmnninT ~ ao ac~ 'sn
Which should In conrercI into cus ~ s s I ,9
se sylthnnI ioua IN tia r;fv n n1 ~ ~ aa tose!
bY far 1oro imnorant i ha ta1 inv H. ~ ia7' anu
,,,,,jo nt,1es.,i 3ess ~. Aote$ uut