, 1874-08-01

lfo hatlifEH III, and ali public tnarrpsofenfa hnrc
nIou oouctl as tho isRa autIortv 70 a,nrcss to ~ m
rn1.an ntr IT. ts set e 1e ea nest certainly
already sa, to act Of lso7 o % not roueal r liz az ~
1s93, sd waa 9ot Intended to take Tho rowurs lhors
only dntles mud powers then spoce IN vnr ,o,,
Msn .s ooMauon oun,cfl can eg,liy confer uI
1xs* arsle'ss 3nt arr elrase within a. caso viii
c.i!onrn T3 that oxten siil ttat ii n r,' ~ to I'M
incts u" ~ tupanGl @ ~ ~. n ny onion opowor tess are
And LILLY, tue "a.sio T. Of ..i bIld1s
''t'on 1,t, 81 tbs oanlmon Council asisg
s8a, aud viii ijHSs11inM ,H', or THEE AnonITEcrs
power to authorize tic payment IT ,oor for serycl @
Meh " T. as no fee, power '' 10 re- require ui't
he Sasi. aG ef H. ,ysnt ,a1 can, can s e5,, mad
your Committee, and for tho rs soason % liza. TIT at DO
~. hapa !os aa fixed to asrveca which,
sa"r thrso architects to 1erforn, well as 70
oIsfs to effsrn Mhi1 .nd s coaac MY Legally reaurs thor
roporon Of ibis por cont Il to be a for nrenar M
Mrgant.a1 ,ng ,ne ntsns t draxint, .n .uctons WIN
saot anis teoomnesaon os ss such afshlttcts, + yo at
wien ross sn i ogrca to ba ps s!ie or at vhie is
T. 1T nr art s 1eGa and II %r illegal" hs whoe is vsd
vii ss esd nx 4 !,ks w ;a,d,dl 4 en and thai
POI. Of corcia. tlnt With wna yoi1 'os 'no pos
iAe nnwer and dulles Of tbs Board OF Public Tor1rs
question nro fixed by poaltro statue and arc clearly
saa ta!iy d'ined Which statute Ia paramount to any
.o 1Ss o. tas Common Council upon tho sumo subject.
srciscd III tho Board Of Public works III ottinR con
aots IN every ease whoro tho cost OF tho work OK
to 10 paid for BY special assessment or out Of tha zen.
oral t,,,M fnna: tsee; T. Chap. 0, uhArtcr.}.
efs coAsiacrel and 'luss freely admit tat they nre
not altogether free frum doubt, 70. a,n Of the vpiuon
thAs tho Common Council canot enjoiu duty or con-
statute " ths Slate that duty nn power are conferred
upon aud vested in tha board of l'udle Works.
Ac'peetfully submitted. EuuEur Jameson,
Ciy-Attorncy.
At THE OlTT-uALL
This opinion Of City-Attorney Jnmioson hss
utterly Anuhlatad the rings a,id combinations,
It !! is stated round the City-HalI thnt lIeBsrs.
.nS;n.4 Mnss a1ld Egan intend bringing an autiou
Vlo0 which they expended in A1lormanio cham
payne OH tho night Of their election.
comMon-Bonae Wow OF tho architect bustuoaB
Tas taken BY Eenslomnn ut tho City -Hnll ycy-
tha City Council, ,tloy woro m utterly irrospons.
! blo oouy at hoHt. thby gaYo no bo.ils and tho
ocHt remedy tho majority Of thum could over
SpplY 70 masaka was an apology. On the
other a. hand, caoll Commissioner OF tho
bond Of 81o0,oo9 It was ~ clear Hu.'u thai
The object in demanding bonds Of these rontle.
Iha t,mos. mnn y. seemee sno honest enployent OF
ogislation Of isGl r. t1,a ~, utga sne ~ tno
Council 10 wlold this power thnn thnS 49,. III ,ns srt
.he Uoard woud have beon rouufred to nroyiJo |
5llretics, '1fAe'Aae
Tho ouly Alderman who appeared waa thu ro-
!olabtabte M. D. Bailey, the lleud aud front Of
muGlao t anst;a ta;sninK and he had nothing to say
ion N was Montgomery, tho "Dig injun 81 til. |
Tho seemed to tfnu in the copd,tc. nf Tho nrcaent
,outcil sort of justitlcntion Of tboso iittn nor
or1nauces which once brought him to rriof. f0
I'D not deny ruE Tn1nuxn's statement '4o that liz
fnful Aldermen Ind Tried to Llcoi l'ir, NJ ~
28, 0o0, and tia opinion was freely exnrcs.oI
las tlle Council could not do otherwise than iu-
estlgato Charge so directly mado
he COURTHOUSE AND rEn .pour
TEcTUEA7, 7oRnEEscrn1r
. the EdjYor NJ yac ty,,e.ao sr.,.;.ea .'9-71oN"
SIN. wonl1 nj u onr.Ian ,s."' :.
lresa you nnon what mav na, %uIn Is :" WINE to
'e "clty-Hall Architectural Scandal" but for
10 fact that 1t has assumed sucl, nronort;ons
I'd been bundled u.,ont to nur1, ~, orto',t ~ ~
,c,,,,. = ao-;.,,s ,,s s ~ pa'" W. eALene aa TO
ua;on A.. n III, ss :. ~, "4,u'1col't"i ~. pro-
Falon as body, and to tho brilliant prospects
A'ch loomed up to Wow during tue year suc-
ediug tue groat flre. Tho ,niso5ro,t,,ras
ncb. for two vcnrs ,ost h,se s",ea
occcd,noa of o,r ~, ~, 60. 1,.s Ino
:. s"n. ~ ous eltS ana conhty Boards have
~ 1alea to produca Impressions upon the +.
'nds Of many citizens at to tho character OF
chilectB which are In general orroneoua.
The soar 1s72 found here houseIesa citv
'ich necessity commanded should bo Iebulit At :
zee. An imnenac dema,ld came from nitizons 5
d property-holdera for tlo seryieea +'op n1 o,e !
chitects, both OF tl,osp who Ind M. o". !
ifed reputation bv long rnaidonco :
4 those who had been nttrantca !
her by the prospects Of oxtousivo h,si"os.
% archlteeta wore the first to bo cousuitod :;
the first aud last to givo sl1npo, copstruction :,
ueaty 70 our bulioiifgs; WhoHu specifications
aaou W a1o iaHs uetall "Aat tue new city should q
'ss laut1cd their efforts, and eoon ths ,vln'o u u
lntry echoed their pralaes, audi loUkod on y =.
h astonishmons aud admiration as tho rosnt =. =.
their labors appeared to yiow. Thoy woro ~, !"
heroes Of tic hour. Our. citj:cns were e'
tedly grateful to think thsy vore IN smn;s =,
ID hands, and that 10 fow blundors ha1 boo" q q
united. Under tic oitcumstancna t,cv III u u
'Ath@pl5 we'll Moreover, tho architectB Naro by
~ uLhtNesa, aIlu therefore hapuY oven | 5r