The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-07
NEWARK's NEW CITY GOVERN
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Mayor Perry's inaugural Messaee-A
Legal Bombsholl-is Boss" Dawes APP
pointment Declared Illegal.
The Newark Common Council chamber was
crowded last night with citizens, the occasion
being the organization Of new city government
Mayor Nehemiah Perry was hrst sworn into once,
and then the old Council wound mp its business
adjourned sine dte, and the new Council organ
lied. The Mayor read his message himself and
was warmly applauded atleast dozen times.
rf THE INAUGURAL MESSAGE.
10 comparatively brief End altogether o sensible
business like paper, int<rspersed with number
OF important suggestions Considerable space is
devoted to the consideration Of the heavy indebt-
edness Of the city, the necessity Of an Improved
governmental system and the practice OF wise
economy. The preparation OF new city charter
is most earnestly recommended; for, says the
Mayor, "the present charter with It's numerous
conflicting supplements not only embarrasses
those who honestly desire to ascertain their power
and duties, but too often furnishes pretext to
those who seek to enlarge their powers or defeat
the will Of the people," Strong ground Is taken In
favor Of enforcing the Sunday laws; but reference
o the p
partment. While 1t IL admitted that the Sunday
question was prominent issue OF the last cleo.
tion, the Mayor freely expresses the opinion that
there twas deeper issue still-vtz., that all laws
should be reasonably construed and enforced; that
punished" people he adds in this connection q
cannot be legislated into church nor out OF intern
perate habits; "but we can enforce quiet, can In
sure an opportunity for worship. aud make VICE
and debauchery to so conceal themselves a. to be
no longer . defiant, boisterous nuisance" To &C
complish this desirable result he pledges his CO.
operation with 'those who share the executive
power" Referring to the Broadwell defalcatiOn,
amounting already to nearly $1,000 Mayor Perry
souRcE OF MULTIPLICATION
and regret that the lair lame" OF the city should
have suffered through such dishonesty. He adds =
"The fearful epidemic OF corruption which makes
every one Of us blush for the reputation OF our
country has not spared our city. And SO great has
been the distrust created BY the disclosures Of
fraud that honest men in Ofncial positions have
unjustly suffered. This much, at least, has been
shown, that there ia under the present system OF
city government opportunity for fraud and great
difficulty OF detection" Alter the reading or the
message special communication was sent In by
the Mayor on the subject OF the Authorship
created quite IS esalta, oafr
It included legal opinion, expressed In writing,
Of the abest legal minds in the State, In which
It IL unequivocaly declared that the appointment
Of City Auditor Dawes by the last Council Is illegal
and therefore null and void. Judge Teese proves
by the City Hall records that Dawes last election
term did not commence until January 8, 1871. He
declares that the term Of the Auditor appointed
the 9th OF January, 1874 He concludes his paper
which Is quite long, with the following emphatic
language :-"My opinion is that the action OF the
Mayor and Common Council on the 81st day OF De-
cember last was contrary to law, and IN violation
OF the precedent established by the Common Coun-
Gil itself in the case OF the late. Auditor. and that
added that he considered there was NO Auditor
appointed, and named James F. Bond for the va
cancy. Loud applause greeted the name. On mo-
laid on the table. The Auditorshtp question will
undoubtedly 60 before the courts. 90 s fq rrrl