New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-23

the uty Of abusing tho principal ooer Of the Govern
IesSa &. t sS1S Ss
talk u The people Of this Province at that time and that
Domn Bofar wrote 70 the Governor many letters upon
sion the good Domini called the Governor the child
q the dSy cyl and that SRSn s sRO S .
from the pulpit II has been thus from that time 70 this
S s% the Having Tas thus
II you did not already know that there Is something
PaaD' lead. the a5 ssOpO Of those WsO many
chance TO hold Office win proceed to apologize Tor
PSUd doing % gsf viii be well
mention the fact that the name which was gwen 70
Changed cha ssi''' We now know il as New-YorE.
Across the Bridge Is Brooklyn Krooslyn mas anws
Il has charter which permits home rule. That IN sd
Of US We sS9d With build tne bridge sdss
seoSS na' of time; was e1en%sa to
comes 10 dissolve coDartnership with Brooklyn
IL win be found that Brooklyn owns twothirds Of that
ground piece Of bridge reaching clear over TO New
York &c. in that respect Brooklyn has got ahead Oh US
THE DUTIES OF THE MAYOR OF NETWORK.
Now, I viii give you some reasons why have not
prepared myself respond to this toast And II theres
legislator within the sound Of my voice. viii be glad to
have bin listen TO what I have say IN apology.
In the first place. the duties Of the Mayor of NewYork
are peculiar. He mas during the present year
up 10 this time signed $4,000 documents.
That very simple thing say but the theory of the
law which cOmpels him 10 sign those documents Is tnt
when he has examined them and affixed MS sgnaturs 10
attached To 10000 OF these documents are at least on an
average, three other documents. Permitting the mayor 10
have ten minutes which examine three docu-
mems and ax his signature to the other one, ana there
are $4,000 documents be examined ALLOWING him
ten minutes to examine the whole ana aux
his signature, and he has already performed formed
wonderful task OF aborng 4S6 days OF twelve hours
each without any ntermsslOn. In addition 10 mat, ne
has received from the Board Of Aldermen 100 ordl
and resolutions. Permitting half an hour 10 eh-
anime each ordinance resolution land l should say
that of those he has vetoed 800 and TO ax his sigma
ture or write his Veto and there are % uays more VI
twelve nours eacn without intermiSdon In addition 70
this the mayor must attend 10 and receive ose VINO eau
to see him on matters OF business o. one
kind or another. In that way the Mayor %
New York has during the present year ,h up nrs
mess therefore nc had spent 70 days more OF II hOu
EACH Without mt rnssion, OonSelue,uy o b ySut "
up this time has performed GIL days work. OF Twelve
each, without intermisson tLaugnerl In adii-
ZION tat 1t is expected OF the Mayor OF tat
he will LOOK into the performance OF the duties OF al n
the City Government Aud I'm aI n u ono 10
that, tns Mayor OF New YORK Is tue Caar-
and he must IL that the money which Is properly
apporoned different departments and he must see
should be- II he leaves heads of the departments
s the fault OF the Mayor II any thing goes "ron nc
IL also chairman OF the Sinking Fund COnmSSiOh anu
must atttnd 10 all financial matters connected WIN Iat
Openings and Improvements He Is Chairman OF inc
Aqueduct Commission. All these commissions re-
qulre very much of his time and attention.
In addition to all this he ia olicio member OF
eighteen boards OF trustees; and all Of have
ais attention so you will II the Mayor OF New
YORK has performed his full duty II is in
the law, ne already beaten those who OBJECT TO
tlrd term, for he must nave ldOored at least one
thousand days Of twelve hours each, without
intermlsslon. All this should be corrected.
do not say this because l ask Of the gentlemen OF me
New-in Gland society any sympathy. No New-Lnelandcr
accepts such position Win his eyes VIDE open Is
spoke a lew moments az" OF the growth OF Tie cily
Perhaps tHere Is notnE when Lsta'es more o;S.g
tue grUw,h OF the ClIy OF Ne"-loih tndl rs S G
sulD.y aud TIE history Of the water supply OF new
YOrk very Curious anhv Inr "od Nn,gn 1 cnn NO.
mnced ia 7Sj and III l7s3 tue nrS step wnicn ied To
al e contracting OF the work taken by the Legislature
And here is about the only symptom lana IL " very t
one of the approach to home RUE that NeW-loh can
boast Of In ISs3 there introduced ia the Legislature
a resolution directing the Governor and senate to
appOn1 and confirm hye CLlcLs 10 Investigate hc sun
20 the construction the Croton Aqueduct; aud tnat
tune was believed to Dc an mat was 70
nfty years after, almost TO day, resolution was
Introduced in the Senate requesting tue mayor
~ NeU-York 10 appoint i've citizens; ana
tue resolution, without tne ntroddcer navhS known
il at all in almost the same words II wa, tIlt II
it did TO build ana complete the present one
thank you gencmtn for listeeing 10 ne so patiently,
aud am grateful the cordial manner in which you nave
received Inc. lApplatse'l
CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEWS ADDRESS.
al will introduce a stranger to yon, who VIII
respond to the last toast-Mr Chauncey NJ. Dcpew"
said Mr. Cooper Mr. Depew gave the bchedIctoh
in the following words:
Nm PRESIDENT: The command Of the rear guard In re
treat furnishes the opportunity lof great general put
IN assault II leaves hun Ia charge of the nag
ago WAGONS aud cUmmlsstry stores. why upon either
nypothc.s should he lett To close this memorable ughti
Your committee placing the pyramid upon Tue aN
and winding up the OratOry Ia much tho same condition
A many a Ocatcd guest. lldugtci.J nave Wthh'd
many famous celebrations POrefather Day hnt none
where most the cOlucnce. Hlt ana wisdom OF tho
metropolis and from foreign states nave pild sl'h IN
equaled tributes to New England past and present
We have had three G"r,1Y7 h'afI OF b pcf Ia
h,.tst t.iiD
nomeward Journey the neglected skeleton Inc D,oe IN
HE opera OF Patience appeals rDm taI{ 10 uuthi 10
restore Ina mental equilibrium and moral digcrtion.
Laughter No study IL ~ interesting s the pychOloS
ii nrci,ritics of different races BY much ohrerya-
on and soIno practice have estimated the capacity OF
various natiUDatcz IOT the sweet incense 81 praise ana
Wv ~ aba festival ON st. Andrews ID ~ aud witness the
serene satisfaction with which the scot listens To- the
statement that the best poetry aud philosophy OF th9
world are his. Iattcnd the ST. Patrick celebration ana
note the hilarious welcome gwen by the irirmh 10 tne
sentiment that all the eogncnce ahd eaah,ly' ana al
tine municipal Offices are his lLalsnter anu APPLAUSE
At Georges hear the heavy rhrs WIN "hch tiio
| world iuin my Dutchland HuGuc. 0t brethren on ~
Nicholas night ia accepting ~ undiscd ruin the cin
uuent oh ,ervationS That the WOrd owes an ol s cl'
and religions liberty to Us. But while win cach oi thcsc
people there can be detected "A mental reserl atIon
DAYS none Of them will submit to accusation or CRITICISM
mon hi. shoulder and the remarks winch at the last 81
Andrews DINNER raised tempest OF Indignation were
terl Upon the OF the DESCENDANTS 81 inc full'ahr'
not only Foreathcrs' Day bat on every DAY III tne
wear tne a-crpon all the freedom and progress OF the
he ,ubc 10 New-EugllId, OF the lcavcnnE ln1ucutrh
.rnicn aro rcgencratiuS the everywhere Ia hCr
tcar INNS falls IA mild statement OF universally al
mite, fact Clad In the impenctribc arnor 81 conscious
merit tucy rrr,,ans all people IN cuty admission ana
rejection OF criticism, in the loudcst laugh at clever
rariclturc OF Themselves and ~ proudly acctpS annre
os nr1is in the that n j. the tribute when lnod
| ocTity pay, ~ genius. Appll use . 80
o,Iy INA H. IA old "a tine handing jf the May Flower and
| the Half Moon. When the Rev. Francis Doughty was
nriyen IRON Massachusetts for asserting thal Abraham
children should have been baptized rather n ri cum
| cise, he VIA welcomed here by the Dutch WIN the
pcartIon that he might bapZe all the descendants Or
| Abr.hau whom lac could convert. But when Governor
Nicnns cauturcd NcwIOrk shortly Hitcr TIE hdrsici'
att, Colony offered hin some Indian anAlafles 70 cur
ran the Connecticut WITCH found refuge ana Ilendy
0rcrtipg In TINS city among people VINO tl long before
learned me Lesson that ali witches aud man