Year: 1862




Move in tho Board OF Councilmen.
The following letter from David T. Valentine the time
honored Clerk Of the Common Council manly fearless
and explicit. It speaks for ITSELF


To THE HONOR RABrE rBx BOARD or COUNCnMgN:-


Having observed in the proceedings Of your honorable
body resolution offered by ono OF your members,
qurng the Clerk Of the Common Council 20 give infora
ton " the Board 10 respect to certain matters therein
connected with the publication Of the Cor
poraon Manual beg leave (sthough the resolution was
adopted) to communicate your honorable body all
the information can give you on the subject.


And first deem due to myself to repe any inference
which may be drawn from that resolution and from the
debate upon In reference TO the sale and reservation OF
any copies Of the Manual.


have never reserved any number to myself, nor has
the number sold during the three years mentioned In the
resolution exceeded twenty five copies In all the
amount received for them over fifty dollars These
sold TO strangers whom did feel authorized TO
sent them and the proceeds being 80 tring have felt
justified in cxpendng the amount in matters connected
with the library.


resolution, It should be recolocted that am not
executive officer Of the city government. No agree
msn has been made by me for any part Of the work.
Ali that have done has been TO certify to the per-
formance Of the labor This has been done by pro-
cisely In tho manner as in all other OF work
donc for the department which have control. The
printers scale Of prices have The Finance
Department has the auditing Of the bills. The action Of
that department has no doubt been characterized by
its usual carefuness and the bills have been properly
audited.


may 10 allowed to say in addition that the pubiica-
tton OF the tn0 enlarged scale 10 which
has grown OF late years. has been proceeded with from
the understood desire OF members the Common Coun
Gil TO have It compiled IL IL for the Common Council
II they desire the publication OF such work indicate
any change In its character which they may think pro-
per, which (f entrusted with it's publication)
shall cheerfuly comply cannot feel under the crcum
stancesthe work having extended to annual Of
twenty years duraou under the direct knowledge and
sanction Of the Common Councl--that am under any
responsibility Tor the expensive character Of its publ
cation.


In respect to that part Of tho resolution which
quiros estimate Of tho expenses Of compiling the
Manual for the present year, respectfully suggest
that have been sensible that the remuneration award
cd TO me personally has been liberal and nattsring
I have never fixed price upon my labors In that
respect and the amounts voted TO at different De
RODS have been voted without solicitation on my
part. And although regard my services worthy OF
compensation, inasmuch a great part of the matter
which has appeared in the Manual has required very ex
tensivs research and labor yet cannot bring myself
bargain for them with tho Common Council. whatever
II the Common Council choose to limit the number OF
the edition. or tho amount OF the appropriation will be
indication to Of the the work required
II any be required, for the present year.
the number Of distribution, will reply foiows:-
During the years 1859 and 1850 the editions four
thousand Eve hundred COPIES OF these the members of
the Common Council received about twenty eight hun
drcd, tho balance distributed among the heads OF
departments and their officers, the Supervisors Police
braries and leading citizens who made application for
the same With respect 70 the year 1851 the edition
was six thousand OF these the members Of the Common
Council received about thirty eight hundred the balance
we're distributed 10 similar manner 70 that before
stated


All Of which 10 respectfully submitted


DIT VALENTINE, Clerk Common Council
JASuARy 81, 1892