Year: 1863




He unasrsood in the Mayor I'D vetoed the ordinance
and expecting Naessago from his Honor on the sub
ject momentariy.


Councilman GRo8 odlsret resolution directing tn,
Street Commissioner 70 oausehs removal of ell roors
except such belonged % tsfSts. from the various
parks and public buildings urged e adoption Of t
resolution On sanitary grounds and ter faE remArks
called for the question.


The resoluttoa vas adopted BY unanimous vote. "a


hnrrA AND nxsxrr uRxxES HtN


Councilman HSn offered an ordiDancel provdingvos
the exemption Of such mombers Of tho militia q ~
seen active service since March, 1861, and all
exempt nremen In moving for the adoption
Of the ordinance, hs stated that was we'll
known that nunber OF militia regiments had seen
great deal OF service In the field and had nobly sus
tanned the reputation OF New York II was NO more than
an act Of justice that these shod provided for
and that the city should pay the amount Of their OK
empton fec. Exempt nremen had reodereu invaua
BILE service to the community. and should not 20 unre
warded They had pOred their lives night after night
for years, and matter whether they had oiued
Fire Department for fun or through Of duty
services should not 80 unrswarded Tho ordinance The
freren. and he did n0t why exempt lroHen and mi


a shoyd not be entitled 70 tho same COZ sideration.


Councilman Gross in favor Of the militia being pro
vded for. but he thought the present would be bad
time W Introduce ordnance which would only
Mayor covered the entire ground he Thought and 4 would
disrused OF the first one.


Councilman JOINS took similar view OF the matter
and urged that the ordinance of Councilman Hays would
never prove effective. The Mayor would undoubtedly
the table for ten days. and It would be twenty
days before II could become law. by that time the
men whom Councilman Hayes WAS so anxious to relieve
would be OF to the war, would have paid their
excmIt'on fee on! of their own pockets II was we'll
one and was ayerso 70 paying aay money exce to hos
who were mustered into the OF the United Satos
says the ordinance already pssed 6y both
and would s,y the same IN regard Councilman Hayes
measure, and would certainly veto It. Besides. tue
n the members Of the militia or exempt Gremen were
poor and unable to pay their exemption eo Why, the
was rcquWed. He did not money voted away
on those no wore able 70 bear the burden o tho draft
Tho relief for the poor and not for those who
afford TO pay their exemption fee. A48


Councilman BRANDON followed n similar strain and
urged that the adoption Of the ordinance would do more


Councilman HArSs rcply stated that ordinance
could mot possniy interfere VITA the ardnance IA the
hands OF tho Mayor. He hoped tho Board woad look
upon the matter ayoraby and adopt the ordinance jus.


The PRKsIDESr announced that be had RECEIVED meg
sage from his Honor the Mayor aud suggested that Coun
Gilman Hayes would Withdraw his ordinance until tho
communication from the Mayor was disposed OF.


Councilman Hays agreed to do the condition that
the matter would be taken up Immediately on dspcsng


Councilman JosKs rose to call the attention Of the Board
to one point 10 the Mayors veto In his communication
70 this roard his Honor ates that the ordinance
fcctive, and that any &an who may get thousand
ca on The CITY for the additional sum OF three hundred
dollars Now me ordinance distinctly provides against
Sny sSch %pSs and the uo Mayor had sssd
Into sch an error. Then AGAIN., tho Mayor
objects to The ordinance On the ground that any young
Glare his Intentions to ente him 70 the benefit that
would be conferred who born in the country
The speaker thought that nasmuch q the young foreigner
would DO liable to be was only fair that he
should be entitled TO the same consideration at their
hands . any one else He did MT see why
any distnclon should be madc between the native nd
foreign born citizens, and reminded the Mayor tate
scenauls from foreigners In conclusion &c hoped that
the paper from the Mayor would be published in all the
ana ns G ana o. s zen ass S


Councilman Gsoss was sorry for the sake Of the loyal
people OF New York, TINT they had not Mayor wAo
could furnish them with better argument than the veto
presented lnsisad u urging gcod and sufcicnt reasons
was fun Of nothng bat Interpretations and surs
upon the good city Of New York The document was an
ber Of the Board would fail be present the exra


on Of ten days. SO that tho ordinance might be passed,
notwithstanding the veto, and offered resolution
pledgng the Board TO such action.


Councilman BRANDON thought tho ordinance not as
carefully drawn up a. ~ might boz but the Mayor sug
gested improvement, and the matter most
gent advisable he thought, to have the ordinance
n BOON .


Councilman Geoss urged the adoption OF his rcsolu on
and said he wanted To show the penplc o!
league with the Mayor in this crusade against the
poor He understood that the money for exemption
sW and had no a. 10 se sea
trary notwithstanding. 9~ 3a
Board was sufficient guarantee for tho public 10
well known that the Board was unanimous almost
the subject or paying the exemption leo OF
t06m68ves.
If he thought the adoption Of tho resolution would be any
advantage 10 those who aireidy drafted, he woud
be willing to vote for It, but they would be unable
raise the money until after ten days had expired and the
SEQ the necessity or any hasty legislation IT.


The question on The adoption OF Councilman Gross'
resolution then put and carried BY vote OF 23 to l.


ExENrING xTrvA KxKMiT rrRExEy.


Councilman Hayes thcn called tho reading Of the or.
dinance relative to paying the exemption ee Of tho


Alderman Bwcr moved that the Board take recess FOR
bali an hour, and uskcd Councilman Hayes to withdraw


Councilman Hayes waived his motion, and the Board
thereupon took a recess


Councilman Hayes was read second time, and motion
made to adopt the same.


Councin1p Joxp opposed the adoption OF the
ground that you'd only tend TO defeat the good
work they had alrcady accomplished. Tho ordinance
which had Just been vetoed oy the Mayor coyered the
enacticns that would tend to destroy its ut
lily. A the expiration Of ten days they had pledged
themselves II over the veto OF the Mayor and then
remcn exempt nremcn, militiamcn and all those who
could not bear the burden Of the exemption tax wod be
relieved lie opposed 10 cgsating Cor any partcu
lar set Of men, and would not give hts support 10
measure which aid not bcnent the whole community He
believed in making those nay their exemption fee
who could afford TO do So and IN favor Of aiding poor
men only


Councilman HAvrs did not care whether militia
had three hundred dollars not 70 pay his exemption
Fec with lie entitled tn somc rccompencs for bis
services Ia virginia, Maryland and Pcnusyvan and
should 70 unTcwarded Tho excmpt rcmsn had also
done their duty By day and By night, aud II they hal
three hundred dollars saved up, that why
u should he taken away from them.


After some further debate Councilman JoN moved 70
lay the ordinance the table. Carried BY vote Of -
TO II.


On motion, the Board then adjourned.


Esca paae from the Monroe County
JaiI-Exciting Time-The Prisoners
Captured.


[From tine Rochester Union, August la.l
half, Ara