Year: 1871




Public Reception Of tine Fenian Refugees
70 be rendered by the Brooklyn Alder


men.


The regular weekly meeting of the Board OF Alder.
men was held yesterday afternoon, Alderman Bergen
In the chair. In the regular order OF business in
the reception OF communications for reference, the
following from ex-Congressman william E. Robin
son In relation to extending o public reception to
the Irish patriots now on thelr way TO this country
was read:-


TO THE HoSoRADln THE BOARD OF ALDEaMEa OF THE
fbeg respectfully to sges. for your consideration
the subject Of apsbs reception to the Irish patriots now
Ss Sssa others expected
s tsS :%
Thomas F. Burke who among the distinguished Of
were sentenssd to death were 70 leave usenstown yesor
o % o 5 w sho Sn sdes s
ex,es public reception say in the academy Of Music on
only Rosa Who oses was a. S
@ o ss w e
na w No. be in time for the New Ysk Feepo


Alderman CLANCY, of the Fifth ward, the n oflered
the following resolution IN connection with the
Whereas ia expected that there win soon arrive in the
city OF New York oDonoyan Rosa and hi. comparois
Of freedom in Ireland; and whereas Il proper that the
With S with wh n ' o 70
are identified should have an opportunity of rendering
sonment to which tyranncal and despoc laws had CON
signed them and welcome to the land Of the free;
Resolved, That be referred a committee of seven to
lie reception therein the irish released soon to
arrive ID country expense not exceeding 81 ooO
which amount hereby appropriated for that purpose
Alderman CLANCY moved suspension of the rules
In ORDER 10 vote upon the resolution.
Alderman CUNNINGHAM objected, saying there
was


NO MONEY IN THE TREASURY
applicable for that purpose.


The resolution for suspension OF the rules
ried.


resolution the reference as to the amount When it
came to the turn OF the Chair vote he arose and
said that he could not vote away money for this pur.
pose, as there was no fund from which TO draw the
amount He also read the section OF the charter
bearing upon the subject, which makes it a misde-
meanor, punishable offence. for Alderman to
vote away money when there are no funds in the
treasury applicable.


Alderman CLANCY said that II that was the case
the Alderman should have been in jail long ago. as
they had frequently voted money under similar cir
cumstances. He referred to the recent apprOprla-
on OF five hundred dollars for the purchase OF iiags
for steamship.


Alderman BERGEN and the representative OF the
Filth ward then had pretty sharp war of words In
which the former remarked that the latter gentle
man had better read the charter ere he came there
to Insult gentlemen.


Alderman CUNNINGHAM opposed the adoption OF
the resolution and called attention to the fact that
IL was upon this very point OF law In dispute as to
the right to expend money not provided for in the
tax levy that the Common Council, few years ago,
refused to make any appropriation for the poor
orphan children who were deprived OF their asylum
by fire one cold winter night


The resolution striking out the amount was
ADOPTED by vote or fourteen to seven. A CON-
mlttee was subsequently appointed by the Chair to
carry out the arrangements for the reception.