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4 MUNICIPAL REPORM, SEPARATE THE ELECTIONS. sade Large Majority of Senators and Assem- bivmen Favor the Idea. THE HERALDS INTERVIEWS CONCLUDED, ne Decided Opinions from Seneca, Steuben, Sulli- van. Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Wash- ington, Wayne, Westchester, Yates, Kings and New York Counties, Tammany’s Mismanagement n Denounced. | } RIGHT AGAINST PARTY. We conclude to-day the series of interesting inter- views procured by our correspondents with nearly all the Senators and Assemblymon of the State on the important subject of a spring election in New York | city, It will be seen in almost every instance that the | conscientious opinions of these legislators are de- cidedly in favor of the idea. Dictation of party leaders can alone prove an obstacle to the success of the prop- osition. Tammany Hall, ot course, willdo all in its power to defeat so necessary a reform. ‘The sentiments of democrats and republicans alike against the cor- cuptions and despotism of Tammany are again freely expressed. TY. Loni, Dec. 3, 1875. ASSEMBLYMAN POST. Mr. Lewis Post, the democratic member from this | county, who resides here at Lodi, will do all im his | power whon he goes to Albany to further the interests of the city of New York, and should he be satisfed, fter careiully considering the subject, that a spring tion would be an aid toward securing ber better | Jocal olticers than could be obtained at an election held the samo day as the general election, be will favor the idea, SENECA COU SENATOR LAMONT. Judge Lamont, the democratic Senator from the Twenty-third district, which includes Chenango, Dela- ware and Schoharie, is of the opinion that the pro- posed change would be a step in the direction of local self-government. Local self-government being a cher- ished democratic tenet, he would, on principle, be in favor of it. He supplements the statement, as many others bad supplemented it, by saying that party con- siderations would have great weight with him, ASSEMBLYMAN ROSCOX. John Roscoe, the democratic Assemblyman from Schoharie county, says be regards the change as a good one, but his action on the matter, should it become a matter of legislation, would depend, in a great measure, on party considerations, He would have no regard for what the New York delegation would have to say on | the matter, unless a different class of men from those returned rom New York last year were in the dele- gation. | SCHOHARIE COUNTY. | STEUBEN COUNTY. Warixs, N. ¥., Dec. 9, 1875, SENATOR BRADLE! The combined delegation from this Senatorial dis- trict cousists of five men, with George W. Bradley, of Corning, as Senator, at their head. He being first in the natural order, I will introduce him first. 1 found the Senator in his office at Corning He said he had beard much talk about spring elections, and thought it was a subject which the recently appointed commission of Governor Tilden would take into consideration and yote upon. He had no doubt that the change in the time of election would be a benetit tothe city of New York, but he, at his distance, could not tell as well as members from New York what was wanted. ASSEMBLYMAN RUGGLES. Mr. W. B. Ruggles, democrat, trom the Second dis- trict of this county, called on me at the Nicolls House, fa Bath. Mr. Ruggles said the idea of chadging U time of election tor the city of New York was a vi good oue, aud one which he would support, SULLIVAN COUNTY. ASSEMBLTMAN WENZEI. Sullivan county has again selected Mr. A. E. Wenzel to represent her in the next Le ture. Last year | the gentleman was chosen by abandsome majority, snd this year that majority has been increased, Mr, Wenzel ts a democrat and resides at Callicoon, about ten miles back of the Erie Railroad. He has studied somewhat with profit the management of public af- fairs in New York city, Asa legislator he said that he earnestly desired to see the municipal election sepa- rated {rom that of the fall. The greai trouble as to @ charter in New York seemed to be that when intro- duced in Albany it came se lumbered up with all sorts of unnocessury matters that the real objects to be ob- tained were almost entirely beyond comprehension, Mr. Wenzel thought a spring election would operaie in reforming many abuses in metropolitan government. | He was opposed to having so many commussioners over the different departments. One for each was suf- ficient for all purposes, Tammany's dictation had worked a great deai of injury to the democratic party | athe State. The leader or leaders came to Albany last winter and placed certain Dills before the demo- cratic members, wich they were expected to support as “party measures,” right or wrong. This was de- moralizing to the detnocrate, and seriously affected the interests of the party throughout the State, as evi- denced in the result of the last election. TOMPKINS COUNTY. / ASSEMBLYMAN HALLIDAY. Mr. Samuel 8. Halliday, of Ithaca, democratic candi. date from Tompkins county, believes the change would be a good one, but will not say how be would regard it of legisiation. His district is strongly re- d, as be ts a democrat, he 18 very cautious and speaks. ULSTER COUNTY. Kinostox, Dee. 12, 1579. SENATOR SCHOONMAKER, It is not always easy to interview a lawyer as to his probable future legislative action. This truth was par. ticularly demonstrated in the conversation just held with exJudge A. Schoonmaker, elected to represent the Fourteeu'h district in the next Senate. This gen- tleman is a democrat, was formerly County Judge, and resides at Kingston, where he pract Ia the recent election Mr. N. C. Connolly was the re- | pudlican candidate against him, Senator Schoon- maker's majority reached over 2,500. His district coms prises the counties of Greene and Ulster. 1 called at Senator Schoonmaker's office at a late hour in the afternoon. A courteous reception and a kindly greeting di me. “The Hexatp,.” remarked Mf. Schoon maker, “is the greatest paper in the world, It is the most enterprising. I bave read some ot the artic Tolating to a spring election in New York city have not paid « great deal of attention to the sv a5 a matte publican how ie set his profession. | do not trouble myself much about New York politics, In fact, L am pot e'politician, but a lawyer. | do not wieh to prophesy what will be my legisiatiy tion on lar measure. My mind as to a spring elec- blank piece of paper. I have no opinion for or against {t at present, When the subject comes before the Legislature | will act upon itin a judicial ity after careful examination, There are argu- ments on both sides.” “If a separation of the municipal from the State and national elections would resuit in seearing for us in New York city a better class of city oificials would you not be inclinéd to vote for such a project?’ Senator Schoonmaker was asked. “Well, I probably would. 1 shall have to consider any part tion ia like “1 the majorit; of the representatives from New York in the wae favored such a pian, would you jem 7” reetnat * would bea strong argoment in its favor, I see rou bave come here to get ‘a a Opivion on tois issu am not pre} id to give it. am a democrat, course tn favor of the old doctrine of ‘home r @o not believe in the country rul: the city. If the | people of New York are im favor of Bg election ‘and Pam convinced of the fact I shall certainly support an emendmeat to the charter having that object in ‘These were the main points of conversation dropped by Senator Schoonmaker. ‘‘By the way,’ he ques- tioned our dent, “how do you account for the * defeat of Tammany Hall in the last election?” Abundant reasons, With which the readers of the @eunaro are already familiar, were given to the Senator. “Well,” he responded, “it wasaterribie defeat The overthrow ‘of the Tweed Ring was nota circumstance gi Then the issues were entirely diferent. But ber all appeared plain g, and soch as qesult was pot anticipated.’ Further edorts were made to 1nduce Senator Schoopmaker to take a decided stand either in favor or opposition to the spring elec. | tion ¢, but he could not be moved from his peatfal basin. me ASSEMBLYMAN WORTS. ‘The whole delegation from Uisier county in the next | Arsombly, consising of Uuree members, are demo- od of | a8 not having given the subject very much attention, that he was heartily in favor uf a spring election, and | | | ments therein expressed, | should be held on different days,” he said, “ | eyes of NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1876.— Dr. Jacob D. Warts ts from the Second district. des at New Paltz, some sixteen miles from Dr. Wurts was'a member of Aasembly in cratic. He re Kingston. the last Legislature, being elected by a majority of 400. This year be bas been chosen by a majority of over 1,000. On t ng called apon by the Hekato correspon- himself ag being in favor of a spring «be knew of the idea He thought u ove the character of our municipal offi- In bis recalls the town and other elections were nor Tilden favor the chunge?” a id at one time,” responded the Henatp repre- sntative. “Do you not recollect the speech ho de- ed in Opposition to the Tweed charter and in ad. vocacy of @ spring election ?”” | ‘Ob, well, then,” said Dr. Wurts, “anything that | Governor Tilden favors | will support. In the Presi- | deatial and Gubernatorial contesis, no doubt, many poy atl men ship into munietpal offices, which would not be the case if the elections were separated, ASSEMDLYMAN THOMAS HAMTLTON, ofthe First district, expressed himself perfectly un- biassed as to aspring election on being called upon, | He promises to be guided entirely by what considera- | tions present themselves to his mind when an amended | or a new charter for New York comes before the | Legislature at its next session. He also believes in | “home rule’’—no interference by outsiders with the management of local afuirs, Mr. Hamilton evidently | wished to appear entirely non-committal on this issue | of a spring election, and was particularly guarded as to being forced into an expression of opinion one way or the other, In different words, he was on the ‘feuce.”” He lives in Roudout, aud has been elected on the demo- | cratic tickel, ASSEMBLYMAN DAVIS WINNIE, of the Third district, lives at Mount Pleasant, about | twenty-five miles from Rondout, His residence ts sit- | tre two miles back of the Ulster and Delaware | On being questioned he said he favored the project so far ashe kuew of its merits, He thought at an {mprovement would result in the character and ney of charter officials in New York city if the municipal election was separated from the State and | national. The gentleman, however, expressed himself | it promised to cast a vote in its tavor if he was con- ced the change would benefit the local government ot New York city, | WARREN COUNTY. | Jouxsuora, Nov. 30, 1875. ASSEMBLYMAN WADDEL. The representative of Warren county in the Assem- | bly this yoar ts Mr. Robert Waddel Mr, Waddel said | had always wondered why the State and local elections should be held at the same time, “I believe that they nd if the question comes up in the Legislature I sball yote for the spring election, unless the New York members can bring forward some good argument to show that it 1s better for the city that the local and State elections this spri | wishes and dictates ot | heavy. should be beld on the same day. I can readily under- | stand,’’ he added, “that there 18 great room for blind | yoting when the two are held on the same day, In my | opinion local elections should not be governed by po- | litical considerations, especially in large cities. Divest & mayoralty election’ of a political leaning and there | will be no trouble about getting men of high standing | in the community to run for the ollice. WASHINGTON COUNTY. Wurrenant, Dec. 1, 1875. ASSEMBLYMAN BURLEIGH Emerson E, Davis was, it will be remembered, the Governor's right hand man in the Assembly last year. He {t was whom the Governor insisted should be made | chairman of the Canal Committee, and who, despite | the Governor's aid, had to be content with a second | place on the committee. He was renominated this fall, and, like most of the men who had closely ident} | fied themselves with Mr. Tilden during last winter's session, he was defeated. The man who defeated him was H. 'G. Burleigh, of this place, a stanch republican | and a man widely known throughout the county. Mr, | Burleigh, in alluding to the main subject of the inter- view, said:—"I have read the Heratp articles on the charter, and, if the defects exist which it is contended in them do exist in the law, it would be only the part of wisdom, I think, for the Legislature this | winter to rectify what is wrong or whatever interferes | with the smooth working of the machinery of the city | government. I think thatthe local election in New | York ought not to be held the day of the State election, | and if the matter ts to be decided one way or other this | year, I shall certainly vote for a spring election, pro- vided, of course, the policy of the majority of the As- | sembly, of which I am ono, should not beforehand de- | cide, as a party matter, that the local election for good reasons to be shown should be held on the same day | as the general State election.” | “COUNTY | WAYNE COUNTY. Crypx, Dec. 7, ASSEMBLYMAN GURNER. Emory W. Gurneg is the democratic member-elect from the First district of the republican county of | Wayne. He isa banker and resides at this place. Mr. | Gurnee said, in answer to certain questions of your | correspondent, that be believed that the Legislature | should give heed to the stand the New York city dele- | gates should take in regard to the question. His own | opemion now was that it would be better for the city to have ita ‘local election separate from the general election. | It seemed to him that the voter then could act more | wisely than when there were State candidates in the | field. In fact he believed in the principle that local issues and general issues should be kept apart at elec- tions and the best way after ali appeared to be to have | @ separate local election, | WESTCHESTER COUNTY. SENATOR ROBERTSON. | ‘A member of the last State Senate Judge Robertson has been re-elected from Westchester county to ali the same position. The Senator is a lawyer of eminence 1875, | | and while Chairman of the Judiciary Committee in the Legislature of 1875 was conspicuous in forwarding all reform measures inaugurated by Governor Tilden. He is a republican in politics, lives at Katonah, a pretty | town about forty-five miles from New York and keeps & professional office at White Plains. 1 called upon the gentleman in my tour of the State to inquire how he stood upon the political issues before the coming Legislature and particularly as 10 his probable stand either for or against a spring election in New York city. Senator Rovertson said in substance:—As far as 1 have stadied this subject I feel convinced that a spring | election would be of great advantage to the citizens of New York. Of course lam now speaking from the fHiera.p standpoint, I have read the articles in your paper upon this topic with a great deal of interest. They are able, The arguments im favor of an election of this cbaracter are plausible, and I now speak from impres- sions produced upon my mind in reading those editorials, 1 have not yet had an opportunity of exam- iming the other side of the question, but present con- victions are that the choosing of municipal officers in large cities should be entirely separated from State and natioual elections Such @ course would give the people a better opportunity of examining into the merits of the different candidates. I see that the Henao bas taken up this spring election doctrine with its usual vigor afd force. Your paper generally suc- ceeds in what it goes jor. I am of the opinion that, with the powerful aid of the press, such a law as you speak of can be passed. I feel confident, however, that the republican party will not fee! justified in passing meudments to the charter of New York city ua- less itis pretty well understood that Governcr Tilden will affix his signature to the enactinent, Heral.v CORRESPONDENT (handing the Senator a copy of the HRRALD containing the following extract from Governor Tilden’s speech in opposition to the pro- | posed charter of Tweed)—‘‘This charter is deficient in | another respect, in that it makes the election of char- ter offices coincident with that of the State and fede oficea The municipal election of 1,000,000 of people ws of sufficient importance to be dealt with by itself, and by 80 doing you can avoid the mixing of municipal interests with Staye and national interests.”’ Bat, Senator, this speech of the Governor's emphatically anaounces bis predilections as favorable to a spring election ; so that objection Is got over, Senator RopgRrsox—Yes; but circumstances some. | ‘s alter cases. The Governor may have changed | mind since then, and it would not be politic in us to go Unkering the charter unless we were assured of the Governor's support, However, there ts a possi- bility of passing measures over the Governor's veto in the Sen. We havea republican majority of eight, and some of your New York Senators will vote with Us on Many measures Probably we might count upon Mr. Bixby in this connection. HxealD Coxxxsroxosyt—And Mr, Morriesey too, Senator Roaenrs ery likely. Henato ConnnsPonpst—What do you think of Tam- | many Hall and its management? Senavor Rowerrsox—O1 course everybody agrees Upon that point, There should be reform and destruc- tion of the one man power.” The people ought to have control of their own political affairs, It is probabie we shall pass a bill revoking the charter of the Tammany Society. Lf the Governor refuses to sign it then we | can tell where to saddle the responsibility. By the way, this seems to be another important question with the Heratp. The political power of the paper was clearly exbibited at the last election. Mr. Hacket success was mainly due to the exhausting fight which the Hera made during that gentieman’s canvass | Senator Robertson then expressed a wish not to con. | verse further on those topics until he bad an opportu- ity of studying them more fully. EAKKR HUSTED, The next Speaker of the Assembly, General James W. Husted, lives at Peekskill, on the Hudson. at th: ume 1 called 1} was conceded on all ion again selected to fill the Speaker's bh he so ably occupied on | T portant position the g | teal opin are ontitied “to considerable | Quick-witted, energetic, suave, Obliging and an excep. | tionally talented parliamentarian, the influence which | Mr. Husted yrelds in legislative asset bas been always remarkable, This mfluence did not seem to be materially impaired when the democrats held posses- sion Of the House, Last year he headed the republican Minority, and direeved @ compact and vigorous cam- paign at Albany in the interest of his party, Thor- oughly disciplined and accoutred as this minority stood, under the leadership of @ shrewd tactician like Husted, the republican members Urew dust in the the “respousibie mayority,” and made them | be purified and that officials were piaced in power the taugning stock of the state. Oa stating the object | of my visit: the General expressed bis views substan- tially as follows:—According to pregent impressions lam decidedly in favor of the proposition to separate the two elections. I must, however, more carefully examine into the subject before I can give it my | entire, unqualified epproval. Lt a good idea to sep- arate federal aud State from municipal politica. The tesues are entirely different. They ought not to be mixed up. | willgive you an iMustration of how this will operate in my own locality, The town and vil- | lage elections are held in the spring. For several | years past Mr. Coffla 8. Brown, a very worthy gentie- man and a democrat, has been electea Supervisor at g coutest by a majority averaging over 400, For nine years consecutively I have been elected as a republican each fall by majorities ranging from 300 to 800, In the fallof 187 Mr. Brown ran against me for Assembly and was beaten by 400 votes. This proves that in the spring elections for munictpal offic the people of my vicinity look singly to the capmbiliti of the various candidates, irrespective of politics. Now [ feel convinced that it would work similar! New | York city, particularly as the people’s eyes bave been 80 rudely opened of late to the sooeeniry for having honest men in office. Some peopie, | understand, raise an objection to this holding of a spring election ‘on the ground of its expense; but this would not weigh adrop inthe bucket. With high taxation aud mis- management of official trust staring them in the face of course the citizens of New York are willing to ex- pend & little more money in order that their govern- ment may be simplified and economized. The timo has come when politicians must wake up to the facts that aclose adherence to the true interests of the people, irrespective of partisan considerations, can alone in the future prove the passport to success and approval. The result of the late election in New York city has demonstrated conclusively the truth of this state- ment. We must learn to follow more closely the the voters a8 expressed at the polls Those are the only safe guides for political parties to follow. We must havo broader and more statesmanlike views. Partisan ideas should give way all times to the will of the masses. No party can afford to butt its head against the advancing columns of popular indignation when such indignation is founded on principle and right. The burdens of the people of New York city, as far regards taxation and governmental expenses, It certainly becomes the duty of republican legislators to see to it that these burdens are lightened. I consider that a spring election for municipal officers, | so {ar a8 Ihave yet examined into the subject, would tend in a great teasure to remove those burdens, It would give the citizen a better opportunity to look into the qualifications of candidates. 1 have read all ent answered that in his tour so far be bad not met with 4 single individual who had opposed the idea of @ spring election; butasto the second imaquiry he was not so well iformed, Mr, Kelly's future political horoscope was something which nobody could foretell in view of the defeat of Tammany Hall by the people last November. “I presume Governor Tilden wili favor the idea,’? continued Mr. Beach. When the Tweed charter was up before the Legisiature in 1870, Mr. Tilden then mado aspeech in which he advocated @ separation of the municipal from State ana national elections. Mr. Kelly and othor leading democrats were at the time understood to be in perfect accord with him on this point. I cannot see any reason for them to change their opinivns now. | think there is no doubt that the Legislature will pass a bill calling for a spring election. We in the country do not naturally take so deep an interest in the matter as you do, In Albany, of course, it is the duty of the legislative representa- tives to take up every before them and study it closely. Legislation for New York ee 8 one of the most important subjects upon which Legislature of 1876 will be called upon to act. THE UNION LEAGUE. BEVIVAL OF THE OLD WAR-TIME ORGANIZATION— ITS ADAPTATION TO THE ISSUES OF THE DAY. The Executive Committee of the Council of the Union League of America beld a meeting yesterday afternoon at the Astor House, Governor Newell presid- ing. The object of the meeting was to hear a report from the sub-committee appointed at the meeting of the council held at Philadelphia in December last, and to which was intrusted the duty of framing a ritual and constitution for the League suitable to the require- ments of the national issues at the pYesent time. General Ullman, Chairman of the sub-committee, made a partial report, and stated that at the next meeting of the Executive Committee, which is to be held early in February, the ritual and constitution in a completed state willbe ready for presentation, During the war period the Union League embraced among its members 3,000,000 voters, thousands of whom were men of prominence in their several dis- tricts, The late President Lincolu nsed to look upon the League as the civil army for the preservation of the Union, and believed its existence to be of equal necessity with that of the army in the fleld, The war being over its mission was accomplished, and it has since of the ediwwrials in the HERALD on this spring election | matter, and heartily agree with the prominent senti- 1 will bo guided in my | coming legislative career by the logical deductions | of the last election, particularly by the result of the | contest ln New York city, YATES COUNTY. Voax, Dec. 4, 1875. ASSEMBLYMAN SUTHERLAND, It was his personal strength among democrats and republicans alike which secured Mr. John Sutherland's election from Yates county this fall, and he will be found to be one of the sharpest members of the minority this winter. Although be has not given the subject of the | spring elections that consideration which he belioves ut | bers who are not thoroughly posted as to all the ins mportance demands on the part of all those mem- and outs of politics in the metropolis, he 1s of the opin- | ton, from ail-that he has seen and heard of: the work- ing of elections for local officers in cities where they are held on a different day from the general election, that holding a separate municipal election gives voters | | @ better opportunity to look out more closely for their local interests. Unless his party should declare it party measure to oppose any change so far as New York is concerned, he believes he would be in favor of a apring election uh KINGS COUNTY. ASSEMBLYMAN HIGGINS, Mr. A. P. Higgins, republican, from Kings county, is emphatically in favor of spring elections, When the | Hwratp reporter called upon him at his place of busi- ness, No. 789 Broadway, Mr. Higgins said he bad read all the HERALD had to say on the subject, and was pro- pared to answer that he believed in the doctrine at present and also before the subject was broached as a newspaper topic, He was a member of the Legislature when the present charter was passed, and on the Com- mittee on Cities he fought hard to have the local elec- tion divorced from that of the State, He would renew bis efforts this winter il the change becomes a subject of legislation, ASSHMBLYMAN M’GROARTY, Mr. John Mctiroarty, another member elect from Kings, says he cannot speak understandingly of the change in the city of New York, but on general princi- ples he believes in the change and is confident that such a change in Brooklyn would be of immonse value | to the people. If this be the case in Kings be fails to see why it would not be good for New York. ASSEMBLYMAN SOYDAM. Adrian Suydam, republican, to the Eighth district, | | says in his action on the question in the Legislature he will be governed to a great extent by the desires of the representatives from New York county, If they want the change be will vote for it. On the whole he be- lieves that a spring election would be beneticial to New York city. NEW YORK SENATOR BIXBY, Francis M, Bixby, anu-Tammany democrat, from the Kighth Senatorial district, believes that a charter could be passed which would save the city trom — $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 a year, He was strongly in favor of special charter election in the spring. There | was quite as great a need for @ separation of the city and county from the general election in New York and Kings as there was in all the other counties of the State, where they are held on different days. By @ separate municipal election citizens could be selected for local offices who might not be specially allied to } either of the two political parties, and who would be willing to carry out the reforms needed by the over- burdened taxpayers, He believed every department could be managed by one commissioner, just as was every great department of the national government, All the charter officers’ salaries should be reduced, ASSEMBLYMAN BRTTS. George W. Betts, republican, from the Fifth distriet, believes that a epring election would be an advantage tothe city, It would give voters a better opportunity than they have under the present system, when State | and local issues are fought over op the same day, to select good men for local office, irrespective of politica, ALLEMBLYMAN PEABODY, juin dormant, s0 far as all active work was concerned, though in the Southern States it has continued in op- cration With great advantage in the edneation of the negro population, The fundamental principles upon which the leaders of the organization now see fit to revive it are founded, it is claimed, upon the fact that a patriotic spirit is as necessary for manifestation in the present crisis as it was when the rebellion broke out in the Southern States and the life of the nation was threatened. The League now proposes as {ts plat- form all the leading issues already agitated in the pub- lic mind. Fire—It is entirely and unreservedly opposod to a third term in the office of President. Second—Lt is opposed to tree trade, believing in a revenue tariff that will protect the best interests of the country. Third—It is in favor of free schools all over the country. | Under this last named head it is proposed to secure an amendment to the constitution which shall make it obligatory on each State to provide free schools for its own children, But it will be an essential feature in all tion in regard to the schools that none of the public moneys shall, directly or indirectly, be devoted to sectarian purposes, And, lastly, It will be a cardi- nal precept imposed upon every member of the League that no democrat shall be allowed to fill the Presiden- | tial chuir of the United States. | _ It is not intended to operate the League in its revised form as a secret organization, and in this particular it | will difler from one of its essential features as it existed during the war, All its workings will be made public, aud its efforts and the means used to affect public opin- jon will be open to fair criticism. It 18 intended to set to work at once in the most earnest manner, New York State alone has 700 councils, MADHOUSE MANAGEMENT. REPORT OF COMMISSIONER DR, ORDRONAUX ON THE KINGS COUNTY ASYLUM. Dr. John Ordronaux, State Commissioner tn Lunacy, who recently investigated the charges of mismanage- ment made against the Kings County Lunatic Asylum, bas submitted his report to the Legisiature. The document is a scathing arraignment of the con- duct of the officials responsible for the care of the inmates of that institution, He says:—*‘Alone, of all similar institutions in the State, the Kings County Lunatic Asylum stands on the bad eminence of an unenviable notoriety, The very citizens whose wisdom founded and whose generosity supports this ) institation now look upon it with that natural sus- picion which springs from the discovery that a sacred trust, originally dedicated to charity, has been habit- ually abandoned to the interests of political simony and bartered among the emoluments ot political dice tatorship.”? He considers the radical error of the stat- ute to lic in creating a board of trustees—Commis- sioners of Charities—to dispense funds for the Leneut of upascertained beneficaries, which funds originated from the Board of Supervisors. The latter Board is not allowed to exercise any choice, either as to the personal fitness of the agants of its county or of the amount de- manded by them inside of $550,000. He deplores the result of placing the delicate trust of a lunatic asylum in the hands of a Board of Commissioners, elected | merely to administer reliet tothe poor, in gross, and without reference to their knowledge of the needs of ' special classes, like infants or lunatics, such as have been seen for years in the Kings county Asylum. He recites, in detail, the abuses which were published in these columns during the investigation and recom- mends that the Mayor, Supervisor-at-Large and County Judge be empowered to appoint a Board of unsalaried | freeholders to act as the ard of Governors of the Lunatic Asylum. CITY FINANCES. Cirr ov New Yor«, DePartMeyt oF Finance, > CompraoLier’s Orrick, Jan. 3, 1876, amount of warrants drawn against the city treasury January 1 to December $1, 1875; also @ comparative statement of the city debt as represented in stocks and bonds as of December 31, 1874, and December 31, 1875, together with a statement of and for what purposes stocks have been issued in 1875, and also a etatement | of the city revenue and the sources thereof for the month of December, 1875:— WARRANTS DRAWS. To November 30. In December. State taxe: $5,012,396 - Salaries, 5 the city government Charles A. Poabody, Jr., republican, from the Elew- | sphonses of the city government. 10,587,909 $1,112,765 enth district, is in favor of a spring election, Where | principal of city del 692,978 Public insts 5 many candidates had to be voted upon, State and local, | Tudebredness of Stee at the same time, their merits and demerits were lost | 1,000 sight of and there were more chances of election Pyurit Avene improvemen aaa abuses in the way of “bargains.” ih one Egg saa ASSEMBLYMAN STRAHAN, ' —_——- - Robert H. Strahan, republican, from the Thirteenth Tota? payments from taxation... $33,783,000 $2,453,010 district, is decidedly in favor of the proposed separa tion, He is of the opinion that a charter election held in the spring would result advantageously to the city’s | interests. ‘Lhe issues of State contests should be taken out of the municipal elections, and then candidates ior local offices would have to stand upoo their own merita | instead of basing their strength upon party aMlia | tions. This would be sure to result in the election of | a better set of men, The HRaLp’s view of the ques- tion was the proper one, and he hoped that the spring election proposition would be adopted, in order to give the city good iocal officers. All men desirous of reform were anxious to have “a new deal.’? as LYMAN GRAPP. Mr. William T. Graff, republican, from the Seven. teenth district, thought that, taking a general view of | the question, 1 was, no doubt, better to have the | municipal election heid on a diferent day from the State election. He regretted that Governor Tilden had not months ago appointed the commission which was to examine into the subject of the government of cities. | He feared that a sudden Unkering of the city charter would be unadvisable, ‘This city was sadly m need of being purified and reformed, and, as & geveral conclu. sion, 1t might well be said tbat the separation advo- cated by the Hewai® would be certain Lo give us better local oflicers. ASSEMBLYMAN BNGLEMART. 1. Albert Englehart, republican from the Twentieth district, eays the Heratp’s idea of baving the charter and general elections held on a different day is a capital one. He bas not given the subject any sp study, still t strikes him very favorably. le ved it would be a good idea to bave @ charter election next spring, Vickbam and his coadjutors in the present city government had forfeited the confidence of the people, It was high time the city government should | whom the people could respect. The separation of the general from the city election was strongly to be urged, if only for the reason that politics should have nothing | to do with the city administration. As regardaa pew | charter be was in favor of having only one commis sioner at the head of each department. If a departe eneral government, whose inicrests were certainly ten times as great, could be manazed by one | man, & city department ought andoubtediy to be “run”? | without three orfour commissioners. The —- couid be effected in this way by reducing all would amount to at least $2,000,000 a year. AN OUTSIDE INTERVIEW. | Warentown, Dec. 9, 187. LIRUTENANT GOVERNOR BRACH, Although not @ member of the next Legislatare the prominent position which ex-Lieutenant Governor Beach occupies in the councils of the democratic party of this Stace entities his opinion on the political issues of the day to @ good deal of consideration. As presid~ ing officer of the Senate during stormy sessions, and as Chairman of the Democratic State Committee, he has an extensive and varied experience of | public afluirs at Albeny. Mr. Beach lives at Water- town, where he practises his profession Be Being in the locality | calied upon him at bis [ave rohmatnd pa Pagar tt and expressed i entice approval of the proposition to hold a spring election in New York city. Why he remarked, “I cannot possibly see any good reasons against it. Have you heard aay wons? How do Mr. Kelly and the other Tammany Jeaders feel in regard to the matter?" As to the first iaterrogatory the Heat correanond- Oldelaime and | me and Judgments. Peblie schoo! bulidings. 3 NEW WORKS AND [MPROVEMENTS—PATABLE FROM ISSUR OF BONDS. Public works, Croton water, street openings and improvements, de City parks improvements. i art and ‘and sl Museums of District Court : Surveying, monumenting ing ont ‘streets &e., north of Loch street, vee. Fourth aveuue improvement Total payments from issue of bouds... Redemption of Miscellaneous. ‘Total payments on special and Treat ascent seecerctemeseces $25,437,847 Total omount of warrants drawn in December... ‘Add acount previously drawn ..... Total amount warrants drawn in 1875. Number of warrants drawn in 1875, ‘THK CITY DEBT AS REPRESENTED IN STOCKS AND BONDS, Dee. 31, 1% — Now. 30,75, Dew 31, "75. Funded debt—Pay- ‘able from taxati fon, and sinking oe 18,241,557 $118,452,357 $119,056,903 4 20,851,000 21,394,100 21,322,200 Chap, 625, 1876 for Fourth avenue f 8,700 2,032 2,032 = 47,900 487,000 707.50 = etn TTB 9,407,500 8,082,000 Total bonded dobt$141 800,758 $149,712.001 $144, 029 Dont rani daa Sues ee OS Fuaoes © atta Sot ney 122, 14,079,900 $12,004,445 $16,773,722 Gly Froasury enone a RecKIrtS—DeC! d interest thereon, son New York city stocks and bonds. Maneous sources... Total City Treasury receipt SINKING FUNDS. ee Bimking fund for cedempti debt Sinking tund for payw: City Treasury— From taxes, assessments General fund, rents, licew Total revanne of sinking fund for December... $165,491 'RIPLE SHEET. | The following is the monthly statement of the | BOARD OF ALDERMEN. Fitz John Porter Renominated for Com- missioner of Publie Works. A COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE APPOINTED. Mr. Bergh on the Dog Ordinance—Appoint- ment of Standing Committees, Clerks and Attaches, THE COMMISSIONER FROM JERSEY. The firet regular meeting of the new Board of Alder- men was hold at the City Hall yesterday afternoon, with President Samuel A. Lewis in the chair, There was afull attendance of members, The lobby and the hall aajoining the rooms of the Board of Aldermen were crowded with an excited throng of laborers, in anticipation of Mayor Wickham sending in a nomina- tion for Commissioner of Public Works. Shortly after two o'clock the Board was enlled to or- | der by the Chairman, after which the minutes of the last meeting were read. BERG ON THE DOG ORDINANCE. A long communication was received from Mr. Bergh relative to the dog ordinance recently passed by the Board of Aldermen. This ordinance, {t will be recol- lected, forbids “any person to own or keep upon his premises any dog or other animal, whose barking or howling, or other offensive noises, shall be disagreea- ble, annoying or injurious to any person residing in the vicinity.” Mr. Bergh cites an opinion of Justice Nelson, of the Supreme Court, in a trespass suit for the killing of the dog ef the plaintiff, in which {t is laid down that ‘a needless or wanton destruction of the animal, even to prevent an acknowledged mischief, would be anjustifiable.” From the premises set down in this opinion Mr. Bergh indites a high sounding communication in opposition to the carrying out of the dog ordinance as passed by the Board of Aldermen. He passes over what he calls the “confusing’’ verbiage of the frst few lines of the ordinance and then says:—‘It is, nevertheless, ap- parent that any nervous or unfriendly person to whom the occasional barking of a pet dog or the sing- ing of a melodious canary bird is disagreeable, bas only to state the same to a magistrate when forthwith he ts required to contribute $5 to the city treasury, and, failing to suppress the natural instinct of the of- fending creature, an executioner is next despatched into the yard, or house or even bedchamber of a citizen, and there, before his eyes, and in the presence of his wife and children, the pet animal may be slaughtered and its carcass left upon the foor. It is dificult to devise a more monstrous Outrage than this cruel and vindictive ordinance.’? The paper concludes with a request for a repeal of the ordinance. Consideration of the matter was referred to the Com- mittee on Arts and Sciences, FITZ JOHN PORTER NOMINATED. The following communication from the Mayor was then read by Deputy Clerk Moloney :— Exsootivs Derartetent, City Ha Naw York, Jan. 6, 1376, To rae Howoraste tum Boakp oF ALDERMEN -— ‘GkNTLEMEN—In compliance with the requirement tion 25, chapter 335, Laws of 1373, 1 hereby nomin: John Porter for appointment, by and with your conssnt, to | be Commissioner of Public Works, for six years, commencing December 30, 1875, in place of Fits John Porter, whose term has expired. WILLIAM H. WICKHA. When tho name of General Porter was read several hisses were plainly heard among the spectators. A SPIOY DEBATE, Alderman Cote moved that the subject of the nomin. | ation of General Porter be referred three, with directions that a report be made at the next moeting of the Board. 4 Alderman PrscknsY could not see any necessity of postponing the matter, The Tammany members of the Board had united with the anti-Tammany element in passing a resolution at the last meeting, 10 which it was laid down that no nomination for Commissioner of Public Works would be confirmed unless the gentle- man had previously agreed to restore the laborers’ ‘wages to $2 per day. All the democratic members were on record as having passed this resolution. By a seotion of our charter it was deemed a felony to make promises or use bribes for the of securing an election to an office He (Mr, Fingkpey) was not aware of what influence had been to induce the sending in of the name of General Porter. Rumors | had been in circulation around the hall, however, for | the past few days that arrangements had been made | for bis confirmation. If any committees were to | appornted it should be a committee of investigation. Alderman McUarT#y raised the point of order as to hether or not the question was debatable. | Alderman PurRroy requested that Mr, Pinckney should | be allowed to proceed. Alderman Pinckney wanted a reason for the reference | of the nomination to a colninittee. Alderman Porroy contradicted the statement that the resolution alluded to had been passed. It had been immediately reconsidered and laid over. Mr. Pinckney | pad voted against a reconsideration, and by so doing | placed himself on record. There was no chan; a | front as far as the speaker was concerned. He (Alder- man Purroy) would never vote to confirm brace | Porter. It was his impression that no confirmation | would take place, unless there waa a weakening where | 1s was not expected. However, he could say that Gen- eral Porter had been a faithful and capable servant 1t | was but justice to him that reasona should be given | Should the Board fail to confirm his nomination, Aldermen Hess, Bryan Reilly and Gross also opposed the reference. They were then ready to act apon the | | nomination. The question was putas to reference, with | the following result:— Yras—Messrs. Lowis, Cole, Gambleton, Gantzer, Keenan, aght, McCarthy, Purroy, John ieilly, Sauer, Seevy, | Tocileqsia, ililogs, Oudtigp, Groek, Hest, ‘Howt .B. Reilly and Wadesee iy The following committee was then appornted:— | Messrs Cole, Purroy and Lysaght, CHARTER AMESDMENTS—OONTRACT WORK. Alderman Mogais offered the following resotntion, which was referred to the Committee on Public Works :— Resolved, That the Logisiature be respectfully requested | tohave the following amendment to the charter passed, and be is farther Resolved, That the Clerk of this Board be directed to im- Legislature a copy | | mediately forward to each member of the Oily t D THE CHARTER OF, 1873. on Yi, of said charter so as to read as fol- t—No work or job of any kind is to be undertaken | hh shall cost over $100, except for the following rea or commissioners in whose depart- | be done, shall, on recammendation . superintendent or head of burean, who is to execnte the work, state in writing | to the commissioner or commissioners shat it will be more itageous to the city to do said work by day's work than by contract. Then the ssid Lc mengterd or commissioners hy et shall ‘the latter sh. call together the Board omment within twen four hours after said notice been served on hit writing the meeti Board of ment the commissionor or president of board of commis- | slowers making the request, stall “appeae before the board, accompanied by the chief engineer, superintendent of de partment or head of bureau, and state their reasons why the ed work of improvement can be done better by day's than by 5 ‘And if said entire Board of Apportionment approve, wianimous vote of the members, sf the roqaess made the Mayor may promptly issue a certificate addressed to eow- missioner or commissioners of deparcmonts, authorizing them to do said work in any manner that may have been unanim ‘approved by said Board of Apportionment, and the same shall be a valid aod legal claim on the city and property benefited thereby. But the said Board of Apportionment shall have no power iw | AN ACT TO A) Article 15, sectio ows: whic! ately. the be islature be respect. fully requested to repeal any acts or = of acts that give power or permission to any commisionor or commissioners to give out any contracts that are known as special contracss ‘and not in complianes with soction 91 of she charter of 1873. | THR DEPARTMENT OF PUDLIC BUILDINGS. A resolution was passed directing the Superintendent | of baiidings send in a report of the operations of bis department for the past ten years, | PAYING CENSUS ENCMERATORS. A fesolntion directing the audit of bills of census enumerators to the amount of $90 each was laid over. BROOKLYN BRIOGR FINANCES | The monthly report of the Brooklyn Bridge for Do- cember, 1875, was furnished, ag follows:—Receipis, $65,400'97; expenditure, $66,561 02 STANDING CoMMITTERS POR 1876 | were announced, as follows :— Arts, Scmmxces axp Eovcation—Aldermen Gross, | Tuomey and Morris. Pusisc Woaks—Aldermen MeCarthy, Purroy and Hosa, Feeates AxD Dock Deranrugxt—Aldermen Gross, Tuomey and Wade. France axp Derartwryt ov Taxts—Aldermen Joba | ty Cole, Guntzer, Billings and Morris. Sd Billings, Deragtasxt—Aldermen Purroy, Seery and Mankers—Aldermen Sauer, Gambieton and Hess. Printing axD AbDVERTIsiVO—Aldermea Cole, Sauer and Wade. Raitroans—Aldermen Shiels, Koenan and Howland Revaims axd Svrriies—Aldermea Gumblevon, Grows and Hess. Roaps, Brrpoes xp Toxxets—Aldermen Tuomey, B. Reiliy and Cadlip. é SALARIES AND Ovvicrs—Aldermen Cole, Sheilds and ‘inek ue Aldermen B. Reilly, Sauer and Wade. Srei Srreet Pavemenrs—Aluermea Gunter, and Pinckney. py Praces avo Park Daragtaent—Aldermen | Purroy. Lysagh( anu Howland, Fink and Bi 6 Uerantaast—Aldermen Keenan, Reilly and Punckaes Pouce ano Heautt Darantannts—Aldermen Soom. | Keenan aod Cudiip. to @ committee of | PI | shall not now express an opinion. | State, | daties of his office as weil as any of bis | Jection of General County zer, Billings and Howiand. The following pangpla were announced 4 Mr. FB, tocar, Chief net OF CLERKS. cle William H, Maloney, First Assistant, Richard H. M peeve aul Wiliam H. Mecabe, pitty mores James J. Purroy, Fourth Assistant Joho Perry, Fifth Assistant...... * yoo Andrew Hamen, Engineer Cle * 1200 Bernard Fitzsimmons, Librarian, 1500 Luke Welsh, Measenger........ 1000 Ennis Geraghty, Astistant Librarian, * 200: Thomas J. Doran, Second Messouger, 1.000 ‘Thomas Fitzsimons, Doorkeepet Loo James Walsh, Sergeant-at-Arm: 2 L200 ‘The Board adjourned t meet again jursay next, THE COMMISSIONER FROM JERSEY. During the session of the Board of Aldermen yester- day a reporter visited each member to ascertain hist opinion as to the revomination of Fitz John Porter as Commissioner of Public Works. These gentlemen, were seen after the nomination had been referred tog Special committee to report. From their expressions, given below, it 1s quite evident that there is not a shadow of hope for bis confirmation, Indeed, it ta settled that when the Mayor made the nomination he was well aware that it could not be confirmed, but that be renominated him with the view of vindicating him and pleasing the silk stocking democracy of the city whoso candidate General Porter was. It is further de- clared by leading Tammany members of the Board, that General Porter will ask for the withdrawal of hia name before the next meeting of the Common Council, and thus save himself the humiliat.on of a pronounced) and uverwhelming rejection at their hands. The following are the opinions of members of (he Board:— Alderman Morris (rep.)—I shall most decidedly vote: against the confirmation of General Porter, for the reason that he has not sufficient force of character to appoint as inspectors on the public works men of character and fitness for the position. Alderman Lysaght (dem.)—I shall most decidedly vote against his confirmation. While I have no objec- tion to him as a gentieman anda soldier, his course in reducing the wages of the laboring men 18 enough to prevent me voting for him. I stand by the hard-fisted democracy first, last and all the time, and shall, as @ matter of course, vote against any man who aids in re- ducing the price of labor. Alderman Joun Reiley (dem,)—I am against him and shall vote for his rejection, because he was one who aided in the reduction of laborers’ wages, and who, when requested by this Board to recousider his action in the premises, refused, Alderman Seery (dem.)--I shall vote aga'nst him for the same reason that bir. Reiley offers. I will vote solidly with my ‘eres in opposition to any man whe is in favor of cutting down laborers’ wages. Alderman Howland (rep.)—I bave nothing to say om the subject, It is understood by some that he will vote for the confirmation. Alderman Pinckney (rep.)—I shall vote against him. That is enough for me to say. Alderman Guntzer (dem,)—I consider Mr. Porter a faithful man, who has tried to administer his office im the interest of the peopie, The only mistake he bas made for the democratic party is the reduction of the laborers’ wages, 1t would be hard for me to vole against him, although [ am convinced that the labor- ers should havea fair day’s pay. *‘I shall vote,"” sa Mr. Guntzer, “with the majority,” which means simply that he will vote against coufirmation, Alderman Purroy (dem.)--I will vote against him for the reasons im the speech I have just made, That places me squarely on the record. Alderman Keenan (dem.)—I will not express aa opinion at the present stage of the case. He may, therefore, be put down as doubtful. Alderman McCarty (dem.)—lI think {t the wise policy to refer the matter to the committee, which has just been done. | will not say how | will vote for the prea- ent, but will be entirely governed by the interest of the party and a democratic conference thereon, which will doubtiess be held. Alderman Sauer (dem.)—I shall not vote for Fitz John | Porter’s coniirmation, as I have in the past openly ex- cree myself that {could not conscientiously vote for him. Alderman Billings (rep.)—I have tag tod to say at present as to bow | will likely vote on the question. Aslam inthe minority I am non-committal for the resent, Alderman Cudliff (rep.)—I cannot say how I will re- cord my vote until the roll is called. Alderman evetssra: am opposed to the confir- mation of General Porter, because | think be has shown himself racomnpetent for the position in his testimony before the Legislative Committea. Alderman Hess (rep.)—I am opposed to Fitz John Porter’s confirmation because | don’t think he haw conducted the public works as economically as might bave done. of our best citizens and largest taxpayers have visited the public works in the upper wards and found laborers idle and Performing, perhaps, not more than two hours’ work per day. think the Commissioner of Public Works should be beld responsibie; hence I shall vote spray him. Alderman Cole (dem.)—Personally I haye no objeo- tion to him. 1 believe him a gentleman in every re- spect. But if I had achoice, there are several crats in this city whom I know I would prefer to oc- cupy the position of Commissioner of Public Works. I did not approve of bis reducing the laborers’ wages, because I think it was not for the best interests of the city, nor was it doing justice to the poor man, who ia compelled through necessity at the present time to work for whatever he can get in consequence of the paralyzed condition of the industries of this city, A man Who gets $2 per day for labor will do more work than one who gets only $1 60 per day, so that the city gains nothing by the reduction of wages. Alderman [womey (dem. )—I shall vote for tne adop- tion of the report of the committee to which the nomi- nation has been referred. Of his fitness for the place L Mr. Twomey will, without doubt, vote aguinst confirmation. Alderman Shieids (dem. )—lt 13 my opinion that Gen- eral Porter won’t be confirmed. 1am in favor of la~ borer’s wages being kept at a remunerative rate, and he instrumental in their reduction. Porsonally, he: is snueman, but it is unwise to have a Commissioner of Public Works who does not reside in the cily or It is safe to say that Mr. Shields’ vote willbe against confirmation. Alderman Gumbleton (dem.)—I shall have to vote against him on account of his reduction of laborers? wages. Personally, I have no objection to General Porter, bat I do not think laborers’ wages should be re- duced below §2 per day. That sum is little enough, Alderman Gross (dem.)—I think he is a re spectable and able man. I think he has performed the it not better; but | oppose him now, as i did qhent kis nominauion was up before, for the reason that he is trom another State, Alderman Bryan Reilly (dem.)—I cannot vote for any maa who will not do justice tomy vonage 9 eight out ef ten of whom are laboring men. While have no personal objections to the General as a geatio- man, his course on the labor question does aot suit me hor iny coustituents. President S A Lewis (dem.)—This gentleman, having appointed the coinmittee, was not questioned ag to his views upon the nomination; butit is safe to say, if called upon to vote, he would be found with the ma jority, opposed to the confirmation of the Mayor's nom- inee. It is not likely that the Common Council will have an opportunity to vote on the confirmation or re- ‘orter, but if his name be not with- drawn he wili without doubt be rejected by avery largo majority, as follows :— RECAPITCLATION. Opposed to confirmation.—Aldermen Norris (rep.), Lysaght (dem.), John Reiley (dem.), Seery (dem.), @unuer (dem.), Purroy (dem.), McCarthy (dem.), Sauer (dem.), ie (rep.), Cole (dem), Hess (rep. Tuomey (dei Shields (dem.), Gambieton (dem. Gross (dem. ), B. Reiily (dem.), President Lewis (dem, Pinckney (f°?) Tot 18 fy Doubtful.—Messrs. Keenan (dem Ne Billings (rep.), ‘otal, Cudlif (rep.), Howland (rep. ). After the reporter of the Hrrato had concladed his canvass of the Aldermen and the Board had ned, he was surrounded by a number of the ‘City Fathers” who were anxious to know the resutt of the canvass im advance of the vote on the of the committee. They were not gratified, however, and, as the reporter pn oH Son one of the “agree A ane n re~ marked, “ let him alone, he sinesa,, ’ when he reads the Hxna.o and | guess neral Fi to-morrow morning at home in New Jersey, wilt ind that the Common Counell ot the city of New York believe that one honest man can be found in our own city capable of filing the position of Commissioner of | Pabiic Works, General Porter himself, on being questioned relative to the rumor that he intended to resign before the next meeting of the Board, replied that he kuew nothing of tag origi 7 THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS. ‘The Board of Fire Commissioners has removed from the repair yard the entire force of carpenters, consist~ ing of forty men, with the Superintendent, ex-Alder- man John H. Brady; also several of the clerks at headquarters and in the Combustible Department, | among whom was one of the oldest clerks on the force, David Graham. George A. Colburn, clerk in Marshal's | Baress, was also dismissed, and Mathews was inted clerk at a salary of $1,200. At the request of the Hon. A. S. Hewitt Thomas Connolly was made a member of the department. A VERY OLD NOTE. A countryman presented to Chamberlain Tappan vend terday for payment a water work note for eight shillings, issued jast one bundred yearsago. The note: ts about the size of an ordinary envelope, and ite tm- print is very plain, Tho following is a copy of tha note :— NEW YORK—WATER WORKS. ‘This nove shall entitie tus bearer to sie sam of siren st es Sag TUR, sapeto0,e money Sol jow payable on mana, by ‘the Mayor, alderizen eng saonnlig of tee Cy of New York, at tho office of Chamberlain of the said city, pursuant to ® vote of said Mayor, Alderman and Oom- monalty of this date, Dated the sixth day of Janaary, ia the year of our Lord one thousand seven handred and seventy-six By order of the Corporation. Vill G BUORTON. ‘The Chami--''= draw a check for the amount