Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-03-17

Common Council.
MARCH l6.-BoARD or ALDERMEr.-The board
met at b o'clsck, the President in the chair. The
minutes ofthe last meeting were read and confirmed
Sundry petitions referred.
ResOiufions.-To refer To the street committee to
inquire into the expediency of applying to the Lee
gIslature for law extending the time for opening
streets, after the improv emcnt had been decided
on by the Common Council, from six to fifteen
months.
To apply to the Mayer for the purpose of causing
the grand jury to in,u ire into the truth of certain
reports which have got into circulation respecting
the quality of the food given to the children Long
Island Farms.
Aid Benson thought the best mode was to refer
the matter to special committee of three from each
board.
Aid Willis thought the proper course was to call
on the commissioners to explain to the board the
origin of the charges and to report the Of the
children under their charge.
Aid Tieman was in favsr Of both courses. He
wished the fullest investigation, and herefore both
the grand Jury and the Common Coanch ought to
investigate the matter He would move to have the
special committee made five, and have the Recorder
substituted for the Mayor, and then adopt both
plans
After considerable wrangling, the matter was re-
ferred to the special committee of five and the grand
jury.
The chair appointed Aldermen Benson, Willis,
Cook, Smith and Nash
A long preamble and resolution were read from the
chair calling upon the Mayor to instruct the Coun
sci TO the Board to prepare a remonstrance, to be
transmitted 10 the state Legislature, protesting
against any legislative interference with the local at
fairs of the city; and particularly against the pas
sage of any act that should remove the manag cement
of The Fire Department from the hands of the Com
mon Conpcil. After considerable discussion, the
preamble and resolution adopted by majority
of two.
Aid. Ternan moved that the Commits sioners of the
Aims House. Bridewel ct cetera be called on to re-
port to the Common Council the amount of their re-
ceipts and expenditures mp to the present time, to-
gether with any other information respecting the
fufment of their trusts,
To which amendment was moved, calling for
the amount At the debts they have paid that had been
contracted by former Commits and the amount
of money, il any paid over to them by their prede-
cessors.
Aid. Phenix moved that the Comptroller be called
on to prepare comparative statements of the
whole disbursements of the city for certain months
in the years 1885, 80 and 40.
Aid. Teman had objection to the information
provided the Alderman would make il for the hull
years and not take detached parts of them.
Aid. Talmage moved as an amendment to have a
comparative statement for every month from the LIST
of March 1888, to the lst of March 1910.
Aid Tieman's resolution carried mem cor, and
the other proposed by Aid Phenix, adopted with
the amendment of Aid. Talmage. 1t was then made
incumbent the Comptroller, prepare this state
ment by the second regular meeting from this time.
Aid. Tamage moved a preamble and resolution,
deprecating the registry bill, before the legs-
lature, and asserting the to be act of gross
injustice tyranncal, ct cetera; and instrucing the
counsel of the board to prepare remonstrance
against its adoption. After three attempts of the
wing members to get the resolutions modified, the
resolutions were adopted.
Aid. Tamage moved to refer to the Committee on
Laws, motion for modification Of the existing re-
gulations for the transfer Of property sold for
Aid. Benson proposed a substitute, and both pa
pers sent to the committee.
Aid Willis moved that the Aims House Commits
sIoncrs report the amount paid by them for cham
payne wine hard cider, and all other liquors, from
March 1888, to March $50.
A motion made to add segars to the list, which
was carried
Aid. Nash presented petition signed by large
number of Germans, praying to have The State
Zeuyting" made one of the Corporation papers.
AID n. moved that the prayer be granted.
Aid. PhGniX moved TO add "The Courier des
Flats Uns' to the list.
Aid. Willis was for taking the vote separately,
and giving the French paper the advertising when
its readers and editors applied for it,
Both resolutions were adopted by large majority.
Reporfs.-Adverse to a bill now before the Legis-
ature for granting certain privileges to the city of
Brooklyn.
And the board adjourned.
BOARD OF AssIsrASrs.-J. w. Graham resented
aremonsrance from the minutes, &c. ofthe Reformed
Protestant Dutch Church against any exclusive
grant Of the School Fund for the support of the Ro-
man Catholic Private Schools. Referred to the
Committee on Arts, Sciences, &c. Sundry other
petitions were presented and referred
number of reports from the Board of Aldermen
were read, debated and conc arred.
Adjourned TO Monday next.