New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-10-05
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WEDNESDAY, Get l.
The President being absent AID. Brevoort was called 10
the Chair, bare quorum being present
Several petitions presented and referred.
Previous any other business being DONE except mo-
take up the document relative TO the establishment OF
work house, which was not put TO vote before the TWO
Boards
JOINT MEETING.
Assist AID. Brown in the Chair. The minutes OF the
last meeting were read and approved
The monthly of the Chief Engineer OF the tire
DEPARTMENT were handed in The designations and appoint
confirmed and the explosions referred 10 the Ire anu
Water COMMITTEE.
Res:gnatiols-C w Lawrence meuber OF
the Cro;on Aqueduct Board: Accepted OF John A Nor
,el Inspector Elections for the Sd district 10Th ward
Thomas ovotou Inspector of Elections for the I'd district
10Th Ward: accepted. OF Samuel Hoyt as rea'ueF Oh
charcoal: accepted.
E,morrl-C.lvin S. Hawkins as Inspector of weighed
pressed hay adopted Peter Tice, John Button, VIM a.
Barnes and Simon Ackerman as inspectors OF lumber
adopted
4ppointment-James B. Shey, Justice Of the 18th AID
10Th Ward Cours-adopted; Eli Anderson Inspector of
Lunber-adopted; Jeduha Snow, Thomas Virgins James
StuCes and Orlando s. Williams Measures Of Charcoal
adopted john Price, w. V. Seaman. Joseph Weeks H.
s Van Tuy James Archer, Charlie, c. Clark Joseph j. p
Dtlveccho, John stle Philip Roach, Peter sause John
Hale, Lewis A Bar;ee, John Bane, Elijah Barker, Jas
Westerveit Jobn s. Keichum John j. Devoe, Henry Say
dam George F Richards Joseph Moore, Asa w w eden,
James Conner and David NJ Hughes, as City Weishes-
adopted
N. Costar, Adolphus Waldron Amos Travis, VIM G. ALI
NoEen Hugh Neaiis, Trueborn Locke, John Gounlcy,
James Stiles Benz. Rutan, Joseph Newell, Andrew Ho,
Patrick Curey, Edward Benjamin, Henry Peak, VIM O.
Van Archer, s. Jas Jaques, Step: B. Harvey sIephea
Davenport Lemuel Kissam Jas w Henry Thos {. Smart,
Geo Ruin, Joshua Knapp John McAndre, David Parks,
John Downey Samuel Mathews, William Marten, WIn H.
Taylor, Henry S Chanfroid and Charles ONel Meas
of Anthracite oaladopted Johr Myer Inspector
of Election for Sacond District Sixteenth Wardadopted
As Aid Ward of the lst Ward, opposed resolution
moving from Office Hiram A Norris Superintendent Of
the Croton Aqueduc Board.
very long debate ensued regarding the matter and the
alleged charges of serious character much So fue as
10 render him very improper person fill the station re
now occupies. Mr. Norris character was, however yiIdi'
| Gated by Of the members.
A motion 10 refer the matter to Special Committee OF
Five was made and adopted by Of 20 9. The
Chair named Aldermen Tion, Clayton and Rawson, As
ssiant Aldermen Boggs and Nesbitt said Committee.
Resolution BY Aid. Tillou-Tha Ii. a. Norris, the SUI
peru,endeut the Croton Aqueduct be suspended from
office until the Committee of Investigation report upon the
ubstanta0n Of the charges made against the person above
mentioned
This brought out mach debate aud matters anu things
| taking place in caucus.
motion to adjourn made and lost.
motion lay the resolution on the table was lost by
| tie Of ii TO u.
On the adoption of the resolution the vote was the same
| and the resolution of course lost.
Notwithstanding Assist Aid. Ward to specify ,he
charges made BY him against the Superintendent OF the Gro
ton Aqueduct.
This the gentleman refused do he had merely Offered
the resolution for his removaalthoug he made the verbal
charges against him.
IL finally modified so as 70 furnish the Committee vi"
| the charges, and thus passed
Rcsolution-That Samuel b Mott be appointed wesher
Of anthracite coal
The Common Council then adj oumed
The Board of Aldermen resumed, but quorum beng
present the Board ad ouIned.