New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-02
Common Council
soARp OF ALDEHsEN

.a.- the Hospits Department OF the AIMS nl-so WIZ
a view % the increase Of IL efficiency
4 letter from Mss.rs. william Cullen BrJAn' & co.
w,.rssd Stating tia, 500 year WAS an insufficient re-
eompen.e for publishing the proceedings OF the Com
mon Council
NJ MrVeas False imprisonment
-ssolution. seq, ID by the Board Ct Assistants was
.o,.,as,as,he object of 1, being 70 defend Mr. Mul
len a, the expense Of the City.
Ala McELRArH wished 10 know whether THIS resoiu-
ton was 10 be taken precedent to regulate sni.E
ca.es In future He would like 10 kno" "hsther me
Aldermen sud Assistants were 10 De protected N any
thing they might 90 not In discharge OF tneH ONicl~
duty II Assistant AID Mullen arrested ns seuns
=. private cr zen he could not cJms 10 ms Board lo
.i,snr IN defend him in suit tie had the best and
kipfss, feelings towrrd Mr.. Mullen, bet the question
was whether this wa The rght course.
AID PuRsER recapituiaied the circumstances under
which NJ Mullen inrrered and vas Tor deiendns am
Al the expense OF the City.
The RESOLUTION 10 DO % WAS then adopted.
Printing and Stationery
The report Of Special Committees ot tHe nosru %
Aldermen and Assistants was read II set toftn thai IN
lsf6tns printing binding and stationery Tor me Cly
had cost s665 p Beside more than another Suoo Tor
the Aim. House DepsFtment-tnst IN thelr opinion
Considerable saving might be made, II tue WORK &C,
vgara given out By cOutrsct-thst the C0nuouer hso
reported IN favor Of contracting for the prnung ss
means of promoting economy-and that resp~c,soe
stauoner had proposed 10 furnish the sanoney o 80
The resolution. adopted by the Board OF Assistants
for giving out binding and printing to the lowest re
sponsioe bidder. were then read-tne best oI
contracts for the City TO be made, with security
satisfactory TO the Controller
Ad PURsER asked II these resolutions dii not ea'e
IN the Cor troer 10 give the work by contract and nor
10 the lowest bidder
AID MEsERoLE spoke strongly IN favor OF economy
and the system the contracts 70 DC gwen 20 ue
lowest bidders and regard 70 be paid TO party 50 ihat
the Civ get security lie proposed 70 reier the hesou
DON. 10 special Committee, with view OF eteciing
economy and losing sight OF party.
Ala NcELRATH referring 10 ths fact that M Msse-
ros /. the remaining member of the party who have
been for the years In the majority AZ the Board
took IL for granted the gentleman from the Tenth
had lust discovered ton sht The economy OF THIS mode
of giving out the printing and losing sight Of party
The report .nd resolutions were then referred to a
select Committee 10 consist Of Aldermen Kelly smith
The Hospital Department.
Aldermen OLIVER SMITH and PUssER, the Standing
Committee on Charity and ie Aims House 70 whom was
specially referred the subject Of the Reorganization
the Medical Police OF the Aims House al Bellevue snh
the Penitenrsry and Lunstc Asylum &c on black~ells
Island RrroRTEp that In order TO ascertain what aters
tons could Do made calculated to alleviate the sunering
Of humanity and promote the cause OF medical science
thew had called 10 their aid large number OF the most
prominent members of the medical profession, ana con
cluded 10 submit the subject TO COMMITTEE oil phy
sciaus consisting OF Doctors Jonn w Francis anes ~
I smith Valentine Mott James r. Manly +. Campoel
stewart w Parker : r. Harris. James X. Wood, u VI
Reese q = Bedford and Benz Drake, VINO nave drawn
up report OF which the Committee oil the n3s,u 'een
very fsvoraby They cousider that 'he proposiuons
the Committee of PLY scians contemplate no Increase
Of expense suggest many improvements desire 70 AJA
don marty politics with reference 10 the various s0ie
tons 10 BE- made of officers 10 AFFORD 10 lne inmates Vi
a.. Aims House Hospitals &c. the best medical ueat
rnent and offer a resolution that an ordinance % pre-
sred In accordance with the plan submitted, orle &C
count If which will be found in another part OF hi'
paper The report laid table, and ordered TO De
printed -, n,.,, ~,
Dyke senr for location tor Bath mouse, he,,trru
~ Is,sc Fdge IT. relative 20 furnishing FIRE WORKS
on THE FOURTH OF JULY Laid on table oy
AID Crolins-OfR Bullwnkle and others to have Ger
tain sidewalk tagged in Avenue A. fourtn ara l.n
s,s By Aid Maynard-Of Henry Brevoort and others
for release of Middle Road OF Garrett storms aud others
for alteration in the grade OF Madison and ffth ave
nues....By AID. Kelly-of Gerard stnyvesant snc
others against SLING Ia ground between Avenues and
lst OF James Turrell. to supply portion OK the fli
WORKS on Fourth of July aid on tsole.-by th'
same-Of Thomas Gardner aud others; Tor sewer
in WuliamsL from JOhnst TO Maiden ene $500
Rv Ala Lawrence-O II inhabitants for the extension O
sewer At foot OF Canalsti OF John Hone &c 10 De re
leased from restriction IN the conveys Vi Io' w.
Rowling Green. By Aid. McErath-of Alenson Nash
Tor costs in suits against the Public Adm'D-trstor
By Aid Oiye-Of residents and owners IN Pine 81 tha
the awning posts may be removed OF u: q Sstter
lee To purchase a certain lot.--.By AID heley-Oi ciu
zens against raising aud grading MaidenIano.
From me Board Of Assistants A report OF the Com
rnittrs ON Ordinances. amending the ordinance rter
-,pitng Aims House Department far ss relsies to
the salaries and appointment OF the various oiieef'
thereof COncured In.
Resolutions appointing David + hfnoia inspector -, ~
Election in Third District OF Seventh Ward Anthony w
/ ooodeu In second District Of Sixth Ward Albert u
Zabriskie in the Third District OF Lghtn "eId mos
] Cummings Jr 10 Third District OF sixteenth WsIu
John Bayard, in Fourth District Oh the S'A'ee"'H va"
petition OF the Rector Churchwndens' &c OF 81
George the Martyr for farther extension or 'ne per
tectiDg Of title BY Trinity Church OF lanc AZ ioo1 VI
. Duspe-st and In the Twelfth Ward. Concurred IN.
, communication received from the Controller u
relation 10 AN exchange of lands between the Corpora
ton aud the estate Of James Doooln' ~
mending an extension OF time 10 eneot lue Saii'
= Adopted. a, l. .t.,t, .,
the expenditure. &c. account ot City DoFsfhheh
. rom January 1 % May TO- l3iz To be printed
A communication from the Street Commissioner
with an assessment list Tor building sewer 10 Ihfueih
- from Madison 10 Bloomingdale road osethe
r with remembrance against the same Jouh rof'ei
, collector Adopted on Ayes and Noes a.,
Apuortoumsnt OF assessment ia the matter oil ouio
ing in Twenty thirdst, SIKH and E'sh'h ave
5 uues Adopted.
conmunc atom from the City la,pectsr with an sp
poropmeut for filing sunken lots on Twenty hitns!
e twenty. sxih.sL and Fourth and Madison avenues
= B,,oirron,-By AID Croius-Rssolred That the petit
don. on file asking that the name % oeeono'sS o.
changed Bondst Also that said street may % hsn'e'
with R.s be referred. Adopted.
Nv same Fes0rsd That Israel Chapman % appointed
, Inspector OF Election First District seventeenth ward
, 10 l.ce of WIN r. LOwden, resigned. Adopted.
p,,ifio4.-By AID Ohver-Of Mathew Morgan, &c
r ths, durable pavement may Do laid In front oil tnel
= . promises in Broadway. 49,,
!, BY Aid Feeks-Bll Of Commisssry Gen storms s4I'
n for ammunition used In celebrating the victories
!. Mexico May T. Referred ,-
/ Nv AID smith-Rss0lref That the Street Commis
. sonr BE- directed 70 north eide OF Fourteenth
y = asrged four feet wide from tbs Ninth to me Tent
Y avenues =, ... ~,
/, By AID Crolius-Pesolred That toe Manhattan Ga
Co be requested baye mains laid In Houston st. iron
|, / Nortolks - the Bowery Adopted
o By AID Msyu8rd-Rss0lUsd. That the Manhattan ia
Co be requested 70 complete the ns or gas pes no'
o par-ly laid in Seventeenth e. between the mir
% snd Filth avenues a. practicable Accepted.
By Rss0lred That Seventeenth 81 from me mir
To- the Fifth avenues be lighted with gas as soon as 10
gas company shall have completed the laying the main
1 10 ssid street Adopted. 49,
AID smith presented the following 10 slnend Cnsf
ter LXXXL Tile J. Article !, Section 4, OF tue Revise
Ordinances by inserting, after word Department !
9th line the following words And all Of said props
- .ss 80 sent shall b opened ia the presence OF u
: COMMITTEES on Charity and Aims House. Adopted
By AID PGrser -Rssoirsd, That an ordinance be pr
!, pared fixing a time for the general removal Of al A"'
ING Posrs and distinctly defining the dimensions az
character of the AWNINGS AND FEAME WORK when ma
Be substituted Adopted
. By AID CrOlus-Res0lred That the Offices Of "Ici
ERs AND TAInxERs are abolished, aud that alter Jul
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