New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-11

rrhs minutes Of the last meeting were READ ana
approved. - ua p.ra f,orn
~ 70 10 against being located in Ehzabeth-st
To Committee on Fire Department
10, The appointment Of Samuel H. d. Mott as
c., Con missioner Eleventh Ward To Alder
man and Assistant Of the Ward.
n, cb.ls. French Stewart, to be restored to the
-. - an Exempt Firemen BY correction Of
REGISTER To Committee on Fire Department
of Jobp f. Rodman, for Ferry from south side
ofp;ue foot of Cherryst. to SOuthSeventhst Will
Eamsburgb, at $1,000 per year. To COMMITTEE on
Ferries. -
Second avenues, and in Twelithst. Referred 10
Committee on Sewers. A., -,
FOR balcony on 345 Broadway. To AID. and
For remission Of fines for emptying sinks with
improper carts. TO Finance Committee.
Resolutions-By Alderman OF Eighth, Tor ex-
tension of pier 43 to the exterior line OF the river.
To Committee on Wharyes.
Nv Alderman Of the Sixth-That counsel to the
CORPORATION report to this Board without delay the
eject OF the decision Of Wall and others against
Cbarck upon the rights and interests OF the City
Aver an ehoit 70 refer 10 tbe La" Oomulis'ee"
was adopted.
By the Alderman Of the Fifth-preambe and
resolution TO refer all applications, present and
prospective, for Ferries TO the Finance Depart
ne and directing the Controller 10 advertise the
same in two papers having the widest circulation,
and finally award the ferry lease TO the highest
bidder. After some httle discussion, Aid. Griffin
offered substitute, providing that the ferry lease
DO disposed OF at auction, when the whole matter
was laid on the table
The matter OF altering the curves of the Harlem
Railroad in BroOme st. referred, together with
the plans, to the Committee on Streets.
ReporLs-From the Committee on Roads to
repeal the Ordinance requiring the regulation OF
Secoud av. from Forty Eighth 10 Fifty Fourthst.
on account OF the unsettled question oil grade Ac'
cepted and the law repealed
of Finance Committee to pay John P. Nesmitte
&64 70, paid by him on leased property for taxes
Adopted.
OF Finance Committee, TO cancel taxes charged
on lot 3, 654 Sixteenth lard, the property having
belonged to the United States when the taxes were
charged.
OF Street Committee, that Harlem Railroad
Company arch their road In Fourth-av. from Thlr-
ty.Fourth to Thirty Ninth sts. and build parapet
walls from Thirty. Ninth TO Forty Second sts he
ferred back.
Of Fire Committee to suspend Engine Co. No.
for three months for running into and otherwise
damaging Hose Co. No 81. Report adopted.
OF Committee on Repairs and Supplies adverse
to selling the Oh Arsenal property TO the Commits
sioners OF EMIGRATION, and recommending the re-
mova Of the office Of the Commissioners to some
place up town. Report received and the Commit
lee discharged from further consideration OF the
subject
OF Committee on Wharves, to extend pier foot
of Seventhst Il. II. two hundred feet. Adopted.
OF Street Committee, in iavor OF regulating and
grading First from Twenty-eighth to Fifty
iourthst Adopted.
regard TO the publication of Corporation Proceed
ings Advertisements, &c. and recommended that
the Sun at $4,000 per annuu, The Tribune, &c
press, Commercial Advertiser and GLOBE at Sl'oOO
per year be employed.
Ala Franklin moved to strike out Globe and in
AID Oakley amended by adding Post without
striking out Globe. Lost to III.
Aid Kelly moved that the report be laid on the
table and printed. Lost
Thereupon various motions, counter motions,
amendments, &c. were offered, and at last the
whole subject was referred TO the Finance Com
mite c, Oh motion Of Aid Haws oil the 10Th Ward.
The next thing was a report OF Committee on
Wharves and Piers in favor Of bulkhead spon
the exterior street line on the North River from
Thrteenth.st % Gansevoort st. and iiLing up be-
hind the same. Adopted.
P0lice--facrease of Pdy-On motion of the Aid.
of the Ninth the report of the Majority OF the Pc
lice Committee and also the report OF the Minority
the first denying and the latter advocating IN.
creased pay-were taken up and read. Aid. Of
Majority and adopt the report Of the Minority. The
motion was changed so as 10 move for the adoption
Of the report of the Minority. The Aid. went into
lengthy advocacy Of the claims OF the Police
men to more pay. He referred TO the change OF
the law so as to give the power to the Council TO
regulate their pay to the vast amount OF property
protected by the Police the onerous character Of
their duties, &c.
AID Kelly and Aid. Miller also advocated the
adoption Of the Minority report.
Aid. Haws moved to accept the report OF the Ma
jority and discharge the Committee.
Aid. Shaw opposed this course and spoke TO the
general question He deemed the whole Police
system defective, and desired that the entire con
troll Of the matter should be in the Common COun-
ell He thought the appointing power was wrong;
that the Aldermen and assistants should have no
hand In appointing officers. The next defect was
in the very matter OF compensation the paying Of
all alike prevented the stimulus TO exertion. The
fnur-yer tenure OF Office was another objection
He thought another serious objection was that the
Police corps was too large. There were large
number Of men in the department who were a re-
proach to it, aud that number would increase con.
stantly under the present regulations He wanted
to see the whole matter reformed; he would ee
vate and improve the men themselves they mus,
be men Of purity and high morals to Withstand
the vices among which their duties draw them
AID. 8. spoke Of the great services of policemen
IN prevention of fires, and incidentally bestow-
ed high praise upon the Fire Department
He deemed that the policemen were entitled to
equal praise that the principal reason of their
not getting It was because their duties were
mainly performed in the night. He spoke
OF the protection of property from thieves aud
burglars; and passed on to notice the 2,O0J
ost children taken care Of by the Police aud other
important services He thought the State Govern.
ment might be easily Induced TO relinquish the
whole matter 10 the City or if that could not be
done, he would have law framed here for the
sanction of the Legislature. In the meantime, be
would ask for the increase Of the present compensa
ton, for the purpose Of retaining the preseu
men for the foundation Of better system. He
would have a commission Of four men, two appoint
ed by each Board who should appoint the police
men annually; he would then have a system o
promotion or higher pay for the second year thar