New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-28

way has not az al answered the promises made and other
experiments too, have been made with like result No
pavement that has been yet tried has answered the purpose
except the kuss pavement and the contract may as "s
be granite now a. al any other time.
AID. 1ENASy considered that the Dutch pavement IN
the Bo"ery was as good or very nearly as good a. me
Russ pavement and answered every purpose. Il va ~
down with sand and /. answered well Il had succeeded
in Europe and be did not why should not succeed
here.
AID BoYcr protested against the CITY at large being
taxed with improvements for persons resident along me
Bowery and the streets whore these improvements would
be useful
AID TwrTD-Itis not for the persons along the Bowery
but for those in the eros, streets who forced % 90
up to Broadway Of the facility with which they
travel along that street He considered that az 80
much done to improve the western part OF the Cy
the eastern now entitled 20 some consideration
AID DESNAS did not consider that the people IN
Eighteenth st ought to be bound to pay for this improve
ment the more particularly as could De done so much
cheaper by others and at all cver q At two thirds OF the
expense ought TO be paid by those living the neghoor
hood
AID B.RD-It is not those living in the neghborhood
alone who will be benefited by this Several persons in
nv Ward have spoken TO this subject and asked
why has been kept back long IL the cheapest OF
any pavement we can get for it will last the longest and
person but Russ put down pavement after his mode
permanently.
AID DFSNAN BoYcE and TIEwAS spoke again against the
resolution and Aid TWEED CORNELL BARD and Smith tor
it On the question being about TO be put
Aid TIEMAS moved all amendment that the Street Com
missioner be Instructed 10 enter into contract 20 pave tue
Bowery and East Broadway at three dollars and half
square yard.
To this AID TWEED moved another amendment 10 strl sc
out the BOwery.
Both amendments were put and lost and the original
motion then carried and the resolution adopted giving
the contract 10 Russ & Reed. go
AID TIEMAN-I take leave to ask, Mr. President II VIII
be allowed liberty to enter my protest the minutes OF
proceedings against the adoption of this resolution
Aid. MooRE-The gentleman must present his protest in
writing before il can be voted on
Aid. OAKLY-l am for giving the gentleman leave TO en-
ter bis Buncombe at once, and as much OF 1t as he De
sres
AID TENANT feel obliged to the gentleman from the
Fourth for giving place my BuncOmbe and room for
my thunder need i. much for desire 10 mark pircu
larry my disspproval of the resolution just adopted
AID SMITH considered that such leave should be
granted His vote recorded and that was enough
Leave was given Aid TIEMASN to draw up his protest
and to have prepared for next meeting The Board then
adjourned for the term.
EsyoRcENEyr or The LICENSE Llws-The Seventh
Ward Temperance Society, held meeting last evening"
in Botanic Hall East broadway, Mr. Hewitt, in the Chair
The meeting opened with prayer from Rev DR.. Marsh
after which be spoke as follows We must if We have Law.
obey them and that they obeyed He spoke of the
abuses and observance of the License Laws In Penn
syvania it that twelve men should swear to
the good moral character Of every applicant for License
and how do you think they act why they get twelve rum
sellers say for and will swear tor u. and
that is the way they nullify Laws Government thought
that the traffic was lucrative one, and they thought
that they should put part o.
pockets they had done So hence the License Lava Gov
ernment claiming to be the protector of its people
and enrches itsef by the ruin OF ITS people and le
gaizes it, OH | see what is coming 1t must, il shall
cause the glorious Maine Law! We must go to Albany by
tens of thousands and show Legislators that in
earnest Five States have it, and not one but besses the
day they got The License Law not enforced because
the whole traffic is nqutOus that they ashamed to
do so.
Prof Brewer then sung "The Dying Girls Appeal
Mr. r. n Ravens then addressed the meeting. lie took
I'D the Law Of License and read that shall have
license granted him unless of good moral character OF
rood moral chayOctri Is that who helps to degrade
his fellow man below the brute to crowd our as and work
houses and make the fair garden of prosperity tangled
wilderness, is such man of g00d-m2ral-ctqractcrI
Who is TO Judge the morality of these mems character
Why the Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen of their w trd
these are the Judges Not to Paey not to Wayland not
the Bible do we look but 10 the AderDcn! why are so
many rumseers permitted to sell without licenses! DO
Won suppose an Alderman is such heather to nure his
father No the Alderman the offspring of the grogshop
and he does not forget his duty his parent But this
great evil hardly know how to speak of license law
il is not in my line but for The sake of showing its hlsly
and roenness will support any movement TO enforce the
stncest Observance OF this law.
The following resolutions were then read:
Legislators es the great evils th. would grow
out Of he e in drinks IN nId n OF o hand s !,
erted should be Of good moral character aud possessing
we have than half the crime aud
at set City would Be removed By % endorsement oil the
Bd That solemn protest against ths eontinoed
Indifference upon ampns under foot of dearest night by
SBS1 os 6 Gn s % .hs OS S s Board to
Rled That will hold them responsible Tor the evils mat aet
their negligence acting and conforming to our
Pred That we will appoint attend the official
ton to the character Of who apply for licenses
Adopted, and Committee appointed. The meeting then
adjourned
Prices OF PRovrsoNs-The following are the retail
prices of some of the principal articles for the table at
w Al ~ 1879