New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-28
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

Petitions ReterreS- OF Hose Co No Is to be located in
the Fourth Ward.
Resolutions AdoDsed-That whenever estimates are re-
ceived for the City Government the Head of Department
receiving such shall them 10 be placed in some con
siouous place in his Office, with particulars that the
Clerk of Common Council cause to be published IN
ramrhle form all the railroad grants made by the COrpO
ration that the Eighth Railroad Co be directed to
transfer passengers from and TO their cars running to
Broadway and Canal st. and from and TO running 10
Barclay without additional charge so that passengers
will he required pay but i've cents fare from and to
either termination and that cars RAINING to Broadway be
painted white.
Rrports-F From the Commissioner Of Repairs and Sup.
plies with estimates for building Catharlne Market the
lowest follows Iron and mason work, D. b q w Cor
nell at s3l 994 carpenter work, l. NJ Wiswal at sisS5
Adopted.
advertising for proposals to light the wharves piers and
From The Commissioners Of Repairs and Supplies, sub
hitting estimates for building new Firemans Hail. in
Mercer between Prince and Houston for the carpen-
ter work james Miller 81 Co, eli 500 and mason work
Ilatt Fisher. sl33ll, being the lowest bidders. On
motion the confirmed as award Of contract Of
Committee Finance, in favor OF paying g. H. Sryker
and T. Delaied Smith counsel fee in the Nineteenth
Ward election Adopted
Lamps and Gas be Authorized 10 place gas lamp posts in
all the where mains are laid within the districts
of the New York and Manhattan Gas Light Companies
Adopted To increase the salary OF the Clerk of Fulton
market 10 $1,000. Lost -
hep0rts ot COMMITTEES A6opied-Of Committee on Fire
Department in favor of organizing iydrant Company
In the Seventh Ward Of Committee on Streets In favor
Of widening aud extending Albany st. to Broadway
through Trinity church yard along sOuthey line OF Irn
~ buildings. >.
OF Committee on Streets in favor Of extending the
Bowery to Franklin square OF Committee on Salaries
and Offices in favor Of increasing salaries oi copying
Clerks in the Street Commissioners Office or same in
Of granting additional clerk 70 the Commissioner
of Repairs and Supplies OF Committee on Lamps ana as
in favor Of causing the streets lighted by the New YORK
and Manhattan Gas Light Companies to be lighted all
night throughout the yeag or same in favor OF making
contract with the New York Gas Light Company for light
.lau ,tfho ~ =
year OF Salaries and Officers in favor OF increasing the
sy Of Hydrsnt Inspectors TO 81 per day or the same,
in favor of increasing the salary OF the Clerk OF Cemms
.iouer OF Repairs and Suppes to s0O0 Also, OF same,
in increasing salary Of Clerk Of Ress!ero water
Rents to $500 per ennun. -.
granting permission to W Webb to build pier a. the
foot of sIthst also the resolution directing the Croton
Department to specify for work the probable amount ana
quality Of earth and rock 10 DC eAeaVaeu DUN 'ueou
On hle.
resolution in favor Of appropriatng e2ssll for the
erection OF building to be called Eiremens Hail., in
This Cty was adopted by the Board Of Aldermen last
evening Some slight objection was made to TINS sppro-
praiion by AID Temann, but the resolution was hnay
Ths question relative to the purchase of quantity of
land Oh Wards Island from Mr. McCotter, wa. taken up
for consideration.
Aid Iamann made great objection to the purchase OF
tLs property from the hands Of Mr. McCouer as ne sad
that Mr. McC. had claim to il whatever tie held IN
his hand letter from gentleman owning property on
the Island vbo willing to sell * TO the City Tor slo0
an acre instead of the asked by Mr. McCotter II
the Common Council bought the property from MI NC
Coer thew would get their deeds and titles from the right
ful owners through Mr. McC.s hands. 1he mater was
on motion, laid on the table
On the question relative 10 the extension OF the Do"e,y
y Franklin square, AID. Tiemann thought you'd only
be sort OF half improvement and was KIND OF patch
work that il did not reEe the BOwery Ihe widening
of the BoWery should commence al "aHer 81 ana
thence extended down to and that street widehed
also
Aid Denman thsught that the gentleman did not rightly
understand the matter The Improvement he proposed
would cost million OF dollars, ana WOuia dssIVJ
many fine buildings The Improvement before the boerd
ouid be valuable and would carried our Destroy
only few old buildng .,. -.
not intended to relieve the Bowery but to reheVe Droa
Ala Fraucis one of the Committee to whom was refer
red the matter said that the Improvement one whf
met with general favor from ell sides being only opposed
by few large property holders He Tor one ~ "a
widening Pearl st from Franklin square to the bowery
but the Committee though; n 10 leave acuon son socn
further Improvement 20 their successors
After some other remarks by diderenr moers OF in
Board the resolution in favor ct the improvements a. ~
commended by the Committee, was saoPea., .,s s., -
On the question relative 10 e1teba4ng Aio@nJ '' 'm
Greenvic - TO Brosdways .ha 49,.
AID IL ask ed for some Information on me suS eet
he thougft would make the narrowest BLOCK u ~ CIV
eefiou between Broadway and Green";h - 1 ~ sres 81
AN Francis said that the matter OF widemn' Thames.
st We. for long time bssfs R0c ns wa. ers S Og' 'hA
Ater sorue other remarks upon the matt il puf 20
vote ard passed by large mgoniy.
The Committee 20 whom tn1s matte was referred sP
nenSed h following for the aprovemenl 10 theI
report: ....,, 4; -. .o,r,
from river 10 river between Lib srty and the Bstery
he nrorsed mprovemcnt wo' Id form such street
from he west end Of AIban! to the end Of Pine
a. ,njd BE- the only ora ~ ch could be made with
ont he removal Of Trin.- Church. The ground ovei
vhch il would pass vi" given By the City TO Inni'!