The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-16
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R.-rd OF Aides men.
The Road Of A senDsa held the sevestn mecsia8
A. the August ses-iou lat eveaing, Ma han o. y,
Eso.. Pc sident, In toe chair.
aDprrosAL APrRoPRI AriOs FoR CLEANING sTEEsrs.
The sort OF The Comm ,tes (of Coans mea) on
Finance, in favor Of additional app Ration Of
4iOOO 900, for Gazing str-o;s- the gu o 1900,
ordere, BY the d ,ard Of Heal b, having been OK.
haasted-wss c,ncuIrrd IN.
The following resolution was offered by Alderman
VooRHs:-That the Commissioner Of Repairs aud
Supplies inform this Roai why he has not had the
plans and specifications IL out for the house TO
be altered for Hcee Com auy No. IL, aud advertise
Or proposals for the SAM. adopted.
NEW FiREAAs's HALL.
Ths resolution ii the Uouncilmen, to hoist tho
Gags on the C,y Halt On the occasion OF laying the
corner stone Of tne ne Fire mans Hall, on tho 2lst
inst, was concurrd III.
TnE SWINE NUISANCE.
The repot Of Tue CoGnciimcn n0u-oOncurring
with tins Boa d 10 stye 70 the ordnance to pre-
vent kecpii ii swine VA recc we'd, aud ths Al
dermen of Fntn, .-ptieth, Eighteenth, Twelfth,
Ninth ard Sevsnh wards, weie app0I ted ~ q
committee OF confeien
UuaCURRgD IN.
Tie report Of te Com nit, ee Of C)uucilmen to
Rave Eiizare,h stress ha.sea bet woeu Grand aod
Forty fourth street, bet~ern Ninth 8dd Toueh
svenu,s, vita orii isur-; IN favor Ut paviog and
tagging FVrty-second street from cnird to Fifth
ayepLes: IN Law, 81 dre, ting Cruton Aque tuct
Del ar ment 10 no contncios To rap cir Cnristo-
70 * aao Aans STREETS f,fthwrh, aud Bro0ae
street isou ElcIicee :" C'iuabia Streets Ia favor
of regDis'iIp sro god u Fnty t0ird street, be-
~ an Tenth ana hudson river.
THE sIHs COMPARTMENT.
al c. man BKnwS. vi D.. tlTst ward, rose TO move
tat TIE clerk lie dfec,ei u retu tho resolution
yasssd npoa i.et vetius "a nis a6seoce respecting
the Ccmnit'ee OF the ere Department, to the gen.
tleuau 3 b, pfot asel II. IL was incorrect lie al
detnan RI bad rvfus. to attend that co II nit
TEL. Ee cepiei The en- ,ati made last evening,
tnst he v a. an anti.Ca,s man he had right 20
think for hims~li, sui- gratuitousiy untrue.
He therefore, moyro IT. Il the pre- <nbte aud resOl-
Tor offered b . Alderman If the EighGh ward be
returned TO HIM, aud thar they be stricken from tho
minutes.
tie AIierma" of tie Eighth said he meaut no
disrsptct 10 the Sid.rmaa of the First, when he
ouersa the resolution lat evening, bat be vas CON-
pel.e TO do SO. because that gentleman Alderman
2 Progp) had lot attended " tie duties OF the com.
mittee.
Alderman yooaBIs ,evir wed the votes taken upon
the motion lat evening", aud said that he did not
see anything osatoty 10 the Alderman OF the
Pirst ward in The pro, eediugs.
Alderman Brown again urged that the whole mat.
Ter be strck.b irUa t.. uinutes-
Alderman Blunt move to lay the whole matter
apon The tsbe. which, OF division, was lost BY q
vote OF seven to tn.
Aldermen wv TUCKER then said that he saw no
reason the vote o last veuiue should be stricken
from the minutes, and tn 'ught that he had taken
proper course IN asking this board to dismiss a
member Of the committee for not attending 20 his
duties, snd IL was whas ev, ry chairman Of com.
mlttees SHOULD do. He Saw the motive OF the mo.
ton; It was 10 get the Alderman Of the Sixth ward
(HowBrd) on tie committee, and be hoped that IL
would not prevail Alder nan Howard holds pro-
minent position amongst the fire engineers, and he
alderman ruck.r) b ped he would not be forced
on the COMMITTEES oftle Fire Department.
lung and Father nesult0sy discussion then On.
sued during ~hich s-ve al members urged the ass
ing OF A!0t rmaa Bro.as resolution, whilst others
couten, ed that the wtv"us action Of the board
ahoutd net be .xpunged from % minutes.
Alder man LORD moved 90 amen J. by striking ont
AZ that part of the pr, amble and resolution Viii h
refers to the Aiderm OF the First
ALDEN HOWARD thought 1t better to strike out
either OF them. 1t wa evlsent what the mo cement
OF the Alderman to. E ghth ward WAS He Al
derman HowaId) had good rig 1t to be on the Fire
Depattue mt Commute; ne was on no committee,
whilst the Alotru al ir In the Eighth was on six or
seven. He hso g. th- Chief Engineer 90 around
the board this ev. ding an d be. doubt had chang
cd the feeling OF thu meinbe on us mater. Last
hight be, (AldeImau Hvwatd,) could have beea
elected by majority or tive, bat now, since the
Ch,et Engineer zane sncerirg srouad, the opinion
OF cersatL members wss altered.
The PREslDkNT-Cne Alderman Of the Sixth
ward tas said that he is NOT any committee be
will, however. rec0ll-ct tuat IA was nomin ated on
three committees. and refused to serve.
Alderman Howard said that be was placed on
committees on whicn be could not serve. and the
President OF the Boatd had promised friend Of his
to place bin alderman Howsrd), on the Com.
nfttte Of the Fire Department, but meanly broke
kis word.
ward to order, and begged to state taat the asser.
tion was false. He called upon Alderman Howard
Tor the name of his friend.
Alderman HowAsD.-Henry B. venn, No. FOL
BowSry.
lie President took q minute Of the name, and
Alderman HoWARD said he would bet 81 900 on
It. He knew it was tn o.sble for hi n to be placed
on the committee; the votes against him are
met0ua He ha0 never fobbied, though OF ser mem.
bers bad. and he was on the defence In this board
I'll tho time.
An adjournment was then moved, and lost BY Q
vote Of ten a. eight.
The following resolution Of Alderman Lord was
then putt
Resolved That the minutes of the last meeting
be amended. by inserting before the tender by Al
derman BosTomap, of his ie-iRnstion as q me nbcr
OF the Comnitt~e OF the Fire Department, THAT
AlderDa. B,srdmsn stated. Is reas DDS for bis re.
stepati0n, ttst re was a member Of five standing
committees and thre SPECIAL committees, v hsa,
with hts own tiv ste businrss, rendered II i'm ssh
bic for him 70 act regularly With the Com nittee Of
the Fire Department Adopted.
The Boaad then adjourned unth this wednesday,
evening.
Board OF C0uncilnen.
The Board met yesterday afternoon at four
Vclock. The President 10 the chair. The roll ha-
ting been called. twenty nine members answered to
Ohsir manner quorum wss soon afterwards found
- be present when the minutes OF the last meeting
worc read and approved.
The folloains petitions wsre presented, and
fsfegred to tae appropriate committees
- 20. PETITIONS.
,Of CtGies Riddle for compensation for services
sndered the city Deputy City Inspector; of ssone
Ind Bellows for rcm zion Of PENALTY for infringing
street ordinance; Of G. Van Ranss and Others for
bhe construction u se yer In Eliz abeth, betwesn
Grand ana he ster streets; Of X. L. Il A. Stuart Tor
sewer In Greenwich and Barclay strtets-
Rbs0LUTiONs.
BY Councilman Cosoygx-r That the sidewalks IA