New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-16
BOARD OF ALDER MEN.


F@"'ozs-Of Teidents Of Watt ct in relson to the
Dumping place for manure at the foot of said street or
n M ne use OF steam by the Harlem Railroad Co snd
New Haven Railroad Co, below Forty second ct OF
~ Anderson and others, to have the ordin ance to
tend Albany It. repealed OF the President cad Directors
OF the Crystal Palace Association for renewal of their
lease VI 5. Nolan, asking the Common Council to
gsge street sweeping machine invented by him.
Board he interest OF the City requires that the Legs
laUre should before the end Of the present session. repeal
the Amended Charter Of the City Of New York, passed
April ~ 1855. Laid the table by vote Of VI sssrs
WILKINSON, Blunt Tucker. VOOrbis, Chauncy, 9 rsty.
Fly Lord and C.. H. Tucker in Affirmative and Messrs.
Hoimre' Howard Woodward, Kelly, Herrick and Mott.
in the negative.
by AID BLUST-A preamble closing with the following
resolutions
k.ocd That all Ferry Companies be and hereby requested
70 have each ferry boat s. either upsh,
water connected with the sane
sa$ $;:l Pio1si : e
sHssI TO come at receive Of
heiered to Committee ON Fire Department.
HtPoTts-Of Committee on Ferries in relation 20 the
alleged neglect Of the Wismsburgh Ferry Company in
not aiordDg proper accommodation &c with res,.
utons in favor of increasing the number of boats on SAID
iefIes, end other improvements also reducing the fare
messenger cents on G,sod stP E t % S'n5ie
seventh st cents to Grand st cents; connlts.ion
for men $40 per year. and for and boys, $3.50
Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Report favor OF opening Eightiehs t. from Fifth sv
TO the East Ryer-cOncurred in To open Eghty-thirl
81. tIith 10 the East RiYer-cOncurred 70
regulate Fifty second st from Fourth av. to the at
Ryer-adopied In favor Of organizing the Auditing Ba
Ieau III Finance epartmen-adoped.
Aid. HERRrcK move that AID Motifs resolution asking
the Legislature TO rep the amended en- Irer be taken
from The table. Carried.
AID. DRAKE moved its adoption.
Aid. WmLIAmsoN moved to amend by referring to
Committee on Ordinances. He said that the charter
under which the Board were working adOped by
over people and ought not to be hastily put away
AID. DRAKE-Yes; and 43, 900 are now sick of it.
Aid LORD did not any necessity for such haste He
sGd that the gentleman who offered this resolution was
under pledge to support the amended charter and he
surprised to the Alderman OF the twenty first
Ward acting in this manner This gentleman who is under
pledge to his constituents here when the Board
sny attended aud eDdeayors to have passed resolution
asking repeal ST that very charter under which he was
elected. lie thought the matter should be maturey con
tidered To adopt this resolution would be one Of the
most surprising things he ever heard Of 1t would be
repeal Of tie whole constitution under which they were
working ii yet to be informed Of the great 1lty
In the present charter there perhaps some objection
able provisions but he could necessity for such
sweeing r. D. al Us the resolution called for He hoped
that he amendment would be adopted
AID DRAKE hoped that the resolution would be acted
without delay lie said we have been working under
IT, nded Chatter Re orm bill up TO our Decks al.
most in mud and filth for about three months 1t could
not be called Reform Charter it is counterfeit and he
would not sail i'll the same ship with the others who we're
in favor OF supporting Upon every question that shal
be put This subject he should call for the ayes and noes
which should not be written but printed in capital letters
Aid HERRICK though; that the best portion Of the board
wac aw are that they could work under the present
chatter lie was confident that the Legislature wOId do
something before tier adjournment lie for getting
up model Reform Oh ,rter-sOmehing to reform the re
formers. He hoped it would not be referred
Aid VOoEHIs did not any necessity for such nasty
legislation. He hoped it would be referred.
Aid BLUNT in favor of having the matter referred
Aid CHAUNcrY said the resolution had come upon him
with great deal surprise. Under tho Eended charter
ts Board constituted aud if they botted it out they
would blot tn, mseVes out. He would like to know Whist
fault had suddenly been discovered that such
Oluton be passed Immediately. lie in favor Of
rtierIing
Aid BOARDHAN moved to further amend by instruciing
the committee t. report Ut next meeting.
Aid HOWARD hoped it would not be referred. lie
wanted see the resolution passed and tho charter swept
away II was mock charter, got up by some fanatic al
refomers, clique of such Peter Cooper and oth
ers whom he could
CHAIRMAN-The Alderman of tho Sixth must conine
himself to the question, which is Oh referring.
Aid HOwARD-I want to go over the whole ground,
and hope may have little privilege accorded to me
Why here Aid Mott talked two hours and ten minutes,
the Other night the Amended Charter. One hour he
spent in talking side when he found he had got
the wrong side then he talked another hour and ten
minutes on the other side
After further remarks the question on referring
called and carried.
The Board adjourned till Friday.