New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-14
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN.


THURSDAY, July l3.-Present, EDWIN j. BRowS
Esq, President, in the chair.
REPORTS.
OF Committee Police, in favor of increasing the sal
aries of Lieutenans of Police to $1,000 per To
Committee of the Whole
OF same favor of increasing the Police force Of the
Second and and Sixth Wards, each five additional mon
To tie
The majority and minority reports in relation to adver
tisiug FOR the Common Council the Departments, &c
taken from the table and referred to the Committee
of the Whole.
COMMITTEE WHOLE.
The Board then went into Committee of the Whole
various papers which had been referred to IT. Mr. Ner
mlyea in the chair.
The Committee after considering number of said pa
pers rose and reported, Mr. Kennedy in the chair aud
they were ordered to third reading.
The Board then adjourned to Friday afternoon at
o'clock
On the Resolution to place Lamps at the Mercantile
Library Astorplace
Mr.. KFsNTDY opposed If. He did not see why the City
should pay 500 year for those young it enough
TO psy $40 for some churches. Odd Fellow Hall might
well be lighted by the City and several other buildings
Mr.. Jackson opposed the resolution If the Associa
ton short of money they might ask donation from
the Common Council.
Mr.. GRAY said the lamps only were asked, not gas.
Mr.. Jackson said that the gas also asked He did
not approve of people or bodies asking the City for lamps
if Il lamps placed the gas would he charged for
Mr.. SEELy supported the resolution. lie thought do
nation could not be properly mentioned by the gentleman
who adyerted to it.
Nj CoSoyER hoped the contracted policy of the gentle
nan from the With Jack.on) would not be adopted.
The Library had two lamps put up years ago by the for
This no theeter no hotel but body of young men,
merchants clerks and Others seeking education. he
thought larger request ought to be granted.
Nh JAcksoS thought the action OF the former Council
should not be quoted as precedent for the present.
M CosovrR said the lamps given years and Yeas
ago before any stigma attached to the Of Council
men or Alderman.
Mr. Gray said that all the library asked was posts aud
lamps rot lights He thought il the duty of the Board to
s6vsuce the interests of associations of this kind.
Mr.. kFSNEDT regretted that the gentleman from the
Eeyen'h lMr. Clancy absent; he in the habit
Of going into debates like this and believing AMI felng
trying TO initiate him could how ridiculous their posi-
ton He opposed the resolution the Library mad
plenty OF means and as the members were OF class who
haiiually affect to desgise all obers. He knew them
vel. He thought the Common Council before the last
was no more to be Initiated than the last La his judg
inent was wrOng Of that time 10 give the Library that
aid. Then It wee week and poor, il Is rich and
strong. The real object not merely the lamp; The
City pays for putting up church lamps, and every one II
puts pays for the gas Of the same Thisis ao con
emplated by the presen; resolution as further ann.s
from the application. which asks for lamps to be lighted
w:k gGs.
Mr.. HoDGKISsos no differeaee between sn;rtus,
bene; and an intellectual one in this regard he would
therefore, support the resolution
M CoEOyER said he not TO be n.;rniatod bv bo;,
accused OF initiating the gentleman from the Eeve1,b he
b ped be would never initiate the gentleman from the
Ninth Kennedy. The custom was to EXEMPT in,,itu
urged were pursued New York would soon have No ct;
zehs but men who come to make money and 20 Tke in
''tLoH vac one OF good moral Effects Th. small natter
after. P'' '''~~
Mr. TurrLE said the library wa. often used fr lectures
"f1ch were attended by the public at large; aud on th
ground he supported the resolution
lb reso!usos wac adopted.