New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-08
PUBLLr' MEElL-YEG.
BOARD OF ALDERNEN.


Tuusp,v. Dee. :. ls54-NArHAS {. Ely "a the
Chair
PETITIONS RrfEHRFD.
OfJJav-,pce. ~ elevate Groom Watr on Nur-
ray Hill.
OF VIM. II. Raynnr and others, Tor o""dih- u
CITY Hell in Madison. square.
or Albert Snih ana tEeniy others, 10 DC orgi m
ICED as hook snC.ladier company.
R.fouion by Aid HERRIcS:
ResoS That the Controller be and he i hereby 70
Jet TO ihs Bo,rd AZ ~ 81 t HSs,os IN .Sor Of
fuins, Peg he est % go ~ .o,n, ~ he f
MS. apc rrsdirg Section OF SECONDLY in pursuance OF
Otop which sd TIE So"%oS " s1S nv over 70 he
I'D John PegreE snoto a. directed ty ~ ordaanse o.
m. Common Council passed by the Commo9 Council and sp
rTov,d By the Mayor sug g. ls5J Aud sso "heiher any
claims hsye been Diads uP. .he ~ o M n in
ob.estcs q the above named resolution and orsn4ncs
Reed Tha' the Controller be and Dc :. Hereby
report at the same tine the reason "hy rs pay
over John the amount due MN npon te $685.
nsIi he for ,1@ o' soh cs" aS on the 81 OF Nov 1851;
aid also BY what r1tt authority be ASSUMES 70 tha2
upob bis ersans seclDdav unnl he signs re-
es,e Of all claims Interest sstir the C, uon nol
Which directed TO be paid ey me oo'n ''Hn' u ''
Petition of citizens to prohibit steam on the Fourth
av Railroad
conceive OF be allowed the track Of the
Hsreq CT New sy-n aaiiIoad ooTPiSss GA the
The Alderman from the rsent! first supported 'he
petition ard resolution. II the Board meant ~ Kill
il let n en- Kill il rIght out.
ThePREsIDENr spike in favor OF referring It to the
, Committee on Railroads
The special business Of the evening the hull ling Of
the rev City Hall, callet W by The Alderman Of
the Sixth He was anxious that some acrsn should
be- taken in the matter, but he wanted 10 know first
who thew were going 10 trade with.
AID HHRRICK was in favor of reco uniting the re-
port The specii ;ations he'd not yet been made fully
They had the plans of course, but not the spe-
cifcsiioDs.
A vote was taken on recon hitting the report, but
LOST by a vote Of 10 H.
A motion was then made to amend the first resolu-
ton, by adopting the plans of NJ. Thompson AMI
striking ont the words q" and specihcati0ns.
The motion to amend was lost
DEBATE-THE sEw CITY HALL.
The report OF the Special Committee on the New
City Hall ALREADY published wss taken up, and
called forth consij, rable d'scu sion.
AID. TUCKER mover that the report be referred
back There was, be said, no specification, and the
Bosrd would he very foolish 70 aw I'd premium 10
to any one who omitted 50 important point. Field
& Corrtja bad submitted Specifications, and NJ.
Thompson should DO likewise
Aid WV. TUCKER opposed the motion 20 refer
back for the reason that there was no necessity fJr
the specification 81 the present rlne; moreover 1t
would create further del ~, aud there WAS no time
10 he lost. The Legislature would soon meet and it
was time the Board arrived Mt what amount they
should apply for power 70 raise. There was dis
petition 10 bald the New CITY Hall 10 Tompkins
but be hoped it would Dot be buill outside the Park
railing.
AID HERRICK said the matter had been delayed so
long thst there scarcely any prospect Of settling
il this winter. They we're about IN build an edice
that would last for ages and he did not any
fer such haste IN iis commencement. He alluded to
the proposed SUI erin'endiug Commission, aud he ex
pes ed his belief that there was no csll for Il.
AID VooRHTs thought they shoal1 first settle ~ 70
whether they going 70 cave the H,ll in the
Park not before they called for this specification.
Ii il was 10 be bnut up town, an entire new plan
would be necessary
Aid Howard called for q division Of the question
the plans TO he decided upon first, and the specf-
GATORS next. Ruled ont OF order lie thong 1t tina.
enough would be done if they decided upon the plans
to-D, ht. The ground was in his Ward, and he there
fore took more interest Ia the matter m an any
one - about the Board
AID. CHAuSCFY said il was evident that il the plan
adopted il must be built 81 marble because It IL
to com ect viii the present ed.ics. The present Hall
was very handsome. and he thought the extension
would be q vast Improvement
Az G. II TUCKER 6sked whether any gentleman
wiling - vote for mater which would require
an eypeu dinre of 50 900 600 with such meager plans
AID HOWARD r.msrkei ha bad heard thst the Al
deIman OF tho + lteenih Ward b al marble T. sell,
and therefore bis opinion would Mt pass Tor much.
AID CHAUNcEY replied th+t b. had interest
whatever in sry marble quarry; Ieiiher he'd he any
particular pr, ference.
After some further debate the oue,'ion was called.
when the motion to refer back was lost-Ayes Z,
Noes IL.
Aid HERRIoK then moved that the plan only, be
adopted making the specification distinct question
Aid WAEEsAS then called attention To the plan OF
MIR. Stuart, proposing the erection OF Hall 10 com
menee on the 3rDsd say ride Of the present II I'll,
hundred feet thereirom, and thence Broadway,
then up Chambers-st, and down Centre-st to the
lire Of the present building. This plan had been
favored by many Of our OF prominent citizens, and
he hoped the Board would take action on II.
The motion 10 divide lost After some other
debate, the Board adjourned till Monday evening.