The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-16

MEETING Of sAs noArd OF Councllmen.
fuu Board OF Councilnen met LAST nj. ht thor
chambers in the City Hall, Councilman Brown In the
chair.
Third readings bills the Hrst thing in order.
1se following were called up for tho third reading
In favor Of advertising Tor site for station Tor
the sourtecpth ward.
In favor Of fencing Thirty NINTH Forteth and Forty
first streets aud Fourth and Fifth avenues.
In favor Of opening Eighty second street. from Fifth
aver to East river
In favor tagging Thirty third street. between Sixth
and Eighth avenues.
In favor o: creating Pubic Building Stock No 8.
In favor Of asggiog Twenty seventh street. between
Tenth and Eleventh avenues
Al long debae hero upon the report in regard to
the removal o. night soil from the city.
The report Of the committee acccr ling
consrsct to G. s. Marshall TO remove this night soil,
at the sum Of Sll,Ns per for . term
Of three years Several opposed the adopt,on
Of the epot upoa the that there mAoy par
ties Who weie wiling u pay for this nightsoi, 1t
| xs co an INN. m to tho city to pay near
The question ociDg taken the report Of the com nitte
lost.
Ybs e 10 favor of adopting Field Corrias plau for
rev City hs WAS then taken up for third reading.
Councilman NORrg moved that the whole subject 0e
He rhoueht the plan they were nov considering woui
no' mt ct the requirt monts OF the city More
were wanted than the plan selected gave Other paas
should be con idered in justice TO themselves and in
justice % the citizens, whom they served.
Councilmaa KENNEDY was oppos sed to re opening ths
question. The gentleman who had proposed such
toL was acting from the suggestion OF certain news-
paper articles which wSs bad authority to act from.
lie hoped the motion would not be carried
Councilman CONoyER opposed the motion.
Councilman NoRT said that he acted only from the
dictates Of his judgment, and not In the in
opening Of this subject He was not In the interest Of
Ira Bucsm Jr Co, or any one else. de only felt
that the plans under not the
calculated 10 meet the wants of the city, and others
should be reflected upon.
The vote thea taken upon the motion to re COM
The report ,lutions then finally adopted
was 'hen moved to refer the mn ority report OF tho
Committee on Pistipg and Advertising 70 special com
mittee Of three with instructions to alter the number
Of papers to be advertised In from seven to Ave.
Councilman CURRY thought two was enough Indeed
He thought publishing in the SUNDAY HERAtD would
answer every purpose.
Councilman KrSsSpY--0h, that has gone out of circa.
lation.
The vote was taken upon the motion and carried.
The tHARsAN appointed as such committee. Council
men Kennedy, Pnekpey, and sammos
The committee dately reported to the Board th.t
they bad met and performed the duty required of them
and begged leave present the mdortv report Of che
Committee Publishing, amended according to instruc
tions.
The report Of the special committee was then accepted
The motion then came up the adoption of tho mi
nority Itpot which declared carried As having vo-
ted IN the Affirmative aad seven Ia the negative,
IL WSS tnen moved tnat Board resolve
Committee Of the Whole to take up the special order
the day. This was carried.
The report Of the Committee Finance in relation to
the Brick Church property, was then taAen up tho
Rpe cihl order
The question in this is whether the church shall re
move Its edice ind stin retain nteres its present
property Tho property occupied by the church
originally given the church bg tho corporation with the
that tho church should possess it long
as they devoted 1t to religious purposes and that
property should revert to the city If applied any
other purpose by ne church Tho congregation OF the
Brick Church now wish to up town, and at the
same time to rotan interest in tire property they
now hold, notwithstanding the original agreement.
Mr.. KENNEDY thought this question had been suf
fciently argued, and the vote might be takea.
Councilman Coorn said lie opposed to dcfcvring
this matter any longer. Ihs property of the Brick
Church belonged to the CITY, a1d the city ought
1t He was opposed to swindng the city either by Rey
| nolds CT Il o chuich.
II was then moved aud carried, thnt when the com
mittee rise they ask leave to sit again
Tho regular calendar then taken up, aud nftel
several papers being acted upon the Board
adjourned till Monday