New-York daily tribune., 1854-09-05
BOARD OF COuNCILMGN.

The first of the Fall Sessions of this body was held
last evening. I'm calling the members 10 order the
President congratulated them upon th' iaso.aue nus
pices under which they redssembled the Improved
health Of the City, and kindred felrltous matters,
and said the building of the CityHali, the open
ing Of Albany-s the selling OF the Cdporaipn inter.
est in the Brick Church property, TIE purchase os
land for public cemetery, and the e-orghnzing oil
the Fire Department would be among tho business
which would require their attention during the Fan
Sessions. After Recommending the gre~s Na'e rair
to be held here this fall to the fostering cse VI ,ne
Council and expressing his pleasure at theharmony
with which the business OF the Council wasfransact
ed he declared the Board ready for business
The summer vacation had so elaied mot OF the
members of the honorable Council that hey were
not exactly ready for business-tho Prssdst to the
contrary notwithstanding; for during mot OF the
evening such buzz and catter ran around te Board
that the voice of the reader was frequently nauiibe
ut the reporters table.
When the time for the presentation of resolutions
came or Mr. KENNEDY arose and laid DE vas glad
that the President in bis opening address hd called
10 his mind a duty which he ought 10 have discharged
al the last - ssion. lie would offer resolution TO
allow the Harlem Railroad Company to laJa switch
out from their line to Hamiltonsquare, foi the ae-
commodation of the exhibitors at the State hir
Mr. CoSoyER was afraid that the Compay would
try 10 make the track permanency and es4bish
depot there and further the grades Of tho railroad
and square were not consistent with the obstruction
of n temporary track.
Mr. KFssFDY rebutted these fears and elections
At this juncture the gas went out, aud much
laughter; whereupoD, II was moved that 20 Board
adjourn. The vote was put, the Ayes shouDg at the
top of The fir voices and the Noes, no les yoofer-
ously. The President decided the motion IT,. The
decision was appealed from, when the Present an
nounced a messenger from the meter, who 'eported
that the gas would be on again in few secods. Mr..
Maher then rose, and talked against time atut Pic
mics fishing and like meters 10 staye off the I1tng Of
motion for fifteen minutes recess. A membe moved
to amend by substituting arecess twenty for hours;
Others urged forty eight hours more appJpriats.
With jokes, laughter aud points of order, etended
to the most wordy written shape, about 6fteo min-
utes passed away when the gentleman from tn Ninth
put end to the whole, by discovering that ne gas
had once more returned, ana he demonstrated that
fact by lighting the cbsndelier-a plentiful shower
of jokes from his colleagues about his imputed prom
inent characteristic greeting him therefor.
Mr. CosoyER offered resolution asking for the re-
moval Of the Court House ~ necessary TO the
erection OF symmetrical building on the site Of the
late New City. Hail, and authorizing the Commission
of Repairs and Supplies to advertise the sale Of the
building at auction, the purchaser TO remove the
wthp three months. In urging the resolutions
be said that he had heard no express opinion
adverse to his resolution, while with multitude OF
persons he knew the proposition was regarded with
favor Referred TO the Committee on Repairs and
Supplies.
Mr. CLAscEY asked why resolution to pave
Centrest. with granite blocks presented by himself
some three or four months since had not been re.
consequence 10 the convenience Of tho City ~ the
paving of Centre-st. bad been treated with such sig
nal contempt.
Mr.. Fay, of the committee, explained that the
conn itee was in favor of paving all the streets Of
the City with such stone but having reported several
resolutions in favor Of such paving, which fell
through out of respect for feelings of the gentleman
from the Eleventh, they suppressed bis resolution.
Mr.. CLANCY, with withering scorn-I have not
presented single resolution for three months, be.
cause saw there would be no action taken on II.
An attempt was made to change the ho irs OF meet
ing Of the Board fIOm o'clock to 4, and thsn 10
o'clock L. NJ, but the resolutions wsre laid over.
An immense number Of reports Of committees weree
presented, monuments OF the industry of the com
mttees during the late hot weather. Mr.. Fry Chair
man Of the Committee Streets alone handing in
sixty.three, which were referred to the Committee Of
the Whole in lump.
The Board adjourned to Wednesday at 6 Pm.