New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-17
BOARD OF COUNCUMEy.

THURSDAY, Feb l6-Present, the President, EDwni
BRows and SO members
mort 10 this Board what portion Of the lands on the 'ns
~ ono Iland bet ween high aud law water mark, Ta
TO the Corporation Of New York by the charter oil I'VE
vet unsold and not conveyed by the Corporation sa
Estimated value thereof and what measures any arc
cessary 10 be taken to the interests Of the Cor"
ton In said lands. Adopted. 49,,
nv Mr. EarlIhatthe Counsel 10 the Corporation ni01
this Board what power il. members are Pos.e,ea,
or merchandise on the Sabbath specifying partcasf
whether in order enforce the laws In this respedM
are empowered to arrest any persons yioaong INC -
and revoke their licensesand also whether they srg
law authorized proceed in their several ds,ricsio
force these laws Without the concurrent action Of the
dermen Of the Wards. Adopted. -.
The Report Of the Committee on Cleaning Stress
favor of contracting out the cleaning Of streets into
tIcts and Wards, aud that the Committee on Ordnsn
report an ordinance therefor which was made the sPeo
ORDER for this meeting was taken up and an smenans
offered and accepted Of the words on the e1prsno!
"sooner termination Of the present contracts AZ
debate as 10 new or enforcing Of the old ccntrsfsS
Report is amended was adopted by the following VOC
ASrmotre-Ths President snd Ms'.1 H. smith 9.sSss =
s'y @ VIVA Gsds fI.,s R:.s roasE sssa, ~;
KnlSI sh.ye Elicit H ssSss ssasa
ney, Lsmbrehf, Fye, Curry csnover, Earle 'sn'a'
The Board then adjourned 70 Friday aftsrne''' 8
o'clock.
PyMr BRows, Of the Fifty Ninth a.ssl
Rred That The Controller Be rsgns.ted ,spGn ia 900
tween high and low Waterman granted 20 the
eso,tioo .51 Is. estimated value thereof sSd vhs
ssry TO be taken TO secure the ntsress" ''
Mr. Blows sad that certain facts had recently 80
liehr TO show that the city entitled 10 osns -
that neiehborbood, and unless the matter was
and the proper measures taken to securei' 'he'~T
would lOse it,
The resolution was adopted. --rs< Of
Tie rules were on motion, suspended for the P''Y~
taking up the specal business Of the evening" &c.
The Report ofthe Committee on Streets beng
iiWac read. an. ia c.ftp
CouI eli Districts for street cleaning purposes ., -
ARD theTenpon Mr.. KEsSEor rose a1a p,,s,t dssf
tom lie thought the contractors Tor $50 80
wanted 70 resign because they could not h|As sItx
ponder rom the Treasury. He hoped they woun -
to tie bond whatever they misn i4.g c~sosag
20 Nv 1,od making the whole City one d.sse
at nos, four or six The division mo War.' 80
vonld brpg back tbe old stem OF giving me x<y.
each WaEd political soS pseSa ' ~ s.;c;sst Ssreecs
n;sssner. the one who had just resigned was 1919
irsfe;ept His theory was that certain Coat "a
made. ard we must either force eomyusncss snle1s
- .i,I n rty streets And then Mr.. Kennedy ~. ~
comtpr;son Of the conduct o! the Pre-ident o. ~
in mIt, debate he last session win w p,.sees
Henry Cry while spt aker OF the House o. rocNt
! So Mr. Kennedy reckobed that complains -, ID
made Of his frequent speaking. but he mean. :"
i,b Christian fortilude. Mr. X then sat down a, -
Mr. NORTH took the aoor and pitched mo - III
u,dy on account Of his KeBnedys sell esesn
tsorsi manner He coniended that the corr, .os ~
not thrown Up their work because they eos with -
money but because the City has not coz g ms
as egr. ed, by carrying away the at 49, an ,er0sS
went on to advocate small districts ana w. ;esi ~
by he Aldermen and counei'mso ise nss"s ~od
dsi1ite and shifiry responsi4iiiy 'ns Nh aa VI ,.
once storm the Alderman, aud keep a. mn Nd bess
Clean .irects. Ile said tho ~" C'aH'N