The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-19
1GU29101RAx ATxAnS.
PROGRESS OF THE RHP0Rn MOVEMENT.
Mr.. Flagg's Peculiar Ideas Of Economy.
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The Publication Of the City Advertisements.
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TRINITY cAuRcAYARD TO REMAIN UMpssTuR8ED
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TEE PROPOSED NEW CTTY HALL.
The Estimates Of tho Beard OF Education
Confirmed,
&C., 60. DC.
Mr. Flagg's Peculiar Ideas Of Economy.
The Publication Of the City Advertisements.
TRINITY cauacayARp TO REMAIN uNusruaeeu.
TEE PROPOSED NEW CITY HALL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
: The Board met last evening-Nathsn Ely Esq Pre-
sdent In the chair. The minutes Of the last meeting
were read and approved
Petitions for relief from taxation received and
referred
npaoyEuSrsN CANAL AND WALKER STREETS.
The demands Of Cortlaudt Van Rensselaer, for So
and Philip Van and others for So 49, for u-
jares done their property in the extension Of Canal
street and widening Walker street. received and
ferred to the Counsel for the Corporation.
err HALL
A memorial wAs received from Charles f. Anderson,
architect for compensation for his plan for building the
City Hall, and stating tina. he called upon Alderman
william Tucker and received from him certain advice,
which he had followed The memorialist then pro-
ceedeS to censurc Alder Tucker for giving him to
understand that he had plenty Of time to present his
plans, whereas IL subsequently appeared otherwise
that another plan adopted, and that Alderman Will
liam Tucker chairman of the Committee on Building
had deceived him in the matter.
After the reading it appeared that there was sig
nature TO the memorial but Alderman NELLY said that il
endorsed being from Mr. Anderson; that be (A
derman K had received II from Mr. A. and presented
1t to this Board.
A motion was made to refer the memorial.
Alderman LoRp said he presentation of such me
mortal insult to the BOARD, and he moved that
the prayer be denied, and the memorial returned.
Alderman KELLY thought that Mr.. Anderson
gentleman whose comui0nieat, worthy OF attcn.
tion and he hoped IL would be referred.
Alderman VIM. TICKER pronounced the accusations
contained in the memorial as false.
After some further remarks, the question was put,
when
Alderman HOWARD said that it was a plain, honest
statement and he thou ;ht it needed reference He
surprised at the gentleman wishing Thai IL h0uld
not be investigated. The memorial ,Ats direct
charges, and they should be inlui,ed nto Us did not
think they true; but II they nue. tho sooner
the select committee was discharged the better.
Alderman WIN. TvcEEs said he hope It would not be
vafNv rAA fhay hnU Rftaar Dfh.r
memorials OF the same kind sent In.
Alderman HOWARD said that was another reason why
il should be investigated. lie surprised why
thing had been done toward building the CITY Hail.
but if this the way citizens were to be treated
Alderman LoRp-He IL not a citizen.
Alderman Hum asked the president, did the chair rule
that that memorial without signature, proper
" before the Board for consideration.
The PRFsIpEyT said that 1t customary in Parlia-
mentsy bodies 10 receive memorials without the sig
nature OF the person sending them, IL the in
the body OF the paper and presented by member Of the
corporation for whose consideration it is submitted
Alderman KELLY explained that the omission of the
nause from the foot OF the memorial was unintenton
nj omission.
The vote being taken the chair announced that the
motion Of Alderman Lord carried, and that the
prayer Of the memorial was denied.
Tx RsroRr or THE COMMITTEE on BUILDING THs NEW
HAIL.
On the motion OF Aldermen WIN TrcNgR the report Of
the Committee on building the City Hall called
mp aUd read as follows
The Special Committee the erection of the New CITY
Hail. to whom recommiited their made TO this
Board, Nov 90 1854 respectfully report
That they have had several meetings. and notwith-
standing the publicity OF the same, have received only
one new rian which plan does not meet with their APP
probation.
Stree tic subject has been recomttea to YOUR co n.
mtteee they have carefully reviewed the whos matter
and have concluded to make alterations in
their tst report Your committee still consider Martin
H. Thompscns plan the best and the only one OF those
preseuicd 10 them adapted to the wants and require
ents OF the heads OF departments law courts &c. bat
in consideration Of the fact that said plans not drawn
according to the revolution under which the Others
sent ia your committee in favor Of concurrog with
o. the resolution attached 70 Their report which awards
six hundred dollars % Field 4 Correis two hundred
and hiiy dollars TO j. Barx and hundred and fifty
dollars 10 Thomas Thomas Il sons
And la dorg this, they would recommend to the other
Board the proprety Of awarding six hundred dollars to
Mr.. Thompson TO he paid when full specifications are
drawn ard approved by the Common Council.
10 tho further consideration OF this ster COM
nittee also OF opinion hat two Commissioners will be
sufficient TO superintend he erection Of the new hall as
architect must necessarily be employed to assist and
advise them in their delibsra atoms
would be supernnous for your Committee report
the difficulties which attend the examination and
especially the decision OF matters Of this nature or to
comment upon the unjust and uncail-d Tor ns,n
uations made by interested parties in regard to the
honesty and judgment OF your Committees in their APP
Of your Committee was advertised In the daily newspa
pers and that architects with new plans attended
(although sent in afterwars), sufficiently and
decsvey explains the motives and shows the frivolous
OF the objections Of said persons in their pretended
regard for the interests Of the city and the pocset Of
And ysur COMMITTEES being we'll satisfied that the plans
recommended by them (lr Thompsons plans) are the
net Suitable, and the subject being so fully understood
atf rs importance manifest, ADMIT Tor adoption tue
following resolutions ana expression of their views
viz =
Resolved That this Board concur in much of the
resolution attached 10 the report OF the Board of Couu
ciimen awards Field correja six hundred dollars;
j. L. Burk two hundred and iity dollars; and tn
Thomas Son one hundred and fifty dollars and non.
TO adopt the plans and specifications made by tue
Resolved That The plans for the erection Of City
Hail. presented by Martin Thompson, be, and the same
Resolved That this Board recommend to the Board of
Councimen the proprety Of six hundred dollars
to Martin Thompson for said plans to be paid when
Resolved That an application be made the Iegisla
ture at its next session. for the passage OF an act au-
thorziug the Common Council to appoint two commits
soners 10 take the control and superntend the erection
OF the City Hail. WILLIAM TUCKER
PETER p. yQQRUlS,
RICHARD M0ff,
Special Committee New City Hall
debate arose on the propriety OF appointing com.
missioners, Alderman Hrsncx opposed the idea Of
creating Offices for political oafers asd said that al
for fuads for the building they need not ask them for
commissioners to superintend the erection OF the work
He offered amendment 10 strike out the las, resolu-
lion respecting the appointment of two commissioners,
Alderman HOWARD said a. the Board had determined
upon having two commissioners, he would move that
one Of those commissioners be an architect.
This motion was carried by vote OF 10 TO
Alderman HsRRIcx then moved that the other com.
missioner be q stone mason. (Iaughter.) He moved
the amendment because they wanted practical men.
Aidcrmau HOWARD moved as an amendment that in
stead OF q stone that the second commissioner
be practical builder. The amendment was accepted
by Alderman Herrick and unanimously adopted
Alderman wAxExAx moved amendment to the first
rssoatou to strike out Field Correja and insert fra
Buchanan.
Alderman vooRMs opposed this motion II Field 4
Correja's plan WAS not adopted Mr. Bark's certainly
should, ~ almost impossible to tell which
the beat Ffsld Coreia DO stricken out Mr.. Burk
should certainly have preference over Mr. Buchanan.
The motion to mend VAS lost
Befocc the vote taken the nal adoption of the
report Of Me committee, Alderman wAKY4Ax submitted
other plane Tor the consideration OF the board II IL
plan which has been or exhibto At the Law Library
for aoms days part and the Librarian had told him that
the Judges Of The Court and the members OF the Bar
had Expressed their opinion In favor Of that plan
(Hers Alderman waksmSn placed before the board
drawings Of the plan Of Mr.. Albert Glbert This plan
u I've ha1dred feet Chambers street Whereas tbe
one recommended BY the committee 10 three hundred
feet They had not 1T present reception room at for