New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-03
49, coMNON cOrNcIL-ARRL BUSLNESS

THE COMMON COUNCiL-APRH BUSINESS
Both brsnches Of the Common Council will commence
he April session this afternoon There Is large amount
of business awaiting their action. but than they
could conveniently dispatch in eight short meetings of each
body were those members who in The habit of attempt
ing TO make speeches to confne themselves to common
sense Upward of forty papers OF ordinary mPor
for the expenditure of money in various ways passed
by the Councmen await the action Of The Board Of Alder
mep The report on dividing the City into small contract
districts for cleaning the according TO the require
rens of the amended charter went the Board of Coun
clmon on the .st night OF their March session When tho
anne 6ments Of the Bosrd of Aldermen slightly mod
fed Cor sequt ny this paper viii come back to the Alder
men gain Il CRAFTY ing however for the public to know
that while al this slow legislation is going on the City In
srector Is earnestly engaged in Kidding the City OF an in
toerabe nuisance and the result of his exerons may be
seen in most sections of the metropolis When the above
psrer is finally passed aud when the contracts shal have
been confirmed much energy the part of the Com
missioner of Streets aud Lamps will be required notwith
standing to Gerry the work properly into effect
At the last session Aid Mott presented ordnance for
the prohibition or better regulation Of cattle driving
through the sire, Of the City which referred to tho
Committee on Laws This Committee being prompt will
no doubt report upon the ubec, during the present session
Tie Reform Common Council should long since have taken
tire subject hand and adopted ordinance which would
have remeded the dangerous nuisance 50 long complained
Of and whi Their corrupt predecessors inclined to
lidcule 1t was only last week that lady living in the
upper part Of the City was Knocked down and dangerously
wounded by mad cow which at the time being driven
through Eighth av by her owner Tho Reform Common
Council having by this time become pretty well initiated.
the public expect that they will abandon the useless
and runous habit Of talking too muchwhcb they unor
tunsely got into during the first three sessions of their
torn and rid the City OF many of the long complained OF
nuisonces LEES attempts 10 make speeches, and moro
ectOn the part OF both branches is what is desired
The Board of Councilmen expected this session to
their ons aud take speedy action for the erection
Of City Hall The Courts and many of the depart
of The City government lsbodng under many
inconvenience owing to this important want and the
the City Hall commenced the better il
can scarcely be completed in less time than two years
The ect before The Committee Laws relative to
the eNpedency of dspoDg of the market property Of the
City and flowing market business Ike all other kinds Of
business pas into te hands Of speculstor become
matter o. private or individual enterprise, Is of great
importance and admits Of much reasoning for and against
such project However far a. II relates to tbs interest
OF the City Treasury under the present system of conduct
ing the markets. the Corporation would be the gamer by
selling her markets But were the Common Council to
ADOPT better system probable that the public markets
would pay At present the principal markets dis
grace 10 the City, and their managers are a still greater dis
grace. Washington Market, which was built about qux
ter Of century ago ia dilapdated old shanty and
Fulton Market the best in regard to variety of produce.
is neorly bad Two three markets Of magnitude
required 10 the upper part of the City and know Of
no law TO prevent private enterprise from supplying the
want and butchers and produce traders although they might
have pay little for the accommodation could
meet their customers with better grace, and would not
then be subject to the blsckma tendencies Of market
clerks.
The subject Of extending Absnyst through Trinity
Church Yard will probably be reported this month