New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-02
PUBLIC MEETINGS..
BOARD OF ALDERMEN


90 TO pay joseph H. Young $50 for extra service, IN A.
tending Committees ard drawing reports aPp93il an. ~
nounifot Commissioner Of Deeds TO escad The fe'o-
luton relative 10 releasing Philip obey from hs contract
for ieeulsiTg end grazing Lex'ngtonsy 70 iay gs'
ruaius n Broadway between Thirty fourth and fiiy mani
,hees 10 rsy J Carlisle for damage done to hls premises
'Bnn,rD Linz Aid Smith moved 10 take up and slop.
the reroii ia Of altering slightly portion o the 1s
Of Battery Extension, 90 a. TO give more room TO Fe
Carried. r.
Ia a.sop md transfer 10 the Union Ferry c. he Lessee ~
the Ferry foot Of Wall ST. 20 pay H. Kns.ia so 'F
e2tfa services TO remit assessment on lie Third he
foIm proskytCriaD Church. -,
Eroc(vGv Fcilroo4-Ihe ordinance by Assistant I'D
Blown 10 establish Railway in Broadway, after al'ef
tisiug for proposas referred 70 the Committee on
ILc Board took recess.
A. O'Clock he Bead met sgan.
hcEcTis IdoytcolO pay klpp 4 Brown for stage h'fe
To Inv Churies COM Oen $1,000 fer damage by grade IL
Ninth a. 10 build sewer in ligingionst st. N'n con
curing with the ordinance from me ot.er DOlu - O11
q fairoad IN Broadw6y, after advertising Tor P'ogp'hs
the Committee cOuteLdinc that such was not iianchse
CoahoLers By6gh The communication rom ne Con
trolor vh ordinance making appropr aiioHs or ISL
sdoiod in lie other Board, lad On the IaDe aver
Ecoiutiors ASop'ed-Tendering thanks to he President
If he Boad Gr bis services attention and imP tiehty
&c Also 10 the venerable and ein ont CoIk OF 'l N
Corno aid 10 bis Assistants hes-r- Chambers, ooh"ry
ard Iouug Ad. Peck offered resolution thanSlz 'L'
relofters Of The Press for their far and inphuA rP'
Of tie UIoCCodIg in the Board for the past Tow yei-
Unanimously adopted After Committees whiting upon
DE mayor aud he Board Of Assistants TINS body "J'ufn'i
slrc oe.
prrA7r ~ BOARD or ALDrRNrS-cLosIsG scrSrs-Tx
PRIssossof vIRrroUs ISDiGNATioS-rAIt- foRl-'t
Attn ooock Saturday morning tho Board OF Ala men
mot IN tleir Cfamlc or Vursnsnt 20 adjournment IGcr3
wss far attendance oil Aldermen, considering mat thrr
final d ouiicn legislative body was so near a. hand
Tfiore 10 the Board heinz allied To- order iokes
pared round omoDg the member, bat they appeared dali
Tie laugh which ia days long past sounded 80 merry now
fouIdgd hollow and altogether il was nourndi scene
Tie load and boi.terous of the Aldermen when in
tie loat Of debate had d"uiled do"n - as t. be
scacoy audible The Board having been called 10 Order
tbe minutes cf The lat meeting were read and approved
The GuCtOn relative 20 the exterior line Of the Battery
ENLARGEMENT and The building of slip pier and ferry
fom tn Battery westward of Vanderbilt por and ferry
TO Staten Island, was called up by Ali SmHh
AID. 1,mon opposed to the building OF the pier
lu ad objection TO the narrowing OF the exterior line
OF he Battery enlargement He would therefore move
that al portions Of the report relative TO the building OF
A'd smith remarked that the buCing Of this pier
would be expense to the City and would yield re
venue 10 tie CorpoFaonof $4,000 per annum Mach
care had he, taken in drawing the resolutions and they
expressed lust what wanted without any rosari 10
sIcoel legislation. Ii was done with the sole view OF
Ald. Loyco would like to know. if the matter when
rssstd would increase the difficulties If the Common
Council WI Mr.. VANDERBILT.
AID Denmen could not why all the travel from Ne"
Y,rk should be landed at point on staten isan ana
all should be directed through the CIy 10 the battery
Why should not be extended up the river Bcooklyn,
VIII nioAhurCh ana new jersey NcIc ~
the purpose OF subering the interests Of the wealthy and
s;oL People escaped by every new outlet from
ou island and left the real estate holders who rem lined
10 nav mn tie taxation they thus received. Still ferries
voted every dey and almost when asked for by any
person matter when, as II the true Pocy o, the wy
GoveruneII had been 10 narrow the number OF te
tax pasers and in fact diminish the population OF the
island VIC should like TO think that the time would ever
arrive when the Common Council would look at things IN
aGiGoIent light and ogsaio not Tor aie"' o"' H INC
bereft of the bulk OF the PEOPLE
Ad Smib arIodif he would fence up all the ferries and
close rs in upon the leland You want ell The people to
stay in the Sixteenth Ward.
AID nenmGn-Yes, l would fence them up una mover
shrink the responsibility Of saying it, ~
AID Smith-Ilow high would he wish the wall Laugh
Ala Oakley said he was well aware that the ferries hell
cut great for people to leave sin
the development Of the surrounding country would reac
in time beIefcially upon the City.
The Alderman OF tie Eleventh objected TO this ferry on
the ground that opened would tho more to crowd
Broadway by forcing al the travel toward Staten Island
Ald Francis-The Broadway Railway, Sir, is intended
to draw population to the upper part OF this island ana
cnrse 10 settle there and we are required 10 open
sluce gate to draw it off the island at the opposite end
DEW The charge Sir that have been indifferent to the
subject OF population for We sr-we' SIR, as ooay OF
men have done Sir to increase the population oil the
island an any similar number OF men will ever be found
After some other remarks the question was taken and
The ordinance from the Board of Assistant Aldermen
relative 10 the establishment Of railroad IN Broadway
cad, and by UNANIMOUS 'uto Wo NVh
mttoe on Streets 10 report az the Evening Session.
The Board then took till o'clock in the even
Ing. t,LSisD 1870 :; tho eve,;,c pr-
suap to adjournment but upen the roll being called there
were many abtentees. .
The bin Of Messrs Kip 4 Brown for stage hire, in
CURED about two years ago in driving around visiting
fire company from Philadelphia to see the sights was
called Up. -.
wears ESQ by AID Franklin Chairman of the Committee
ON Ere Department That gentleman had no night to sr
the same as il was totally unauthorized Aid frsnAll
was ROW one of the prominent members OF the Reform
patV and he hoped the Reormers would not tax the pres
en-, Board with the expenditure
The CC1trollers Budget was then taken up.
Aid Tweed desired TO make few observe to the
PoGld lie would commence by moving this Board tna
the report be amended BY increasing the sum OF SaOOO
estimated by the Controller for the support oil the Depart
ment Of Repairs and Supplies, TO s2cVV lie ala in'
mere readily he aware that every member oil tnn
Bosrd was convinced Of how inadequate sum a. tina u
serted in the ordinance would be for the purposes required
when they were that the City Government ha.
already contracted for building a Firenens ii all
which would alone cost more than the amount Sc
forth in the Controllers estimate. He and wa
assured that every member Of the Board tina
this estimate was made with a view of throwing ap
pearance over the whole communication that the Cit,
sSts have been reduced when in reality IS only en- Of
fort 10 gain feeting popularity by transferring the create
hurden 10 next Every who Is acquainted with tn
Controller aud knows Of his official habits no d
fcu II to get along with him. and he opposed 70 hi
baking or erioying himself for time in da
popular spplsuse al the expense OF the credit OF The heads
H. CITY nepsitments He said friends the RefOrnsr
will ind how be reduced and those gentle
last fs will become soon aware Of the proce.
bv which cur City Government made TO appear very rei
Iu this instance said be, every responsible deparmsn
rreserc vouchers for every item of its expenses an
swearing 10 lie estimate has had that estimate cut dow
=. roufb as hnv uer cent. while other Departments u