New-York daily tribune., 1854-09-09
PUBLIC MEEIZNG.S
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN.
FRIDAY, Sept s, 1854 Present, EDWIN. Brown,
Esq.. President, in the Chair and quorum.

Fanny. Sept. 6, 1854 Present EDwIsJ. Brown,
Esq.. President, in the Chair, and quorum.
FROM BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Resolution that the Commissioner of Repairs and
Sunples do not make any contract for buildings to be
erected &c .sunt plans and specifications have been
presented and approved. To Committee on Re-
pairs &c
Resolution to appoint A. C. Lawrence an Inspector
of Election in the lst District, tfth Ward To Com
Resolution appointing John Bennett an Inspec.
for OF Election in Fifth Ward. To Committe on Sal.
aries, &c.
From the Mayor. in answer to resolution submit
ting Police General Order No. 407, dated Aug. Is,
ls53 directing that in case of garbage &c. being
found in the street and the person who placed there
not arrested reported by the sergeant or policeman
whose duty il Is 10 arrest or report them, and said
sergeant or policeman has not been suspended, the
Captain Of Police shall be deemed guilty Of neglect
of duty. Laid on the table to be printed:
From Gen. Ward b. Burnett First Regiment ~ Y.
Volunteers to be refunded moneys expended by him
and sundry persons to equip said regiment iJr the
Mexican war. To Committee on Finance.
PETITIONS.
Bv Mr.. PEARsoy-Of Thomas Humphreys for re-
muteration for dsmsges caused by falling down an
embsnkmenti in secondcay 10 COMMITTEE on Finance.
By Mr.. JERExIAH-OfJ. W. Hertell, for duplicate
warrant for 500 in place Of one lost by him. ResO
luton IN favor thereof adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr. NoRTH-Tbat Croton Water pipes be laid
in One Hundred and Twenty yfrst-st., from Tblrd-av
400 feet west To Committee on CrotOn Aqueduct.
Bv Mr. FRrE-Thst the Police force OF the Seven
teenth Ward be increased by an addition of three
men. To Committee on Police.
ByMr BAxTER-That Twenty. third.st., from Third
to Lexington-av., be lighted with gas. To Commit
By Mr.. CoSoyER-That Thirty -seventh-st., be-
tween Broadway and Eeyenth-av., be regulated and
paved To Committee on Streets.
BY Mr.. VARIAS-lhat curb and gutter stone IN
Tbity second-st., between First and SecOnd-ays be
reset, where necessary, and included IN the contract
for paving Thirty Second'st' 10 Committee Oh
MI CLANCY in the Chair.
REPORTS.
OF Committee on Fire Department, to concurto dis
lard Engine COMPANY No. 81. Concurred in.
/. OF -ame '.vOr Of providing new location for
Hose Companies NOs "a and Il; IN favor of extend
ING the fire limits to 100 feet nOrthery OF Forty ythrd-
ST. fIom the North to the East RIVERS. All 10 Com
mittee of the Whole.
OF Committee on Roads, in favor of setting curb
and gutter stones and flag sidewalks four feet wide
One Hundred and Twenty-seventh-st. To Committee
of the Whole.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Tie Board then went into Committee of the Whole,
NJ VERMILYF in the Chair, and took into cOnsidera
tion various papers which mad been referred to Il.
The Committee rose, Mr.. MATTER in the char, and
,enorted recommending for adoption without amend
ment papers in relation TO Public Building Stock No.
); tha the majority and minority reports in relation
70 advertisipg' together with that respecting the
printing Of documents, &C., were made the special
order for next Wednesday The report IN relation to
Steam Fire Engines was referred bsek to the Com
Inittee ON Fire Department: that the resolution IN
favor of purchasing 100 copies of Valentines History
of New.Iork was amended by making the number
400 and ordered TO third reading the reports in re-
ation TO East Broadway paving and the extension Of
the fire limits were passed over. The report was
cepted
4o'eock.