New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-20
BOARD OF COUNCILNEN.

The Board of CouDcilmen met last evening, pursu-
snt 10 Recommendations j. BRows, President, IN
the Chair. :,
A petltion YVES offered by Mr. PEARsos from N.
La~repce and others, 10 have the new City Hall
built in Cenrsl Park. Referred to Committee on
Repsrs and Supplies.
Mr.. WAINWRIGHT offered preamble stating tha,
Ward Copsables frequently called upon - quell
also to arreet persons for VIOLATIONS OF
the pe ace, and have no official badge to designate
theIn--wtb resolution that the Com nittee on Police
report some suitable badge to be worn by said officers
when in discharge of their duties. Referred to Com.
mitee on Police
The preamble and resolution offered by Mr.. MArHER
on Monday night relative to sure'ies Of contractors
was then taken up, ana after pehs AMENDED 70 feaa
as follows was eOoI ted:
B11eo. B, sect on Is OF the Charter Of 1919 a.
mu. be made BY the ,pPops hesas Of Depst.nen. ueds
,seb r'sulstion' shan be established by ornahee' Of the
W1erea section 5s OF the ordinance organizing the De-
PAIN d,d October 2s 1879 requires tue contract
TO accompanied b. bond In the penalty meotiobed In he
wiling Of saeh sUrties that each householder free
h,lder the City Of New Yort and orh the ,ecurty
hera, The proposals Of the Commissioner Ct Re pairs aud
surpes for IarTS P'rt row. Ch,thamsi &C. require the
BAeas At the rate Of IS Jad such security
$4,000 thereby mshios it necessary that
safh surely NAL oath th.t he 10 worth that add
Hhoas There neither nor ptoFrey In requiring
security in 80 large sum but TO The contrary from ths din
Guilty SUCH none bat large Capitalists can compete
W1s,os Interests OF the City require that The work be
submitted all practicable competition whch oaly be
done placing the secun'y required small
sum possible without eops'dzing the work. tn reoie
Re,oed That the Comm ssiOner Il Repairs aud supplies be-
ard he HEREBY oeceo withdraw hi. poposs ior paving
with square botks, Pakrow, Chatham q the BoweTy and
Fourth sv from Spruce to Sevenieenth-st
Rsoirfd That sid Con sionor be- and lie hereby TO- d.
rected amend Lis offer for p0pO.as 10 the
Lon etpdb to be brok by lap Of not less than two
inches sso that the security required shall be fifty per cent
OF the bid provided however that The amount the entire
WORK If estimated for whole. shs net be less than fY
thousand dollars and that pumber Of uretes not exceed
irs ign any bond provided collectively they shall
justify double the amount of security requiIed AID that he
Immediately IeadyertHe pIoJ osas, so amended
OF Committee Fire Department, TO concur 10
substitute "Iesgned' for expelled on the Fire.
mems Re gister, opposite the names of Benz White,
of Hose Co. No. g Geo. II. BleekmaD, of Eogine Co.
No. 4; ard Henry Tatterssll of Engine Co. No IS.
To concur TO amend tie report relative 10 blildng
house for Engine Co. No 81; all adopted. OF Com
mittee OH Ordinances asking Ia be discharged from
further consider of resolution In rel alton 10 in
siructipg Captain Of Police oreport openings maden
streets 10 connect wa.er.ppes, the laws and ordi-
nhnces already existing being sufficient for that plr
pose; adopted. OF Committee on Railroads, TO con-
cur that the Harlem Railroad Co. build bridge
across the cut at Nioetetb.st adopted.
After the action of the Board upon several other re-
ports & c., communication from the counsel - the
Corporation read in to resolution, stating
that the Common Council may assign under the
Charter 10 the DepaI tment of Repairs and Supplies,
the cogbizaDce of paving streets in of streets
heretofore paved when toe expense thereof is not TO
be betrayed by assessment Ordered to be printed
and filed.
After tho transaction Of some other business the
Board &C jOuIned till this afternoon, at clock.