New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-10

y>,,~sss-Nr NsRSitNF, IN The char and ~ memoers'
ENrNEtS,
AZ ,ss.sssec "a Assessments, to concur in favor of
- Id Jas.es Lear. asking ~ have assessment
S..ssssa wAssA he hsd pNid Adopted
~ tAe >y<< q Ceooas;sce IN relation 10 Printing Pam
as p>eMsats Nel in relation 10 the Stationery Con-
r.ss rssa saNsSv4
Ss At ,c southwest SFocr Of k,Shh-av and Twenty
ss,sA - n fSvcr VI in MadSon-st.. from Mar
~ A. oa>sgsts; IN favor " sewer in Mscdcugsst,
sSa RScCkc- 70 Spring s,s.; IN favor OF sewer in
E<AsA-sV avn fly.aarih 20 fny-ninh-sis; in favor
sssS~ty IN &N&dsAy. irom Tweniy-hith To Twenty
1855. IA favor ci sewer in Bank ST. from the west
- q Eaak-si a. the nNvr, in favor Of sewer IN Mott
s. IVA Grand 10 hoas,cn-Sis- All adopted.
~ Committee On Fnance. in favor OF paying the claim
* ~ New York iRvenle Asylum. Adopted.
" CSrauies Repairs ana Supplies, in favor of adj
ssr,sSssS ig bRildiTg Ninth Wand Siation.louse IN
avg q cosErmnS tes award Of contract for building an
saxce 6T IoUpSny No. -; in favor of contract for
Market StSiiOH-liOCse. Nc., in the Eleventh Ward.
A. sdssssA
81 Cs-ssnittee on Roads in relation 20 the ccmmunica-
tr Il James Flanagan. relative to his for work
o. h psfforncd wihn the Central Park-tc stop the
wVS snd asnge with contractors in favor OF opening
S~veag Sih-st. trom Ehav. To East River; in favor of
cgSlr- Seventy hir-St. from Ihirdav. TO East River
IL tsvcv VI opening SSy-sevenh-st. from Nnth-av. to
1en;h-Sv. Al adopted.
Of C.urittee on Salaries and Offices in favor of in
ervsSirg the pay Of the foremen roads. Adopted.
az Committee Assessments, with assessment list for
kGsiduE sewer in Avsnue c, at Fodrteenths to and
ArcEgh kourteenthsi. Eas; River recommending that
hs be confirmed and Isaac Edwards collector there
81. Accepted
OF Committee on Repairs and Supplies favor of hay
- lSEs drawn and proposals. advertised foF for aera-
tea l. sisters Office. Adopted.
II favor Of paving the Bowery between Division and
Bsysfd So. with granite blocks. Adopted.
L. fsNor Of sppgopIians $40 for the purpose OF furn
ilng he Superintendent Of Markets with horse AMI
vscun Lost.
he p. ard then went INFO Committee OF the Whole Mr.
lTEIxiAE in the Chair. ana considered papers which
ksd b,tn submitted 10 il. The Committee then and
reported. The papers in favor OF purchasing back the
sntvoort properly and approprang $3.50 to defrayins
n
third reading the reports as TO protection walls on
Fourh-sy and the Wlamsburgh Ferry were recomlnii-
ted and the ordinance to FIJI lots Thirty St. was
amended and ordered 20 a third reading.
PETITION.
OF DR.. John W. Francis Chairman, and Charles Par
ksr Actua the Committee for assistance to purchase
Dr. Abbos collection OF Egyptian Antiquities To Com
utiee Arts and Sciences.
FROM BoARD OF ALDERMEN
Granting petition of Edgar s. Van Wrinkle and others
TO construct sewer at their own expense; report IN re3
sewer in Thirtysevenh-s from Teah-av TO lud-
River. Both 10 Committee on Sewers
DEBATES.
On the report of the Committee on Piers and Wharyes,
recommending the purchase by the City of the sold lots
Mr.. KENNEDY sadThe purpose of the resolution IS to
repossess the City of valuable property at cheap rate
In has been found that outside interference has caused the
demand to be made in the form II now assumes. MIR.
Bsrnum sent in a communication offering an agreement,
in the meantime and tho whole property was hxed al
$50 OOO This price is low by comparison of
the value of property in the neghborhood Small lots there
are now worth fifteen hundred TO three thousand dollars
probably be altogether avoided; but nearly oil mas
been parted with especially feel hostility to the selling
of the water-sde property The original grant was GER
family made by the British Government the Corporation
of NeYork order that they should retain forever
but they began sell 100 years ago and wonder there
is any left The Committee have taken legal advice and
except the Controller, all have recommended settlement
by purchase The Controller could not say whether ten
or twenty wears would such litigation at an end, dur
ing which the expense would be great and the use OF
the ground lost The legal opinion that the title in Mr.
Barnum good These considerations have induced the
Committee 70 make the present recommendation
Mr. COOPER spoke to the same effect.
On the report asking appropriation for the late recep
lion of Ex President Fillmore, Mr. KENNEDY said he might
shortly ask another for real Elk President who would
he said he meant Mr.. Van Buren, Loud laughter
Mr. COOPER said, although of the same political pro-
Il ssion with Franklin Pierce he would much rather see
Mr.. Fillmore n the Presidential Chair Applause ana
Kisses. 49, 49,,
On the petition asking aid to purchase ID. Abbotts col
lection of antiquities Mr. CLANCY moved as an aehd-
ment that the Anatomical Museum should be purchased
Another member moved the purchase of the Crystal Pa
ace. Mr. MATHER spoke in favor of referring.
Mr.. CosovER supposed that the dissentent gentlemen
would dissent If the proposal were to purchase he
whole Sixth Ward and inclose it as relic OF antiquity
fLaughter.l
Mr. Kennedy greatly admired the collection, but as TO
to the Common Counche thought SIS not in our way
The Board then adjourned to Monday afternoon at
o'clock.