New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-17
PUBLIC MEETINGS..
BOARD OF ALDERMEN

MONDAY, April l6-Ad. BARKER Pre.idsnt, in
the Chair, and quorum present
PETITIONS REFERRED.
OF a large number Of citizens askng that the
Sixth av Railroad Company complete their track to
Broadway, at st. Pauls Church, and to deliver pas
senpeIs at that point.
OF several persons for remission of taxes.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
AID HOWARD offered the folio wing:
Resrsd That the COMMITTEES on the FIRE Department We
F to nominate to the Coamon COuoc 70, cosnrn,
Il. M each the fns Districts and one from III. Harlem
District enbrscoe ali hs portion Of the City laying
Fishiy ,iIh ode thst cash District may
ib. Board OF FL, ineei and the aaent sections Of the
City be equs ly provided 70 in cs's of are Aiopt-d
The NEW BUILD NGs AT THE HOSPITAL.
An invitation was received, inviting the Common
Council to attend the opening Of the Hospit.
Buildings, at ths New YUrk Hospital, ON Wednesday
the 18th inst. Accepted.
THE LIQUOR LAW.
AID WILLIAMSON offered a resolution calling on
the Counsel to the Corporation for his opiui On
whether the liquor law recently passed by the Legs
laure iDterferes with the rights Of the Mayor And Al
dtrmen and Commonalty of the City Of Nsw.York,
a. granted to ssid Corporation by the 2jtn Section
Of the Montgomery Charter. and subsequently co.,
frmed by various acts OF the Legislature; and also
whether in his opinion the pressat Com nissoners of
Excise Of said Corporsion have not the risb, to
true 10 grant licenses for the sale OF spiri'u1us H.
quois and csllect fees from persons to ~ho N said
licenses BaV be granted, as guaranteed by the spe
York. Adopted
srRrET.CIEANISG.
Tie Committee on Cleaning Streets reported on the
late contract recently made by the Commissioner of
Streets with the propretors OF the street Gaming
machines They claim that the contract under the
amended Charter is illegal. and append aa op;oion
from the Coutse ~ the Corporation to that effect
This was ordered TO be printed. After some discus
sion as 10 the objections against employing men from
Pbeoepbia, resolu lion 10 stop the pay Of the wv
contractors, was lso on the tstie
iTHE INV CITY HALL.
Aid. FooRHis, Of the COMMITTEE on the New
City Hsll, presented minority report in favor of
locating the proposed Hal on M,dison square. A
motion TO print IL lost by vote Of Is TO s. and
the paper was laid Oh the table.
The vetoed report in the matter Of paying Police.
mel Acktrmsn and Gambling, of the Sixtsenta Ward,
Who were suspended from pay by the Captain, came
up az was referred 20 Committee on Law
The Harlem Railroad Memoir a was called from the
Table by Ald HIKEIcK. and re erred to Committee.
DEBATES.
The memorial Of the II arlem Railroad being taken
from the table,
Whole. " Wv
the Railroad Coumittse :"
Ala WkktxAs said that the mstter contained SAP
ects "pcn should 90 10 different Committees such a.
those Oh Streets Roads and FInsncs ns vsIl a. Rail
roads PehsPs referring 10 the COMMITTEES of ,bs
Whole would enable all the matters TO De discussed
Of once.
AID ELY said that would do very wall ,b. Fam
niftse Of the Whole could refer the several ms,,r.
to the different Committees.
Aid. VOORHEES, was Of the same opinion
Aid BowARD vas sg>inst putting any railroad
matters into the baDjs OF Committee OF raree. III.
bsc never teen any legislation ths 10 X cent OF, of
tie pock cts Of tbtse rich corporations Ger they hsa
got round committees.
The Board adjourned 10 Thursday.