New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-12
CITY ITEMS.

evening" the Session was mainly taken up with the de-
ca-eon OF resolution to provide COUNSEL 10 aid u.
brgsS COMMITTEE in prosecuting refractory witnesse~
After some debate II lost for want Of constitu
honal vote. \ motion to reconsider, by Mr. Pincknev
was ahso lost, Subsequently, on motion Of Mr.. Wa.
DELL the resolution was again taken up, when very
long and animated discussion took place. While The
debate going on AID. Briggs took his seat in u.
Board, and although the Aldermen were !,
session. and the debate lasted for sone non,
and a half or more he did not have IA,
Councichamber until the fate of the motion was de
cidcd. The main poin; in dispute was whether he
duty ofcounsel in such case did not devove upon u.
legal adviser Of the Corporation; next 10 tina, doub.
was the fear that Alderman Briggs would in hs
ardent Hindco zeal swamp the City Treasury b,
hiring all the LAWYERS in the City. Not content wia
that, some feared that he might in his dcsperai,n
go far as to engage Rufus Choaie aud John j.
Crttenden TO come and lead them in solid phalans
against the refractory Matsel and his Know.
Nothing aids, so they wanted 70 limit his dras
on the Controller TO t2OO. sam couldn't sw.l
low any such proposition and eventually tAs
resolution was adopted TO allow him 10 hire lawyerx
ad h5itum. II is but justice to the Board to sate hr
the majority of those who advocated the resolution
did so because they considered that the authority
the Common Council had been set at naught, and IL,
dignity of the Municipality insulted by the contun.
cious witnesses. As for poor Briggs, the general "a,
preston was that the investigation, of which he was
The head and 'front.' was deep disgrace to the CITY;
and not few held such severe language lie has
"made great ass OF himself and will be bigger one
before he gets through" ALL Of which AID. Briggs
bore with the fortitude of martyr and as soon "a Il
~. u IL, .l,fA
but us TOO late TO get voted upon, they hal a.
joumed.
The New City Hall Plan read thini time, and,
despite feeble attempt made by three uptown
bers to change the locality 10 Madison-squar
ceptcd, and the following resolutions adopted BY
a vote of ~ TO 2;
Resed nf the Board Of Aldermen concur That the plans
for new City Hal. presented by Messrs Alber, Gilbert
Thomas Jackson and Henri l. Stuart be- and n. sam, ar,
and sSrpie. instructed to adv for proposals for he s
ton Of The said building seeodins to and send tho
be erected in he PsTs .dioin1s the present City Hall.
cifcaons for new CITY Hall be- and the same are hereb,
adopted and that the Commissioning Of Repairs, In advertising
for proposals. them accordance with the specifications
hereby adopted
The sum of $500 was appropriated, and a Special
Committee consisting of Messrs. Ridder, Barney, Ma
son. Dunlap and Radley, appointed to entertain Com
mttee from the Boston Common Council, now in this
city.
A resolution to offer premium of $500 for the be's
plan for a steam fire-engine adopted. A comm
ncation was received from the Controller in y
resolution stating that the received by the Col
lector of City Revenue since September, 1885, when
Mr. Joseph Rose entered upon the duties is s6s2 o.
and the amount of fees paid him, s4,769 81. To Com
mittee on Salaries and Offices. After further
business the Board adjourned.
THrArRIc.L.-Mrs Brougham has benefit 20
night at Walack 3, the principal play being Bulwcrs
Money"
On Monday Mr.. f. l.. Davenport commences an
engagement at the Broadway, opening with Love
and Loyalty" piece very successful in other places
but never played here. Miss yining plays with him
Mr. Burton will ON Monday present "The her,
wives of Windsor with very superior c@-t.
Mr.. Hackctt on the same night opens the Metropoh
tan Theaier with the same play himself as g Fahtad
"Henry Nv" is in rehearsal.
PRoF. ScHERB's CLosIsG LEcrURE.-Prof. Scherb
will Lecture on Gcthe's Faust this Saturday even
nc. at the chapel of the University. 1t will be tie
asst of his course.
THEAnERIcAs PLATE-GLAss MssUFAcroRY-Atthe
corner OF North Sixth and Frst-sts in Wiliamsburgh,
on the LIST Of February last there ayacant spot Of
ground. American enterprise has been there, and now
there is in operation upon that lot the frst American
Plate-Gass Mandatory, with furnaces and appurte-
nances capable of making plates ten feet wide by
twenty feet long, and from one-fourth otwo and half
inches thick. plate ten feet square can b. made 80
strong that il will hold un weight and clear that
We could read the fine print OF The TRIBUNE through
piece four inches thick. II il singular fact that the
best English plateglass is made from American sand.
This company have obtained their best sand from
Cheshire in Massachusetts,. They have also used sand
from Delaware and New-Jersey, but are now experi-
menting with material from locality nearer home
where it is sufficiently abundant to supply the world
and those interested think they will be able to produce
glass so cheap that il will come into general use.
On the afternoon Of Thursday last the first great
plate cast in America made at this establish
meni To celebrate the event the proprietors invited
many gentlemen from this and the adjoining cities To
be present. The upper end Of the factory was deco
rated for the occasion with flags, bouquets and
blems. table and seats provided for the guests
at the end Of which was raised platform for the
Chairman surmounted by the national flag and draped
with streamers and green boughs interwoycn.
Branches of trees and wreaths Of artificial flowers
pendant from the roof and festooned tho supporting
pillars; and the effect Of this enumeration was
heightened by the performances of excellent band Of
music which discoursed sweet sounds during the en-
ercises of the day.
The mechanical resources OF this establishment are
very extensive. There Is one furnace which has IL
pots, holding 500 pounds OF metal each. These pcts
are made Of clay imported for the purpose, and made
up on the premises. There u ovens ~ feet wide