New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-20
BOARD OF COUNCILNEN.

BOARD OF COUNCILNEN.
THURSDAY, April l9.-Present: ID. ID. COsoyER,
President, in the Chair and ffty-two members.
NEW CITY HALL.
After the reading OF the Minutes OF last meeting.
The Board resolved itself info Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. NERsILrE in the Chair. and took into
consideration the special subject Of the meeting be-
irg the report of tbs Comm tee saisries and
Offices, with resolution in favor OF erecting new
City Hall.
ON motion, the Report wac resd.
Mr. BARsEY moved TO inert in the resolution, After
the WORD approved the word adopted" Car
red
Mr. B,RSrr moved 70 insert after the word "con.
" fiImatiop, the words =" said building 70 be- erected
" in the Park adjoining City Hall
Mr.. McCABILL moved az an amendment to alter
10 Madison. square
motion vas made to lay Mr. McCshns amendment
Oh the table; the Yeas and Nays being called the
Chsir decided the motion carried.
Dir. CURRY said If the gag was 20 be 80 applied. it
had better be applied at once.
MIR. CoSovIE said, 20 far from wishing to apply the
gag he moved reconsideration.
Several gentlemen spoke together amid some con-
fusop.
Mr. WAINWRIGHT was against reconsdering and
eyper dpg the time OF the Board subec. thar WAS
ALREADY decided by full consideration former o.
CO ions
Several per = IN objected to the assertion that the
matter va oecioed; there many members on the
present Board who were not IN the last.
mr.. (ONONEh tnOuRut Tue tunJcct ou5ut W oc opch
to discussion.
The u otion to reconsider was caIrid.
Mr.. McCAHiLL urged bis amendment. The build.
ing would be an ornament to the City If placed IN
NJ icon square. The people from the country would
somire it, ard setle near II. He would look at the
thing msihematicaly, and any school-boy could tell
that the ratio Of increaee of the population the
proper place would be Madison square.
Mir. JACKSON hoped the matter would be az once
disposed Of.
Several gentlemen spoke together amid come con-
fusion.
Mr. PunDY ssw disposition to choke msn down
the moment be- 10 express view different from
gentlemen present. II that was the way he would
resign bis place.
Mr. Jackson ssid the confusion arose from gentle
men II paying attention to what was going on, aud
then putting and repeating their inquiries about what
the qneston Wa.
Mr Brush hoped the matter would be allowed TO
receive h.ll consideration, and every genteman's
view csncioiy attended to.
Er. CuRRY thought the majority OF citizens lived
Iesr.r Ia Maoson-squsre than TO the Park. There
was shOWB, by the record of votes decretse of
population 10 the eleven lower Wards In ls43, the
,oIe IN ite eleven lower Wards was ~ 000 in 1888,
il only 20 900. In 1884, the whole vote OF the
CIV vss 90 OO0-of which two-thirds were above
Houston. It, 10 the eleven upper Wards. In less
thsn ten y-aJs the East River boats will land above
the Hoos the North River boats above Can,l-st.
Mr. RasSEf supposed ne nigot speak ior 40 nour.
and produce no effect He would, therefore couten'
himself With voting for the amendment without any
further remarks.
Mr. CosovrR gave his reasons for changing his
view. He bad been in favor Of Nsdison square, bat
he was now satisfied that the question not where
the people lived, bat where the grester part of the
business Of the City cone. The men 10 South st,
&c. we're those who did most basiness in the City
Hall and they would wish il in the present location.
Pscrg il in Madison square mig ht improve the vsne
II property in that vicinity but II would not serve the
right purpose. In was sad that the Aldermen would
10, confirm the locating in the present place, but be
was sst-fed they would.
Mr.. BlRsEY said the Judges and Heads of Depart
ments we're in favor of having the City Hall in the
1T. sent place. and their views greatly guided the
SECESSION Of the Committee.
Mr.. WAsDELL said there were many private inter-
ts's involved, but there was public interest, aud
there duty 10 legss'e not only for this genera
ton buf for all time. Future generations would be
taxed for this building. The present site was already
overcrowoed. Enlightened legislation leads TO the
tolems conviction that Madison squsre u the proper
plsce 10 erect the contemplated magnificent sruc-
lure. Tie Committee admit that there are numerous
reasons for lccsiiDgtn NJ sdIsoA square.
Mr.. BARSEY Cbssryed that the COMMITTEE never
meutiopeo Mscison-square 10 thar connecticut tney
Only sid there we're r-asons Tor csause 81 locaton
Mr.. NASDELL said none OF the reasons Tor change
os locston had been sc, forth while the srgu nenis
10 favor Of the presen site we're pabished IN s1Hio
When the present Hall built ths population ~ss
only "a zoo IIe50 the populston wss olo 81 all of
whom might be said TO reside above Cpam oers,st
cramp TIE energies Of the people by crowdng tne
Hall into tbir narrow spot at the END OF the island
MIR Wendell rep.a 'ed several Of ne usual Arguments
in favor of placing the building f1rther NORTH
such as that the Genera Government would 10 a fe"
wears x.rt TIE Psrs for Post Office and CustOm-
Houfe; The purchase money would build the new
CITY Hall. instead Of taxing the poor, &c. He OBJ
i.ced 10 placing the BUILDING IN an obscure ste on
Madison. square it vsuld strike the eye OF al ap'
preaching The City.
Mr.. CURRY gave sore statistics a-sn. Ia 1913,
,he vhole vote of tie Cry -ss ~ s76 Of which ners
were in the eleven lover Wares 90 900. In isi7 the
whole vote wss larger and the vote Of the eleven
lover Wares WA only 25 Ooo. In ls53, the vote OF
the same vas Only 20 iOl In lsSt the best calcus-
top that could be mace vas that the whole vote vss
go Oc0. while that Of the eleven lower Yards could
not exceed $4,000: From this hs concluded that the
lsyee msjority Of The people live nearer Madison
snare than the lower PAX; therefore the new City
Hall should be in the former place. The greater part
Of the people coming Gown town pas sdlson square
A gentleman asked whether Mr.. Curry wished 70
lesislats for the people Of Connecticut or Of New
York. ~.
Mr.. McCAHILL said the salvation Of the City for
sees TO come depends on having the City Hau up