New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-12
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

The President in the chair.
The following preamble and resolution were offered
by Aid. Fox:
BA,r,a, Certain psres have this placed IN slip between
Pier, Nee 80 81 floating dock, occupying the water
piers sid clip the detine1t Of he eounsree
mon Cuuncil there fore be II
Rsted That SPECIAL Committee be appointed 70 report
10 this Board As soJn practicable aud ascertain from tue
said p and show why they should not be compelled 70
Forthwith adopted The Aldermen of the Seventh,
Thirteenth and Fourth Wares were named as such
Special Committee.
The Report OF Committee on Lands and Places IN
favor of widening the sidewalk OF Seventy ninth 81.
thirty feet between Fifth-ay. and East River, and
granting permission TO the properyowners to iuclose
cOuiiyaIds fifteen feet Oh each side. Lad on the
table
The Wreck of the Ship Joseph JYalker.-Ald WILL
LIAMso on ofered the following;
Bs.ed Thai ecisl Committee appointed by ths boafd
nquir INTO the facts in relation 20 the sgns,a nP
dsy :. po.sibe with such recommendation As they
81 IKE ch..eer 90 The City Tfeaa the
TrIer e the Common Couneii nay b+h.d A. "a the
irinon VI hs Beard the Of the Mayor Controller and
stItei Coz siouer highly censoabls AZ least II not GU
Eeol.sa That hi. Boas esndemn the action Of the Com
Hscneio Of heaS present al the neetns9 ,ae IN Nay IN
lAssus esouin assuming poEsr mat aes not oenhs y
the for the purpose Of Esins color If nah, 70 50 1naltnor
I'D sopnse, 'nIsr,d into oy sas ssy'I
ofeer & the City Who tke- the resp sei o. Yoaiias ae
sw hieh siys aim existence precedent dangerous 20 the
uurtt mghf be and usel blythe Shway the burg
sr the II there Is other check 70 he doors OF
the ny 1retsuy han the vii q public 1hcers,
violate law bob IL Withholding lawful demands ssasnt
City IL fsyIx II their atom contrary
20 al then hish time that the idea u
.ttatiye gCvrIrmeri were abau10Ied.
hssosed That will eitend tie Mayor 4 the City al
The enorrug the laws of the ,fte ani
uaIets Ct the City eAeree, b. passing such other
re.cfu r-fus r my b. h0zed BY law md called ~
of the OF the 'Ify but vii not sanction "
hshhsnied IN vostiu 4 hs law u the
st.te the the City Ao1za bis Honor sn0ud
secure he aid OF the Entire es by appointing reporters -
poceu,E fsy r tie purpose Of nHIepFeenns u 70 The
pubic - =.
AID. ELY moved On adjournment before the dis
eussiou ended. Tlis was lost.
Ald. KELLY called upon AID Williamson to with
draw The resouiions-sn act which would rebound TO
bis Own credit and TO I. honor of the Board
AID. WiLIIAMsoS respectful ~ declined 70 withdraw
the cluiicns eesu-e he considered that there was
loil il in them that this Board should shrink from
Afer several votes the matter ultimately post
pcned until the frs Monday in August
DtJ0tes.-Ald. NLLIANsos IN presenting his reso-
utiOu censsring the Mayor for BIS conduct with re-
gard 10 The ship JOeph Walker briefly stated his res
cons for eerrg them and said that he considered the
proceedings OF the parties referred toin the utons
wholly uuwhrraisble, and that the Board should eA-
pr,ss lie disapprovsl Of them.
Aid. EARIAS thought that was prejudicing the mat,
ter. The wIoe subject had been referred 10 SPECIAL