The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-10
BOARD OF COUNCILNEN.

yer, in the chair
After seine business Of particular imports nce the
Maine Law up for consideration the following
preamble and resolution OF Councilman Sicily
Whereas, The called Maine law into Grimm
Or jail s sSs
srs Their clerks sad assn,s, Therefore e
E.
dern and be rnshsd with gas and and
home the law created criminals comfortable and
Alter some little fun over the above resolutions they
were laid upcn tbs table.
Councilman SWAN then called up bis resolutions offer
Cd At the last maetns referring to Councilman Kerrgan
Whereas has been announced in the public journs Of
April 9It Ksrr,san member Of this Board was
n With sesnS sanE
Carter keeper Of an oyster saloon at No. 100 Walker
been held 70 bail in the of s.e hune red dollars
ss one o R
would justly argue either the approval of suh conduct
as 'iH ss or " 'r''' disregard
awe bes s I'M & OF az BE- tho
such chsrses and to report to this Board at early date
After lhort debate upon tie above resolution, 1t
was lost, 70 voting in the affirmative aud "a in the
negative
spirited debate then sprung up upon the following
resolution offered at the last meeting by Council nan
Resolved That the Counsel to the Ccrpr.ton be- and he
and that said be- and thsy arc hereby authorized
judgment shall DO required !.
his resolution was finally referred to the Committee
OF the Whole.
The Committee the Crotch Aqutduct presented a
Icing report which ordered to be printed rsatioa
to rsconttructpg the rates for Croton water. This
po1tieeommelced ordinance charging uniform rate
OF two cents per EundIed gallons used by actual mea
su1emen excepting where average Of less than 100
emit To ba nm.
the prime cost Of the meter and filings necessary for
this mt of rates, and all to be charged as
There further business of importance during
the evening" and the Board adjourned till Friday evening
Commissioners OF Emigration.
The Board met yesterday, Commissioner vsrplanck In
the chair. Commissioners Wood and Hall absent. E.
Morgan appointed by Governor Clark vice Captain
Marshall resigned, made his appearance and took mis-
seat.
CASTLE GARDEN.
Commissioner KENNEDY offered q resolution to mmed
aely take possession OF Castle Garden protect
the emigrans who are now arriving in great numbers
from the mpostion7 of runners and others.
Commissioner PURpy strongly opposed this hasty &C.
ton. Trey should not 60 to expense without seeing
whether they were secureof the place The resolution,
however passed the mittee being restricted to the
expenditure Of 81, 700.
OFFICER sEMIKR ASs THE COMMISSIONERS
communication received from the Mayors Office
enclosing the reports of officer Senior particuarizng
certain violations Of the smgrsnt laws. They
ferIed TO the counsel for investigation and settlement
Commissioner KENNEDY, speaking Of the immigration
during the preent year. observed that 10 his opinion
the emigration would be large. He also stated that
The ctnsul at Antwerp, whose charge against the
HERALD Of yesterday, was doubt, influenced by i'm
proper motives II appears this Mr. Gaul gives certi-
ncates Of good character to ships that will give him
fee and that his stts.k the ship named because
they would not "come down" handsomely This state
ment, therefore, should be received with caution.
The CHAIR announced the following as the committees
for tire ensuing year
Wards Isdnd Committee-KeIly, Gsrrigue. Kennedy,
Csrriean Cumming
Marine Hospitai-Purdy, Garrigue, Kennedy, Morgan,
Hall mayor Of Brookyn).
Auditing CaIriean, Garrigue.
Outdoor Poor-Pu,dy, Gsrrigue, Cairisan.
PsrehGse-Purdy, Cumming Kelly.
Lunatic Asyiupe- Kennedy, Garrigue, Morgan.
City Ldb0-Vics President and President Of German
ard Irish migrant Societies.