New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-27
nOApD OILY AInERME

WrpsrspAY. April 26 AID. BARKER in the Chsr.
Tie minutes we're resd and on motion oil AID;
HIRRIcK. corrected by making the report presented
the previous meeting ''by AID. j. H. Briggs, one OF
",he Special Committee the Police lnyestig Atom.
ELDRIDGE PRISON.
A communication was received from Sheriff. Orser
in relation 10 the miserable condition OF Eidrdge It,
Pr son and the fact Of two prisoners having recently
,,cnt ed ON this institution. The Sheriff asks that
.oms better sccommoc atoms be procured. Referred
to q Committee.
now .'IEsIIsoxAs OF ESTEEM" ARE OBTAINED
AMENITIES or ALDERhASIc DEBATE.
AID HERRIcK pre- ented the following:
sOlsed That the officers Of the Croton Aquedu;t Depart
requested institute the hquu, and s'cesn aoy
OF be Foenen or supernsndsO,s upon the we OF laying
TIE Eshth-sv who are p.1 for thei scr
wees fU the CITY Trssuy have enacted collected or re-
eiyed any poro1 Of the l.boer, under then
charge st St ssaty Or tor ,ns pufcns.s 2, n.enss
ntnt hereby requested dsn,s from their employ
sBJ uh foreman ,hs b proved to have levied
any Of none, valuable ttsns 0" the hahd' Of the
The Alderman said: Mr.. President Ia Offering this
resolution il is but just mat should give my reasons
On the Thursday last, at the secold pay oue OF the
Foremen the work Of laying Croton water pipes
Y ne c Re poor men co%pc:Ss the gang aodsr
bis ensgo This SUN wa: raised By , re- H., son nsI
Csc Of presenting the foreman with gold watch
these poor men have only been at work oae mooth
after being almost starved curing the past winter
Many Of thee were dependent up m the CHARITIES
OF the City last winter and they are good, an1 stou
and industrious men, too; and now the wives and
families of maLy Of them almost at s;arvstions
door; and Yet they dared not refuse 10 contribute
their Learned dollars Tor fear Of being discharged
from the work. This diseraceiul case, sm led to
believe, is by no means singular one NY friend,
the Alderman Of the Twentieth Is c9gnizsut OF
smother such. am prepared TO suostsntiats the csse
TO which have alluSed. hope the resolution viii
be adopted and this dastsrdiy imposition be stopped.
Several voices called for the name vi tue Forem W.
AID. HERRIcK-The name Of the mao Is j. *.
l anf he r.. ufrfb n
AID. DRAEr-l will vote for the resolution II the
name Of the delinquent s inserted in 1t.
Aid HERRIcK-Yes, ana want tue matter invest.
gated in relation TO other cases a. well as THIS Ny
friend Of the Twentieth Is informed OF another case
Aid. c. ii. TucxER-I rise to correc, the gentle
man. The case to which he refers WAS not IN the
Croton Aqueduct Department; it occurred in my own
Ward. The Street Inspector was presented with
gold watch worth sl25, by the poor street s"eepers,
but the money raised in similar manner.
AID. DRAKE with much wrmthl-rhe man that he
aid. Twentieth is nsinuating against s my nepneF;
bette r man by all odds thaa that uht0khed man,
fpoiutipg to AID T j advised bin against recsiv.
n it at the time the men offered to him and told
him trouble would come Of il Growing much ex
citedl But he's able 10 read and cpher, ana UNDER
stands himself too-he did n 20 INTO poor liquor
dealers store with two friends tor witnesses snd Guy
Gin cling on Sunday, and then come cosn to the
Hall and inform the poor cuss, as TIE Alderman
FROM the Txenneth dio-he Hht uieal o1ouSu oi
that Laughter.
AID, e. Ii. TrcKER-I simply resssert my charge,
and in reference 10 the charges Of the Alderman oil
the Twenty second anst my SELF have only 70 say
that IL ey are fase. Sci ssion
Ala. DRAKT, very loud ANY man that charges
me with saving what Is false, Is striking MS nst vlo-
leptly upon the destl lisr
Cnes Of Order" from tie Chair, and the msni-
beIs around the Board. . - -
an well as do, that such grave charge should De
made against him by MEMBER OF this Board. Inc
Alderman sontended that IL was only spont ineous
testimonial OF respect Tor mr. nan wUr'n ,hon,
,ocitatiop on account Of bis faithful services on
another occasion. he had picked ont the beat men
that could be bad for this work and Ehey oot VI re-
spec' gave 3 i'm tots tesIimoni,l
AID. ELY rose ~ q point Of order.-;hs resolution
called ior iuqury-6lE did let mention the name Vi
fhs rtiolution wac re-resd.
AID WAAENAs moved TO strike cut thai part which
r,l,,.d TO receiving any presents. Il was common
! practice. Az.
money fer fear OF being discharged, and since then
| ten II them have been discharged. Nov, It 10 not
| ouch a fat thiDg-s dollar and quarter csy Tor
v,rkjre for the city; but there are plenty OF men
VITO vii give tire ada sj cents Gay 10 the tofenan,
in consideration OF allowing them to WORK, aud TAX
the colsr tor their labor Ana thsrs are o.entI Oh
tor,uen mesn e1oUgh TO accept tnls. Zoe families
| VI these poor people lad beeD, and SONS OF tnem
ere, almost Starving; JET tnAt harpy s1Nfted "
them their hand earned dollars, osteasioly of me
purchase Of gold watch, which they were TO
present to BIN, ara then be poeketed The money.
S.ch nan ous BIT 10 lie dhfrsnchisod. You see toe
plan is to discharge the nsn Is last es tney nufmu
at the eItorton, and 80 they keep set'any Do az
10 kpock down quarter Of dollar day, FOR the
sake OF beng allowed to ssrn bread for tneH stAfS
ing families -,-..
Ale. VIZ. TucKER. favored the revolution. II wa
calculated TO do good be ass informed 70 81 ,n: sys
tenn Of eItortioneand be had reasons for believing
to be uue-eIsended through every branch OF ta'
City Government
AID. WAKIxAs thought vas very hard cs<e ,he
,iese Door people could DO, be allowed to express tbe
eIubersLt gratitude to those Who trested them vel
BY such little tokens. II wa 9 common practice y
every department. Of Life to make such presents.
Aie. HowARp-I don't kpou tat hsvsa any pei