New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-10
BOARD OF COTNCILNEN.

MosDAY April 9, ls55.-Prescnt, D. ID CoSovER,
Etq., President, in the Chair, and "a members.
PETITIONS.
ByMr REEo-Memorisl Of the Harlem X iilro a
Company Z" in relation TO several propositions aff,ct-
" ing railroads. in the City pending bsfors the
Common Council, such SIS requiring the Co npiny
TO discontinue nee Of stean belog Forty seconi-et
imposing license fee Of 500 on each car aud re-
solution to take up the rails of the Company below
Twenty third It. To COMMITTEES on X Iiltoads.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. CoUEEHOvES-Ih. the Sixth ~ Railroad
Co Jay their rails from Forty fourth to Fftyseve1th
St. far graded, and run their care thereon, ia
accordance With the terms Of their grn'. Referred
BY Mr.. REED-Tbat the Keeper of the City III AL
rsse the National and CRY ags on April IL, in CON
memorstiop Of tbs birthday Of Henry Clay. Adopted
By Mr.. JEyKIss-Thst proposals be advertised to
regulate and grade Eighth sv. from E. Oh ysscond ct.
TO One Hundred and Second st 100 feet vide to con-
form TO the present grAdel line n. aud Referred
BY Mr.. HAswFLL-Pr-amble with renewal OF feso-
TUTORS, rescirding resolution Of December, 1852
ersDDg to Jacob Sharp ard Others the right to lay
Gown a Railroad in Broadway, the Bloomiugdtle
Rod &c. Laid over-a motion 10 take il up for
immediate action having been previously los..
By Mr.. JEsKIxs-Tha' Second.av from sixty.6rst
to One Hundred and Twenty -thrd@t, be Micsdan'
lied. Referred.
OF Committee on Repairs and Supplies. in favor Of
adopting the plan of Me-srs Gilbert Jackson -ni
Stuart for CITY ALL TO be located on the nk
"a
irg Broadway and Centre st to be- bar nooi,u. 10
architectural prooor tons m the present CITY Halt -
be $50 feet in length Chambers St, and the wings
on Broad way and Centre 365 feet in len 9Th aud
TO extend within 40 feet of Of the front liae the
Lew City Hail. with An opsn court in the center, be-
tween the buildings with csrrsge ways be'~ zen ,hs
wings ard The pre.ent City HALL the ~iug on Broat-
way 20 he SIS feet from the rsilog that Ceater St
70 feet from The railing aud the front on Chamber
st. 81 feet from the rafting; the eoice 10 be three
stories above the basement The reODt recommends
Ill. n. taha md
expressing preference for lstter-gi,h resolution
thst PROPOSALS be advertised &c. To Commit 80 81
the Whole to be printed and made the special order
fer Wednesday week.
ESQ COO TO the New York Juvenile Asy um; 10 favor
of psying claim Of Mes.rs De Mott, Nicholson and
Smith, late Assessors. Both to Committee Of the
Whole, ~ be printed
From the Chief EDgioeer of the Fire Departme1 1t,
submitting complain, of Hose Co. No. IS, against
Engine Co. No. 29 for running them in without
sufficient cause endsngerpg the lives of the men, aud
also the safety Of the carriage the occsson of the
alarm of Ere, on Wednesday, April 4. To Committee
on Fire Department
COMMITTEE OF TIE WHOLE.
The Board then went into Com nttee Of the Whole
Councilman PIscKsEY in the Chsr. and took up n
consideration various papers which had been pre-
viously referred TO.
The COMMITTEES rose and reported recommending
twelve papers named, for adoption, without amend
meDf also stating that the report in relation TO side
walks around the Park bad been passed over aud
the report in relation to Eogine No a hal been
committed. Accepted, and pspers ordered to third
reading.
On motions the report in relation 70 the Reynolds
contract wac made The speclsl order for Wednesday
evening; the ordinances in relation - the driving Of
cattle in the str eta, and TO the keepog Of swine
below 5Oth st were taken from the table, and re-
feued to the Committee of ihe Whole and the report
in relation TO application OF Mr. Lat'ir for pernis-
sion 10 build Washington monument QUE Of the
squares, recommended TO the Committee
Lsnds and Places.
The Board then adjourned to wednesday after
noon, ST 5 0 clock.