New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-29
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
poApD Or CoUNCLMEN.

wEDs,sDAr, Nov. Sd. d. COSOvEs' ESQ.,, Prs'i-
dest. In the Chair.
Petitions Refe,red.-By Mr.. BAuLcH-ot Engine
Company No IS for a new engine
BY Mr.. PURDY--0f G. & l.. Den'son ~ Go. and
others for steam fye.ensines In lower districts; OF
III. y. Carr, ssking the Common council to rec on-
mend the improved "CoaLhole Cover" invented by
Frederick Moore of Boston
nv tbe PRysrnKyr-Of New. York Prison Associa-
Ton for pecunisry aid from the Common Cornell.
Revolutions R,jcrrsd-By Dir. PRESrrs-rhat pump
By Mr.. McCABiLL-That Fifty- fourth street, from
Fourth 70 Fifth avenues, be paved, and curb and gut
ter set. and Sidewalk tagged, &c.
BY Mr. GASNoS-That the Street. Commissions r
IMPORT why The contractor for IRON railing srou nd
The park at the sur ciion Of Third ard Fourth avenues
Yves permitted 10 put no a cast iron railing when the
contract called for wrousht-ron one. Adopted.
Reporfs-Of Con mites on Lsv Department. with
ordinance requiring hea5s OF departments to report the
state CT toeir departments TO the Common COunci at
the commencement of esoh N, &c. Ado oted.
OF Committee on Fire Depart nent in favor Of paying
the 6rtmen Of Engine Company No. l6 $3.50 10, being
for funeral expenses Of Antonio CaraccOl. Adopted.
OF COMMITTEE on Finance in favor Of an appro-
prson OF $40 900 for contingent expenses of Common
Council. Adopted.
OF Committee on Roa's in favor of comforting
award Of cenrsct for regulating Fifty street
Between First avenue and CAST River TO ID. Gallagher,
the lowest bidder, ct 50 400. Adopted.
OF Committee on Roads, in favor Of susoendiag the
payment Of any further money on account Of the con-
Cartby for regulating Eieh'h avenue bet yeen O1e
hundred and second and One hundred and fourteenth
streets. LaiSover 10 be printed.
OF Committee on Railroads with ordinance requir
ing railroad TO be fitted with some suitable aDps-
rstus prevent irury TO life and limb TO be approved
by the Common Couuc Laid the table TO be printed.
The report Of the COMMITTEE Roads ia favor of
paving BJosdwsy from Fifieth to Fifty min streets
with block pave ment taken up and referred TO thu
Committee or Law Department
Repor, Of Committee on Public Health in favor OF
removing p'e-syes above Egh'y six'b street. Lost,
but recoDside'ed and laid upon the table
Some etNer reports from different Committees were
received and referred 10 the Committee of the Whole.
Commpn,cation-Ffom the S rect Commissioner,
with bids for paving aud tagging rhrtS-fhh street,
betwees Tenth ard Eleventh avenues, j. McCukin
berg the lowest bidder, at 81, 495 20. To Committee
On Streets.
Committee Of the WhOle.--The Board went into
Committee Mr.. BARNEY 10 the chair and took up va
rous pspers which had been previously refsred to it,
The Commit rose and reported in favor OF adopt
ing the report granting 81 900 additional per annum 70
ibe Asylum for the Reformation of Juvenile ID lin
quents; TO pay Tromss Huot additional for work On
Union Market and Eighteenth Ward Station-llouse,
and referring the claim of Mr.. Slaery ia to cleaning
streets 10 the Controllers also in favor of the adop-
ton of aoDe o'her papers, which were ordered to a
third reading.
The Board then adjourned to Friday afternoon at
5oclock.