The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-08

THE NEW CITY HALL TO Be ERECTED IN the PARK
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS.
Communications received from Comptroller Flsgg
submitting the receipts Of the Sixth and Eighth avenue
railroads for the month Of May, as fonsws:-
Sixth avenue railroad. ..."".....".... sl9l0o II
Eighth .................. 26,s7s e6 |
Total. ............... s4s,e7s 7s
Ordered ON file.
From the Street Commissioner, submitting abstracts
Of contracts awarded by him for the Month Of Nay Or
eersd fle.
To pay $126 to & Bsde for building wan OF Twentieth
ward station house. Concurred in The report Of the
Councuen in favor Of 5000 appropriation for the 9Th
of July amended In this board $780, went back,
and the Ceuncilmen having adhered 70 former action,
the paper Is returned On motion Of Alderman voorhs
Aldermen Tucker. H. rick and C. a. Tucker.
THE LOCATION OF THE NEW CITY HALL
Alderman Fox called from the table the Isport in re-
lstion to the location of the pr posed New CITY Hail.
The Board then went into Committee Of the Whole,
Alderman Ely in the chair, on the subject The ma
first read and then followed the minority report in -
vor Of adopting Madison square.
adopted.
Alderman vERnrAs spoke in favor Of having the New
City Hall located in Madison square. He considered it
to be the interest Of the whole island TO have the hall
Alderman vooRns said he had given his views pretty
fully IN the minority report 10 favor Of Madison square
and their aousl movement to that section Of the city
since He believed that tosre were zoo 600 people IN New
York, and II the city would continue to increase it
had, up town was the right location FOR the han.
In . few years he thought Yorkvlle woula be more
expiration period people would Ss quite :s:viae
want to remove ~ courts from the Park, but only
the city goverADs. departments In building Hall
up town. AeeYNAA v woald have gallery foz ladies, ~
these doubt. often
men Council visN while in session, and sush would
o. C ss for the
Of the atty The city ,Ss and .I
reach the Park at any time than to get to Madison
square.
Alderman Voorhis serious in his reasonings. He
thought that the Alderman would stop after submitting
him get up in this Boaro in assumed character Of
"Young America" depSuncng the down town adyo-
. "a T. % s:ss
have the City Hall up town Tor the purpose Of getting
Of crowd hanging sronnd it nightly already Ala I. did
not thnk necessary to have some Of the charm
e.; Of the fair sex coming in listening T. u: of
He thought there probability Of business being
crowded much above the present City Hal, notwith-
whole island built the Patx would, from tia
position Of the city snc it, avenues with the shipping
point Of vev and consequently the emily and
best location for the building In oontsmplaen. The
bunness section Of the city, he pronoeaoed absurd,
rdiculous and only proposed to CRAFTY few Interested
the estates and interests Of few, while would moon
yeniencs the majority The Park would suit The eonve-
Alderman WIN. TucKxR spoke in favor Of having the
Hall erected in the Park The banks insurance eenpa
nie. and all the business Institutions Of Importance
in the city below Canal street, the lawyers and
al Of business had to come bslo. that poi.t, and
such, he thought, would continue for century 70
Alderman HOWARD was In favor Of keeping the CITY
Han where # is, because it was in the centre Of the
Of the city. 1t here The shops were and the ner
built up town. which we're not pai for; and it would BE-
to those people to have the business
should they consult III. accommodation Of pestsitT
they wanted to suit toe up progress and possr
Of one hundred years hence they might - wen erect
Aldermen HKRRIcK was of opinion that the City Han
W h s
not constitute The principal portion Of the business peo
pie Of New York We want the business population mp
Alderman WILLIAMSON had interests to subssrvs in
the lower part Of the city but he believed that this wa:
Hail s 8.a sns
the location Of The City BAN to re- main down town.
Alderman BRIGGS spste in favor Of building in the
such project that before the Board was to be
adopted, he would vote for It's being erected in Madison
Alderman Brown said he could not see that ono good
had bsen advanced to support the removal OF the
City Hal up town He cons dsssd the minority report
it. and that the good sense o. the Board and the eomu
nifty would prevail agsins; The removal up town.
Alderman vooRHs said that If Alderman Brown was
successful in obtaining the Office Of Sheriff. for which he
was candidate, he wous the necessity Of having
the City Han up M, towards which the population
Alderman wAkEMAN spoke at great length in fayer Of
Alderman vooRnn again spoke in favor Of the City
Hall in Madison square ec-a
cussion would be Of avail, IL quite apparent
that the Board OF Aldermen would have the egisa
ta' TIA would b Srsn Of
men in II Akerman brown, Of the First ward, would
1sin n
Alderman Brown again spoke In favor Of the Down
Aidermsn O. q. TUCKER moved resolution ths the
The CHAIRMAN decided that the resolution could not
be entertained in Comm Of the Whole, and that 1t
should come in as new matter.
Alderman STEERS vas ln favor Of the new building
ma refsctufiDg population Of New York.
After some further debate the committee rose and Che
Chairman reported that The majority report Of the Com
mitee OF the Whole In favor OK locating the CITY
The raIsDrs1 alderman Barker then pat the cues.
Illermen Bro1n, Williamson, Moser, Baird, Hoamirs,
Presisas Ely and I@d.
In the nsgative-Aldermenv oorhis waheman Briggs,
Cbrsty, Herrick, c. II. Tucker, varian and Drake
Is to s.
The Board adjourned. a. near nine O'clock to Friday
at O'Clock.
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN.
meeting Of this branch Ct the city government Was
held yesterday afternoon In the cy Hail. the president,
D. D. Conover, in the chair.
Petitions being frat in ORDER ono was presented from
the policemen Of the city asking that their uniform bs
Furnished at the pubo expense. This petition was
ferred TO the COMMITTEE Pelce, and wss.ths only
Of importance offered during the evening, excepting
petition from dealers in Washington Market asking for
hearing In relation the matter Of petition Of farmers