The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-14
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

The Board met last evening-isaac o. Barker, ESQ :,
President, in the chair.
The following reports were adopted TO confirm the
action or the Fire Commissioners dism sslng complaint
sgslns, the annual election Of E1gte Company No. a.;
denying petition Of y y conover and assOciasto be
organized IRE company; 70 give Eogne Company
No 20 ten additional men ard Hose Company No. Eve
additional men; 70 confirm the action OF the Fire Commits
soners IN sundry expulsons Several reports for regu
iatng and grading streets concurred in. Commu.
noatons were received from the Chief Engineer and
ferred to The Committee on Fire Departr e,
NOMINATION Nv THK RECEIVER o. TAxss.
commuI icaiion received from Henry Howard
Receiver Of faxes non mating Richard Newkirk a.
Of the temporary clerks IN hts department In the place
Of Abraban Patterson who declines account or IL
b, ng temporary appointment. Adopted by vote OF
rH CANAL STREET PAVEMENT.
The report the Committee 10 regulate and pave Cam,
street between the 5owery and Centre street. with Be-
gsn pavement brought up and referred back 70 the
Ther. .as great confusion in the Board occasionei by
conversation between parties who had come inside the
railing and by several members gong from one scat
10 another and chatting AZ they went along. some
MIN, n, al lob ers were also bobbng around" II
impossible hear the voice Of the reader and tae Pre-
sdent repeatedly called the Board TO ORDER bot without
eject Every now and again a member would rise 10
his AZ and declare that he could not hear one word OF
the document being read
prcss the conversation and he no way Of keeping
order excep, by arrcstrne some ine members.
The conversation soon Afterwards ceased.
moNBns
The Finance Committee reported the proposals OF
certain Bankr 10 pap interest on the deposits OF city
money The Broadway Bank offered per cent per an.
nrm The Committee recommend the Commissioners Of
the sinking tund 10 deposit the city money with bank
tba, will give most interest thereon. The report vas
ordered 10 be printed aud laid over tll Thursday.
OFT TIW ~tiFs
Alderman srEn1s offered the following ordinance Tor
adoption THAT shall be the duty Of the street Com
missioner 10 provide all contracts hereafter made for
credgng out the alps Of the city, that the contra
thsll all the mud other dredged out a.
least two hundred iec into the beyond the exterior
sater front, o. established by the Hafbor Commission
| eIs." Adopted.
On molten OF Alderman Ely, document No g. IN favor
Of The plan Of Mr. Buchanan for a new City Hall, was
taken up. The report was prbshei IN May last The
committee recomt nd non concurrence with the Board
of Councmep, and ofer rssouiion 10 the eae IL n
that NJ. Buck,nan's plan be approved.
Alderman TrcHpP opposed tic sdoptlou or the report
ge :, IA thai Mr. Buckmsn's pan no doubt vas very
Enc one but Il would cost three million dollars Tlomp
son,s ateen hundred thousand, AMI schuyler's one
million. - -
J september next. -.- 80. ~.
Alderman TCSKH poved, ss . -uos'iu'e' ~" iHo''s
| ton plan be adopted. !"N
Alderman yaaiaS moved thai, 10 addition % the r
port Buck pan, there - aided - aarleu y
uon hat Mad or sqFare Re selected e. q, ertcon
m 81, Hal " said q tine vts 81 ti w4a TIE pc
nlc * lsgn should have afrcir 80 tae-f 'er
MOI vehicles snorxh w the ~ & eta4F s Dp
town. Il "a building was dow Hr - W'-'A 80