New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-31
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

MONDAY AID BARkER BreelueDt.
The Report on ihe Unlos Ferry Co~pdsy.-TheW 10.
port in favor of directing the Union Ferry Company 10
comm ute with passengers a. heretofore wss called ~
by All. Fox.
adoption, contendiIg that the Company bad sgred 70
do etrtain things and 1t the euty Of tho Common
Council to holo them TO their xrga,n. -
Aid. ELY and VooRBIs defended the Fsuy CeGpar
n.y. and were opposed to legslsting for Brooklyn.
Aid. STEERS supported the report Aid. ELY
moved On amendment, that 4" ii the counsel 10 the
Corporation after the Companys refasa to commute,
was Of opinion that The Lease was violated ne should
The report was then adopted by vote of IL 10 L. AID.
VOORHEES, in the negative.
Pfpeyfs Concuryed TITO open Ninety-si sixth street
from BloOmingdae Rosd to Hudson River 10 grant
pavement in Wall street, between N @sau and William
streets at their expense To remit assess nent on
the Methodist Episcopal Church In Fortythhd street
Tor building a sewer. -
The Marht Grounds.-The special order Of Tie
evening The report to with the Councilmen 70
purchase property in the Eighteenth Ward, bounded
BY Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets and Avenue z
and Esst River, for market purposes, rom hoocr ".
Low Der RI the price Of $l96, 700.
AID. TUCKER opposed this project-it was the tail
end Of the exterior line scheme recently sdop'ed got
up by some of the same Interested parties, and had
be en- reg u)ated by the Chairman OF the Conmees on
TIE fret prot CT As for the grounds In question tsey
were a perfect mud hole not at all fitted Tor market
and if put at auction woud not bring within $sOooo
the price agreed on by the committee. The msrAa
would be along side Of the gas mousse place entirely
unfit fort
Aid. VARIAS took the same stand. The market
building after the purchase of the ground would cost
two or three thousand dollars and then situ-
sied 10 would be- beside the gas house. no sh what
ever could be kept in it.
Aid. S1EERs eonteaded that the gas works would p
no vay interfere "a the carried OIL all the det.
mental substances complained or
| Aid. ELY said he Was astonisbed 70 hear me- ,en
ADVOCATING sucb A measure THIS Mr. Lowber hsd not
title to single foot of the ground in question. No.
L. had filed in and made this ground In the waters OF the
East River 'hout authority, and new that me exc
ior lipe We Led, measure the same party was
ntcrg-tcd in 10 felt himself ell hunk and wanted
10 oct this enormous sum out Of the city, sad
the CITY had no right to adopt such Q measure.
The of the State had never given the city
the power to pass such matter. Tho location for q
ct wss entirely unsuedin fact, the last place in
ibe CITY he should select. Being between two gas.
honses DO fsh could be kept there This was . fact
well established. ....
Aid BRloGs praised the location It was better than
the Washington market grounds, and it was what the
people required
Aid. YooRHIs opposed the report condemnirg II In
stror terms. He tn ught the idea Of giving 500 for
tie ltos in this mud hole proportions. He was
more in favor of selling. our market property
than buying more. The system was wrong
was no reason why the city should provide
market more than tea AID coffee store. ID.
motion to postpone the report 70 the I'd Monday In
January was lost. motion TO amend wac also host,
and the report being put finally Loaf for want Of
CONSTITUTIONAL voteefI sflilmatve, 9 negative.
motion 10 reconsider was then made and carried By
l2toS. W
The Opening of Albany Strsss.-A resolution passed
January 9b 1885, staying su proceedings 10 the open.
ing Of Albany street. through Trinity churchysrd same
%. Aid. BRows moved TO noo-copcur with Vie
CouncDmen, which was carried by IL to 3.