New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-27
PUBLIC NEKIINOR
BOARD OF OOUNCILNEN.

BOARD OF OOUNCILMEN.
FRIDAY, Dec. 26.-Statsd Sessiou.-rAe Pasm,-
in the chair
Immediately after the reading Of the mimi. a.
ts1.levy received hs anal reading and We 49,
while moet Of the members were enjoying tAenss,,.s
in their Characteristic way. The vote wss tsks, :.
customary in the Bosrd-aI who did not vots \ a.
negative being recorded in the affirmative. VIZ. =
was declared, some of the members Discovered a.
they had been voting for what they did nc& pssu n
and one Of them moved reconsideration. II N.
lost, and then began . soenc. Gentlemen Ss>ia,s,
that they were not present. although their vstes m,
recorded In the Affirmative; gentlemen declared a.
they did not vote at all and sppealed 10 the mann.
nimiiy Of the house to allow them TO be put mn a
the record, but II was Of no use The Chair 6seia,d
that to allow gentlemen to change their votes would b.
equivalent to q reconsideration, and that he'd ~
voted down already.
Then there was rather warm coVoquy; member,
called each other BLACK guards and talked sbsss sn.
of CAB" and other smisbe thiDes csteal vs. Acssd
and motion made to sppont Committee 10 pu oet
the cot. This did not succeed, and motion was aaAs
To 20 into Executive session and exclude all but report.
era A yenriloqutt confounded the eonfasoa consid.
erably, by informing the Board that "you can't Do H."
alternating With put him oot" An eceAsisnal ma.
allow" reminded gentlemen thai there was stl cry.
ing necessity for TIE Cat Committees and the anxsty Of
two or three me mbers 70 be put right the record s
dred their faces very red and their voices very load
When they partially Quoted, the Board began to
pass coprmstoDs Of contracts for grading paving aud
Tagging various streets. The President weald rattle
ever something which sounded like he make.beisyc
residing with which people sometimes auase chldreo;
this vas the title OF the bill. Then Clerk SAID few
words about and then snoiss sa Clerk t.ea On ..
on the list az prestnt and did not vote No, was put
dow among the Ayes. ... =
The next matter of Importance was bill from The
Aldermen altering the exterior line Of the city l,ns
the East River from RviDgton to Thirty eighth street
The line fixed upon BY the hsrbor Commn sioners fol
lows the line Of twenty feet OF water very closely
throughout hs whole extent. TIE Board OF Coancil-
men not to be controlled by the State end 20 they
the State line below Tenth street. and about twenty
Ave rods ouside of it from Twenty third 10 Thrtieth
street. The water deepens from seven feet - the
soothern extremity Of the line 70 some hfy end
odd feet near tie ,rthern; indeed o6 Thrty.foarth
street 1t fills up the deepest part Of the East River.
The Board of Aldermen are not ~ be controlled BY The
Board of Councilmep, and 80 they have adopted Q
line retaining ell the Objectionable features Of the Coun
clmens line, and taking few additional acres. TAs
question came up on the adoption OF the Aldermsnc
line BY this line Eighteenth street viii be extended
fox third of mile, Avenue for half mile, and -
area equal to twelve or thirteen thousand city lots
be thrown into the hal ds Of private men. 1t pay.
ipe scheme, scheme that can afford 10 pay "a a.
tempts to amend postpone were promptly voted down
and the line concurred in by a vote OF "a 70 Is
This gigantic robbery of the city was not enough to
satisfy the ambition Of the Board for single evening
Many Of the members 60 out office on Monday wsee
and one must make nay while the sun shines. 81
with robust contempt for squeamishness they took Up
the Mayors veto Of tho Tompki6s Market swadle end
passed Il over his head by vote Of 40 toS As forty
votes precisely are required to pass bill ever Veto
this shows some Lice calculation; il Is not vth vhle
to secure any mole votes than are necessary sven
they can be had without extraordinary sxe.6ap- A.
ter q Eve hours session the Board adjourned.