New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-09
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN.


The Board met last evening, Mr. ID F.. PIycKSrY,
Chairman, and quorum present
The Washington Monumeni-Mr SWAN offered a
resolution calling upon the Committee on Arts aud
Sciences to report suitable inclosurc for the Wash.
iDgtou Monument in Union square.
Tie mover said that th. movement did not come
from the G. LtIemen who erected the statue 1t Wa,
wed kL own that the subsci ption exhausted, ead
a certain patriotic carmaB carried the bronze to the
square, aud the mechanics erected it. free OF cost.
The cit, could scarcely do lees than ncose it.
The resolution was SO n fcned.
Maria Abernethy ard other benevolent ladies petit
tior for donation for ths Wilson Industrial School.
To COMMITTEE on Finance.
Thomas TilestOn, Wilson &. Hunt, and four hundred
Others petition for steam fire eugiaes in the lower
districts. To Committee on Fiuatce.
The CortrOltr assessment Arregrdges.-A
communication received from the Controller ia re-
laton to issuing assessment bonds. Tine Controller
refers to the emb rra-eInent experienced in executing
tie ordinance of Dec. 80 1884, Ill regard to advances
on ssseesDeht contracts, an IN collecting sessmens.
One Of the grievances is the great delay Ia cOlcct
aesrsges by sale OF the premise, asses a. e1'enh'
ing the payment Of considerable portions of the asse,s
menis for three, four and five years To meisuribly
relieve the Treasury from his inconvenience he SAB
mts ordinance. The necessity for the ordinance il
ilustiaed by the fact, that of sums ga accJua, Of
"Sucet Paving" in July and August, 1885, IN eleven
The Theme, '%o99 1t fCn I6
II
The collections III year were not sufficient 10 pay
the Inspectors, to say moth ng Of the Slrv yurs Tae
ordinance submitted Is to authorize the Controller to
borrow the credit Of ths Corporation, for periods
not exceeding five years, mounts sufficient 10 meet
the deficiencies caused 10y delay in collecting
Of ssmeDts not exceeding at any time tae aggre-
gate amount of said arrears tien outstanding, rs pro-
vded by the 18th Sec, chap. 5f9, OF La ~ OF 1888
For The psyncit Of fhe thds bo'rOw~l, he il
hol,zed TO is.uc essessmeGt bones for such period
within five years in his judgment may b. required
to collect said airearageS; sail bonds to bear in
terett at per cent. per unaum, ptyable semi-anuu
ally; the ordinance was adopted.
A motion was made TO go into Committee OF III
Whole the Branct-Bggs- NIatsell bill, but it oil
lot succeed.
The Committee on Railroads presented report in
favor of requiring tho Eighth avenue Railroad Com
psly to lay double track to Fifty ninth street.
Adopted.
The Central Part-Thc following communication
ceived from the Commits ouers of the Central
Park, and referred to the Committee on Fin1nc-:
OFFICE Tue CoMMIss.oSERs OF TIE CENTRAL PARK.
GTylLEE>: The md. rsned conun Of the Centre.
The OF Zs May 1875. esp-cttuiJ
bes report that they hive en'orei the dsc,ss
q duties s.td herein h,ve Progressed far as
Of such n sanitude ard importance would low.
Thu CO oLeis have not deemed prud-p thus FAR in
the sb.ence OF any praton of money or su;h urther
Regulation sppe TO them Indispensable in carrying odt ts
great Muricir ENTERPRISE co than maSs Tue prepar,
tor, arrangements up II which base the necessary
qcr,d in the protection Improvement laying out and oeauy
The llt thps appeared the Coinusoners
VS. he OF hs dIsOo p,ipeys such s a. ts
ury destruction For 'x nonh. dspretations hal besn
sol on by winch notwithsaL dl Tbs uDreuSs viasaIee
desuoye Stolen belonging to TIE feTk Of much yaus
To the Continuance Of his local police OF one cap
tam ee serssss and sixteen prvsrs appointed aid
ere now eeiendy d~harsibs that day A. the ~pts al
to police iOneis hsye appointed two ersuees
and tour .nd have so.SsT on n @d .a an
orb the Of Brona~sy al Chambs street Ats,:h
Of these oces CLERKS hsvs ee pointed IN nu nbe
uly 10 rerfpr