New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-12
BOARD OF COrNCILMEN.

MONDAY, March lO-The President, BENJAMIN T.
PINcKSEY, esq, in the chair
The Board met at O'Clock. After the usual pre-
iminaiies the Board received and referred the fol
lowing:
Pet7tions-Of the Church of Good Shepherd to be
relieved from tax.
70 prevent the driving OF cattle in the streets ON the
Sabbath. -,
OF w. KEYS and Others to have new City Hall
erected in Madison square.
OF Orphan Asylum Society and others against the
opening of SeVenty-fourth street.
IOf Fifteenth Ward Police TO have Station House in
Mercer street rebuilt.
OF citizens of Eleventh Ward against the new pro-
posed stage route TO Greenpoint Ferry
OF messenger in Street Department and Inspector
Of Sidewalks for increase in Their respective sares
Resoiut.oHS.-Asking that the Committee on FL
nance be instructed to take into consideration the pro-
urety of asking the Legislature for power to make
toans TO improve the Central Park Immediately. Re-
iened. .
By Mr.. s. HoPpER-Directug the Corporation
Counsel TO prepare suitable memorial to the Legls-
sure demonstrating against the confirmation OF the
| grant 10 the Broadway Railroad. Laid over.
By MIR WARNER-That the Controller be directed
lot to make any payment for cleaning Broa9way upSa
the contract entered into by the Mayor, and that the
Commissioner Of Streets and Lamps be directed TO
complete the work in progress with as much dis
patch as possible. Laid over.
| Adopting the grade OF Canal and walker sreeI as
| hid down on the profile. Referred.
To close Bloomingdale square and open Yhy-third,
Fnv.fourth and Fiysixth streets through the same.
1 Referred.
| REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
| AssessmeHts.--In favor of granting relief 10 St.
Lukes Hospital
Lamps and Gas.-In favor Of Gas lamps IN Fourth
| avenue.
Repairs and Sugplies.-In favor of repairing house
Of Hose Company No "a. In favor of confirming con"
| trc for upbolstering Fireman's Hall.
/ FR0Roc.-ln favor of appropnatng S5O,OOO Tor Ihe
Department of Repairs and Supplies. Adopted.
Sfroets.-Directing the Street Commissioner to give
ven days notice to such parties as have failed to re-
move the buildings in the line of Walker street en-
lrged and If they hl to do So authorizing hm to do
| H. Confirming awards of contract for paving Duane
street I'm favor of repeating resolution prohibiting in-
uectjon of contracts. In favor of replacing street
| sigps and rcnumberiDg streets.
Salaries and OfceTs.-ln favor OF granting addi-
tonal clerks in the Street Commissioners Department.
No To- the same being the last draft of the City Char
Ter offered for consideration be made the special Or
| der for Wednesday next.
| MI SWAN opposed it, as il would take up the time
the Board without accomplishing anything.
Mr., CLIFToS thought differently. He said that Mr..
Swan Ind been TO Albany with the draft which he had
| rported and which had not been adopted by this
| Board He believed that if proper Charter were
oFered il would be adopted by this Board at once.
Mr.. SWAN said he had been to Albany, and had been
Tested in a candid manner, which Mr.. CLIfToN salu
he did not doubt in the least.
Mr. BooLE said that be had seen two members oi
tie State Legislature and had learned from them that
| ae Legislature was waiting for this Board to unite
tpon some draft Of charter fr the city. The motion
make the subject the special order for W ednesday
YES carried.
In the Committee of the Whole it was recommended
Tat the petition OF the carmen 10 be allowed TO live
tV.side the city limits within the State be granted.