The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-03

March Deseiun OF the Common Council \
The Board Of Aldermen nest this evening, having snly
hnshsd thar February ssssion Thursday last Tho
public attention 10 anxously set upon their movements
with respect TO the erection ofhs City HALL ~ III
matter has been referred special committee Of ave.
is to be hoped that this great desderatumhew want Of
suitable place for the transaction Of Law busnsss-vu
be put in fair way Of being supplied It is now over
two years since the old building burned down. and
year since the Board of Councilman adopted plan for
bulldog in the Park, and yet the Aldermen seem 70 b
nssnsible to the and wishes Of their constituents
and continue inactive In fact, they cannot boast e
having done much business since the frs Of January
they have not yet concurred to appropriate SIS e
cleaning the streets which sti left in filthy and
impossible state they have concurred with the other
Board to apply to the Legislature for liberty to raise
$4,000 to build an iron market in Tompkns square, the
upper portion Of which 10 be used armOry and
dril ROOM they have demonstrated against the sale Of
he State Arsenal and have concurred in asking for an
ordinance to raise money to pay the awards made TO
owners Of property In the Central park; they have con
rmed and made several fat city appointments and per-
petrated long speeches. which believe ID about
all the value they have given the city for the last two
months.
We have recsived the suboined note Of inquiry and W.
call upon the Common Council to answer our correspon
dent We arc unable define their acts to answer Sof
their contractors When the matter up before the
Board Alderman Tucker the only man alive to tia
necessity the appropriation and the subject was rser
red to committee who may sleep omit ehope It wln
be acted upon by the Board this evening"
TO THE EDITOR HERALD.
inform readers what hAa been Done
with the SIS 600 granted to clear of the streets ice anu now
Up TO The have not boom expended Mayor
Wood the accounts and see what has bosomo
Of the money. ClIiAnN.
The March sessions of the Board of Councimen COM
mence this evening The most important business likely
to before the Board this month is frs the appro.
priatien for City Hall, and second concurrence
with the Board Of Aldermen in the proposal for the sale
Of the Brick church property It will be recoected that
the church. two since proposed to unite with the
Corporation in the sale Of that property upon terms the
most favorable to the city. On the Recommendation Of
the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund this proposition
was accepted and passed the Board Of Aldermen. The
subject awaits the action OF the Board Of Council
men. The church has been advised by the highest legal
counsel that they dispose Of their property to much
better advantage than by uniting with the Corporation on
the terms proposed yet understand that they are
willing to adhere to their original proposition They
cannot however, be reasonably expected to wait much
longer for the action of the civil authorities and it Is to
be hoped that the Board of Councimen will take mp the
subject at the earliest moment.