The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-14
NUN OPAL AFT AIR 8 .
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN.


PRIATED FoR ASSAULTS ON THE REDANs-rHs
cOUNCILMEN DOING THEIR DUTY.
This Boara assembled at their chambers In The City
Hall yesterday afternoon the President, +. Pinckn
in the char The minutes Of the last meeting read
aud approved.
Petitions we're first in order, but of Importance
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolutions being next in order, the following we're
presented
Offered BY Councilman PHnIps-
IN, 10 ssSs e. sn s.a i &c
cpsi streets and horoughares broAe up and level the
from spprspriaton for Cleaning streets Tor 1850
Referred to Committee of the Whole by uua oce VOTE
end without debate. 5EM
resolution was then offered BY Councilman BooL1
directing that every physician called upon in OF
smallpox shall rspOr. the to the Captain OF Police
in the ward that may be taken to prevent It's
spreading. +....r,
This was referred to Committee OF the Whole.
The following offered by Councilman McMurray:-
Resolved That the Commissioner OF arees and Lamps be
and hereby directed the and ice to be removed
WSessl street Chatham street from ,ie turning point
ss sss se e
that The said streets may paasA
appropriation cleaning streets.
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debate, referred to Conrnittes Cleaning Streets.
Reports we're next in order but none of importano,
were presented.
COMMUNICATION FROM MAYOR WOOD, AND LETTERS ABOUT
TfR DUDLEY OBsERy ATORY AT ALBANY.
The following commur icatitn was then recevei from
Mayor Wood transmitting the following letter from A.
d. Bache aud others, in regard the Dudley Ooserva.
tory at Albany
To HON. THE BOARD OF UoUNCnMrN - "
e. Letter
isss1ss A. D Bache and Could Jr Scientific Council Of
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.sred % our nsvisaon IN the possession Of by which
hope you viii auhorse the acceptance Sis Offer and taSs
FEENASDo Woo. Mayor.
Hon FrsSsE9o wooD Mayor S Of The city New Yor
given time within rse,on second Ieen seopsd sad
SasxsrS SeaSd g, sspns:s- ss
W % Of s he Sss s10
eIyaon Pas beea INTRODUCED at
has sssn made drop The bali sstomacaiiy steesrapho
sensI q The Greenwich c0c which dropsha oa
ranged Liverpool and Ednburh the Greenwich
q and ovr e 'as II he TO ehe ns q
Is9sd and wch dverge from The British
tSs ana the only % it is s bal
which : thrown down y hand word command And
as e OF S not has no
upon private resources for knowledge of the time by
% q S pady which has bseu
s e. ns % e. H s s ssS
1S as terviceabe may be to the commercial
Ct they vii ' o
furnish r 1.;s The city Of New York with accurate time
Se tenth Of sec md to shipping i6e har
81 ass ana 10 $ % Or
70 b s
circuit The Ieeesary annual win be confined to the
S he he ssGs %
% fer No oos saa sna s s
sSols %es W " yor and BE- Che an
pleasure e contribute towards putting ths paa
wants A. b. BACHE ! Scisni6c
Taos. ". Oioorr, Vice President Dudley Observatory
Councilman SWAN spoke upon this letter and the i'm
porance OF the subjec and moved it be refer
1t was moved to amend by referring the matter to
standing committee, and the amendment prevailed aud
the matter was referred to Committee on Arts and
Sciences.
communication was received from the Comptroller
pop' sing the following adoi onal section to the ord
nance to raise money or the Of awards for the
Genital park.
Sec e. For much Of the as are payable to tho
msssses Upon .s psrf 'n now held s % 6:
TO ssd Sinking Fund tie 1--WE per cent
sorssa by Ge
coners IN hen Of sad mortgages and security for the
This referred to Committee on Finance
,he Board then went into third reading OF bills all of
which have been noticed before
COMMITTEE THE WHOLE.
Upon molten OF b. +. P1NcKyEY, the BoArd resolved
isef into Committee of Whole, Councilman Cooper in
te chair upon the SPECIAL order of the evening0ered
by Councilman SWAN
Received That the Commissioner OF Streets and Lamps be-
cleaning streets the oily Of New YORK Tor ,Ss
term Of year from the dae The award Of the
proved by the Counsel TO tne Corporation
In connection with the above resolution, Councilman
SWAN called up document No. Al OF last year, being
lengthy report from tue old Committee on Cleaning
providing specifications for contractors bidding
sr q cssnnx the streets Of the city, presented to the
Councilman SWAN then Offered long document being
rev set of specifications which he offered mbsti-
tue for the speccs ions which were rep ,rted by the
Commit.ee Cleaning Streets last year. and which were
ust cal I'd up ana read.
A u otioa wss then made by Councimau a BARNEY re-
ferrrg the whole matter to the COMMITTEES on Cleaning
Streets.
Councimsn SWAN hoped that the motion refer would
not prevail 1t would bs DELAYED greatly if went back
To this eomnittee think 1t important that the streets
ou,o be clean notwithstanding the papers cay that
sa,a ~ss useless TO appropriate money to ceaa the
streets and to hasten the matter hope viii 60
IN COMMITTEE OF the hole and mature plan for clean
rg fhe streets at cnce, and not delay by referring
Couci'c,an BARNEY Then Withdraw my motion.
Councilman WARSER Il renew the same motion, then.
We do not understand these long documents and hope
will 20 tpck to the committee and let them report upon
there specifications for contra stors.
Connenaan HART am very happy to unite with the
gentleman who offered these specifications, and hope
they v be passed through at We want something
TO bind contr actors and make them do their work.
Councilman pIa6xsHY thought that the soecid tions
we're simple and might be acted upon at with
out the 6esy Of referring to COMMITTEES. He would
move ~ an amendment that when the committee it
report progress, and ask leave to ait again
This endmeut
II was tken moved that the committee rise, which
lost.
fhe motion to refer the whole matter Committee on
Cleaning Streets was then again before this house.
Councilman SwaS said nothing be gained by de-
laying this in the hands OF committee, and hoped
IL oticn w,uid not prevail.
Councilman pfSCXsPy said he would amend the motion
by ipstryct.ng the committee to report by Monday
everirg next.
Councmsn WARNER thought the committee needed
instIuc Il when they should report They we're