The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-22
Board Of Councilman. /.

The Board held an ex meeting last night and gave
the city the benefit OF nights legislation tree gratis
that is to say, it being the ninth meeting this month,
the law woud not allow them to take pay for their Ia
bors, and they sat without pay The first business OF
Importance land that wasn't Of any mportan e) the
esrr Of resolution that when the Board adjourned IL
should sejourn to meet on the first Monday in April
Councilman MEEAirr it defeated by majority
Of &C. motion go into Committee Of the Whole
the special order OF the the repors OF the
Committee on CieaLiIg the ,streets-was lost.
BROADWAY RAILROAD
Councilman SWAN then moved that the committee
for railroad in Broadway tie discharged from the far
her liberation Of the subject, with view to imme
handed INN ediate action--the whole clear
A. B. c, and the Board was well prepared to vote
I the
meeting Wednesday last preposterous and abb
surd and it was as onishipg that any man who valued
his professional reputation could be found to advocate
the aim which he cid
Cour cimen WARNER, the chairman of the committee,
denied that the clear that it needed far
her argument He was lot sufficiently posted o. ADD
desired more light.
Councilman fARNEY offered 90 an amendment to the
notion that The committee be discharged and tue whole
subject be referred to the Committee Of the Whole and
that the parties interested in the be heard by
Pending the discussion of this amendment, a motion
was made to a6 jouYn, which was lost.
The amendn ent was then put and lost.
The original motion Of Councilman Swan then put
Ind carried dyes 70 nays %.
councilman SWAN then moved that the Board Go now
with the resolution of the Board of Aldermen
scndrg the grant to Jacob Sharpe and others for rail-
road in Broacway.
This motion put without discussion and carried
ayes 32 rays 49, Considerable applause followed the
ent Of the VOTE which usual in such cases,
promptly suppressed by the President after i had
ceased to be heard.
The following is the vote
Ayes-Messrs. Crane, Gray. Phillips Colgrove Martin.
Avery Ken, ard, nemr HUI Hoehner Van line whitlocka
Appleby Merritt Hopper Wauous, Miller, Ode, B. neil
y, RI hoyes, Taylor Baxter, Sterling Maynard, l. A.
Nays-Messrs. q. smith, Clifton Gavit Baulcb Bi,kford,
Barney Murray, Mckinley, Warner, Barry, Coyer Booe,
Hart nne Reed Farran. Pnckney, Dunn, CArgl-I9.
On notion the Board then went into Committee Of the
Whole the special order of the evenng-ceani1g the
streets; but abandoned that hercuesn task, and
took up the ordinance relative the sale OF unsound
meat, which proved o more congenia subject and drew
forth lengthy discussion The committee reported in
favor of the ordinance and the Board ordered che same
10 third reading The nance imposes penalty Of
S26 upon all railroads and other couveyances which shall
transport to the city Of New York any calf -four legged
of course weighing less than 100 pounds and the
penalty upon every butcher who sha expose for sale
any calf aforesaid which, when dressed shxn weigh
less than 60 pounds TIE subec cleaning the streets
then mace the special orcer for the first Wednesday
In April, after when the Board adjourned to Monday
evening, April Z.