New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-10
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN


The work of breaking in the newly-elected Board
was commenced last evening, nearly all of the mcm-
bers being present.
EDWARD H. Dixon, Councilman elect of the
XXIVth Council District, appeared in the Board, and
after being sworn took his seat.
Another Matsei Cose.-A petition was received
from Thomas Prentiss, ex-COunciman of the XXXth
District in the Eleventh Ward which states in sub
stance that he a candidate for reelection TO his
seat in the Board in November last that the opposing
candidate Francis l. A. Boole, who receiving the
largest number Of votes, was declared elected. Pc
ioner further states that he is informed and believes
that the said Booe is alien; that the petitioner has
searched diligently in the different naturalization
offices for evidences of Bodies naturalization and has
not succeeded in finding them Petitioner therefore
asks that he be allowed to take his seat in the Board
as the Representative of the Council District.
On motion, the petition was referred to a special
committee, TO be appointed by the President.
DirerS Petitions-From gentlemen desiring to be
appointed Commissioners of Deeds, were received and
referred.
The Public Printing. - Mr. CLIFTON introduced
q resolution which adopted, to appoint spc-
cial committee to report upon the propriety OF re-
letting the contract of the public printing of the Com
mon Council and the heads Of the departments in ac-
cordance with section 10 of the Amended Charter
of ls53the contracts heretofore existing having ex-
pred.
The Rules of the Board A resolution was in
troduced by Mr.. BARNEY to appoint special commit
tee to report rules of order for the government OF the
meetings of the Board. The resolution was adopted.
The I,centy- Second.-Mr. Gray offered resolution
A Special COMMITTEE 10 lne
arrang ements to celebrate the anniversary "of the
birthday Of the llustrOus George Washington" The
resolution was referred to the Committee OF the
Whole.
fened to the appropriate Committees of the present
Board.
Cleaaing Streets-Mr. Swan introduced resolution
directing the Commissioner of Streets and Lamps to
advertise forthwith for proposals for bids for cleaning
streets for year from the date OF the award OF the
contract the contract to be first approved by the Core
poration Counsel The resolution was laid over under
the rules.
The remains of Gen. Uorth-Mr. SwAs also intro
duced resolution to appoint Special Committee OF
Five upon the subject Of the final disposition OF the
remains Of the late Gen. Worth, and the erection oil
monument to his memory.
A Reu BGdge-A resolution was offered by the
President amending ordinance so as to allow the
Presidents Secretaries and surveyors OF insurance
Companies TO wear badge to be provided by them
selves in order to designate them to the police at hre
and directing the police to allow persons having such
badges to pass within the lines Referred
Engines on RuRRers.-A communication was re-
ceyed from the Chief Engineer, representing to the
Board the difficulty encountered by the fremen IN
drawing their engines to the fires and asking that an
| appropriation be made to supply each engine with
pair of runners and horse or horses to draw the ell
! gpes to the fires.
Mr.. PHILIPS introduced resolution responding TO
the communication, and authorizing the Chief Engi'
seer to procure the runners and hire horses when ne
cessaIy. -.
This caused heightened debate upon the relative
merits of long runners and short runners in which va
rious opinions were expressed and many long speeches
made The resolution finally adopted by the
Board with clause limiting the entire outlay 70 tne
| sum OF So 500.
MIR. Miller offered the following resolution:
that Controller is heby suthorsd TO draw us
NnTund for the Amount IS requd to pal OF The fohce WINCH
FinGnTs.~The following communication was re-
| ceived from the Controller:
FINANCE DEPAsINsNr; coNTESLLEh'S or Co.
| No. 5 Hall of Records, New.fork, Jau D, 1850 }
| To ne Copmo COuReIE
The Controller respectfully calls the attention of the
Common Council to the condition of the appropriations
| for 1856. =,
The ordinance for these appropriations, prepared by
the Controller and contained at page IS OF document
| No % Of the Board of Councimen, was not passed
| by your predecessors. .,
| nisbed with copy Of this document; and the Con-
troler consders it only necessary to remind the men
hers of the two Boards OF the numerous and pressing
claims which are dependent on the passage OF TINS or
| dn,nce To secure the prompt action of the Common
Council There is an average OF s'eVVo TOT cleaning
strcets; large portion of which s due TO laborers
carmen and Others whose families IN many cases ae
| in extreme want of the money thus earned.
There is sl2, 900 due to contractors who have iur
psbcd material and performed work in the department
| of Repairs and Supplies These persons, III many
cases have been kept out of their earnings Tor eVea
| months. - -,
The salaries of Police Justices and Clerks have been
deferred fos along time aud payment ought not 70 oe
| further postponed
| few additions have been made to items OF tnS inc
| ordinance, and corrected copy Is appended ana
| marked 4. A copy Of the law IL also appended
marked ID, which made TO conform to the changes III
| the ordinance.
At the time Of preparing the original ordinance the
supplementary estimate Of the Governors Of the AIMS
House had not been submitted to thelCommissoners
| consulting Of the Mayor, Recorder, Controller the
President of the Board Of Aldermen and the President
&c tbe Hoard Of Councilmep On its being submit 81
TO tbs Board objections were made, and the estimate
wss returned fx tecoosdetatioo. II vss however