The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-12
Municipal Affairs.
BOARD OF ALpERMEN.
!, Aid. Barker, in the Chair

The President, AID. Barker in the Chair.
Aid. TUcKER offered resolution calling the Corpo
ration Counsel to report his opinion whether the Com
mon Council hsve the power to charge license Zee
the various railroad Adopted. Several reports
wsre also adopted.
NOMINATIONS BY THE RECEIVER TAXES.
Harry H. Howard, Receiver of TAxee, sent in a comml-
nication, mshiDg the following atons:--Hsnry
Wilkes, second clerk, in the room Of Henry X. Frost
Casper c. Childs Sem, third cerk In the Of Jas
Farr; VIM. G. hcIoushlin fourth clerk IN the OF
appointed.
ire Board appeared to have every confidence in Mr.
Howard's selections ard the nominations were AL
Dimouely confirmed.
A debate contract was commenced. but the
noise OF the Buchanan in the Park drowned the so
quence Of the Aldermen.
After further business the Board adjourned "a
Thursday evening, At 8 O'Clock.
BOARD OF coUNcILMEN.
The eighth and last OF this Board June var
held at the City hail. last evening, Councilman Warner
In the chair. Several unimportant petitions and rssou
ors having been refe red to their appropriate commit
tees the Board took up the special of the evening"
being ordinance to prevent the storage of fireworks
within the city limits After brief discussion, the or-
dinanee was adopted, and is as fallows:-
see No peron SHALL ssr the passage Of thsG
Isscstios store arexoris q desorpoo, oh
Of new Ysrk except as in hereinafter provided:
other Of ss.ssaa va
ue StO0 may be KEEP nr retailing within the FIRE mits from
ire tenth day OF June the tsntn July OF each year.
ard longer written such permission to bo
Nspted by the Chief Epaineer o. the Fire Depsrtmnt
ons Of this ordinance the be sezed taken BY
spy police officer OF the said city the order of the Mayor
Ct ain Of police, the fire wAriers snd ho
sba be bepnhy such Mavor captain fe sardeE
whcss order The same were tskeu suitable paco be-
you'd tho FIRE limits and At public aucop within week
alter sueb hg: three dAs poce of the lime and place of
such sale ths be given to the from whaso
Quoting expenses Of storage and sae shall within
week after the he paid nv the ordering
the seZrre. the cf the Fire Department Fund,
fer The use Ar d benefit of the said fund.
The Board refused to with the Board of Alder
in reducing the amount appropriated By this Board
for the celebration Of the 4h Of jury from TO $780,
Council S. HOPPER thought that S. 600 too
much. lie 10 favor Of economy in the expenditure
Of the public Money but when It to the celebration
of the 4h Of July snd Washingtons birthday, he went
in for liberal appropriation Those were days which
every American, and every citizen, whether American
acop should be proud TO and ComptroLer
Flag psh that he could afford to pay out money
Dlsga contrscs Ike that of the Mayor with Baird,
o- cIesprg Brosoway he thought he would be able "a
stsDd draft CT CO for celebrating the 4th OF July.
After passing few unin portart bills to third read
rg The Board adjourned to the frl Monday In July, It
O'Clock, P. M.
CoBiCToN Our reporter Is requested to state that q
Councin an Gray, and rot Councilman Baxter -
stated in his report OF Wednesday who moved IN In
crease of the eAary of the Superintendent Of Public
Buildings.