New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-08
BOARD OF ALDERMEN

MONDAY, Sept AID. CLANCY. President, in the
chair.
PCtaions.-Su ndry petitions on ordinary business
were referred to the Committees.
A memorial was received from James ii. Titus rela'
tive to the curb, gutter and tagging OF Fortyhrts
street between Fourth and Fifth avenues.
Aid. TUCKER said the property owners, whom the
petioner in this represented had been outrage
ousy treated in this improvement ard hoped the sub
iect would be referred TO Special Committee, when
was carried. III.
recommending the Board to memorabilia the Legisa-
tnre 10 pass law in reference to the Governors Of the
AIms. House Ordered printed in tho minutes.
The Snuff BoI-Report Of NE CommHtCc-The
Committee on the Gold Snuff Box bequeathed by IAN.
jackson, reported on the subject The document
which was ready in print was read, aad formally or
dered to be printed. .Lo
subiect. and presenting the letter received from An
drew Jackson ir., concludes with the following
Having received information that the box would be hcd sub
r. could not the opportunity to visit our city on me occ.
Of the tic E n tetS JSS
Tine tone Ct the Joint Special Committed to proceed once
10 Nashville receive che box and to have the same III eau
y Ig "ncc in view of the evidence elected upon the
Maiof Gsct, by ckmSn lib osePenber 1851 te hay
inc been selected the person most worthy 70 receive the m
a, offer for adoption the following resolutions =,
Resored That General Jackson Goid Box awarded ~
the Committee he presented TO MsoI Srte't ~ 81
nth Of September the anniversary OF th' sueaehs VI
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quested present the General Jackson Gold Box as
Re,ord That Major Gencrs Sanford be invited to Co
operate with the Committee Of che Common Council on r.
Of General jackson Gold Box in making such NM
aIy display and preparation will render the ceremonies III
tCTesug aud impressive. E.
A petition was here presented from the Surviving
members 66 in sll of the First Regiment New-fork
Volunteers, commanded by Col. Ward Is. Burnett
during the Mexican war, respectfully protesting againt
the action Of the Committee and expressing unqusli
fed dsapprc baton of the award proposed to Breyet
Lieut. Col Garrett Dyckman, and also charging the
Committee with unfalrne's. ms paper came up
10 he read, when AID. WILSON moved that the read
inc be suspended and that the paper be laid on The
txble THIS was no time to present remon'trarce,
and il WAS an insult to the Committee.
Ala FULNrR said every facility had oeeh gwen
Gov fair hearing. The parties interested had Deen
La and he would vote TO lay their remonstrance on
the table. The motion was put and lost ana the
| paper. which ia very voluminous, was read;
Alj TUCKER said if the statements IN the Ieihon
STRANGE we1e correct, the remonSuanls hae oeeu
| wronged by the Committee. There were miss,a.e'
menis side or the other, anu tIe I'D
ers ought to have their rights. He therefore "reu
the subject would be referred back for another Wee'
ing that the parties complaining might be one hiole
beard. The Committee had not carried OUT 'he sease
Of the resolution of this Board. That ponlon reioi
ring 10 the First Regiment New-lork Noluhtrers a.
sen bling and making expression OF opinio1 on ~,
bravest man, was disregarded in the report ihe We
Regiment had almost upanimousl Y agreed tnal oGi
Burnett was the above ali others entitled to ms
| and he would move a recommittal.
| AID MoNYGHAS pronounced the remonsfrance y II
on the face Of its series OF misrepresen atoms froI
beoinpipr 10 end. Tho IemonstIana bad every soppT
Unity 10 rcurosent their AL parties cernc
had ieprts,pied Col. DJcAn.9a "a u brsye rAao, uC