New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-13
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN

The NtU P0t.tyno.-A mess see wA reoeivedUom
TIE Mayer ipclosipe the PcstOfics correspondence
Which W pub isbs d yesterday.
AID. NoyrGHAS moved that the Mayo. be ss.h)..
lied 70 clote the bargain at once.
AID TrcKER objected.
The CHAR said the motion wss ont Of order, as tie
MAYOR could sct act in imp0rtsr: MISTER without
TIE c, 05er..on oft Common Council.
TIE paper vas then referred to the Committee hev-
rg fbe subject in charge oreport as 'oon Is possible
Resolution ~ pay Laborers Oh Pubic Rodts.-Fhe
re.1l ctior OF Ad Jackson to authorize and instruct
tp- Controller TO pay the laborers employed ON the
pubic roads lHbo had not received Compensatory was
called up and discussed. ..
AID. MONAGHAN opposed the resolution, fearing il
you'd recognize NJ. Conover as Street Commissioner.
AID. JACKSON spike 10 some length on the subJect
No at er who appointed The men the city being ben
Fitted by their lsbors, ought to pay them. IL wss,
however, fair ,pecimen of the kind Of sympathy =
ibis Common Council for the poor. Every night Bur
combe resolutions were offered, and electlcneeripg
c.nnuncs,iops received the subject Of tie unem-
ply led working men; yet the same members here op-
posed payment 10 those who had been employed and
worked for the city. He did not care whether Me-.
Dew in or Mr. Copovtr employed the men; they should,
having doIe the work, be paid.
AID. FULNER supported the resolution, and urged
ts passsee without reference TO the fact OF rno em
poy. the men. They did the work for the city, and
that sbeuld be enough He did not care whether Mr.
Goc6bue. or Dr. 0ToOe, or sny one else ected. II
be duty Of the Common Ceurci to pass Tie res
oluiiop.
AlG TUCKER thought this resolution had nothing 70
DO in recognizing either claimant to the Office Of Street
Con mi-stne If the men were properly employed
or do the work they entitled TO tho considera'
tior sfl 60 for. "
AID. JACKSON ssd he came here especially 20 night
10 urge the payment in this csse He had hes'd that
there outside opposition to the measure, and he
can 10 meet the moutbpieces OF these parties.
AID. blunt said he was in favor Of the passage OF
this psper az an act Of justice 20 the w0rkmeD. lie
hoped ib- matter would he left with the Controller.
AID. BAYTA offered an amendment that the men en-
poy ed order John o roole be pad.
AID. Jackson objected to this amen inen.. He
YOU'D bbve DO distinctions made. He would not 20.
coeIze either read mater at this time, but have all
lie men paid lie did not think MIR. o rools, or any
Other as road pa.tT should be asserted under the cir
cpmsfaI ces, AID would take this responsibility 20
tske this Independent stand even If the election was
approaching
Ala. y cSPEDos went into a history of the work
dore u der the rival ;oad mssters MsssIs Good6ue
OToole. TIE men under both bad done well, eod
A. ouo bave their pay but be wanted FIRST to see the
subject retsIrtd to q committee.
Aid JACKSON opposed reference as useless. Most
4 the bers here, aduited that the men ought 10
be paid ard then Why Not pay them!
Ald. NcSPEDoH said he was wiling TO devote cay
10 lock the pay role and see If all was right and
# there vas nothing WroSs on the part q the kos s
the Iei olution. 1t was necessary 70 ascertain the
cunt there might not be sufficient in the spPro-
oIisticn TO pay the claims that would be msde. The
Ldn elt was put and lost.
The reference wa asD lott, snd the resoiuhon was
acop'ed ~ a vote of 10 IN Z. viz
YEAs-M.,sn Wilson: Corwin, Hssy. Clancy, Tucker
Griffith. steers Jsck'on Nc Conne Blunt sume'' 'aieI
tip. McSpedop, Owens sDd Dfsk.-l5
NAYs-Har HOfmire, Adams, Ban.a, Monaghan Coulter
Tay 10 Hahh Commissioners-Th resolution Civ,
irp The Pre- id.Lte Of the Beard Of Aldermen aud
Ccupcilpen their usual allowance, $500, SO Health
Conn hsopers for the season, was concurred IN.
Tie Finance DeportmeRL-The report OF the
Fipsrce Con niee ii the Councilman 10 reference -
tie Finance and other Departments, was partially
.ad and ordered printed to be made the special order
AID. McSPrDos called for the report recognizing
the FDaJce DE- pafUent.
AID. FuIMlR moved that the motion be referred,
The St,tet-Cleaning Contract.-Ah. GRFFiTHs
moved to take up the report cleaning streets, en-
brscire the proportion Of Forbes Co. for i've years
at $345 600. The document was read.
A d BLryr said he was III favor OF the contract
system but be cid not Ike the one proposed for h'
f. at II would be another offal contract. lie was
bst the streets could be cleaned for half the
ouii for having had sooie experience IN oversee
il ,op cleaning when he was Alderman Of the
Tbnd Ward, be should know. One OF the company
was pre.jdeIt Of q bal K, and what should rs know
about Gle snipg srettsl He bad found also that the
same. &c nteman Was active 10 the Ganeevoort prop
ery ssr for be found his name attached to the petit
,ion TO have said property sold to ID. X. Martin.
When be saw men lobb,itg here who had been con-
peefed with parties who bad robbed banks
AID. DRAKE rose to polt of o.der and objected
Aid BLUR rsid he understood that $50 900 were ia
tie hands Of certain lobbyt here to De para over 20
ceItsip parties when the contract was passed.
rD aks.
The CHAIRMAN told Aid. Blunt he must cor6ns hiGi-
self ririctly 10 he question.
AID BLusT tpoke further, arc movs . 70 e''' '"'
sui ject ~ The Committee on Cleaning otreeE. -,
AID DRAKE tpt he in favor OF the report, ana Tash
view to J. puGiate the assertions of Aid Blunt Ins
people Re cOpieDded had petit0ned Tor TINS contac
10 be made, and the laws required H. Inc pupnc
called for it, end row that 1t came 10 inc s'ae' NO
hoped the paper would be passed. c...
Aid. TUCKER favored a reference 10 q Commtee'
He bad taken some pains to INVESTIGATE 70. mas.el'
al it equired good deal more. II ms bosla coa.
cured with the Coui oiluen without reference hefo
would ceitsilly be trouble. He had got the opinion
of courstl that the City lnsp,ctor nor tne Colhon
CeuLc could Tot alone make the CONTRACT nenoI.l
according TO the Charter, be advertised anu seeoS
b,ds n ust be received. Ii the mater was pasneo
through in the SHAPE proposed lat $}i5 0Ool, ne Knes
citizens would INN diaely get out an HltoeNn ~
srop the whole works. He was afot uned 70 re aiu
DRAKE who was always opposed to eon,ia.unGi Inc
street tariI y advocate this heavy 10 50
AID. BASrA sad that before be could vote on tnls
matter LIE should Ike 70 have more ,nfor On W
ubJsct. He vas therefore 10 favor OF re.,.e. &c
sLd Q careful investig stion. 50 large aS az
this was too portsat an AFFAIR 10 Oe p-1 ".
loosely. ;n.
AID OwHys could see 70 objections 70 "a 49, no,
disfe confirmation of the contract but 10 "o1'A H''
object 10 q reference to the Committee. ga, in
AID ADAMS said that when the paper wss NJ, ~.
troduced he thought ,houd 60 70 the nun, ,S.
He vss however, safssd 9Th the fg bs Was cont.
cent could BE- cleared for less than the anou0'
| rsmed. ,sIos.
The motion, on reference, was tasen sac 'oo. ha
Ad. TUCKER again opposed the conIss, on , the
srouI that the Common CT unc, as proposes ~ ms
,bp cid c a. ses sspanduIe. and found h:t hey ony
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