The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-10
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN

| RECEPI ION or CAPTAIN GIN srAhDpsa
I COMMITTEES FOR l857-A NOISY TINE.
This Board met last evening pursuant to adjournment
vonss NJ Phillips, Esq, presiding. The chamber
eloped In darkness In OF the cold Affecting
III gas metre; but before aoard was organized the
Pre- sdens desk and the reporters table furnished
with candles.
pu ing the reading Of tho muu.es previous
Ing q uncilman MOCAHuL shouted from 90 ,cure
ner of no room'Mister Chs,rmanI riso 10 propose
amendm snt thst the official report Of tho proceedings OF
the BOARD be publishsd In the Dily Macs" he do.
olAred out OF order
On mot n relative 50 furnlshiag the Beard with pro-
per heating apparatus, Cour roiImaa BRYAN McJAm op
posed the roe oluion original eloquent
Il Vas eventu sly carried.
Councilman McCMnr (rumphAnsiy) 'or want
OF consultation Val vote.
CouncImsn hswxLL moved the following resolution,
and added that he hoped would resevs unartaao
vote alter nsner in which tho English verru,ent
have accepted tn gift bestowed by this couairy--
Resolved That n committee OF ave members oe sp-
pointed with thet Presidents OF the Board OF Aiterreen
and Coancmen his Honor Mayor, regarding tne
measures proper be taken ny the Common Council OF
this cty upon the arrival Of her Brianui, Maiesly's
STEAMER Rerbuti nj this p,rs, bearing back CeptaJ
HarAsen, the oce n and crew Of the Arcsc ship Reso
lutc
OousciIman OnARs ~ thought tlere necessity
to the Mayor VI Board OF Aldermen 10 the preai
ees Why should the committees CT ths Board 60 with
badges their backs2
Couac,lmaa MolAunL and began 10 talk OF Queen
pea rom decioB Vt the char but the President
was sustained by a unani110ns vote.
Councilman HAswEL wsS ANXIOUS tbs tho spirit OF his
resolution should receive tne unanrno~s vote OF she
Board and he would accep amendrzsnt 10 effect that
purpose. Several members supported ,ne res'luaon,
when the Board again -cgHcd by Ne indomsabie.
considerations, and oqusCIouo
Councilman MoJAmII whc'sad he weald not oppose
tho passage Of the measure hands were not pus 10
the puSc treasury 10 do honor TO Queen Victoria We,
cohnued tho speaker, purchased tho ate ami htied
her up IN .ne meat masnlhoent se and eresented har
70 her Majesty, and that's
Tue resolution was put aud carried unanirsousiy.
The CsARMAs then announced too standis committees
A,rn.Aoa,e-- Messrs Riley, Murray, J. w Hunt, Won
TAyts Sierces--yessrs Hughes MoCor zoil, Frank
lin, Mclaughlin and Campbell
Assasmenu-Mossrs. Roy nolds Coyer, Bau.oA o'BrIen
and Miller.
Ckansm9 Stees-Nessrs. FrAnsway, Kelley, Colyer,
schappert and Warner
Rgrses-Messrs Barry, Van Tine Nunroe GtlmArtin
FYnonse-xsssrs Joass, Crawford, Boole, Botsei and
II. smith.
fiye Dpanmert-;iessr Bsulcn, slcllles, Brady Bul
Lamps and Gas--Aessrs, Crawford, Jones, s!Okles,
Mclaughlin and OttNron
Lcnds and flaca-Messrs Waugh, Dunn, 0'Donnsl,
O'Brien and j q. Hunt
LaW Dsya,tp.ent- -Messrs. Has veil, JadsoD, Eyer,
Makes-Mcssrs. Coyer. Blckford Dosy, Reynolds and
Crane.
ordinarca- MAsrs Ryer, Mcdonnell, Has~on, M,Oh
Police--Nsasrs. Mansfield, J. w. Hunt, Kelly, Murray
and koyes.
Pubic aealtA-Messrs. Duun, Rocnner, Doiy, D. Reilly
and Hempbii,.
Public Bpildings-Messs. McCahnl, Blrdssll, Von
Claim, Parry and Fran KIin.
haareaas- siokford, Schappcrt, Aunroe, War
Ter sno Crane.
A,pstu and Supqtis-nessrs Batoei, Kett.eman,
Rhodss, j. Reilly ana Il. Smith.
Roaa-Messrs. sckieS, Dougherty, Fssnsway, caell
ana Hopper.
Salar,.s and 0Fces-Mess's Van Tine, Hughes, N.
Smith, Hunt and Clark.
ev,-Messrs ke,sicmap, waugh, M,cAhill, ). Reilly
and Brady.
Sueas-Messrs. BoCs RosLnsr, Reynolds, Bedford
and avery.
wAs,sss P,es s~a slips--Nessrs. BAuloh, Judsou IS.
Smilb, Uden and n. smish.
Joas u nmlse AeS0tini,- Messrs. Birdsa, Wallace
and Chapman
Ono Of The members moved, amid indescrbsbs con.
fusion, that the Board adjourn, wnisa VAS lost.
Councilman Hss~eI excused from serving on tho
Law Committee, Councilman Dunn IRON ssrving on
Public Beath, and Hughes ou Arts and 3uloncos
committee wN appointed for the pGrpose OF taking
into consider ration chartor, coosising OF hscrs
Bcole EAswell Jones, Warner and Mtchell
Our reporter heard men Der OF the Board aiirosx ono
of the above committee -" Now, &c, TO ~ork Eoxt
Monday aud send ihls charter 10 Albany before tho
- black republicans present thoirs. F"
Councilman WAusn moved tina, tho com mpensason OF
the embers OF Common Council be raised to $500
per Annun rem the LIST OF Jan 1857. Lad ever.
Afer IN unusually nony session. the Bard adjourned