New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-27


a., ,., 4, h, awarded tn Such person o' persons Al
sur S eTk Within the sbor'"s time Aad on term
10 moo kcd tha, his obi ct Ia ofario
Ao. MS. - work psrformed wbicn I'd eogzg ID
de et.ption Of previous COGlhon Cpuucns' ~ ~,
80 S,',ss ,eedeo snd would % benefit to the cty
eei'Io O. ssid be had reported on the su ,jec
hlu ne Common COuuof before. Tnere were
~, vbo then offered large gums for the. priyage
- the earth. IL was thee WORTH SlU.UJV VI
90 ooo And be Thought IN st ats value greater
op,eoaetce Of the want Of ear for filing 10 % 81
.eot,cu. He hoped the subject would be reerre1 70
o mmiee. The paper was referred t. the 20 nani''0'
on FIaLce. 49, Taa
Gron, of Ground 10 Eastern Dispensdry.lne
Committee on Finance reported 10 favor OF leasing
plot OF ground at the nominal rent OF ~ per yes t
LUDLOW etrtet between Grand and broone surg , "a
the Eastern Dispensary for a per1oo oi No"'' NV
Aid. Blunt inquired if the Common Couoe. Soua
dispose O. pab ic property 10 this way WIZ"
tisLg il for tue highest BIDDER .,.v cou,i and "a.
AID MCSPEpOS answered toat tu7y 80 -
f,-Ted to the case Of the Catholic orphan Asyluu;
AID RIUST ssmsked that the latter Processing
would be shown Informal as wen as otnerS, lIi 'Sa
cbs,ter exDressIy stated thst no property coaia DC
ies..S fod or parted with 10 any way without DHns
advertised and asArded to the highest bidder.
Aid. TUCKER said this nooe o giving away the clty
property all wrong and 1t was Illegal Tor ths ga
"a. pledged 10 the Sibkiog Fund Commissioned iIr
The redemption Of the city debt Before anytn'og
,.ould be done 10 ? matter he hoped the subject
world be referred tSlss Counsel to the Corporation
hT a. opinion
Alc. BLUSr quoted the section in the Charter upon
which he contebded that the Com non Counch coaio
not dispose Of property as here proposed.
Aid McSPEDOs said the Di'pensty hsd oeen uslng
this gruuuo for several years sod ne ihougut tue
Common CouLc had toe power 70 g'ao. tneai io"ss.
After father discussion the report was adopted by
ELchoa Paprs-S undry election papers were
taken up end adopted. "
Ald NC osNELL called up the report in favor of re-
pitiir The tsI the above named Cemetery, for
Cenrsi Park improvements.
Aid. TUCKER opposed the remission OF tax on any
property ths city could MT aford to any, fOi
L ore case Of the kind was allowed, it would be fol-
loved by other apple stions.
Al0. moEEGHAr said the coDgratiOn was very poor,
srd II the remission was not made, the 5uns grOdod,
Which was tiled with their dead would have to be Sold
Ale. DRAKE advocated the adoption of the report.
Iae paper was adopted.
Alo. TUCKER again opposed the principle.
The Remord( If Steamboat landings up Torn
AID STEERS moved to take up the report ia favor OF
rsnoyIog the North River understanding to local
ties above Canal street. ard East River steamers to
stoye Grand street. the report was read; a.so tue
minority against the same, made oy Aid. Harris.
port foI TIE m4j Gritty.
Ale STErEs spoke against the minority report, aud
ooLtsroeo thst the Common Council had the authority
oremove the landings, as all roe grants and frau
disturbed, sDd quoted from Kents Notes section
WHICH be thought conferred tnst power. The a'gu-
Eent Of ~, minority that the landings should not bs
removed because the steamboat lines had established
her busiUtss at certain places, he considered very
ustk. The crowded. coDd ton Of the streets and
tie entire lower section Of toe city called for ths
REMOVAL proposed, and there was ample wharf
rom above Canal aud Grand streets, the disri-
button was necessary, and demanded for the pub
Lie benefit. The concentration of the stea nb0at
busltss 10 the little corner down town was, in
hie opinion, detrmhnt 10 thar section, 10 over
orovdIrg tie stItets-aDd way should the lines
10 allowed these exclusive privileges when they paid
no tax Another thug, the nes could get property
much ehespe up town aud benefit Themselves as Well
n the city at large by the chang,. Toe 1ded con-
don Of Tie East River also called for the removal,
fer tie passage Of the Sound steamers up aud dlwn
the rver prI the other shipping welt u. themselves
II nttan peril If tnere had cot been a3trophe
resulting from this there doubtless woait be was
not something oone 1t tue wish of niae-tenths
o. the int sbitahts Of NewYork That the removal
ibt ulo be mace, and why should tue steamboat mo-
bopo.ies be allowed to prevail against thenl he
eesec by urging the adoption of the rep IT.
Ao. MCSrEDoN moved to lay the whole subject
until uext Monday, a, it was now late. This was
eu.iec, and tho Board adjourned 10 Thursday.