New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-11
pTBLIC MEETINGS.
.a.rn OLE COuNClLMRN.


sVn.n iO-JoSAs n. PHILLIPS, PreSi-
ruusIpaI DEC
d.s, rs,stIrs requested thst the members Won ho'
h..alt zoe sejOurnpent OF the board. ~ 'uo "a.
leave vs. number retued bsfofe tho s1Iourn'aent'
nrsn'k q she Board without quorum, snd necS-
.ss,vfp eoded the regular business Oh tne ols,a.
ssnyrra number Of peL .ioDs Sefe presented HOW "
,.,scos sstirirg to be appointed ConnSS'OH''' "
pr..s,.s;c,. TO di,ect the Controller to diaxhis
800 In sayo, Of Waiter S. Pinckney )r Tue su. u
30 n, a. vice. rendered Clerk 70 tue Con MES
y. Az ssusepts Of both Boards OF toe SomdIo" SO"
or RI, red to the Comm zee o. me Con mitee on
,,essrtment, Board Of Counci.mSa, sJ' ~ 49,
IN Is .sryirss tossaf .nttee. Referred 70 CON-
nsssss q Sbs WhHl- .or. n the e ,onit.
Hfr -ssARp up the iepot ,hs ~ haiti, ,e,aIs.
lee o. he ofdll providing '9r s"u e". nrscsS
"a az tre Depsrtment Toe report enofacea
vsrs,s .ver aepts having fEr tneif o9Jeot ms ore
-s0-..; sofdery peis ins f'on gatnsIns AROUND AROUND
n Z, ,s,.s,ssas on toe side walks. Ths question on
De ~ 5n Of re report was lost Tor want OF con-
&C. yoft Ii was Subsequently reconsidered,
az yessass So .Smelt Is offered, which elcitsd con-
~ Ne M seN- it WAS great nuisance that thu
srrfpss I, o,aa DO fsshe on the sidewalks on Sunday
usfsic,a apS obstuetiag people Oh Their way 10
CAuIoS Was Il right tnsi IoTdes saa thieves snouii
- as5p "a to iLfeet the engine houses
M. Mrasor took exceeding umbrsge at the word
ievpe AID was satisfied thai such persons We're not
4 ths Department He did mt know Of any such.
Or 5sipY said Ii st he kne that there were tbievos
VIC Old gss into the Department. iof Sut snort ams
Aeo on o n g caught ste8nTB pair Oh Doots.
The reecft was finally laid upon the table.
Tse Ysrsyt tf the Conmttee on Salaries and Office
I, Be- roI < the salary Of the First Clerk to
BE S,afsos.son At O. es " wv PSF annum, and
Nj. WAssSR was very much opposed to the ad,p-
ten az tie report. The Corporation Attorneys office
va OF tine least use or value to ths city excepting
Sor the collection Of nominal faos. The members o
the Bossd would not vote to increase their pay from
a To IS each session; they would not pay themselvs
but many of then were anxious to vote
fer an unnecessary increase In the salaries Of the
friends.
Mr. McCAHlLL also opposed the proposed increase.
Mr.. Or1ARsos thought that the Law department
cost the oity about CROUCH without increasing the
sslkiiks Of its Clerks. From the late Report of the
it Will be found thst the law department
Dosts the city $4,000 per ann lm. He thought that
was psyirg pretty well for law matters for the peopls
tbs oify. Instead of fulfilling the duties of his
pfice TIE Corporation Counsel is complained of by
he CoIt eer, who says that suit after sut has gone
By default. There are thousands Of violations OF the
which are thought Of nor enforced
He befed ina; the report woulo not be adopted.
The report was ost-9 msmbers voting in the af'
6rfnative and 80 IN the rega'ive.
A resolution of inquiry was adopted requiring the
Cooperation Counsel to ascertain whether Ger tain land
boroeripg the river at the gas works at Twentyfrst
street was or was not privste property, permission
having been asked by the alleged Owners to erect
thereon a pier for private purposes.
Tbs report of the Committee on Fire Department
N favor OF psyipg Ira Buckmsn $3.50 for plans OF a
lockout ON the City Hall, which had been lost or
sioiep, was called up ard adopted. Mr. BGckman
Offers 30 replace them without charge to the city.
The report of the COu mittee Repairs ard Sup
pies n favor Of sppropriatng 1926 to pay for the sur
veys and maps Of the new avenue west OF Broadway,
vas cblle1 up.
An amendment to insert the surveyors name Mr..
YeleI vas offered.
Mr. WAUGH attacked Mr.. Vse as Black Rspubh
can who would Tot give work on the Central
Park because they voted for Mayor Wood.
Nh. McCAHILL said it was lot so; that Mr.. Vehe
was st nilemsn and a scholar.
Mr. HAswELL sad that MIR. Veile had given Demo-
prs,s then proportion of the work.
Mr. BRsDY did not like the tone the debate was as
sunirg II was certsiry very strange that me n6ers
,boud bsing suoh questions forward on voting for or
against bnl. A..
This amendment was adopted, together Win tne
report Of tie Committee.
The Road .hen adjourned 10 Monday.