The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-21

Council accordance win me 6unanse snno h e
hereby any money on OF work per
have been confirmed BY Che Common e, Council
with insructoro report forthwith together with the OPP
MON of the Corporation Counsel thereon Which
carried ,
o''lOr OF ooSs rs y 70 EnI a SSssSHayos
To rYE Law cossrrrE or IHE BoAnD or CovsounEs-
poraon i, valid unless confirmed 10y the Common Coun
more han $50 until all the proposals estimses and
reans thereto snail have been LAID before the Com
made therefor" quoted the Language OF Tie ordinance
cnssca ' You, oSsent servant RIcH&RD B aysT
Mr. OrrARsos believed that the object OF the resolution
do away with cleaning street, BY contract and
it was made for party purposes.
MIR WAsSNR denied such imputaton The Board
simply desired to be informed If they had the right de-
mand confirmation Of these and other He knew
that the charter awarded the contract the lowest bidder
but the ordinances were just binding the charter.
Messrs. IONS and HAswNL maintained that tho motion
had nothing TO do with cleaning the streets but merely with
the abstract right to confirm or annul them.
The report received and the resolution adopted
by IA vote Of A. to5.
The Committee on Police reported in favor OF donating
81 900 to the widow of the late stephen Hsrdenorook,
who Was assasina,ed by burglars. Adopted.
The following preamble aud resolutions, presented by
Mr. Boole on Friday, we're taken from the table
N = assae LegsHre Of STATE
p@sts;esiasly to the city Of SsW York and d,
lated and DO c es @ s s c are sss
iranchses privileges aud powers oil the Corporation Of cy
Whereas, The said acts passed without the application
Resolved Tas e counsel to the Corporation he and he s
What bse% passed By said
Resolved That necessary. said counsel be
authorized and empowered TO consult and advise with suca
effect said several acts each them present
to he Common Council an opinion IN detail in regard thereto
ceved the Mayor Aldermen and ConmoaaI Of the city Of
and abstain from any action calculated to admit recosnze or
ss IN s h ~ any Of n aS ss a
perry rights powers privileges jurisdiction OF franchises OF
may have been passed by said Legislature upon appca
ton Of said Mayor, Aldermen and CommOuay andhahcase
into ess, sn,s acts or snS Of them shall be the a Of &
proceedings prevent the same And protect the rights OF ae
Resolved That of thousand dollars Cs5o0) or
much thereof be necessary this purpose be and
ss al $ e G s ssse
proper to associate with himself for the purpose Aforesaid
Mr. JONES' in long and address, supported the
NOTION denouncng the action OF the Legislature at Albany
unconstitutional and despOtc.
Several members spoke in favor Of the resolution: but
lost for want Of constitutional vote The following
Is the VOTE
CA ArrW.AIsvEcvsn claim B9liss Nome Ra.lcS Bcs
sckies Coiyer, Boole,. Rhodes McIeushin Mcconnell,
Rss ksy ssSnfS ssaag''
NEGAnvE-Crane, kennaru, Hemphill Brady, Chapman.
Ouarson Mitchell, Odell, Noyes. Frankin--l0
Mr. Booiy moved to make it the special order il the
Committee of the Whole this evening Carried.
The House then resolved Itself into Committee OF the
Whole, MIR. Jones in the chair.
The special order was taken up namely the increase of
the salaries OF the officers composing the Croton Aqueduct
Board and the Street Commit ssonev
Resolved That the salaries the officers composing the
i a. YSIlows1For The Presdea omm:oner aI Ir
ss , uo psr n d, vr e VIZ ISL .h anu a
Commissioner three thousand dollars per annum.
Mr. OTTARsoN moved TO amend by Isy ing them from
the commencement of their term of office Apcl 1874
Carried by vote of 70 to 10
officers except the engineer for he alone was the worker
the other men were drones About twenty amendments
we're pronosed amid scene of understandable confusion
The resolution "a amended was adopted except salary OF
the engineer which Was to FROM the January,
Nv Councilman a,oy.-
Resolved That the salary os the comn-icner be 10
he Deputy stree, 10 twenty Ave hundred do.s
per annum ooth Oh ~hcn 10 date IRON ue isso' 'sntS1
The anoronraon NJ A, oOO for contesnc the locality or
the new charter was adopted after which the Commitee
roc and renor,ea their i,hors
The aboyc moaion Was ordered to n hi d reading and
after stormy session OF -four hours In leugh tc Bad
adinruea III Wednesday
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the CITY OF NEW 'o'N' e"""ea -" 'o''' WIS i"oduce'
last evening at this house considering the state OF the
weather very good audience Was preseut which was
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formers, Mr. and Mrs.. r. L. Davenport, whom we are glad
10 welcome back TO boards worthy OF their abilities The
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Baltimore, and the liberty 10 produce H. we are gwen 70
understand rests with Mcssrs T. t. Davenport and Muir
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and i was the popularity Q. the various Psrtor mers
which alone saved " from naso. IN. anu Ms r. H.
rcsnecye sb,rsetrs and the former geutlcman after
tyyc called