New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-10

nsopls, while be wished 10 do all hs cpud for ihsm,
aDnnt come too often Sefore the City Hsh DInt
"sppesr to force Us" We, gentlemen, eie your
agents, and We are bound 70 give ycu bread II hcan
be d.pe. II the wort comes, we have Alns- House,
to provide for you. But we canrot give you o'ss s
oui,ide Of that. We simply the executors Oh M
lave which you made. Let this resolution pas.
then have before as a resolution spprop1anns So
COO 10 spend on the Central Park. Then we want 70
open orr avenues up-town, all Of ~hicl VIII give In-
poor employment in an honorable way. we n,ae
every desire to help You but don't appear 20 ore u.s.
The question ives Then taken on the acceptance Of
the report and adoption Of the resolutions, VICE every
member voted in the Affirmative.
HE CENTRAL PARK APPROXIMATIONS:
Mr. BooLE moved further suspension OF To '',es
for the purpose Of concunrg With the go p.t Of
MI. HARIwLLL-Give rs the Yeas ana Nais.
Mr.. WARSER objected to taking the matt up out
Of Ifs order. ..
Let US pass it, II is burning shame thai yoi hays
rot done il before. Let rs pass II at ono anu WIN
out tryirg to make political capital OF It.
Mr.. BooLE-I wish this matter disposed OF now, az
there is very heavy lobby here, all OF WI 'n are
Mr.. WARSER-The more reason why We Cd '"'o no'
be forced into ally action.
On VOTE the rules were suspended-i2 70 $.
The report Of the Committee in favor OF me appro
priation previously published) was then READ.
Mr.. WARSER-I desire to know what Is 70 Dc Done
with this money. We have already appropriated
$50 000 for u Commissioners OF the Central paIA,
aud ak what has been done with that money. Iney
take our resolutions of inquiry aud quietly lay them
upon the table. am opposed to apPropristlng any
great amount Of money 10 the Central Park Commls'
fiop, until they give US the proper information an
mot sPpSssd s sRHr'sss5S t. PsRGn but ut
another cent till they give the information we re.
g g5ne '' " ''
Mr.. McCAHILL-I oppose the amendment am
oh doll cd IN
Black Republican too-snd eliminate the Legislature
that made these laws. believe, however, that that
Commission lie composed Of gentlemen who would be
above a mean action. 1t has been iutmated that they
didn Il emp the men and that they have plenty OF
money left But | find that they employed 81 49,
and employed 100 men 697 Of whom were lsborers
Mr.. WARsER-IIow long
McCAHiLL-As lorg as the money lasted. want
this money expended and believe i will be expended
properly There are come good Democrats IN that
Board, as well as gentlemen Of other parties. want
il dertoOd, too that these men are to receive not
less than sla day, l have heard talk OF reducing
Mr. WAuGH-I ak the President if he has ever re-
ceived sny commune alton in reply to the two in.
auires which we sent the Commissioners
PREsIDEST-Ibav not, sir.
WAucH-This is treating US with unmitigated con-
M. McC AHIII-I don't wonder the COMMITTEES or
poses this. l have evidence tshakDg paper thst
one of the members of the Committee on Lands add
Places asked be appointed Paymaster of the Cen
trial Park workmen, and because be not the other
night he called the Commissioner all the thieves and
robbers ard vagabords he could think e aud charged
that they were Incorporating the funds.
Mr.. OTTARsoY-I hope the gentleman will give Us
the name. Don't let the whole Committee rest under
this asse rtioD.
Mr.. WARSER objected strenuousIy to the name
Mr. Waugh tried to look at the chandelier in a very
Indifferent manner amid the laughter Of the Board.
The following paper is what Mr. McC sh referred to-
To the Hon Commnioners Of The Central Park:
GESTLEnES The under sned would most respectfully petit
ton yonr honorable be appointed of hands
be employed on the ysy q the Central Park
(signed) JAMES L. WAUGH.
Received A1g. IS, is57
Mr. HAswELL was sure that the Commissioners
were gentlemen, and that the charges whispered
against them would be found by the Committee 70 be
utterly without foundation.
the State, and were altogether above the COun cmens
jurisdiction. Let this appropriation be passed to stop
them from charging their present dleness upon the
Democratic majority Of this Board.
Mr.. OTTARsOY-It has been charged by the Demo-
Gratis here that the Commissioners could have gone
giving employment to the poor without this apprOpna
ton. They know better. They know that they have
raised storm around their ears that they dare not
face ar low they try to sbrink the responsibility by
THROWN the blame the Commi ssioners say 1t is
cOwsrdly aud ueen in The extreme.
The amendment was lost.
Mr.. WAUGH moved the following amendment, but
growing ashamed Of it after it was read Withdrew it
before it voted down.
ROre That the employees having been employed BY the
former Comm ssioner be paid the amount due them.
The appropriation then passed, only Van Claim
voting Nay.
The STREET COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.
Mr.. WARNER moved to suspend the rules for the
purpose of taking up from the table the papers relating
to work to be done by the Street Commissioners, and
passing them to third reading.
Mr.. BoeLE said-I would willingly do 90 II we
could make anything by it. But don know who is
Mr.. WARSER-The Supreme Court has decided
Conover to be that Commissioner. II you wish to do
aDythipg for the poor throw aside all party prejudice
and support my n OtiOn.
The vote was taken and lost, as follows:
YEAs-Councilnen H. Smith, Won Claim, BsnOh. Crane,
Avery Kennard Hemphi o. HUT, Brady Chapman, OF,
''i HAYs@counsYRen Baltee Monroe, Bedford Waugh
Hssss RSnt s ssss c coys a S
Boeie, Rhodes, MsLO9shln, pOty MeCOInel j. ". Hunt,
s ss f Ss ys ssfI %ss Mfy h5d
MIR. +. j. OTTARsON presented the following, in a
few pertinent remarks. They were adopted.
por. Immediately any wo,k under way, or sabOed 70 be
done, has been suspended and for what reA.cn.
eop,Iset, or assessments which when approved win furnish
work at the public cost re directed to report the TO the
RsOIrfd That eli person. holding contracts for work author
lied be done for the city be requested and directed to
nit 20 furnish as far as possible LABOR for the
Re.Olred II the Aldermen concur ths. Committee three
with the Commissioners Of the City Hail. and urge
Of work thereupon
pigment of many lsborrs b. advantageousy
ged.
[Nlessrs. Ottsrson, reynolds and Rhodes were ap.
poioted as the Committee
RoIred That in the employ ment Of upon the public
ks the city officers and contractors
give the preference far pactie ,ee men h.vs
families dependent upon their labor for AID pa
ulsIly 10 resdeuts Of the City Of New York.
The report on the paving of the New. Bowery vas
sent back to the Committee on Streets
The report of the Fire Department Committee Gen.
surivg the Chief Engineer for erecting shed and
organizing Hook and Ladder Company without
authority, taken up. The resolutions condemned