New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-09
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

10 make this her first port Of destination was taken up
President Clancy having called Aid McSpedon to the
chair to speak strongly in favor of the in
vitation The attempts that had been made to ipure
the reputation Of the harbor Of NewYork should be
met and be held that a larger appropriation than
g. 500 should be made for the sending of messenger
with documents, and 10 answer the objections that
had been made. The statements regarding the harbor
of New.York not being sufficiently deep inc orrecf
and had been maciousiy made by parties in Norfolk
and Portland Delegates had been sent from these
and other ports, and he Thought New York should
not be behind the others.
AID. TUCKER strongly opposed the measure The
sending of Messenger by the Mayor was entirely un.
necessary. He had thought over the subject and ar
rived at the conclusion that no good would result from
the passage of the resolution If New York was the
most dc sirabe harbor the Great Eastern would come
here: if not she would not, even If thousand mes
ssDgers were cent. The idea of sending to the
shpping men of London, to inform them OF the depth
of water in harbor, or our bar, ridiculous.
AID CLANCY spoke again on the subject, and was
followed by AID. FULMER.
Aid Blunt opposed the resolution, for the reason
that the shipping merchants OF London knew the
capacity of New.York Harbor and he thought the
project ridiculous:
Xld. TUcKER-There was another objection; this
mission was too fragrant it not the commerce Of
the city that was taken into consideration but rob-
berry Of the City Treasury-anyhngt to expend money.
Aid Fulmer, to bluff him off, had called him Negro
Worshiper; this he denounced.
After other debate the resolution was put, when IL
paper being lost for want of constitutional vote s'as
then reconsidered and laid upon the table.
Communication fron ne Ch'et Eng'neer-A com
muncaon received from Henry II. Howard,
the Department being deprived Of the telegraph con-
nected " it'll the Station Houses.
of5rS S;,. CRI,F EssE,En FIRE pnr I. iss
To the Hon. the Board Of aldermen: .
GESTLEMEN: write you in regard to the disposition
of the various in the city and claim tina, the
wants the Fire Department should be first attended TO by
your honorable body especially in the Seventh and Eighth Fire
% s IN which Rhs . s
Districts have unfortunately been erected leased grounds
The lease. are about expiring aud uues. the city this
favorable opportunity of providing suitable quarters for ' fire
p be- IN for the force to protect the i'm
meme wealth concentrated in the bonded Warehouse large
lately erected the lower end eff the city nSs to mention
ton. of the fire department IN the lower Districts for
safety Within w %ed' hs nn ea Of hs Go
the leases Company No 49, Hose Companies Nos
s saa h ddMn have been
cation last four Hose Companies Nos a. snd
.dcrson These and must be met by your honorable
body Now is the proper time to provide the above
modaons The Station oase of the First Second asd Third
w viii not be needed S hs fs city, Lsess ae a s de-
measure insure the safety of the most valuable portion Of our
no after at what price The higher property the
greater necessity for the ample protection from the raw
u "''' Chief Engineer York Fire Department
The communication was referred 10 the Committee
on Police.
TIE Police Sfation.Houas-Ald WILSON Chair
man Of the Committee on Police said he had intended
TO report Tonight on the Stationouses, hut had not
been able to accomplish it. Something must be done
about the SatonHouses, and he would report on the
subject to morrow evening.
circumstances, would be directed to report imne-
diatey; if they did not, the papers The thought
should be taken out of their hands. The city was
exposed to the greatest danger by the Station Houses
being kept from the Police, and fearful responsible
ty rested on the Board OF Aldermen. The city was in
danger of conhagraon, all owing to the retention OF
the Stations and telegraph apparatus. The ponce
property too was unfit for any other purpose There
was the Chiefs office; the city could not get similar
accommodations for less than $40 600 year; aud he
had heard it said there project on foot to have
il used for other purpose, for no other reason
tbsn to throw obstacles in the way of the new police
The Commissioners had the power T. hire other Sta
ton Houses, but they did not want to subject the
city to further expense.
Aid WILSON said he had the interests Of the city
much at stake as Aid. Tucker, and would report
Thursday evening. Aid. Tucker, he thought, was
taking advantage of circumstances.
AID BLUNT said there was communication on the
table from the Controller, which would probably open
the eyes of the Aldermen to the necessity OF immediate
action He moved to have it received and read.
The President said Aid. Blunt must move to sus
pend the regular order of business to get up that CON-
muncation.
This motion was put and lost.
Aid Blunt moved TO discharge the Police Commit
tee from the further consideration OF the resolutions
parding the StatiOn-HOuses.
Aid. MONAGHAN praised the industry OF the Police
Committee, and said this motion was an insult to
them He knew the chairman had the report partly
prepared, and the imputations were UNJUST.
Aid Blunt explained that he did not mean any n-
suit but thought the report could as well be made
now, tonight, as at any other time The motion was
lost.
A motion to adjourn also lost.
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, CITY OF NETWORK,
CONTROLLERS OFFICE, July 8, 1897.
To the Common Council: =. ,u
By the l4th section of the act creating The Metro.
poIiian Police" passed April 10, 1857, it is provided
that " it shall be the duty of the Common Councils Oh
"New.York and Brooklyn, in accordance with the
| practice and ordinances now existing therein, TO
provide at the expense of said cities all necessary
accommodation for the Staton-Houses required by
the Board of Police, with lodging for Migrants ana
dett nton Of persons arrested to FURNISH light and
warm the same by day and night" In case OF faiI'
ure on the part of the Common Counch TO proViae
them accommodations the Board of Police is empow-
cred to procure the same and charge the expense 10
the city.
The 18th section also provides that all telegraphc
apparatus public police properly, 9ooh . pa
and accouterments, now in the possession OF the TO-
" lice Departments OF Brooklyn ana New orh ore
90 hereby given for the use OF the Board OF Ponce.
BY the recent disbandment of the old police the va
rous have come into the custody OF the
Controller as will be by the following section OF
the ordinance of 1874, Title w., sc ;ton l. IL sna
be the duty of said Controller TO take charge Oh al
the real estate belonging to the Corporation and to
prevent all encroachments thereon:
| The Station. Houses and other police accommoda
tons quired TO be furnished by the Common Counc
| to the Police Commissioners can now readily De sup
| piled by transfer at once of all these accommoda
lions to the custody of the new Police Commissioners
ard the Controller will cooperate with the Common
Council in furnishing these accommodations 1y te
transfer of all the real estate belonging 10 the Ponce
Department II this course is not adopted: II WI,