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

MOSDA, Oct. 26.-JoSAs n. PHILLIPS, ESQ.,, the
Res;ceLt IL the chair.
Pctt,oas referred. From j. II. Stout. "a Clerk il
Office OF the Cooperation Attorney for Ill Increase OF
ks salary from 81 900 10 81 500 y annum. To Com
niee on SALARIES and Offices.
kProm the Ladies Missionary Society, for aid 10
ht6sh,Dg Coiiears Hook Mission. To Committee oa
h3ee.
Councilman WAUGH presented pstiti IN from Pro.
ksog JUPITER 2. X. NJ. HEssER, who 10 behalf OF
himself III d ~ 90 honest Industrious mechanics now
oat Of work, asked that they might be immediately
Mt to work in opening cleaning AID grading streets;
tpehng ard mprOving he Central PARK, aud 10 erect
= iLg pubic buildings, building DOCKS &c, &c. Twas
nisired to the special Committee On the Mayor
Essssge.
Councilman HAswEIL offered resolution reco n.
nsncing the priatng of 600 copies of the report Of
lie Special COmmiune, appointed TO Investigate tae
nteihop Of the Finshce Department OF tue city.
Couboilmah OTTARsos hoped the resolution xOald
%: be adopted. The report had been printed III all
he leading papers, and extensively circulated. Every
person who would be likely to read 1t had already
ne 90.
Councilman BooLE was in favor Of it. He knew
\ lsp ptrsons VITO Wsnsed it,
MI. OTIARsoS urged as another reason against the
ADOPTION Il the 1tion that the Buatd had already
ypsDdtd Tor printing all the mOrey appropriated tor
h.or the pIeseut year, which anouated To S9J,Ooo
Al antHoUeDt offered tnat : OVO copies should
printed. The resolution uu4y lost Tor want Of
stitutloI vote. The vote WAS rcconslGeted, aud
tie resolution laid upon the table.
htS0httHs-Oy MI, SRASE-lo NIX Tue ealAry OF
TIE Geek Of the Board Of CouuclneG at the 81 Of
!, 800 per aanEIn. Referred to Committees on Sala-
mes ana Offices.
By MIR j. O. HUNT--Taat the SUN Of Al, 0OV be ap-
ropnated 70 deray toe expenses inclired BY tue
Committee on Investigating the Pubic Accounts FOR
Clerical Services. Laid OVER
b, Mr. PHILLIPs-Inat the Commissioners OF the
Cltrs Park report why the var Jus employees nuder
hem are not regularly paid. AdOpjed.
A COMMUNICATION was received ftUn harvey Hart,
ke Receiver OF akes, eXcup.nng hlin from any iu-
hcs.ons against his chI acEer which might atso from
De report Of the committee app hned 10 investigate
es pubhc accounts He stated that the accounts we're
ep, in bis U6ce with system land accuracy, aud thst
4 Dc books were balanced upon his retrouent rom
l 6ct He states that he returned 10 the Clerk u
Arrears with tse consent of the Controller the SUN OF
W. SIS AZ Of those ttl renaioing uucollected
,heh he entered his office AID that he was atterward
scIned n st he hao not been credited with II, as IL
L sould make IL appear that he mai oyefPsio Tue
city come sl4COO. THIS apparent discrepancy, hs
avs, was Uccssicned by the collection vi oistiteu
lnes by Il cifeTeLt counsel the CprpoTalOu aul
10 pay mont by them dI ecuy into GUY Treasury
he being credited To hun ia the Cuutfoiafs
books. bu moi tavip9 been paid - him. 1t dad not 4p-
IpesI N hs books.
Tae co,nvn,caaon was referred to the Special Com-
rDittee on tue CoIditon OF tue F,nance Department
TIE oroiJatce TO authonze the issue OF $lj0, 900
boncs, to pay foi improvements 10 toe Centra Pax
was yecelyeo irom the Board OF Adsrnun aud was
| laid spon toe table till the next IN 'eti1s.
| he iepcd Of the SPECIAL Cournictso apPoi5ted 70
| examine hto NE condition OF tie tlosnce DepM.-
rne1t ives made the p.cial order for rIusscay.
The rePUt VI tie Committee 10 favor vi lig1tins
Hsiem with gas was called up aud adopted
Acjourn.o to TLurdsy.