New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-29
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN.

The Board of Counclmen met last evening, ].
PHILLIPS, President, in the chair. large lobby was
present.
The Maguin and Biller Committee Of the unem.
poyed sent in further request that the Street De-
parment should hurry up its jobs grading and rcgu-
latng streets.
resolution was passed to pay Councilman Hopper
800 for his expenses in getting into the Board.
The Mayor sent in his veto of the ordinance order
ing bread to be sold by weight, on the ground that
Government has right to interfere with the price Of
things. The ordinance does not interfere.
Mr.. WARNER moved that the message be ordered
to be printed with the ordinance in document FORM
that people could that the veto did not apply to
the ordinance end that intended to defeat the
only work done for the poor by this Common Council
Mr.. McCAHILL thought that Mr.. Mcker was the
only man in the city who would be benefited by the
ordinance.
Messrs HAswELL and BIRDsALL contended that
the Mayors grounds not tenable.
Mr.. OTTARsOH said that the idea that the ordinance
did anything toward regulating the price of bread was
ridiculous
Mr.. JONES would like to have right in this free
country to buy bull as bull, and not be compelled
to buy him by the pound.
Mr.. HEMPHILL wanted it printed in the minutes.
Every man knew what a loaf Of bread was without
having il in document FORM
1t was ordered to be printed in the minutes.
The Corporation Counsel sent in his opinion that the
city has the right to sell any portion of the Park to
the United States for Post-Ofiice.
L he Boardthen went into Committee of tho Whole
on the tax levy, Mr.. CRANE in the chair.
The tax levy was read over.
The President moved to amend arrearages by
adding SO 000 to cover increase of salaries.
Mr.. JONES spoke energetically against the increase.
This increase of salaries made him ashamed OF his
party.
Mr.. HAswELL thought, IL the Board meant any,
thing when increased these salaries, it ought to pay
them.
Mr.. JONES repeated his objections, and declared
that this increase of salaries Illegal and all who
voted for would in three years be heartily ashamed
Of what they had done.
Mr. OrrARsos also opposed the increase, and it was
lost, 16 to Il.
Mir. FRAsKL1s moved that the item of 80 900, for
the MAYORS counsel fees, be stricken out Messrs.
Hemphin, Warner and McCahiu supported it.
Mr.. OTTARsoS would, so far as his vote was con-
cerned hold the Mayor to his promise to pay al the
expenses of these suits
Mr. JoSgs said that the Mayor promised to pay the
expenses in case he was not supported by the best
legal authorities in the State He had supported
by the best lawyers in the city and by two OF the
Judges of the Court of Appeals.
Mr.. PHILLIPS cited q resolution offered and voted
for by Mr.. Jones, forbdding the Mayor to commence
any suit to test the solidity of these laws.
The question was taken and the Committee refused
to strike out by vote Of 90 to 8.
long discussion the appropriation for the
Worth monument--result in nothing.
Mr.. WAUGH wanted some blackguard put out. Sone
BLACKBOARD was throwing waters all round him, while
the Committee made considerable number OF I'M
provements and reported
The Levy was ordered to third reading in the fol-
lowing State, BY a vote Of "a yeas, to kennard.
O'Harson, O'Dell Ryer, Brdsa, Franklin, mcCahill