New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-15
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN.


The Board met on Monday afternoon, JONAS N.
Immediately after the reading Of the minutes Couu-
The nurpose of calling up the report Of the Special
Committee on redisfcting the city 80 - to CONFORM
with the provisions of the new Charter. Mr.: Hasws1
said that it was Of great N%poSSoos .n s
hand, and it is well known that members were 70 pe
returned by Senatorial districts Under Tho provsiose
of the law it was necessary that oO0 voters shoso Do
in every district. The CommiNee having this mattec
in charge took the Corporation Manual their guide,
and they found that few Of the districts he'd more
than that NUMBER and in such cases they sppoioonso
that overplus to those that were short IL on toe ni
election il should be shown that the COMMITTEES had
erred by apportonng too many voters 70 ono eisulcs
and not ugh in another, the Corporsoa could cor
rect il fore the next election, which would follow W
the latter part of neYt winter.
Councilman OrrARsoy said that he was under the
impression that the plea under which this matter Was
taken up was the one OF time. SEINE month"; ago %
had introduced resolution providing for the redstrfct-
ing of the City which was laid over Since that nmes
however, another member brought o resolution Of Z
similar character, which was adopted. The Commit
tee have now at the last moment brought IN their r-
port He had had no time TO examine It, for he only
received that day, and therefore he could not see
whether it was right or wrong but in consequence OF
the absolute necessity Of going ahead with the matter
he would make objection to It, but would vote with
the majority In the matter: Iee Committee wouid
wrong. There were l66 election districts and some OF
them certainly contained more than 500 voters for the
last census showed that the City had upward Of ~ W.
voters and at this moment there are upward Of 9,WW
There should be 300 districts instead of l66. He did
not wish to find fault with the report but he regretted
that it had lot been brought forward earlier 10 the
season.
cured rough maps of the districts but they had been
put in the Clerk Office and were now not 10 be found.
lie supposed they had been mislsid.
Objections were here raised to the question, sn1
A.. tha
to be proceeded with.
Mr. OrrARsos offered the following resolution;
Re'oss That the cO~mit..s on II; Lay Dess,sn:ss =
bic whether any member members this BosId g .oy noe
held ns ,s ss or uus X.
the Untee States or Of tns Of inc S's NOV"
soon ees as the reading q this resolution was
through some half dozen members arose simuita-
neously and moved to lay i upon the table.
The yeas and nays were called fof, ana VILE uey
were being taken Mr.. OITARsos asked permission %
explain his vote. Ia
Mr. WAu6H-I object to It,
Mr.. OTIARsos-Wil not the gentleman be couf-
teous enough to allow me to speak WORD ..., n,
Several members simultaneously moved tnas MI.
Ottarop be permitted to explain his vote.
The President overuled It, however, on the gooh0
that where objections had been made wss IN c1s-
tom of the Board to deny members 70 sap,sn m
asked Mr.. Waugh he would Witnafs" n~ "'''0'~-~
MI, WArGH-I object, cir. a.
Nv OrT.Rsoy-I am much obliged to the genue-
man for his courtesy and shsl take the nrss EppS
tur i,y 10 return it. return my thanks ana WIZ 80
them in bo1-s "gold box" / vote no. mr. Ff'''-
dent. NJ o..,soa might
Mr.. WAUoH-I intimated that Mr. ous's'" A1e"-
get box On the head. .aoo,sd. "a yeas
The motion to lay on the table was so'p''N'
ard 10 nays, as follows: /, p.Iv Biz.
Was Me,us Won Claim, Bulteel bsaen' coi,er eoole
sra Wsush Hushes Gilnartin fSa,IRRs JonSs Marcy
McIor ebIn w Hunt o,Bhsn D. s,rS.sn HcCshll and
Re, Mods, odel, Wallace Ha'~eil ''''-N'
Doh.rty-A 49, Ksanard HemphHk
T.vs N...,, Monroe, Crane, Ayefy hems~'N A'"Ss
o,..!nD Reilly Ryer, Franklin hopps'-~
SLo,.,v .f,er this little quarrel occurea nstwosn
=, enoIuy or on, and Boole. The words Mna your
me- busi1e.s" occurred pretty often, ana sier ~
ovid. nt had in vain attempted to get me genu
"n 20 cone to order, the services OF the sergeaotss
Am. were put into requsition, when the sentemso
aPs.slrtons-To appropriate 80 to remove the lib
ety.pole at the junction Of Houston and Frsf drssus
the same being dangerous to pedestrians ana oensS
pa, sing by. Adopted. .n~
Pareys frora tle Board Of Aldermen-To give t n
control Of the Prison In Eighty-sixth street 70 IL
Board Of Ten Governors Of the Aims House, inc ~"
beirg no longer used as . Stadon-houss. Soa-
cured ir. ,u,,.5 IA lis
That Gold SnyG-bOr-The Board co1cansa az, ,h..
charge the Special Committee on e ILL CO -
Jackpon Gold Snuff box and in tenderng 70 'o Nos
miitee a vote of thanks for their sp'n'y 90" '"P~
Tie Board adjourned till Thursdsy.