New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-25
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.


BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
THURSDAY, Dec. A.-Ad. Jons CiAycY Pra,.
cent, u the chair.
Tie Mogors Spits cgoiza lie Io~s.-On rosiob
u AID. A SrEDoN, the psold';)n sppro9r s,;rc
$4,000 10 defiay the Mayors legal expenses :1onree
vac brought ~.
AID. 1UcEiF again opposed the psper; the Msyov.
| . nessrse hao sac that if the lave were p-Jgeo
Constitutional he would bear the eXp.oses OF tte su;.
liAseli AID TO Hoped tie Mayor would have to msse
GOOD HE sOrd.
d. McCOSsELL though. there lad been suaG ,ispt
debate on TIE soh'c, and moved tho rreyo1s qqee-
ION, which was carried, and the resolution Vas
aco pted, by 10 toJ.
,YEhs-wlSon nsiri,. Het,y HoTnirs Clapcy. Adaa.
Bsn,G s,eer. !oek,on hecODasl Monaghan, Fdaer Cort
NAYS Corsin, T2cLor. OiiFths Blunt and Owens
I.e N1D % t5oe.Ilae report 70 sell tae lover
poIt OF the Park TO the General CovernmeL: fJr the
sum OF sE1o tCo io Post Office site, came Up aod
capsed ru debate.
Aid. TUCKER said that from tquries he h.d IN ,de,
he was Of the op ion tina. the paper should be reject
&c. be was opoo5ed 10 eeEog that end for the rea-
scn that there would not be sufficient space left for city
puIposes ard further because tie Committee I'd not
Laid any RESTRICTIONS and tie price not sufficient
lie would guarantee tnat the came piece Of eroaod If
pat up at auction, would briog 0 million OF dollars
The tfer was 100 conttmptbe to come from any Ad-
LIii istIation.
AID. McsFEDoS also opposed the paper, contondirg
ID The most eligible situation for the Post OEice would
no the ground facing on Cbambers street. The Gan
tlal Goveinn ent bad only offered s.dO,eD when the
property was worth over 81 Ct00oD. 1t was not the
busIe Of this Common Council 70 urge the property
'or sale to the Government. The G,Yemnent was
rich enough TO pay the full value of the grouod.
AID. BAHIA sad the Committee had well considered
the matter, and UNDERWOOD We'll the views Of the Gov
eInn ent in REGARD TO the Improvement. Tho bulldog
| TO be erected YOU'D not take up the whole Of Ihs
around proposed to be sold, aod The Committee hal
the word Of the authorities at dshngton 10 the
probable PAM. building which will be an oTns
ment TO the city would be erected, aud as for the
ground il was better it theud be given to the Govern
| IoeLt Tor Poet Office than lie the way il was.
| AID. McSPEpoS believed the Committee had
acted good iath but he thought they went too far
in going to Washington to cfer the ground at such
| los piiCe free Of res rchons
| Aid. FUILMIR contended that tie Committee only
cGnied out the directions Of the Board. 1t had been
charged that they went to Washington begging Of the
| Cover ment TO buy the land TINS was LOT IS, and
lie deied any Committee 10 do better. lie, for oae,
Isiber than rot have the Pest Office in the lover end
OF the Paik would be willing 10 gant the land free
Of charge. The lower ord Of the Park was Of use
a. it lay. bn. rather nui,aDce. TIE appropriation
by the General Coverrmen. was 500, OoO and Post.
Master Gen eIal Brown had offered half OF this FOR tue
around reserving tie other half for the budifg. The
siIsDee Mt proposed had met with general favor,
ard il carried into effect gould be an honor to the
city. The Committee had done their du'y and pro-
posed measure which the whole community ap-
proved of, al be was surprised 70 see THE oppoioa
lie hoped 10 see the report unanimously adopted.
AID Owens complained that the Committee offered
the ground without any restriction or reservation
whatever which, if adopted would deprive the city
Of any further power over IT,
Ala FrLLMER explained that the necessary restric'
tops would he emoocod in the deed directed to DO
given OF the property.
Aid CouLTrR spoke Of the rapid march OF improve
Dent and Intended that tie lover end OF the Park
wss 10 longer OF Use as promenade for respectable
e.fixens. lbe Committee had cone well 10 making
the selection, and be hoped their report wonld be
t1cpted.
Aid WIsor one CT the Committee. geld he would
have to oppose the report because the line OF in
pIoveme Mt ould nteifs1e with the line Of Beekmsn
rtYeet ard Spruce street. He was 10 favor
OF the proposed site, noto .thstanding.
AID ADAMS opposed toe report on the same ground
AID. MCSpRDOH moved to refer the report DacS 70
| the Committee.
Tie Ncao city Ian,-Ald. McCoySEr moved to
take up lie report of the Special Committee ON the
location e rev City Hail.
Az. TUcsER hoped the subject would not be taken
up g. this late period Of tho session. aud tba woua
b. allowed to 20 over for tie mex Common Council.
| AID. COURIER spoke in favor; the report was 10
favor Of Ii Hall On MaC is0n square, snd tw0ud
net interfere with the act Of the Legislature to bud
| Hall in the Park. 80,
Ad Blunt opposed the measure, a. It would at THE
| late period croale TOO much discussion.
| Ald. WILSON eGd he wls in favor OF snew CltY
Hall in the Park. lie knew that most Of the members
we're interested in locating / up town. lie hoped 'he
matter would lot be taken up tonight, for II 90 hs
vac confident the up town location would DO adopted
| AID. TUCKEE Cpposed th, taking up--Ad. C,ncy
l was absent and it was unfair TO urge IL
| The motion was iDay laid on the table.
| Aid. FUIIFER moved IeooDsioeraiion.o OF the lAst
! vote, which was ceIrisd
,ost By 3 os The Board then adjourned to Monday.
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