New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-30
Nt@Tork Daao aribn,ts.
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

Il
| TUESDAY, Dec. 2e.-Ad. joan CLANCY, President,
| in the chair.
Cogrte,y to Mayor Decentralization by Aid.
| ADAMS:
n S q i: e st, I III * b he a' a se 4
her he advent Of .hs year ;Aersirr
Ro'ed Thai 1s s.e o. hs Governor room Be sneersd %
| ,he ,all,a;iOn. of bis TuOw ei,izenI
Rosea Tia, copy Of these resolutions be 'rAnsni''ea 70
Daniel T. snsnn, esq, By the Clerk q the Common Council
Adopted unanimously.
| From the Strsft CoNmiss0Her.-A communication
was received from ID. d. Conover Street Commits
sioner on the spportionment Of assessment the
| opening of Central Park Laid on the table.
| Communications from the Controler.-A comnuni-
cation was received from the Controller in relation TO
the contract 10 regulate and grade Forieh street,
| from First and Second avenues, complaining Of the
estimate made by the Surveyor being incorrect, and
giving correct estimate made by the Surveyor Of bis
| department. Ordered printed
Another communication was received from the Con.
troller in answer to resolution as 20 the authority OF
ket and whether the not in violation Of the
charter. The Controller states that the amount paid
into the City Treasury by Geo. w. Issscs, from May
g. 1857 10 Dec H. 1857 for butcher stands te6;
for market fees, e2l7 "a total $5l3 "a. No money
has been received from any other person from that
| Market. The Finance Department, the report con-
eudes has charge Of the collections, and soon after
the passage of the charter the Controller author
/ r.,
which has been done. The paper ordered printed.
A Day Sessioa-The Board rescinded the resolution
to meet at p on Thursday, and resolved TO meet
l at p. m and finish up the business of the year.
Testimonial 10 The Captarer Of Cdncemi-A report
was presented by the Finance Committee to give Mr..
| W,oughby $3.50 as testimonial for his bravery
private citizen in srestiug Csncem the murderer of
| Policeman Anderson, and recommending him to the
Police Commissioners 3 suitable person to be ap"
pointed on the Police. Adopted unanimously.
| The Post-OEce Questt0a-Ald. FuLLaER called up
the report the subject OF selling the land below the
line of Beekman street in the Park TO the United States
Government for the purpose of PostOfce, and pre-
scented communication from Mr.. Charles +. Ander.
son. architect in regard to the plans he had prepared
| for the Government. He says:
Having the PREPARING Of the plan, for The new Posoace IN
General fearing tina. your Board well as the
public may Be pudiced dsnen, in s9ne9usnce ofhe
edition Of Monday resard the ate nd s, u
Esa,,y T5 B.. .As Ss sssss;isy
ts building model as regards arrangement and specimen OF
!. ;h The ssS; u, VIII s hsss X. ' ro
Cashe. With the .or'insOom, ocea
P,i% door atosethet Ths.e .pPsn'; .rs enersd
public ocer are approached through twenty dowsy
avoid cs. Of Rss. A,csde. r raced On
the Of hi. building the ground door hollow coy
viii drive rsh, through building and viii be shut up while
dcang and Osds thereby giving no Inconvenience TO tae
The N.de, entrance will be the private street me eoIana
ton Pa,kla The highest part ofhe bulldin! will b. two
| tifnl correct architectural front every side.
. Tas ds & sasn vii ss ~
planted with both sides and in 'front.' and
y ' Ths '@ sudp.
menisd with thirtyr columns The Postmaster oruta 90
| twofold
sds The, the ~etis. S.: o. n. city be grhTiih
elected for such buildings and defy architect pro-
duee CONVENIENT and 50 architectural structure on The
We, be occupied by the City Law originally
Aid. FuLLMER spoke TO some extent in favor of the
| adoption Of the report.
After several OF the members, whose views we have
previously given had spoken the report was put, ana
adopted by Is 10.
Yf,s-Wfl.on Corwin, Hsri. Hosmire, CIancy, Adams
Bans Grifhth. Fulne Coulter Valentine, Mespedon aud
NsYs-IIesly, Tucker Mcconnell, Monaghan, Blunt, and
IHr Courtlandtstrod Contract.-Ah. McCossELL
called up the report approving Of the contract tor
paving Courtand street and Maiden lane. The report
holds that the contract is legal and fair one notwh-
standing tbs. Controllers objections to paying money
on the same and the opinion OK the Counsei 10 the
Corporation sustaining him in that eonciu1on. lhe
discrepancies in the contract papers are held to be
clerical errors. -
Aid. Tucker opposed the report and denounced the
contract ilegaa the work progressing defective
and wanting in many particulars The lronpavement
was not by any means good as that in Nassau
street; there no strength in 1t, and AZ months
time would show wonderful change IN its condition.
The contract he contended, should be stopped where
il was.
| AID ADAMS spid he accompanied the gentleman OF
the Eighth in examining the pavement, aId could not
find the objections against IT. Ii there was any
fraud about the matter had not been stow and as
for the opinion Of the Counsel 10 the Corporation on
the subject, he thought no more 0i II thon ms own
opinion. The Board had several Of The Counsel! op
ions He presented paper signed by eVerai owners
and occupants Of stores in Courlar Il treet between
| Greenwich street and Broadway, approving OF the
work progressing and these gentlemen would have
to pay the tax for the improvement. The paper had
only been signed thus sIitepoon ana the properly
| Aid. Tucker cOltended that the Merchants whose
signatures had been got to this pape had no idea as
to the character of the pavement, for he hah seen
some of il put down. and he knew II was not accord
| ing to the intention of the contract.
| AID BAyrA said he knew some q the gentlemen
| who signed the paper, and that they were men Oh
good judgment and capable Of Er ,s az no. Up rs
| The Tar Lery.-Ah. CLANCY m.ved suspension
ofthe regular routine take up the tax levy for con-
| currepce with the CoaDcilmen.
The paper was read after which -,
| AID. CLANCY moved Ia amend BY inserting IN the
ordnance For building County jail, u.s. 600" This
Ala. McSrEpOs-That q, 500 be added to the sp-
preparation for Supreme Court 10 meet the increase
| of pay Of attendants.
AID. CLAscY moved that, instead If this, $4,000 be
inserted for Deficiencies of salaries to meet the ID
crease Of salary for City Inspector he above OBJECT
| and Others. Adopted.
Aid. TUCKER hoped the paper would be laid over
till Wednesday, that every membermight inquire anu
| examine into the various increases.
Aid CLANCY said the report cout not pass tonight
1t would have 20 lie over; but the amendments
could be made and the paper put inshape.
| The motion To lay over was io-t ooo
Aid. CLANCY moved TO amend ~ inserting s3,Wo
for repsirs TO E.sex Market to pa. the bills incurred