New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-01

BROOkL1N COMMON COI NULL
The Board leld a II eeiIg last evening, Aid. PIER
SON in the chair.
conn uncatou was received from 8. l.. Hustled,
asking 10 have the report of the Health Committee,
directing bin to cow ats bles laid on the table,
ard thn special committee be appointed 10 CONSIDER
his petition. Lost.
The Fire Commissioners submitted ordinances for
the bftter goverrmeut Of the Fire Department, in
which it Ia recommended that fine of $40 be imposed
en- each persOp, member OF the Department VINO
hal rCe On 90 tpgre gOipg to or rsturIiog from
fire. ard in case of member, expul.ion shsll follow
conviction. The Chief Engineer is to vieit sad inspect
CINE and hose bCuses n order to ASCERTAIN their
ooLdiiion often may be necessary and require
the sge at which bsrs Of the Department shall be
received 10 be 81 instead of Is years. The subject
was lsd over for a week.
The Wafer Committee 10 whom was referred the
communication OF the Mayor, recommending that
$O0 eco OF the reserved fund now held by the Water
Conn ssioDsrs securi'y for the completion OF the
water works by III. 5 Wells & Co., be advanced to
them They re quire this amount ~ enable them TO
ride over tho difficulties Of The present financial dis
tress ard prevent large number OF aborers nom be-
il & discharged this Winter The report OF the Com.
mittte calls attention TO the fact hst the city hal not
lest cent by The hard times but that all the heavy
sacrifices which must have been made bad been at the
experse Of the contractors The Committee regarded
The STEADY ogrss Of The work hitherto proof that
the contractors had the utmost sincerity OF Intention
with regard 10 the satisfactory completion OF the work,
The Committee had had nte view with the contractors
ard the Con missioners, and from what they had
learned Sdtlste0 tDaf, tnS
determined 10 prosecute the work in any event, and
complete i within the tine allotted by the contract,
yet that large proportion efaborers woulf have ID
be discharged for the present II this advance was no.
made. Another cOusdt ration was that the ely "a
vet COO 600 Of bonds TO dispose Of and there might
be expected to deprecate in va ue ii sny OBJ
steele was cast in the way OF the progte"
of the works by diminishing la'orers or anything else
II was for the interest Of the city TO, also,
that the men should be Continued in work and not
thrown G. the city for support. The contrsc. had a.
yet received about 1910 600 in bonds, eavog in the
her of the Commissioners about $35 0OO or nearly
ore hal Of the whole amount which was provided IS
the reserved fund the entire contract IL SiDO OOO
was advanced to the contractors as suggesied the
bslsLce remaining in the hands OF the Commissioners
would still be in the proportion OF " per cent on
the expenditure hitherto incurred. 1t must be
borne in mind add the COmmttee) that the
great difficulties attending works OF tbs msgntaae
lave been surmounted; thst the cnaraote, on tne
ground 10 be used is we'll asceraned mat the work
10 be completed has been reduced TO mathemsucai
calculation; that the greater part ofthe YORK has been
sublet, snd the materials contracted Tor; ana tnas
Messra. Wells 81 Co having continued " prosecute
the work with energy AID ability under tne most ue-
favorable circumstsrces would hardly abandon their
contract in the present aspect ot monetary an rs ior
the relief asked 10, by them. While your Committee
belle We that il s the DUTY Of your Hon. BODY 10 aord
such aid as with safety can be given, ~ the same Time
they would rot recommend az interference win the
Goa ussiSrers in the discharge OF their duties but
would Lave them TO ect in the matter as 10 their J1dg
nent would be test for all psrties Interested Inc
Cor mittee therefore recommend the adoption OF the
followiIg reso solution:
E.eird That the Common Council hereby do consn. ths.
H. CO Sss. o " Ss :..ysd fund
now h. ID as security the full f'bul completion of the
aid Water Wbs provided ssid bond. taken by said H.
addition 20 the 10000 In bonds which they
s,reed to receives and the sad OF the
opit io # the city will be prom ted thereby
sigred BY g Lowber Jas Van Brun A. B. CLARK, G.
We slcm ard John Bosart. Committee.
A discussion ensued, and the whole matter was
finally referred to The Law Committee for repor! next
Monday evering.