The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-13

B0ay d OF Counciimen.

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BoaSd OF Counciimen.
This Board was in session last evening-the President
Charles b. Haswell, presiding.
The minutes Of the previous meeting having been read
and approved few unimportant petitions referred
10 their respective committees
Among the resolutions presented were the following
POWERS sTAruR or wAanSGroS
10 grant Dr. Sater permission TO place Powers sta.uo
of Washington in the Governors room. To the Committee
on Arts and Sciences
To direct the Comptroller advertise for now Ioca-
ton for Hose Company No 20. Adopted.
TIE SECOND AVENUE RAILROAD COMPANY.
By MI CoRNEIIWhe,e cas-, the Second Avenue Railroad
Company have caused to be laid double In Sec,nd
avenue, between Houston and First Streets without any
authority from the Common Council thereby encumberng
'n9 sau avenue ID an unlawful manner therefxe be II
Resolved That the Second Avenue Railroad Oompany
between Houston and First streets and 70 put the pave
Streets.
VISIT OF THE DISTINGUISHED TURK aAHourp pAsuA
By Mr.. VAsuNE-Resoved, Tha. the committee
Of five heretofore apponteI BY this Board to tender
Mabomed Pasha be discharged, and a committ,ee Of
three be appointed for that purpose to act with the
with his Honor the Mayor. Adopted. The committee
are Mesars Vantine, Genet and Cross
BY Mr.. vAsusE- Resolved, That the Comptroller be
rant for such sums HE Honor the Mayor may think
proper to expeno in carrying out the object OF these
lutops not exceeding thousand dollars the blls for
sad expenditure to be approved by his Honor the Mayor
Laid over.
Several reports of committees were submitted pertain
ing chiefly to assessments, Of which 2osed
OF by laying them the table and others opted The
report OF the Committee on the Fire Department adherng
IN fbeir iormer recommending the purchase of
location for fire engine company No Swas received and
adopted.
THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT
The Board CODCurred with the adoptinr
resolution 10 empower the Committee on Joint Accounts
who investigating he affairs of the Com motroers
department. to employ persons 10 assist them appro
priatng 900 for that purpose.
THE TAX LEVY.
motion OF Councilman Cross that The report of the
BOARD OF Aldermen the tax levy for 1883 10 refer II 10
the Finance Committee OF this Board lost, and the
paper was laid over.
oDoUs ACTS or IHE LEaIsGArtRE
resolution to appropriate $500 to defray the expenses
repeal OF the metropolitan Police bill was lost for want OF
= constitutional vote.
THE COMMITTEE CONTROLLERS ArFARs
motion of Nr GENET 10 appropriate 81 OO0 defray
the expenses Of the committee who investigating tho
alleged frauds in the Comptrolers office also lost
The report Of the Committee Salaries and Offices in
favor of xrg the salary Of the telegraph operators in the
basement Of the City Hall at $500 per annum,
adopted
The rpEsIDrsr announced the special committee to
proceed 20 Philadelphia to examine steam FIRE engine.
IL ~ foIlows;-hessrs Brady, Plat and McCarty.
The Board adjourned TO Wednesday next
Widening Of Duane Street
ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST THE MEAsURE, ETC.
At o meeting of tho Councilmen, Street Committee
yesterday the subject Of the advsabity OF wdeniog
Duane street considered, when J. A. DuSS, the
chairman OF the committee, announced TO the large
Der Of interested parties who present. COM
mitaee ready for business.
Rowru JoNns took the stand and said thA, be was
opposed 10 the widening Of ths street He
property In Pearl street from SIS 10 $50, and on
this he Ia asseesed 81 coo for tho called I'm
EvpU IA egid al ha hon
could be Of any benefit 10 him. The supreme Court has
something 10 say on the subject, and will be Of little
use IN In opposition 70 their derision whatever that
Court may take. Mr. Jones vent say how much is
awarded TO different parties, and what the OF
assessmeDte In many cases will be- and uded by
affirming that the widening OF Duane street could DO
q benefit 10 the majority.
Messrs CLARKE, CRAIG aud others 'ollowed on the same
side OF the question stating how they felt Interested in
the matter, ana their reasons for obec.ng, but put
forward no new arguments.
Mr. PORTER said be In favor Of the Improvement OF
Duane street, because he believes necessity, and
which will become more sno more gent every day II
persons opposed 10 the improvements the Supreme
Court is the place Tor them 70 give elect 70 their oppo
sition.
After Mr. Porter finished, the Chair adjourned tho
comm ttee for one week.
The Steamboat Removal Question.
FINAL MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE on THE sur
JEcr-LAsr EFFoErs OF THE CoNBArA~rs
large number OF persons Interested la the question
Of the steamboat removal present the meeting or
the Committee yesterday.
III Councilman FR,SKfIS tho drst 10 occupy tho
stand. lie spoke agans, the removal, arguing that IL
opposed TO the mercantile interest lie said that be-
certain places may be crowded tunes
Is why the natural theatre OF business should
be altered Would II be right to send a store up town
bccsuse certain number OF customers frequent snd
sometimes crowd IL n the landing places changed
they might remove 10 Philadelphia or some other city.
He showed that 900 600 sides of leather annually
carted across this city every day that would have 70 bo
taken up town by Broadway " the vessels moved
there. Two hundred cart loads daily IA tho AVERAGE
amount OF the traffic Of this article alone which voij be
thrown into Broadway the steamboat landings were
changed.
Judge BEKsx argued the opposite side. He said that
the commerce OF New prk should not be confined to
narrow space when would be advantageous for
N be expanded lie showed that the commerce of the
city 1871 only equal impovts and ex
ports included but that ~ 1850 had rnnch
the imports alone 900 900 In He lAr-
gusd that reascn because few bushels Of
barrels OF -four. hides of sole leather
Oaughter) carted town that all this of
the great Atlantic emporium should be crushed into the
SPACE occupied by the nrs settlers should this be any
ton or Philadelphia. The speaker sdveroi 10 number
Of old arguments and impressed them In very forcoIe
manner He ~ss followed by Isaac Newton, Alderman
others, both sides OF the question but
OF them said much that has not been freqnpt repeated
other occssious. when all had concluded @ Bedford
the chairman of the committee said thai they had
for long time been considering this subject and wero
and would therefore hid Other public meeting Tor
consideration An adjournment tbeo took plnce. AZ IL
known that this the last meeting thst the
mee would bold or the consideration Of This subject,
much anxiety manifested by many Of the large
Der OF persons who were In attendance.