New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-28
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PTBLTE MEEIiNuS,
BOARD OEALDERMEN.

u, De-. o--h0JoHs Ct,sor. President,
IN the Chsir. ,A.s;,a, f,,,, TIA
y,foe,-A CONN r-ic.tios US recriVe' nom ,ee
Msyor ve,ouc ne resolution ~
eas, sde Of Fourth -yeuue, bes> 'u 80
and Thrty-eighth streets; slso On ~ :.I .
ters. Lsii OF the table snd ordered ''o'et' a1'o'
vetoipe the report rtrmiTs The asssssrns, s-,L
latirg srd grazing lth syenne t-tm ft y. -
Fifty niuth street. The contract for the ~or. sS
originally ap aided 10 Mchts Tracy a. $4,000, ""1
this arc wss af.erwsrd confirmed by The Ccumo.
Council, Tracys sureties being Terence Farley snd
Patrick Tracy. The M.yor ssys:
With Mr. hcssel Trey it ~s' executed viii Ietracr AZ.
y wbo Of h. sreties price, amounting - seo =
$3.50 Fsreys 'areae. scinE Michael Tracy aad Fxres
Ev,n the then Stree, ccunOue h,a the rsst t. sye
to- esrtMpi, have eXeced /, with NJ Farley ID.
fh b,der tsree ow-r than BE- ana between hi aae
Of the default Of M rrac-y execute MS coutrsct
Besdes there Inserted 10 the cortrst OF Nj s
which prices bid proposed by either Of the edt-
sse which .,p.tey 70 more ,6aa the sum OF 80
Under s these crcu 90 cot see hc The assessment
er;, bYpes.d by tbe ~crk The Copors,iou h. howess
pso early ~ whole amount claimed b, NJ Farley bat vry
bs,Sc- beir, due him ,he,c p,y ner,s hsus in m
saIc.. been obsned Informed BY fraudulent cec-p
tive returns the Controller Of the Of work doo-
|. bu, one OF sew rs ot,,r. which have been
baed IN .de uudsr similar rba,
u present shape csanot ~ eDtored sssnst the property
ben.6tteS am well .A'isfed perceive NOSE to
chain the Of the work than BY directing the Ae'
,ors to uai up the rate. proposed BY the os
amount which has been paid Mr.. Farley tor the WORK
The message WAS read and printed.
Mr.. BooLg presented report 10 reorgsnze the
Street Department, which WAS ordered printed and
laid over.
The Committee on Joint accounts presented their
report on the defac sons the office of Collector Of
Assessments which was laid over and ordered TO be
printed.
Fxiending Bakmas street through the Park.-The
akax thrnu urh th. lnly-r
erd of the Park, opposite Beekmsn street. came up
and discussed.
Mr. TrcKrR con'euded that the movement was not
for the public good, bot TO benefit property owners.
II would increase the value of property In Beekman
street over million dollars. The assessment would
have 70 be paid by the city.
Mr.. McSFrDos said the road would be the property
ofihe city, ard the Common COanc could close It at
any time.
Dir. DAVIS thought that carrying street through
the Park would be illegal. II could not be done with
ont the sanction Of the Legislature.
Mr. BootE contended that the Common Council have
the power, and a simple resolution was sufhoent 10
carry street or carriageway through II.
Nj McSPFDoS said il was not proposed to open 1t
as a street but ss a carriseeway which was the same
common walk across the Park
Mr. TUCKER urged that the matter be laid over Tor
the rext Common Council The property owners had
rot petitioted for it, because they knew if they did
they would be taxed They wanted the city to do 1t
for THEN Der eft. The Common Council had no bds-
Defs 10 OlOer tle cutls tufou~u VI lno S'e, ~ 1o
expense of tbs tax payers generally. IL would euit
private ends rather than serve any public good
The cost to the city woad be at least 10000. He felt
satisfied however that the Mayor would veto the re-
solution.
A petition was read for the opening, which Mr.. D,-
Wis said signed by stage owners, cNtmen and Nv
erystabe keepers, and not property owners on Beck
street.
Mr. ADAMS named some of the petitioners who are
property oRrers therein.
Mr.. REED read petition sent in several years ago.
fer tre purpose. and strongly urged the adoption
Of the resolution.
After fur her del bate the paper adopted by 10 to
5. IL reefs the Street Commissioner to cause a
curved carriage. way tO be opeued across the Park
the southery lire 10 commence on Broadway st q
point in line with the southerly corner OF Parkplace
ind Broadway and shall pass the fountain At about
te feet from the northery side, and 30 terminate op
posita the soutbessterly corner of Beekman- ct ana
Park Row the said csrrage-way to be the same wldt
as Park place Another resolution was adopted to al
vertse for proposals to open the carrsgs-v ay and
pave it with Bes ian paving
Nh BooIr called up the special order, the ordinance
reorgapizDg the City Inspector Department, vesting
all matter relating to cleaning Streets msnagement
of public markets aud Inspection OF weights and
NE asures in said Department
To a question put by Mr.. CLAscf,
Mr. BooLE assued the Board the ordinance did not
conflict with the Finance Department.
Mr. TUCKER thought it did; it wa, the most compl-
Gated document be had ever examined and was calcu-
laed TO create further confusion IN the Departments
He urged that the paper be laid over for the next Com
mon Council.
Mr. ADAMS urged q recommtta to the Committee i
he thought the ordinance would conflict With tho FL
nance Department and IL was evident the Committee
had not given il Que consideration.
After . long debate and sundfy Amendments, the
paper was sid OF the table.
The Board, after some ordinary business, adjourned