New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-29
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
ursDAY, Dec. 2s.-Mr. PURDY, President, in tno

II TUESDAY, Dec. 2s.-Mr. PuRDY, President, in tho
al chair. n.r-
~ The Balls for EEct'on Sfqt,ousry.-Mr BLUNT
nresened preamble in relation the po'' ~ Al
a the lsst meeting by toe Committee 90 AS,ufI Aies
n sDd the further report ~ hms,W "a a. RI h;i ="
\ which he urged the payment of C. ". pas oli At
81 81 as iIste ad of 8, ,336 81 ree o' eietpn
stationery The paper after r.espi'uiA'ins the pa
tcgsrs already pgbsbsd ss;ss Supervisor. did rue this m
& Ispor out II ord.T sna ~ss not wholly read before the
EoeS Tbs, the oouas Nss York .9a,a be ent.d -
Poroh'' :. sre' election the very L ~. market
nsnr, iS.uos !. ,sSs paid for the same.
IN RsII okfcieo 70 the preamble, il being infor-
,,sI TIs shoe sobcct va, at the last meeting
- 80 rack to the COnrAIttee and 10 vas improper
io srt uptil tbs Commit reported again He hoped
he paper would be land on the bic.
/ M 'BLUSr sod this was preamble that had
,othi,e to do with the report. 1t w2s matter
nd Lee insisted on reading too whole Oi Tor the cJn
\ liberation OF tie Boarc'
pesreo too much ike a minority report
Mir BLUhT moved that the pape, be adopted.
Z MIR. TWEED urged toat it be .sfsrred to Com
ni,ee aud ef'er Il motion lay he table lost
| i was referred totie Cor nnntee 90 Annual Taxes.
The Riots--A iesolp ion was adopted 10 pay Com
,sn7 Il of the llh Regiment $i9 Is, for services
sur,g the Iiot Of June, 1851. Also report to pay
sI47 Tor ammunition furnished ON the same occasion
4 Haricm Brdge.-Mr. BLUNT, Chairman of the
COMMITTEE Annual Ta1ss, presented report Of
n at Committee IN iaVOr Of psylg tho bills incurred
lty the keeper OF HARLEM Bnoge repair that strdc
ltore amounting to aoout Ss5O; and to apply 10 TIE
ILeglslature tr ias to require Westcheeier County
pay half Of faid and ali future expenses of
the kind that couoty being much benefited BY the
Improvement as the County Of Nos-YOrk.
Mr.. KESSEDr opposed the apple c,tipn 70 the Leg
isa.ufe for such b, lie though tie policy Of 1t too
1airOw. As Weschester County mad jurisdiction
over the wsters of Harlem RIVER be thought IL unfair
fto expect them TO pay tGn the expenses. Harlem
bridge we'll as the ferries To- all the s-tle out
Of the city, ehOud be looked upon extensions Of
Streets Instead Cf matters tO benefit Out3d barba-
rans." He wos IL favor of the most extensive
lcommCdatiODs TO all points Out Of the city.
| motion TO reject that p.;tr rqOriog Westchester
No pay balt wa, after further debate, cs,ried.
The report to pay the bills wes then passed as
sueDdeo.
The Board refused to dscharse the Committee on
County Offcsrs from the foroef consideration of the
proposed rep7rs TO the County jail, with regard to
which the ComhiIVe l,o reported onfavorsbly. Tue
eubjeCt iec0 nnttted.
tn Board ADOPTED the report Of tie Committee on
Cr,oiDaI Courts and Ponce adverse to the petition Of
Mary A. Sparks, whore nusb md, police Lao,
iued ia tho mot III TIE S'xtn WorJ LAST JOly for
siOn of $1,000. ihe Committee tn sught the Boart
leo rot power 10 make the don.tOD.
Committee Of EMPLOYEES II the Commissioner o.
Records sent communication TO the Il ,srd, st,tog
that they had been dischafgeo by the ComI issiooer,
and l,questpg thai the Board sould authorizs shs
County Treasurer to pay TIE what was due them
So IA 90. Ii was refeued.
Increase Of Potace F0rcf,-The Board adopted the
report OF the CoImt.ee On Criminal COlr ADD Police
iniavOr oi pcreasiDg hc pdrJ orJe OF TINS Metropo.
tttb f>o.ice District 10 $50 meo.
Zhe finance Dtp0rtment.-A An ordir to amend
The or1lDaIce To regulate the Finance Department,
approved May 81, 1898 was pre4eDted by Mr.. Ken
iedy IL provides for bureau on County expeodi-
tures eta Chief Clerk to have charge Of ali JVuats
ia favor of ana against the county; an Auditor,
BOOkkeeper ard Assistant, an AssistaDt Clerk aud
Messenger. TNe salaries of these officers not pro-
xideo for in the document, but banks are left ~ be
filled il with the auounts hereafter IL was l.d over
The heT CVy HaA.-The report of tue Commss~.
Oh the new City Hall, with the following resolutions
apoended wac pIestn tnted by Mr.. Sulman:
ssored stiou be TO the next Legislature for
Modification Of tn, exiting laws 10 relation to bliein new
ft, BALI such provision of the law o 1857
the second section Of the same aud also 10 AL
toIe raising Of such additional OF money 40 may be
reouIrec and the present provided by law.
ks.oved That the Of loo be- and the ,aLe hereby
spp pso deay the expnte Of plans maze by order oi
the Special Committee on the new City Hall Adopted
TIE Election Stationery AgdM.-fne resolution re-
ported by the COdiIOtee Annual Taxes, directing
that the Controle dIa~ his warrant for 81 5 As 10
favor vi Charles ~ Baker, for stationery furnished
for The Charter Election was Dmmitted with diTec-
toDs he Committee to take the legal opinion OF the
Counsel Of the Board with regard t. the pIOpnety OF
paying this buI as "a county charge. Mr. BILL
doubted whether the county war respODsibe f1r it.
The BssTd adjUuIned to p. III. on FH1sy.