New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-12


amended charter-the act TO take effect Immediately
Referred TO the Law Committee. :,
R,.olue,oas-To sppoint Q Special Couicihtee al
three to inquire into ell the facts cJncernn1 The con-
a. ct Of Smsb BsDovs for hgkha. %. "
CHAIR appointed hessrs. hulhgan, h-O-'y ""-
Webb sucf Committee.
BY Mr.. GEYET:
Wie,.s. Certain rxno. have ben published relav' %
ie.es,isn BY in the Cou,r here one oere r.
Eesses ihs; Committee be poin Ell 10 inq re ~ SA,
such eIs and who ,he parties therein and Fe
port a. the carries: Opportunity
Adopted, and the CHAIR appointed Nc as. Genet,
Bedford and Cross the COMMITTEE.
BY the President:
That the Finance he directed z Por memorial
10 be u,nsm,t.d b- Ler..urs ~ subject Of The a2
portonmert q the TAR asking .t the appoonmsnt
may BE- made justly with rsreHce TO his city Than ass
Referred TO the Law Cornrnitt'e.
BY Mr.. CRAWFORD:
osPpo.; Pe,' Comnl;,es o. 'ee 70 make ah' sIe''
Laid over.
By the President:
Tia. TIE " Y TEIsUIE Herald, and !imef F. Al q -
are hereby Employed BY Tie Common Coana 70 plsish -.
feial reports Of The proce. dHss .
NJ lESET moved 20 insert The Daily Ners instead
of that scurrilous sheet, TsE TRIBcsE, which had
sad that a portion of this Common Council wa COM
posed Of roughs and the other portion OF decent men,
Mr. McCApEY moved 10 insert the Staats-ZettrRg.
Another member moved TO insert al OF the city
liz BRADY said that The TRIBUNE could take care
of itself and did ask for any favors Of the kind
but be would state that il was read by larry class
of our citizens who contribute a. largely to the sup
port Of the City Government 81 those who read the
Democratic papers.
Mr.. GErtT -aid that The Journal Of Commerce
would be az good paper as any to publish tie pro-
ceedIpgs in.
Mr.. Cross moved 10 lay the whole SUBJECT On The
table. Carried.
Message from the Mayor in regard TO the Battery
Enlargement was received and ordered to be printed
Concentration From the CrOtOn Aqueduct
Board awarding the contract for constructing the
reservoir to Fairchd, Coleman & Co., and remrn-
STRANGE from j. F. I. Cummings, asking iha the
award be set aside. To Committee ON CrctJn Aque-
duct.
From Mr. Conover Street Commissioner, nclosing
his quarterly report. Laid the table, and ordered
10 be printed.
The president announced the standing Committees
for 1858 az follows;
AIMS HOUSE DEpARTnEKr-Mesrs. William Nolan, Andrew
IR1s AID sc1rnoEs-Messrs Charles G. Cornell Alexander
AssEsssn,1s-Me.srs. Peter Crawford Samuel W. Gspin
CLEANING srEEE1s-Messrs Thomas A. Dunn, Anthony J.
Csor6s AauEDuc1-Me.,rs. Benjamin T Rho5e. Edward
FrsEIIs-M..rs. Benjamin T Rhode. William W. Ju5sou
F,scE-Messrs. Henry Acularias Peter Crawford Jane,
" Cross
tFlRE Drr.EJnghT-Me'sr' Martin Gmutin' John II
Llsrs G.s-Me,rs George P Bickford John Frazier
LANDS AsD PLscLsMessrs Peter Crawford Alexander Nc
Gairn, Seymour A. Bnce.
Law DETERMINATIONS Henry Genet, Charles G. Cor
neil, Seymour A. Buucr
MARKETs-Me.rs VIM. W. Judson, Edward Costel, Geo
Ross.
OKDSScEs-Messrs. Henry Genet Samuel W. Gslpia Geo
Rose.
PoLIcE-Mesrs Henry Arculsrius. VIM. Nolan Jsnes VI
Cross.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS, Gc-Messrs Andrew Mullgsn Gilbert
M. Ps james Webb.
PuBLc HE.LTH-Messrs Frazier Alexander McGsrren
Henry w. Genet.
RALso.DsMe-sr,. Martin Gipartin, Henry W. Genet Jas
NJ. Cross.
REPAIRS sUPFLIEs-Messs John Van Tine, George
BickiOId, James Webb.
RoAps-Messrs William w Judson Samuel w. Galpn, $. A
Bupce 81, M -, . ~,
or,rons-Ef-ssrs. John Van Tine, Martin Gil
martin. Seymour A. Bunce
sEwERsMessrs. Gilbert NJ Plat, Anthem, McCsy, George
Ross.
STREETs-Mesns Thomas A. Dunn John Van Tine, John II
Brsdy.
WHARvEs, PIERS AND SLIPs-Mess- George P. Bickfsrd
John H. Brady, Benjamin t. Rhodes
JoNT ConMiTTEE AccoUsrs-Me,srs Charles G Cornell
Andrew Mulissn, james VI. Gross.
Mr.. AKCULAMUs, Chairman of the Finance Com
mittee reported that they had acted upon the TaS
Levy for 1858, far possible, and by the next
meeting hoped TO be able to report in full
The Board then adjourned to meet on Tuesday, the
18th at > ID, m.