New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-29
BOARD OE ALDERMEN.

! TUESDAY, Dee. 2s.--Mr. MoSPEDoS IN the chair.
: TIE Guy HaH Fsre.-Ioe Special COMMITTEE TO
| WHOM was ref,ned the subject OF the origin of the
| City Hall hre mai report In II the following oplo
ion from the FIRE Marshal contained. The paper
Sas ordered printed:
To ae Honoraue the Mayor ard COM e ne Comsen
oo.".a a,po'H'ed 10 ''F""sa' into 'h' ''9" Of the oy
o,sllfmrs: meeting Of your Honorable Body ssd on on
Houo tie MAYOR adopted, requesting 10 give wren
opinion the of the hre sbca dr.iroSeo portion Of
~ irut. "A. fratiop of All the facts aud oroau
.n Of ths matte Low under your the detailed
testimony being aesoS before you shsi tneieoe e,nnne
such OF the testimony as IN my oehsi en-
nbe. me arrive OF JUS. conclusion
oPISioS.
lis shown sworn testimony that at the termi nation Of the
exhibition the Ienna1s Of ssss boards ana boxes
piled tok ther the roof e Sc 70 the east
an hour aers ava ,xhibted Itself ueAr tue chimaeJ
ph,n put b, Mr. Bevns the brltnse' u solnd-
Nl, proven shorty sfter os oet me was Aah Ns'e
on he FOOT vcuy Of the west chimney snd hst II re-
r thee eesite. o. atty increasing
AZ br iarey up within few minutes OF the sarn'
on the roof iuIeruison am LED % believe from my
e1epsroe suhcieot heat produced ey shs bum
frs the copper roof apd soldering
% the work unaerno.ih Tie vry eoh1as
able eondto Of the treer "edcf he copPef tstor WIN
fhe ssondns position of toe frame o,u'ed the hfc 10
rapidly the b~ OF the ouPoa there IT'S progress
stopped is wss 70 & st s ,hs Ssry ,ooS
the tsmes o"f't tSi a. Tue oAe o' 'Ns
epP2is- Il. ,,,, d., ,or, ,csr,ber with the ..ste.
Of wao first discovered the hre 'th further
Tss. no e,iseycc in m, opiaor .he hyPohe
S,cn @ ON ~ cop,,sfy II ,veeIt that Mr Coies Mr.
Hlad.on aud otheIs w,Ie Peit e.My esia, ana o'ae'
u tis pacelsI t tepy BY A. tAe f.et'
IN 'S' case A. r BAKEE, Fire Hsr.hAl
A communication received iisa the Ssieet Com
missiorer s,kins fer ePpr' nah,n o. S+,N 10 re
par p,er No. 81 East River. Rshifed. g.
The petjaon of W. X. HSzard, agent oil Miss ~.
John 10 BE- relieved fron, nent already paid
10 the Collectors ~ Assessnisn,s bot not credsd IN
thst bureau, was called up and cVncurod 10. lee
eum vas $37l 81.
ksKo,lb Batter P.er.-Tle report of the Com
rnttee Oh Mharyes P,rs ano Slips t. sunul the sale
.f TIE lease OF ,ae Moth Battery pier TO ar SAu.z'
the came as maseN the etys sacii0neer osHs' a' d"
legged, informal
A long oe bate cnsGed.
4 Mr. TUCKER asd Air. RyrD contsnded tia. the sale
was just and fair.
Mr. ADAMS. as one of the Committee, held that it
was altogether the other way the ai-
dsvits now produced II plaiIy one OF Toe most
unfair sal, he ever head If.
The sueuoreer ~ NOT, a. a, appeared from the COM
psiIt, dsen as he shouii have Done mt knock ed
II down huriedly N the Z idst OF the BIDS 10 Mr.
EsSchchz. He hoped toe report would be adopted go
that the pier could eo pat up al auction sgaiu for Il
Was vorih much more than tue I; 500 BID for il
There were persons al the saie ready 10 bid 81 90
roore for il hsd they been of'red The opportunity
Comuerce was rSre up town, and the gers were
getting very valuable. In v years more 70 - pier
would be wortb SlovW yeSr, sne the imp.r'aece
smother sale wsa evident. He wondered At Mr. K 50
az the Finsnee Depsrim'pL now seudng IN ao afhd.
Wit that the sae Was al ngAt. slr. Rose, when
tp,ken 10 in r,gsri TO It when the Committee met
ssid he knew nothing about Il; j, was strange he
should have recol, ,ci,d the ma,ter since.
MrRrEDpns,r'ed MI au'eodmea., thst The lease
to B Lloyd Janlt. tte psrty sion Mr. Schultz 6d
foIl he csIhIned, hich was caIIioj, TO .. This
wss substituted fcr the report.
The Cou nniteo Oh Saeiies snd Oihc. : pres@ ,e' a
i.t of CsanrnsIioae oi D,,fs, shich Sss I'll gouy
hD eIded snd pI--' q, sud seui otfe t'nrc'.n .neo.
Ar. BoorE .l,j NJ the report to payr Fiih svs-
nIe iIvui kiiId " k0ilysetVLd sIEee! wI!L Bes.a