New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-12
AID. BooLL NOV ed to lay It on the table which VISA
lost. The resoiutios was thee lost by 8 too The
levy, a. amended was theu adopted BY tot,
The ateratous are as follows.

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levy, a. amended was then adopted BY IOto7.
The alterations are as folows:
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Lamps AID G1.................. s2.9Nos 4SJ6ba
Lspds and Places. 5000 % 9ooOe
ssspp,,. to fatle osce..:.:.... ss: 3 5sSs
Tenis Wsfd Station Hoa..... IoSyS % ts,u,t 80
The Unanfior'.ed Fe-ys at he Batery.-The
Committee on Ferries, to whom this subject was re.
feIred, made report TO the effect that the dock al
the East River end OF the Battery, erected by the
Enlargement contractor under the pre,eIt Of its being
used only to land and dress stone for sea.wal had
been exclusively used as landing place for the boats
OF the Staten Island Ferry Company-certain ferry
hAtures having been subsequently added. The Com
nittee remark:
This usprp,on can vadly be accounted for whoa {. il.
known thai NJ Geose Lsw PRECEDENT Of the .ad Ferry Com
psny well sssnee Of three OF hs for the
agency OF Mr Law who for Battery Enrse
men claims the Of the Is until hs completed
Of the ad Battery Enlargement bet the has
niitsd 10 u'up one oits most valued chartered nights
The Committee csnno ind the slightest preext Of authority
to the above COMPANY IN thus supervising to their s'
being Questioned. frankly admitted that the Company had no
authority nor dig they CAIN for this on as
dS6 hs oe The ecSeG G he b. Bssy which
srtady been delayed beyond all reasonable time renaersa
io s y sao I'ss payment sns
Of the amount OF It which would scciue TO ION tn e1e
e.msied at from IS 700 to 5000 pr great ndaee
men' II the absence of any oher ahousn many
desy the completion 70 an INDEFINITE PeIoo
The Committee conclude by resolutions directing
the Commissioners Of the Sinking Fund to take stops
to have said feny discontinued, and that the Cohro
Ter take immediate possession of the property to pre-
vent further trespsss Also that the Mayor be re-
ouested 20 aid the Controller by al the authority
vested in him to cary out the object The paper was
read and adopted
thought the Board had disgraced Itself tonight BY not
adopting the appropriation OF - ooo but he hoped the
Admiral would be waited on and rendered the freedom
of the CITY, He wanted Committee appointed for
the sarnc--and offered resolution that Mohammed
Pasha be waited upon on his arrival by the Mayor
and Committee, who would tender him The freedom Of
the city.
Aid. ADAMS proposed that as there were seventeen
Turks in all and seventeen Aldermen that each Alder
man take charge of Turk Laughter
The resolution was adopted, and Aid. Booze, Brad
ley and keade were appointed as the Committee.
The Wards Island PnTchaSC-Rcport 10 Rescind.-
The Committee on Lands and Places, the resou-
ton Of Aid. Tucker to rescind the resolution passed
Dec. 81, 1857, to purchase certain lands on Wards
Island, made report. The Committee report that
il appears from the testimony taken at their meeting
that public emergency requires the immediate pur
chase of these lands, as the city owns more
ground Wards Island than will be necessary to
bury the poor for many years to come and further,
that the condition of the treasury will not warrant
large an expenditure at this time will be sufficient
to buy the same. The Committee are unanimously Of
the opinion that it would be unwise for the Common
Council ~ leave so important matter 20 arbtrators.
They therefore, in view OF all the facts, recommend
that the resolution to purchase be rescnded aud
peaed.
AID. BOorF moved 10 lay the paper 40 that the
members could have time to thiik Of the subject.
Aid. TcoMry moved for reference TO the Counsel.
He thoughtthe resolution passed Dec. 81, was bind
ing, and could not be resciLded.
AID. TUCsrR opposed any delay; such was
dangerous, as the arbters might in the mean
time go and complete the negotiation 1t
q most outrageous wrong to leave such
measure to two men, and the city would doubtless
have TO pay, four times the value of the land,
if the COMMON Council failed to act promptly The
city did not want the land II had enough on Wards
Island to bury the poor for thousand years 10 come
AID DooLE asked to have the paper laid over till
Monday night that he might have time to look into
the matter.
II was plain the city did not require the land al
present. The land is not worth to the city at present
$50 an acre, and about Sc, 600 is asked The
referees or arbiters would involve the city in an ex-
pene Of $3.50 0ee $3.50 600 they were not stopped
The land did nce belong TO Mr.. McCotter, and that
party only went into the negotiation a. speculation,
ana to wrong the city. He hoped not moment
would be lost in resembling.
AID Owens also spoke of the necessity OF I'M
mediate action against the purchase. IL the paper
went over, by Monday the job would be accom-
pished.
Aid. ADAMS said he opposed the project in the other
Board but il had been pushed through by the pre-
vious question He Understood the nature of the
collation.: McCotter, agent, is offering for sale
what don't belong to him. That party had been hunt
ing for the through Ohio, Indiana, and other
places, but in the mean time, tned TO force bargain
to the disady antage of the city. -
The motion to lay over was lost by 10 to o. The
motion to adopt the report was then carried.
After the reference of suDd.y papers, the Board adj
inurned to Monday.