New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-20
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
pospD op coI-yCn.MEN.

BOARD OF CoUNCnMEN, D.;
vT,rspAf, Jan. la-CuARLys ii. hAs"L ~ ~
~ a. he cha, The D,orl met in the Chamber oil
,hc Board of Alderman at o'clock T. ~. from, ,or-
A large number Of petitions "crr i'Ve.'vu - H. a
sons wishing 10 he appointed ,.;,, ~, \ Lar
all Of which were referred 10 '"'
les ana WmCss ,f.,.orc.A resolution was oh'rei 70
refer the various sections :" 49,
Message TO the appropra'e much IF the M,,snge
Mr. IWk 49, ,,,neyty wet If Washington Mar
az r9ls, .es',.,,d to a Special Committee. -, =
he, DC b., objected. The question should be hr't
MI. " c.,,e, &C. to q Standing Committee. A. tA'
pu, c n odopted no rules for it's government, the
p;Jent nut the question 90 MIR. Corneus amend
cnt which was lost. was also the original notion;
kcv C. mmalec Proposed.-Mr. MeCarty moved yea
,bnt committee be created, to he deslgha'eo 'ie
Committee ON Frauds. Lost.
The PpysIDTNI presented two bills from Dr. Jonn
Riccloy for medical services rendered at the lmI,
tefnth and Seventeenth Ward Station-iiouSe III MI
,oonn,iuc TO sij6 Referred to Committee on fohce.
A resnluior to create a Committee on Taxes was
laid upon the table, but subsequently, adopted
aud the Pre- .dent appointed Messrs Crawford, BRADY
and Gilihartin as such COMMITTEE.
M Costello offered resolution OF inquiry, re-
nurstinp the City Inspector for information why the
stree,s az the Eleventh Ward are not cleaned, they
having been in fifty CONDITION 10, lho H'N' io"'
months. Referred to Committee on Streets
H.. The use of locomotives the Eleventh avenue,
1' r Snin,I str e. has zen the Of constant
dong business nrshborhood Of said for several
years past snd whereas =. uiafsSy true ,n inc use o.
fore has been the OF the death OF many
smOrnt millions Of dollars to the prejudice alike OF the city
iht well INJURY to business OF every
Kind the North River below the point Indicated therefor
Rc.rcd Tbs, the use Of locomotives i, hereby prohibited
The Eleventh below Fifty ninth street In this city, from
and after the Is, day Of June next and that be specially
Joined on Of Police aud oil parsons acting
lia grIl-
BE- faithfully eNcuted and rhcrea the western p'r
ZION Of the city, along the line OF the Hudson River Kroa
up and down town by reason OF the use OF locomotives on vac
the North River Railroad 10 comparatively sparse tneeire
Pso,eS and ordained That after the day of June 1885, it
sbs the Hudson River Railroad Company t. estab
m number Ofcy drawn by two horses or Other am
al, tn. line OF the Hudson River Railroad from ChamOr
stree. 10 nnih street that its interest of the presumed
wants q the pb may I,a Tor s PeoG and s . ons to
the geneaIs regulations and ordinances OF the City OJvern
Referred TO the Committee on Railroads.
Uaskingfon's Btrthday.-Mr. CRAWFORD moved
20 take from the table the resolution to appoint
Special Committee Of three to make arrangements for
fhe celebration of WashingtOns Birthday. Adopted.
Mr. CRAWFORD moved that the SUN of -, 900 be
appropriated for the celebration.
Mr.. BRAUY said hc had no objection to the appro-
priaton, but he did not think 1t right to take this
money to furnish dinner for the Common Council
and their friends
The appropriation was adopted.
The REPORT of the Special Committee revising
the rules and orders Of the Board was read and
adopted.
Mr. McCARTY called from the table the ordinance to
appoint an engossng clerk to engross the proceedings
OF the Board Of Councilmen. at salary of 5000 per
annum. The ordinance was adopted.
The Mayors message was called up again, and on
motion its various sections were referred to approprl-
ate committees.
Mr. GALrIN offered resolution directing the Con-
troer pay any money on the contract tor egu-
latng and grading the Eighth avenue, from One
hundred and Second to One Fourteenth
street. and not make any proposition or agreement to
settle or make any negotiation account OF the con-
tract until further directed by the Common Council
Referred to Committee on Road.
Mr. BRADY presented resolution requesting the
Cotton Aaueduct Board TO transmit to the CrOton
Aoueduct Committee of this Board, all bids, spec1ca-
tions &C.. relative TO the construction OF the New
Reservoir Adopted. -,
The Tag LcrVfor l8jS.-The majority report ofthe
Committee on Finance on the Tax levy for 1858, was
received ordered to be printed and made the special
order for next meeting of this Board. -.
Tbereport asserts that an increase OF S4303l2 "a
over the estimate of the Controller snecessary To meet
abe wants Of the city,
minority report was also received later IN the
evening and ordered to be printed.
Popers from the Board Of Aidermen.-TO direct the
Corporation Counsel to prosecute the contractor or his
assgnees for not fulfilling the contract in enagng the
Battery, &C. Referred to the Committee on Law.
The ordinance adopted by the Board of Aldermen,
recommending measures to prevent the ming up Vi
the channels of the North and East Rivers, was re-
ferred TO the Committee ON Ordinances.
Adjourned TO Friday, at O'Clock p. IN.