New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-05
LtIA~. II. HA~W ELL,
JAMES WEBB,
HENRY ARCULARlUS.
Mr. BrScE offered TIE following:

MT. III Dtit red tie following:
Ee,otee That tie vacancy existing n Special Committee
arted ou tie h Of Mach ' 10 examine into The frauds
i for regulating Fuysccoud street be filed mmed
hoild That said COMMITTEES be instructed report this
Board within weeks either to concur or nocnclr "th
PrS That in case ofuesect uf said Committee report
within tie specified they shall be deemed in contempt aud
, be- allowed 10 vote Oh suy subject take their
until they purse t4eus,iycs OF such contempt
The paper was laid upon the table.
Tie JiH HiamsbBrgh Ftrry LeasS.-A resolution
was adopted requesting the Counsel Ia the Corpora
tion 70 open the default taken by the WilIiansburgh
Feny Company against the Mayor, &C., such default
having been taken oy reason oi the papers not oehS
served on tie Cooperation or It's counsel
Resolutions referred to the Committee on Fer
lies to direct the Controller to sell at public auction
for term of ten years, the frry slip at the foot OF
Grand street East River, To Wiliamsbursh, the pur-
chaser to purchase from the present essees the prop
erty necessary for the purpose Of said ferry; also 10
scn tie ferry right from Piers Nos. - and % East
River aud Fulton street, Brooklyn ON the same con-
diti0ns.
TZe Fayleg OroPdyment.-lIr Cross offered the
Eessi-ed That The Counsel to the Cooperation ~ i,rurr
10 institute rga proceedings against Terence Farley tr the
rcGy,r, II fISCGu interest from Dec.i 1855 which sum
e~t FITS street non n, Ninth avenue 70 the Hudson
MI. GENET. in q violent manner, charged that the
press had msrcIrcsented him in connection with tins
cs-c He said that the Controller told him that Mr.
Farley had paid the debt and did not now owe any
flung 10 the city. Consequently the efforts ct Mr..
ex sterce by buncoIlb were in vain.
Mr. ABcu LAEIUs did not care about the reporters
aud adv ccated Mr.. Faiieys claims
Mr. CRoss replied that he had conversation with
Nh Fagg in the afternoon, during which the latter
stqttd that Mr. Farley had not paid the money. Mr..
Cross observed that b. desired to serve the Interests
of the city, aud with that object he presented
die solution. Ii was only week ago that Mr.
Genet submitted resolution similar to this directing
the Corporation Counsel to prosecute Joseph r. Tay-
lor and why shonld not Mr.. Farley be prcsecutedi
The resolution was lost 5y vote OF to II, as fol-
YrAs-Nessr MoGarei Malisan, Pht', Cross, Ro.. and
NAys-M,.r. Van Tue Rhoies Costello Frazier Cornell,
Genet, G4li IN, Arcuarus, Dunn, Ils~ei and NoAn-ll.
Nr. Cross submitted resolution directing the iind-
son River Railroad Company 10 run small cars from
ilfr depot in Gamblers street 70 point not below Fit
ty.sccond street. Referred to te Committee on Rail-
road.
The Hqr'm Rojlroq5 Lypc'on Agaia.-Mr. PLArr
presented resolution requesting tne Counsel 10 the
io4poration Go defend the Mayor, &C.. in the suit
brought by Whitney and wife in The Supreme Court
Adopted.
Vtt0 fran the Nyor.-A communication was re-
ceiyed irou his Honol 1c Mayor yetolng the resolu
tious dir citing the Chief Engineer Of the Fire De-
part nert to return 70 Hose Company No. H. their ap
poratus, until sgch tme as their d-baudment Is
fpaiy decided. The paper took the usual course
ITe H,Uiamburgt }erry Ttoables-In reply 70
r resolution of inquiry the CORPORATION Counsel sent
in 2 mmunication stating That le bad no knowledge
of he injunction obtained by the Wiliamsburgh Ferry
now-prper reports. Ordered on file.
w. Cryss m CORtCmDf.-Mr. CRoss left the room
without permission from the Chair, which Mr.. GENET,
taxing advantage Of, moved TO have him put under
arrest.
Mr.. DUNS-And not set down til he purges.
M. Genet + motion carried.
hr. Cross a.ket If the dpo,ke, per was not an
utve officer e the Board .nd claimed that tina,
officer, II such he was should have refused - allow
hi, ext.
Mr.. Cross was arraisned at the bar Of the house,
and the President ash ed him wha. he had Ia say 10
regard 10 hi contempt.
Mr. CRoss replied 10y asking the President what bis
r,u. would be Il he should state TINT the doorkeeper
To blame in permitting him 20 leave the room.
The PRFslDFNT declined 10 answer saying II was
Nr. Cross duty 70 purge himself of contempt.
Mr. CoRsELL moved that Mr.. Cross be p1rged Of
contempt and pending the motion the Board adjourned
go Thursday afternoon, leaving Mr. Cross It'll IN con-
tempt.
IHE AFTERPIECE.
Ater the Board adjourned, Ir. Cross, in an excited
manner told the President that the latter refused to
put motion which he offered several times, and had
treated him in an unfair manner. Mr. Cross said he
would follow the President ior IT, to which the latter
replied that he had fear and asserted that through
out the whole proceeding he had ruled night.
Mr. CRoss reiterated bis threat that ne would fol-
ow Mr.. Haswe, and, further, that he would blow
hin.
Mr. HAswELL told bin that he might follow and
blow much a. be pleased.
After some further warm words the parties cooled
dowu and talked the matter over IN more quiet and
sober manner.