New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-03
PUBLIC MEETINGS
BOARD OF COCNCUNFN


The Board held meeting yesterday afternoon; Mr..
CHAs. IL. HAswELL, President, in the char.
R,pcrts-Of Fire Department COMMITTEE conccr-
ring To confirm award Of contract for alterations u
house No. u Burling slip for Ho-e Co. Nc. -, con
cuuug "a build new engine for Company No. ~:
cCLcuIing 90 coDhrm contract for repairs, &c, :"
house No. "a Margin stree. for Hose Co. No. o
Adopted.
Of Committee oa Finance of the Board Of Alder
men in favor Of making donations of : 900 70 the
NtrthWt stern Dsper ssry $50 tothe Ladies Repos.
tory and 900 TO the Woman Prison A-socl .ton ard
bone Referred b. the Committee on nance.
A petition was received from property -o|ners On
Haurrersey street to have the street ex'n1ed 10 the
Hudson River. Referred to the Committee 90 Streets
CIR Ii0H Rey0frs.-Ine Street Commissioner sent
tlefoowug in reply to the resol1t requiring hilu u
report the cause OF delay in making rep- 10 the City
Hall
S,oord ART the additional story wa crlc.sd % b. PIT
co.npets lie work bofc Winer aai Ia. then
srre Criis.ou.r Tsihcr Than tie present ;cnpsry
roof rcnoyed-thus exposing the CITY Hall % ,he tleri
terurd eI the construction Of tue third '.oFy until
neV Spring
Ife paper was ordered to be printed.
.SirCt Cic0riHg.-Mr. BRADY offered preamble
setting forth hat the ordinance adopted bT tue Com.
mon Council last Spring directing the City lnspecor
10 advertise ff c,.aing the streets for term OF five
yetrs had not been carried out in OF the
omission Of the Corporation Counsel to draw uD the
form Of cortract. Accompanying tne preamble was
resolution, directing the Cooperation Counsel to pre-
psro tie proper papers and present them - the Cry
Inspector which was adopted
Tie special order Of the evening berg the report o
the COMMITTEE Railroads, relative TO running small
csis on the Hudson River Railroad, it CALEB up
for cOucuTeIce.
Considerable debate followed, end one or two
tlnendments were offered. Messrs. Dunn ami Genet
had private disagreement about the matter, aud ia
Tie course of tnef remarks TO each Ot1er Dir. Gt net
was heard to say he would not vote against the
report.
Mr DUNy replied, in tie classic and eloquent leu
If fi,.. f1 i
Eghtecuth Wsrd, - Vote, ard be id"
Nep- YOIk STATE VOmQn'S U0spifaL-Tne report Of
tie Committee on Finance, Il whom was 'icrrod ti.
AJermsuic resolution on this snbect presented
rep, ri recommending the substitution oil the following
in place Cf the resolution adopted by tie Al icrneu:
It,olred That tho Couns, 20 te CorPorson b. aDd ne i
hereby autlonzed aud directed 10 prepare aud cause 20 BE- exc
Lommo1ay tine C,y Of Ncwiors 20 the ard
Of Governor. Of the NesYO Sate NOmans Hopis the
block Of ground in said city bounded hy tie Fourth Az
Forty ninth ftree Lexington avenue ana ftcth stieet con
teinng thirty j lots thefcabos; the said conveyance
conside ration Of lawful money Of the Ucd statc
herein specified sa be used fr the purposes Of ssd New
State Hospital aid OnseT aud IN further colstd
Grafton Of lis yancr the Governors Of said WO1h1
Hospital all aud maintain We1'y iOur l ree beds
r poor per,ons residing ~ the City Of Nc" OK nj p,c
sad ptsl b. nomued in such manner as n'y D.
provided and H. ordinance i pasrG by
the Council laticn thtEto then the nonlniio-
10 be by the Mayor a subject - the same rGes
regulations enacted l said Board OF Goefn,r io ihe ID
mission of other patients
The report was adopted, after which the Board adj
journed to Monday.