New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-13
BOARD OF COUNCHMEN.

FRIDAY, Feb. 12-CHAs. II. HAswELL in the chair
ICt,tiOns-For a sewer in Forty-seventh street. be
tween Seventh and Eighth avenues. TOCOAmittee on
Fire Department.
ResolutionS-To grant Dr. Sater permission to place
Powers statue Of ashngton in the Governors Room;
Committee on Arts and Sciences. To pay Walter j.
Pinckney $3.50 for services a. clerk to Committee on
Assessments Committee on S8lares and Offices 10
authorize the Controller TO advertise for location for
Hose Co. No. 90 adopted. To direct the Second
Avenue Railroad to take up their second track, laid
without authority, in First avenue between Houston
and First streets; Committee on Streets To dl--
charge the Committee of five appointed to tender the
hosptalities Of the city to Rear Admiral Mohsmned
Pasha and appoint Committee Of three for that pur-
pose, to act in conjunction with the Mayor and Com
mittee from the Board Of Aldermen; adopted 10
authorize the Controller to draw his warrant for such
sum as the Mayor may think proper, not to exceed
$l,Go to be expended in receiving the Turkish Ad-
mral-the Mayor to approve the bills laid over.
TO C0ncur ruth tie Board of AldeTnen-Thst the
Joint Committee Accounts be instructed to take
up the investigation into the affairs of the Finance
Department where it was left BY the Committee Of
the late Common Council, and prosecute the same to
its completion that they be further instructed to cause
the books in all the Departments to be written when
necessary; that the trust accounts be thoroughly ex-
amined, the Department of Arrears revised and cor.
rected that all collectors accounts be audited and
examined that all errors be reported to the Common
Council and that competent accountants be- appointed
by the Committee and 5000 appropriated therefor;
concurred in TO direct the Harlem Railroad Com.
avenue, between Grand and Seventeenth streets,
within GO days from this date; to Committee on Raul
roads That the Hudson River Railroad be directed
to raise their rail tracks between Charlton and Canal
streets so as to conform the street grade; to Com
mittee on Railroads. To appropriate 500 to deray
expenses of Committee to Albany to endeavor TO oo
tain the repeal Of the Police and other laws; lost for
want of constitutional vote. To appropriate 81 0o0
to deay expenses Of investigation of the frauds OF j.
b. Smith in the Controllers office; lost, for want OF
constitutional vote.
Reports-Of Committee on Fire Department, in
favor of purchasing location for Engine Go. No.
80. Adopted. OF Committee Sewers, in favor OF
building sewer in Trinity place. Laid over. Or
Committee on Sewers in favor OF building sewer in
Forty.eghth street, between Sixth and Seventh av-
enues. Adopted. From Board of Aldermen, in favor
of organizing John o. Watkins and others Hose Co.
in the Ninth Ward. To Committee on Fire Depart
ment In favor If donating 500 loads of street manure
to the managers Of the Five Points House OF Industry
Adopted To concur with the Board Of Aldermen to
adopt the tax levy for 1853. Laid over. To fix the
salary of three fire telegraph operators at $50 each
per annum. Adopted. In favor OF building a
sewer in Avenue A, between First and Second
Greene street from 10 feet east of Blocker street to
and through Fourth street to Barrow street Adopted
To confirm assessment list for sewer in the }owery
between Madison and James street Adopted.
From he Board Of Aldernen-That the Committee
on Frauds be authorized TO employ searcher at "
per day. Lost To appropriate 81 500 to charitable
objects in celebrating WashingtOn's Birthday. The
Board adhered to its former action sppropratlnS
So 600 for the celebration of the day.
The CHAIR named as the Select Committee to go to
PHILADELPHIA to see tire-engine, Messrs Braly,
Plat and McCarty. To receive Rear Admiral Mo-
BANNED Pasha, Messrs. Van Tine, Genet and Cross.
Adjourned to Wednesday at p IN.