New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-09
BROOKLYN I1EWS.
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN


'AsI having called Mr. GENET to order that
e.ente1an ssd thst NJ Cross Wa cs i 'oi
Eonerses end might God have mercy on this country
r Gs s,en,,iemAD ever rose TO that position.
NJ eCEo,s hoped tha. the petition wOu!i be re-
ferred TO the Mayor, with power II these be foregn-
Mr. iEsE1 said that it was a matter Of law that
peculiar sscts have rights which are not entertained
by other parties
Mr. ARcULARIrs al last told tho Board that they
hsd power at ell in the case, and they concluded 70
.eud the petition where 1t beloDged-to the Police
Commissioners.
petition sigred by Gerard stuyvessut and go
Others, praying for ordinance against tnrOwiug
stones and Snowflake reciting tho riots in the Seven
teensh Ward to shoT its necessity, was referred;
A resolution Introduced by Mr. EAN IiNE directs
the Controller TO pay for iron and timber TO the extent
of 81 OC0 contracted for BY the Superintendent Of
WhsIves under Charles Deyiin, Street Commissioner.
IL was laid over.
A resolution directing the City Iospsctor to remove
the night SOIL and the Corporation Counsel ID prose-
cute Jae X. Day, the contractor, was referred.
The following resolution offered by Mr. VAV
TEE:
Re.Oeed Ths toe Controller be aud he hereby directed to
pay employees Of toe Superintendent Lamps AID Gas
under Chsres Dcviu, ESQ., late Street Commissioner.
Mr.. GENET had tne honor OF Introducing the fs!-
lowing:
Rc.oed Th,t the Controller be ana he hereby is directed
Taylor Charles Devliu Street Commits Chs'
Ring Superintendent Street improvements upon
don Of The services performed
MI. GROSS opposed the RESOLUTION c1lefy from tne
manner Of dong the Business. he did no. Ike the way
in which this was brought up No amount was stated,
and he dd Rot think that the Charter oountenanced It,
He should oppose such rascalities.
Mr. GEEET replied TO the last words tbs, vas NJ
tered by the gentlemen. No Iascslides exist WITHIN
my body ana If does within that gentleman, and he
wishes to make charge of personalities charge 1t
upon him and threw it il his face. When we are
charged with personalities, contead that we should
have right to repe taOse charges, and cas-! II back
in the gentlemens teeth.
After eloquent plea by HARRY AKcULARlUs Tor
municipal rights.
Mr. Cross moved as an amendment providing
" only one inspector has been employed on the sans
job and they ali have been appointed according TO
SIR Tom DUNN opposed it; it was meddling with
what was of their business.
MI FRazIER-I hope that are resolution won't
prevail The gentleman of the Sixteenth. every time
he gets up, be goes against the working man Of New
York Idont why he can't be as liberal to white
man as TO poor negro.
Mr. Cross vindcated his motives, his amendment
was lost and the resi- luton passed, 10 To A.
Mr. FRAZIER presented the following:
ResOsed That No Member shall be allowed to speak upor
ouo Subject. for q longer Time than five biinuets
This interesting document was laid over.
The Committee on Railroads reported in favor of
allowing small the Hudson River Road south
of Fifty third street. Adopted.
The following report from the Street Commissioner
vas received and ordered to be printed
OFFICE OF E ST1 sFsstT J Gossi s5S
To the Honorable the Common Council
the honor to submit the following condensed statement
In reference the psen condition OF the wsyes o. the city
Ihe hss reported on Na RVe cs' hogt on
Ssed IN the lis. pDs mdsd and seven there
"a in dangerous coalition, requiring heavy repairs
In good order either being repaired by owners ucosed
for steamboat purposes Or requiring only slight repair d TINS
the piers reported oy the as being in good
40 and g East River require immediate aud heavy
Fer r. 5000 pier g. S. 5OC pier 49, $780, piet l3,
5sD psp0Sd G sRsy a T suho
Tor proposals repairing The said piers as soon the pecci
''-' EDWARD COOPER, Street Commis'ioueT.
The following veto received from the Mayor
MAYoR's OFFICE, NEw.YoRR June 7, 1858.
10 tie Honorable The Common Council -,,-,.,-n.
GENTLEMEN herewith return to your honorable body the
ordinance entitled IAN ordinance to eoeanze the roon Aque
duct with my objection thereto There are TWO
principal which have INDUCED me to withhold my Signs
Fss Tha. Il cIea.e offices unnecessary for the
plee working of The Department and the Iomp OF
imposed by the charter and ordinances OF the
ceond That it increases without good the salaries
other officers the Department which are by the pro
VISIONS .s thai the arer Of 1857 has imposed upon the
Aqeduct Department the additional charge OF Pavns
wells which adoption part of the duties be-
longing to the Department Of Streets 81, DO no believe that
ssnt to the Water Purveyor well deputy, aud also
OF saOsst Vss y The Bureau Pipes md Of
which PuIyeyo Is the CHIEF officer has now IN add'
take charge especially Of the payments will in ny opinion
aud opinion OF te Croon AqnedIct Board be sUcien,
This bureau, when inst organized had bat two of ers az
signed 10 it. VIZ the Ws;er PuIyeyor aud Cont,.t CeA
has been found at tunes more than sufficient And even now
places vscan 10 CONSEQUENCE OF there not being mount OF
ists duties Of the Wsr Puryeyor require no doubt deputy
aid him ia their discharge more especially to upenntend the
iona hi. a@ wei s,sed that aay further sdSion to The
orce wholly unnecesssry This ordinance ALA, beside provd
ing fot addition the the department. increases the
salaries OF the officers T. which
,inued by the have communications
your boaesee body nay opinion that salaries should not be in
increased responsibility 5s been imposed upon the 9eer
ns'ins .. Which s pcp t he viii nTn
the addition The salaries OF eli Of these officers h.ve from time
formerly the sasry the Water Puryeyor sl0 and his
clerk $50; Water Register $780, and hi. clerks 800
1919 the Office OF Deputy Water Register crested
with additional clerk, and the salaries Of the other
iss, for O the Water Paeyor and Water Register
the Deputy Water Regis six clerks with ster heseI ne
nance proposes to ace.se the salary the Water Paeyor
500 with en- assistant deputy and ssst s1eit :. H .
Register 5000 deputy Sl,5C aud six clerks at 'V each
and osss c,s 500 e.etthas aa.ns sssrs gate ;asTs:
49,, dr. ssSci n: Tor he n,ie. required TO be
performed The services not oneTous
the qualifications higher than those demanded ID branches
OF piivse ih. city ncumbents OF places
are Dot pd character the bushes. Of
of the officers u generally uniform and oil that Is required
hers are some ether objections ordnance ais
me os,econs .Soye pTented are sccn, exhibit to you
nexp+dieDcy being carried into effect For she.e
rsframsd with view better ms< the working Of the De-
P'''Hi''' ~" ''' '''''' DANIEL f. rIEMANN.
The CHAR ruled that the veto TOO late, the or
dinanoe having been adopted more thsp ten days be-
fore the veto was presented.