New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-22
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.


IN the chair.
Northumberland Stonds.-By' Aid. Tu,EER-
That the City nsIes report whether any tax or fee
r. imposed and collected from persons selling articles
OF food in any of the streets IN the city AMI all the
particulars. Adopted.
Seam on EIrreaM Artnuc-Nd. BR.DrEY offered
preamble and resolution on the complaints against
steam on Eleventh avenue, and to prohibit the use OF
locomotives on said avenue below Fiityninth street,
from and after the lst of June next. Referred to the
Committee on Railroads
persons having keys Of any OF the apartments IN the
basement of the City Hall BE- required to deposit the
same with the keeper forthwith aud where unauthor-
lied persons have taken possession OF any OF SAID
apartments. the keeper OF the City Hall il hereby di
rected TO remove them from the premises and secure
the same from further intrusion. Referred to Commit
tee on Repairs and Supplies.
The Harlem Traek.-By AID; BooLE-Th9t the
track of their road on the Fourth avenue, between
Fortysecond and Eghty-sxth streets, conform TO the
established grade OF the said avenue. Referred.
Tie Hamilton square Grade.-By ADD BRADlY-
That the Commissioners OF the Central iark De au-
thOrized 10 remove quantity OF earth from that
part of Hamilton square fronting on Third avenue
above the grade of said Park. Adopted.
Wards Isiand.-By Aid TCCRGR-That the reso-
luton giving the late Mayor the appointing of ref,
cree to decide on the purchase OF the Wards Island
property be repealed. Which was referred ~ Com
mitfee on Lands and Places.
The Street Dep0rtmfn,.-F From Charles Devlin, in
answer to the charges made by Street Comm ssioner
Conover. The paper was laid on the table, ana is as
To the Hon the Board If aldermen oft1e City c Ner Yek
GsILEnEN: From bOyhood up through life OF toll and
worked hard worked steadily worked honestly, and have
mater with met o % eo h%1 psHs that long & @
owcizens have known and those knowing Inc most init
%ssn Gs what the pOSdess and saIes
oesve children that never through that long e Of lS Was
present time when the most corrupt crew OF unPrncp men
that ever at ss aeap me- DOWN.
Ms stand in their 10 power VIII they seek 20 ao!se
Democrats city where Office is open spe it, and
though friends who would have stood
never sought office and held thought of holding
one till the death Of hate worthy Street JOSEPH
lef va by that sadeven After much hesitation was IN
.Ddeled Ss ), the cs Of our city
by both branches Of our City Government hed me
termination to do right which has been the guide of life from
boy hood thu present time and will be Ill its cos
nv Jo o %s csqd to appear before Judge Peabody
s Why soa mot after %s aeied without the oo Of
law justice. and thrown into Edrdgesreet Prison The
VIZ. bbsn oecn and LOCKS were picked and the book
cted risks Of mnta and destruction among the
to the city What alteration militia.
9n may have taken place esnn0 G hos the yeIy .
say, myself that during the bIci OF time was permit
any contract boob belonging alter any parr
usr The gritty which has had the nAnnss To make
direct hos iusuusted the iaseh0od aud ishood is
Preyou. to accepting Office sold out al and every sOsEsct
awarded proeresspe in which had any interest Honestly
too sold bogus sales which stand between NE aud my
creditors made on purpose to seiIaud ras me veneer
my sccuscs they better yeed IN them than eau ever
exercised that light honestly. This .ccaeI' know and
through the dim twilight Of mora perception IL when
ibsve been too busy employee notice and doubt
S"so s pIP pay s OF o oSa
frauds perpetrsed Department of which he prom
s to Su ys sS 1G 10, ..hs. n % Pe s lie
and the late Street Commissioner so broth. rh9od OF 2ve
onsed political creed Of either MI Taylor or his reVe
hardly him be rving the ashes Of Joseph
against the weeping widow If his shouike feroy spare not
political hieSnery and the foe of moral p;ude both meeting
IN conjunction In the need expect no mercy
gle ~t Of my Whole life would my children blush to
'hns ma be had found In DEGRADED as himself
thc uher Developments promised, there - tte doOo'
thai he himself in the Office which he
ssps 70 ~ be vii not only SHOW you bat viii show to al tie
The nc. charge sssr', and the only which .ha
And ~h. is The charge AGAINST The original contractor
"a used 10 p nH Hes and S did WITH great rGaeanes
said recommended by I'll. surveyor long before the death
T,yo! vs.: Wrong honesty Undertake to
Which others Ia. for dong 1 d eS t. 10 til wsai
hard honestly and steadily H. until accepted oAe In June
failed Aud feel he nsmory Of nv
that
dissipation, IN which the lobbying genius ser bloc
somed night blooming cecu. in the al Albv
ash any OF my eOwcens WHERE s the dison5rabe tliSs
| don, Nv this matter, tOnovcr'
have preferred the quiet road 20 moderate indecndan.
routh honest toll the bashy and perhaps
pathway OF my eninen.ly pdon aud 'poes seise i-
an Me be-, no whatever the rccoI1 N.Y. III
NAV be- humble the gold q aoris could not .nGue
/ 70 chspf, it for his. . . A.
Tbs Other caes numbered rom one % t~'S,, ~ 6own
Ntich tired meAe o. AGAINST me are ~hef Than the
one bs,, jus, d'ected One ~ zoe ;hey % I, M I'D
eXpaned but my time 10 too prcoous hid :" yors To- L.
xh,fsd III. N 81 thai the o~''t MA ofde'
70, ,. he r,t .nd Ia. he .ty ndsd No" s'-h N