New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-01

The Common Council of 1857 closed its sessions
last night. The Aldermen adopted the transparent
swindle Of purchasing the property Oh Wards Is
and giving Fernando WOOD the power to appoint
an srbitcr and the owner of the property another
the decision of these men to be hnaI as concluding
the bargain in behalf of the city; and, under the
gag Of the previous question, the resolution was
adopted BY q vote of 10 to 8. Several resolutions
making payment for extra services were likewise
a5opted. The question of the location of a new
City Hall was then taken up, and on vote 1t was
lost by h tell to IL. Shortly afterward the re.
port Was again taken up, and a long debate
ensued; but on tho vote being taken 10
stood II TO 10, and the whole matter
failed for want of constitutional majority
The bill 10 extend Albany street through Trinity
Church Yard was then taken up, and finally carried
by vote of 16 TO 6. The next business was the
Tax Levy for 1858. Various additions were made
thereto, amounting to between one and two hun
bred thousand dollars, and on vote, the bill was
adopted by 1e to 3. The Commissioners of Deeds
were next in order, but nothing was done with
them. On the charges Of corruption in the matter
of Washington Market there was some debate, and
he subject was indefinitely postponed. commu-
ncation Was received from one Charles Devlin in
answer TO the letter of the Corporation Counsel
said Devln pleading ignorance in swearing to
false account against the city A resolution was
offered to give the money back to Deyln, but it
was laid over There being no further business
the Board passed the usual resolutions of cOmph.
ment to the President, Clerks and Reporters, aud
st L.,
The Councimen after relieving the Member of
the XVIII from contempt, proceeded to business
at IA O'Clock p. m. Mr.. Ottarson, on behalf of
the members who were placed under arrest the
previous evening protested that the action of the
Board GU the ordinance to reOrganize the Finance
Department was Illegal, nasmuch as the sllenclng
Of those members, left the Board without quo
rum, and subsequently, protest signed BY all the
members who had been gagged, was entered against
the proceedings. An abortiye attempt WAS made
by Mr.. Hsswel to suspend the rules so as TO rush
anything and everything through by simple ma.
jority vote. resolution TO pay the expenses in
CURED b. Councilman Hopper i'll contestng his
seat was lost for want of constitutional vote.
A motion 10 concur with the Board Of Aldermen in
giving Mayor Wood $40, 900 for rebelng against
the Police law was also lost; but re-cOnsidered,
aud referred 10 the Committee of the Whole by
whom it was passed. but il was finally defeated by
the minority, who insisted upon the enforcement of
the rule sought TO be suspended, so Mr.. Wood can
not haSe the satisfaction of placing his official sigma
lure to this repayment of his alleged expenses.
Next came up the report from the Board of Alder
men is favor Of removing the steamboat landings,
and tas also suffered the same fate; the minority
being strong enough uno,r the rule 10 defeat il:
whereby 81 the labor ofcertan aembers for the last
six months in attempting to impose snormous ex.
penses upon steamboat owners, for the ;mnrovs.
ment of uptown property at the cost r tho
lower part Of the city, have been in van.
The salary of the Superintendent Of Sanatory In,
specton was raised to S2500. The Board had the
political meanness TO refuse the application of the
Commissioners of Police TO have Commissioner
of Deeds appointed in their Office. The location
of the Post.0fhce then csme up. when Councilman
Haswen adopted the successful tactics of the mi
nority, and, BY insisting upon forty votes, sue
eeeded in defeating the measure; but, as il would
have encountered the veto of Mayor Wood, and as
il had rt'eiyed the Endorsement If the legal ma.
jority Of t-e BOARD, the advocates of the measure
deemed it Ulal issble TO press the matter fur.
ther. Upon thls Post-Ofhce question turned the
fate Of all subsequent business Of the Board.
The minority, having been defeated although
getting majority of the votes, took revenge
BY applying the same rule TO the measures Of the
m'jonty, and no business Of consequence was done
thereafter They first defeated the $40 900 dous.
ton to Msycr Wood, and then killed the removal
cfstenbost landings, and subsequently, the more