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


THURSDAY, Dec 3l-Mr. REYsoLDs In tho chd9.
The Board was to have met at p. m, bn: at X
o'clock, quorum not being preeent, MI honIee
ved that the Board adjourn sine die.
Mr.. CLARK hoped the chair would not esertalp 10
motion.
Mr.. REYsoLDs the temporary occupant Of Tie chair,
refused 10 notice the motion.
Mr.. Vay TINE moved that Mr.. Monroe be allowed
10 retire from Office.
Mr.. REYNOLDS put the motion, which was carried
Mr.. MONROE declined to avail himself Of the pnyi-
eye. He intended to watch their proceedings un.J
the close.
A quorum arrived soon after, and tho Iobby beng
full, the Board proceeded 10 business The minutes
in regard TO the alleged contempt Of Messrs kennard,
Brady and Ottarson. were corrected and adopted.
Mr.. CLARK moved to purge Mr.. Warner irom COD"
tempt.
Mr.. WARyER defended himself from the charge Of:
contempt and characterized the conduct OF the pre-
dent in declaring him under contempt az bgh-h"bo.u,
unwarranted, and tyTanDcai
The CHAIR called Mr.. Warner TO order, shd "shco
if he had any apology 10 make ,..
Mr.. WARSER replied that he cou1d no. spo"gl"',
having committed no 0hense. lie was tho parry
The CHAIR ordered him 70 take bis seal. He did
go protesting against the injustice of The preceding
The mcfion 10 purge the member Oft Fourteenth
was then carried. g., m.
asked that the approval OF the minutes be reconsld-
cred from the fact that of the members declared no
der arrest portion Of the names had been onied.
He that all OF the parties ID cobSep' We ~
corded on the minutes
Mr. O1TARsoy without desiring 10 cast any refec-
ton upon the President considered that the fact that
large number OF the minority had been placed under
arrest for endeavorDg, by legitimate means 10 defeat
unjust measure, as very disgraceful pro<eedng
When the majority found that they could pot force
this measure account of the opposition OF the
minority, they choked them down, gagged end bound
them and then adopted the ordinance. For hS part
lie was glad that his opposition was tskep 80 moch ~
heart that it deemed necessary 10 hence tm ~
extreme application OF the rules 9Ee iact that no
ordinance had passed the Committee OF the Whole,
while the minority were deprived q voice, would 90
before the public in all It's detordy ana isth actor
should pass the Board tao minority would TSen
their hands Of il altogether
For his part in such Ease he felt that the record
was an honor and not hsgrace to him. and although
willing 10 ST. and alone upon that platform yet he would
not deprive his colleagues Of the privilege Of eccapy'
ing the same position. Il
the minutes were evidently grossly incorrect.
Mr. BooLE said that the reasons why the minority
wasted 10 have the minutee amended Vas 70 vi:iate
tte proceedings Of Wednesday evening. He should
vote against it. .4
Mr.. OIrARsos pointed out further error in tts
minutes. Messrs. Kennard, Brady and Ottarson were
recorded voting in the negative the reception of
the report Of the Committee Of the Whole, when
they did not vote, and the minutes showed that hey
were under arrest and could not vote.
Mr.. BRADY said that the minutes were printed D.
correctly for the purpose OF helping the majority 70
legalze their action. But The truth wa- omit Dg tho
members under arrest, there we've only % membsis
present, and the proceedings were therefore c'eafy
Illegal. -.3
The motion TO reconsider and amend toe minutes
was then put and lost. NV
remembrance by ID. Appleton and oihet,, ags'he
appIopristiDg site in the Park for the SeS fVS@
Office, received and laid over.
The report Of the Committee coss'TNG W." '"'