The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-27
BOARD OF COUNCUMEN.

sxu Br1eAS PAVEMENT IN BRoApw4y-AuEGED BgBEsY-A
'ssCKSg' IN TEE CHAMBER
The Board met last evening, the President Chas. G.
C6rneii Esq, presiding Alter the minutes OF the pre-
v,sus meeting were read and approved several routine
ser which the subjoined report of the Committee on
Streets was read
% report Of he Commee on Of the Board Of Alder
relative to Improvements OF the huss pavement In Broad
That they very carefully considered the su5ec refer
Inc has had mush publicity having been before the
The meetings of the committee all the plans and
sSS ss VIEWS sre Of au al pa .ss listened TO-
Your oS S sgres with the soTss q Tie other
sAaipg too long time to complese the work
ssas.strsson ss wen plan Tals.Sary
MAJ e asDg mp the and S ne ,sss
n the browning Of the street The plaa OF Mr. Ws:eroury
Your committee therefore recommend concurrence with
he Board of Aldermen the adoption OF the annexed or
ordained by The Mayor Aldermen, and Commonalty Of
she city Of york, in Common Connl convened, ThAihs
s.o.dxs from The Battery 70 the 1orAsr! sae
70 Fou,eesh street be taken up ano that The :paees inter
and laid win the Belgian pa emen By conformity and
% the iS0SOs Of on h @ wsr
bury paid for superficial square yard of such
loot ar ssn
foot he %orl 70 b done and paia for
hereby declared o e apsIt 81 lbs ordln sace:
".
Cro.on Aqueduct Board.
The PRESIDENT vacated the chair to speak favor the
saspre He affirmed tina. the offer Ct Charles Guidot 70
compelling Mr. Waterbury 70 dispose Of the stone to him
when it was taken up BE (ar. Corne) hoped the Board
would concur with the Aldermen in psssing the oYdi-
nance.
Mr.. LENT said that Mr. Waterbury had ali the facilities
for performing the work. and as he believer the offer
was q fair one, he would vote for the ordinance.
Mr. BABcocK opposed the passage Of the ordinance and
IN doing stated that the pockets Of an individual official
nStaA frd Ro~rA nf
with the filthy lucre, and his hands polluted with
money buy the votes Of the members to the
acertain sum for his the measure, and he
sfee 10 state the facts 81" any man,, said he, twill
cord bib vote the side Of Waterbury with those facts
staring them in the face, and they Will show them
selves TO The city large willing to place themselves
on that EIDE Of the record, let them do itn
Mf. o1TARsoN remarked that 1t usual for an op-
posipg contractor circulate ruors az the gentle
man spoke or but az he tMr Babcock did mention
Enough be gave the gentleman credit Tor sncery hs ds
1os really believe that ne had been offered any money
He he speaker wassatisaea that Mr. wsterbarys cfsr
was fair ard be would record hts voe in the armative
The Precedent asked Mr.. Babcock 70 give the ZANE Of
tAe gentleman VII, had attempted TO brbe him.
staten that q person officially connected win the
Board had said TO him that there was money be made
BY casting vote on certain measures and taat ne txr
asked said lr. B., "H the Broadway pavement was
en-" and was assured that It wa.
Mr.. O1rARsoS observed that 10 voting upon the question
which about DO put he was not to be frightened
by the assertions Of Mr. Babcock. He Mr. o. one
hing that he NOT approached by any Individual and
believing that the measure was proper one he would
vote 70 concur with the Aldermen.
ns vote was then taken upon the ordinance which was
oet Tor want OF constitutional number, IL having voted
me affirmative and 0 In the negative.
Inc Following are the names Of the members who voted
II the Affirmative II y
Uouncimen Bedford, Jones, Upper Baltes, Van Tine,
Hnsdes Hall, Cornell Mcconnell Plat, Ottarsoa Lent,
Alien, Valentine and Freer '
Councimen Craft, barrow Decker Tovnsend Hoss and
Babcock voted in the negative
moaon OF M ouareon's 10 have the ofca, proceed.
jugs Of the Common Council printed exc,s,ve,y IN N,
HERALD and Tribune was laid over az was resolu,n Of
NJ. PAt's 70 appropriate $500 70 enterelin The New
Haven Common Council. ~"
The Board adjourned til Monday