New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-12
BOARD OF COUNCHMES,

The Board met yesterday afternoon, Mr. CO2NELL
in the chair.
Pefaions-Of property owrers in Sixy.irs. street,
between Second and Third avenues, for sewer. OF
Thrd-avenue Railroad Comp for sewer In Th,rd
avenue between Sxty-frst aud Sxty-sxth streets;
referred TO Committee on Sewers. Oi t.. Blake aud
A. Woodruff, relative to improvement oil the Russ
pavement in Broadway; to Committee on Streets.
The JJ,sf Washington Market COHtrOUsTSy-Ihe
communi cation from the Mayor relative to tue West
Washington Market suit, wac received.
Mr.. CoRSELL offered q resolution directing the
Council to the Corporation to defend the tenants
against whom suits may be brought who occupy stands
bY virtue of lease from the city. Lost. Yeas, Ia
JTs Contested Seat-Mr Ross presented resou
tion that the Committee on Contested Seats bs re-
ouested 10 report to the Board a, is next meeting.
After short debate and motion 10 lay tho reSou-
tion ON the table, which was lost the resolution was
adopted.
pirate - 900 to repair and refurDish the Controllers
Office IL aso concnrred 10 appoint a Committee OF
five from each Board, to report whst measures are
necessary protect the rights aud privileges OF the
Mayor and Common Council granted by tae Dchgs
sLd NJ 5ntgomoTy chatter. 8.
"a TIE TGI Lery.-The Board took recess tof half
an hour after which the PRrsIDENT ststedtha. u was
eype.ted the report of the Conference Com nttee on
the Tax Levy would be acted upon tonight, but be
ur dersood hist had been received aud sid upon the
table by the Board of Aldermen, which hsi then sd-
iouIneo TO Monday.
Mr. OJTARsos moved that when the Board adjourn,
il adjourn to the first Monday in March. He said that
M the request of the Board Of Aldermen this board
had met to take action upon the levy. The Board ci
Aldermen had received II. but Il was nprObaDe tnat
il would be adopted for at least two meetings. Lac
members Of the Conference Committee had male
MANY important alterations, which they mad no
righi to Co. lie was convinced that this board
could do nothing more, and that the levy would DO
passed BY the Legislature before the ih ol March
Mr.. CK.Tr said +. was usual 20 adopt tic tax levy
in the Common Council before tue Legislature look
action upon 1t. 49,
ero suffering on acc cunt OF tEis tax leyy lie was 10
an eng sine house recently Yhere tle iemUefs Htc SUI
ftriIg fer coal ID seep fire.
The motion to adjourn was adopted oy 10 leAS %
10 dsys.
to n scind the resolution requesting the COMMITTEE on
the Contested Seat u report at the nett mesnog,
which was adopted, NJ. FGEAR yo'ieg 10 The sfif u
atiye.
vote on question in which ne directly Interested
The PRtsIDEST said that IN regard 70 the acton OF
tie COMMITTEE lie had s right 10 vote
Mr.. OTIARs0S said il Tss usually considered codr-
teou, for person 20 decline voting, when he was AIN!
self Interested
Mr. GILMORE then moved TO dstha.se the Con-
IN ttee from fuitter consider ation Of the question.
Mr.. LAINBKER asked The object If the motion.
Mr. ALLEs said that when be presented tas r.soii-
ton for Committee on Contested as he sas salts
fed that the Democratic side Of the House did ID; IN
tend 20 report The nacton of the Committee vas
wrong to tbe Republicans. Tasy deprived them OF 3
man whom he believed eatitlei 10 the seat wHich
wss occopied by Mr.. Fresr.
Mr. LGINBTER ssked Mr.. Rhodes 20 sIplsin Why be
was ar 1iOus to bEve the Committee discharged.
Mr. BrLIEEL SID the Committees o. Contested
SEATS amounted 70 nothing. They could MT 80 behiai
the returts Of the Canvassers.
Mr.. OrTARsoy replied ths. TIRE Board Alone hst The
power of deciding on tue qualhcst0ns oi Its Owe
members. TIE other side OF the hoa,e would require
10 votes 20 adopt the resolution, and Mr.. Fres was
not entitled TO vote. II they received RePuo-csn
vote. they were welcome 20 il. Mr.. Otsfson :osn
called the resdens attention to the twenty sec oui
rule, prohibiting s member from voting on question
in which he wa, personally interested.
NJ CoR,yIJ left the Chair and said il woult ro:
he courteous IN the msory to press the scsarge oil
the Committee. He moved to lay the motion OF the
table, which wss adopted by IA yeas to nays.
ADotker Judemsat TO Be pGld.-Tte report CT ths
Fina1ce Comuite in fsvor Of rfnndiug 20 rnonl ,.
CDoyIe SIG 53 amount of jutgreot obtainst ag.ns'
him il tbs Fcurth District Court for the ohcii per
fcInsnce ef hs duties as Do1kmsster II oorh.'. J.
sutLori,y vih che of tLs Hsrbcr Masters dn-sf ti'
| a., a Nprii 1857, wss sioPtei.
III, INT Csn-vt1. o. Acconrh-Ths resolution %