New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-02
PUBLIC MEEIINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

Aferu!sr session OF the Board held Last even
irg. the President Mr.. Mo SFEDos, in the chs Air.
The Board receive ei ard referred the following;
Pe'VOas-Of residents and property owners neal
the foot Of Hsmersey street to bave tns boats iOl
receiving the nigh-so removed from pief a, ioo' o'
sad street.
To have Third avenue from Fify-sxth street to
Eighth-siHth street, paved with Belgian pavement.
ItrelfM Regiment Ag0lH.-A remorstranoe was r.
ceyed from Msjor General Ssrdferi and Brighter
General Even against the proposltlon 70 meuoriaAe
the Governor to re-orgaDize the l2-h Regiment.
OF Trustee. Of Columbia College, to have sewers "a
fifty ' fst, f;tietl and Forty eighth streets.
Al ordinance was introduced by Mr. BootE requT-
ing IN. yera railroad companies TO have portions OF
tue paved streets IN which rails are lad s"ep'
tS .ce each week at their own expense. Laid over
Defaai',Rg Cobector.-A communication was re-
ceyed from the Street Commissioner recommending
the Common Council 70 give the Corporation Counsei
authority 70 commence proceedings against joseph L.
Taylor, late Collector Of Assessments aDd others as
recommended BY Mr. Conoyer, his predecessor II o.
fee. Referred
Aherofions 10 Franklin Marka.--A commune ston
was received from the Street Commissioner, irolo,ng
one from air. Thtocore Hunt, to whom was awarded
the coniiac. for altering Tompkins Market M nun
stated that he had omitted IN his bld OF siuVVV !,
put in TIE iron BILL amounting 70 1914. He desired
therefore 70 withdraw his bid The Street Comns
replied that ne lad no power to ao" tle "iAdia"-
al LAID over. T..
ApUotnfmknfs Of the Croion Agueduct Board.-it
yas moved and seconded that tue Special Committee
TO NON W6, iSifIicN tIo - r;t
for the Croton Aqueduct Board be discharged. lue
motion was lost.
Mr TUoMnY moved that the Board adjourn.
II was stated BY Mr.. BRADLEY that It had been
announced that the Committee could not agree. He
therefore moved that the Committee be authorized 20
blng in majority and minority reports Lost, 10 o.
MT. BRADY ssd he thought the Board was ready 10
confirm the nominations OF the Mayor The Democratic
members were divided, aud the question would have
to be deciced BY Republican votes. he moved to lay
the matter over TO the next meeting.
Mr. OWEN was ready 10 dispose Of the question now,
and he presumed the Board mad fully can'a'sed the
matter go
Mr. BRADrEY regretted that the Democracy, with a
majority Of four reduced to the ptul necessity Of
having the matter decided by six Republicans.
NJ TCOMEY made insiLuations against certain Dem
ocrstie members, whom he intimsted had couniyed
with the Republicans. He considered II trap sol
to cary the thing through now.
Mr. GENET repeled the insinustion OF Bargaining
with the OppositOn.
MI SrAFR wa, opposed to laying tie matter over.
The Republicans Lai got the Democratic party
divided aud he wanted to keep them AT least until
this question was decided. 90
The motion to lay over was lost BY the folio wing
YEAsMe.'rs; Smith, Heory, Taomey Adams Bo''e' Sea
EAYs~Ms..rs Stephen, B4dy s.arr Dirash Lyne' Peek,
Owens and j,net-S.
1t was then moved that the Committee be discharged.
Carried. 10 TO q.
M GtsIr called for the reading Of the Mayor 5
communication
The President announced that it vas not before
the Board
IL the midst Of a rambling discussion, several mo-
tons TO adjourn were put and lost.
Tie PRrsIDEHT announced that there were no pa
pers on the table, aud unless there wss some business
10 come up he should declare the Board adjourned.
Mr. OwFS moved that the Board take up the name
OF Myndert Van Schack for confirmation.
The president stated that the commune aton ot the
Mayor making the nomination was not before them,
and 10 take the proposed action was out Of order.
The communication at this moment produced by
one fthe clerks, and the motion OF Mr. owen was re-
newed. .
Mr. TU0MfY moved to amend by including Mes'rs.
Tappan ana Craven, the other nominees.
Tie amendment was Cst-StoS.
M GENETT moved to lay the confirmation OF MT.
Van Scbaick on the table Carried to-.
II was moved by Mr.. ADAMS that the ma mes OF the
other nominees be laid on the table 70 Friday night
Carried, by vote of 10 to ,.
The Board then adjourned to Friday.