New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-14
ROARD OF COTNCILMEN.

There was full attendance at the meeting of the
Board yesterday. The President occupied the CHAR
DREDGING Corporation ShPS.-Mr. McC,RrY Of
lered resolution to direct the Street Commissioner D
take prompt TO dredgc such OF the Corpora
lion Slips require it. Adopted.
Russ Pdremeat RelaOrGf-A rem0nstrauce, signed
by merchants in Broadway, against taking up the
Russ pavement, was received and referred to the Com
mittce Streets.
GRADE Of Worth Str,et.-The report of the Street
COMMITTEE Concurring 10 alter the grade OF Worth
street from Broadway to Church street, was adopted
Fyaf Drinking HvdrdRfs.-Mr. OTTARsoN, pre-
scented the following report the subject OF establish
ing free drinking hydrants:
bvdTsnts for blinking purposes finding they
in poance the health and comfort of the people do recon-
in such Tubc situations may selected By their Board fit,
hySI' ss OI ,s SS r. pcn9 aasTod hS this an e
pemsnts movement what form Of by dran
therefor DSls rT.esca pae the ons resolution M adoption
Re.ored That the Croton Aqueducs Department be- and they
eoTens public streets and places in tbd city, dy crOo
draat with attached the said to be OF sch
pattern CToon Board select and . be under the IN
sPccon and superintendent Of the Officers Of mat Department
Mono G N !S' JoSES, comni''o".
The Report was laid over.
Mr. J. Ill. Bartholomew sent in proposition 10 iur-
nish hundred or more of his drinking fountains, on
the same plan the one erected nelr the kotunda N
the Park, for - apiece. The paper was Endorsed,
referred TO the Special Committee on Drinks.
ARotAcr Proposal TO Clean the S'rects.-Slr Alex
NtNN'~
the streets of the city for five years for s!N1,UUO
year. ~ ~
report of the Committee on Roads III favor OF giving
the contract TO keep the roads in repair To Messrs
Walielnie y Con0yer, al S0O,oUU year, was
adopted. ,,..,.. ,., 80
ceived from the Controller, calling the attention o. .he
Common Council to corporation slips which require
dredging. 10 Committee on WharNe', ileis anu
Slips. -; -
received from the Street Commissioner setting iorth
that Tie old bridges and hoaJs az the Grand street
Ferry are greatly out of repair and in dangerous con-
,iiticn. lie recommends To- AVOID the fesponsiolly "
accidents that his department he dIeced 20 adNcI.
for procSals for contract "a rebuild Inc OfdSeS a'
ansts Of that ferv OF 10 authorize the Ferry company
10 do il under the supervision OF the Street depart,
ment Referred to Committee on W harVe>' tietS anu
Slips = a., ,,,.;,-,,v oe
the Committee on Streets IN favor of giving inc con-
tract to T.. johnson and IL. r. SaNfe VIZ .o o aeY
clean the streets for the next nve year a. F'''
per annuin, caused considerable aeoa'y: Smith
Mr.. OTTARsoN moved 70 SUBSTITUTE hVoo'' - ~
in place of johnson and Ssyre. Lost; 4poh
BY amendments the names Of l. H. heou an ~ ",
EFT Earle were added TO the contracting parly, a ~.
report then adopted These parties p.U!hSoo -,
clean the principal streets every {" -
and the whole city once week. Justice Steer -, w.
on hand with proposition 10 do the "'fA ."
specifications for SIS 600 year. -...., :.
Russ ParcmcR'.-The report OF the Co,nA.g - -
favor Of awarding contract II Charles T.. Na,etou!
Co. to take up the Russ pavement anu Sao,'''G.e
the Belgian in It's stead was called up, ana gave i'e
to considerable debate.
Mr. L,NEKER said lie had given the MISTER u,
siderable attention. and from the facts whion M
been developed, he was convinced that Il woud o. AZ
ul-adNlscd step To remove this pavement. New On
ca no, possess better paved street th.u - T.
There no yield to H. aud i, next 10 lmpsn,na
Die. There was no other pavement, in eN,s'eucc ,n"
could bear the travel which passed through tia. ST.
80 well a. the present pavement. lie did no1 Opus
The nmoyal on the ground Of objection ID one con
tractor or another nor because il was simply N Voia'
ton Of he charter. |, might be believed thai because
The people the line oi BrosdSay have not apPeafea
IN tins matter that they are comparatively 81
action comes. thew would show their opposition
TO The project lie was opposed 10 the passage
u iis contract because it would be an injustice to