New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-05
BOARD or COUNCILNEN

Inc bJ1'u met )ebNIuot arLh<hOOn, mr. CORNELL
in he chair.
Pet,f,ori.-From sisodhojers in the rev j. Tsrson
Market to have TIE ms,b repaired and gn;eI attn
ess. Referred Ia COroui''e~ or Markets.
Ano,hlr H0rs, Lost Mr. J ,el W N4.on peti.;ored
the Board to him for the loss Of his horse
valued ~ $50 ~h.ch fell inton map.hcle in Centre
etreet. Referred 70 Committee 90 Finsuce.
Henry Ctaps Bu.Aday.-Tns Bosrd received 10
have the hass raised The lAh inst, the arniver-
ssry 81 the birthday 90 Henry Clay.
F,Te ErPtne LLDrH,.i.-Mr. CE.Fr offered
utiOb 70 have the hOuse OF lios- Company No. Is
pared At An expebse not 10 e1c-ed 500. R7ferred TO
Committee on Fire Department.
The Common Cotr oii and The L>g,sl1ia'c Toe
resolution q the Board Of Aldermen 10 satbori1e ia
PTe,dentto engage counsel tO represent the Aldermen
before the legislature at Albany came up for acton
Mr. OTTAKsos opposed the coDcu'rspoe. He said
the rsqDt IL a the al to he alo sed 70 employ
couDsei was upust.ily impu1snt. That Board had
done noreo disgrace the city hao ell other causes TO-
eether. No wonder they wanted advocs'es before
her judges. He hoped the city would not be sadded
wi $4,000 for counsel foes 10 grsdfy these men
The paper ~As lsio upon t1o table, by II Yeas to
7 Nays, as folOws:
YEAs-ne~r.. Hall, Ctafs, o,t.r~n Darcy. Ls,. Ross,
FAYS-s.,,s Jonss, snltes Wan TIM, Rhodes Hail. Ger.
nell EoConr.GL Plat, AID VslsH,ns-7
The other rtkOlOtlOn, recommending the appoint
rneDt Of Special Committee 10 proceed 10 Albany for
the purpose Of protesting against the psssagA of the
proposed rev charter. .as sso, upon Mr.. OrrARsoNs
motion LAID on the table by large vote.
A Time and WEATHER Obs,rUntOrs-A commupica-
ton was received from the Mayor Transmitting a
memorial from the Chamber OF Commerce, eqdestiDg
the grant of piece of land the Battery as site
for Time and Weather Observatory Tor the promo
ton Of the interests Of commerce, as well for
trCpOmiCaI purposes. The papers were referred 70
the Committee on LANDS aud Places.
Brookiyn Hat,r CGAbratTOn-Ine msyor sent
another communication, transmitting an invitation
from the Brooklyn Common Council 10 unite with them
and tIs citizens OF Brooklyn in tine celebration the
9th inst of the introduction of water into their CITY,
Accepted.
TIE COop.r Ins'itst.-The Mayer sent in state
mcLt Of the receipts aud disbursements Of the Peter
Cooper Institute from May Let, loJS, 10 Jspuary ls
1850 made to the Comuoa IUucil IN compliance with
the Charter Of that Institute. 1t appears that the rs
ceipts for rents amounted 20 0s3 90 and that the
for furnishing the 1nst0te salares Of
sc amounted to So ijS 81, leaving S625 80 cssh in
the T easury Lsd on the table.
The Coatesttd S,at-Ihe Special Order for the
evening sss the maj rity and ninory reports OF the
SPECIAL CoUmirtee the clam OF JAMES G. Nc ADAa
to seat in the Boao sss OF the Seven
tenth Senatorial District, in place of ALgNAsDER
tHEAk who POW holds the position.
Mr.. LANDER moved that The minority report DO
adopted.
Mr.. RHoDgs moved 40 an amend nent, that the ms
ioTty report be adopted.
Dir. BuLrErL thought the matter should be deferred
for while. The members we're pOt compete nj d'ges
OF the reports yet to give their decision He DOT
prepared TO vote On the question himself. lie hoped
thst that the COmdltee would explain the reports, ss
there WAS conflicting evids nee the subject.
Mr. OITaRsos remarked that Mr.. Bulteel WAS very
wise to seek postpoDement as there we're two eats
vacant on the Democratic eide.
Nj Lent said he rot resdy TO night to vote for
the report presented by MFR. Lsmbser.
Mr.. RHODES pressed the adoption of the msjority
report.
air. LENT moved TO lay the report over. Consider
able cebate followed, ard fually tr motion I, aiopt
the msiOrity report lost by III yeas to III nays.
TIE otion to ADOPT the minority report was s<o lost
by II yeas to 10 nays.
Mr.. PLAT then moved that the matter be ipdef.
ritely postponed, which seconded the Demo
cratic side Of the house. and carried almost uRan
mou.ly.
The Board then adjourned to Wednesday.