New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-31
RoARD OF COUNCLMEN.

The Board met at o'clock on Friday afternoon,
Mr.. CORNELL, the President, in the chair.
Salary Of the Audit0r-Ihe proportion adopted
"A the last meeting increase the salary Of the Audi
tor Of Accounts, wac reconsdered aud land on the
table but IL subsequently, taken up and adopted
Common Council ManUaL-The Board eoneurred
IN erecting David T. Valentine TO prepare manual oil
the Conn ON Councilfo 1860.
STREET InprOuemeHt.1be report of the Street Com
pit,ee of the other Board in favor OF regulating,
grading setting curb and gutter stones and Tagging
s6ew alks in Fifty street between fourth anu
Seventh avenues, was concurred IN.
fAs Pdrk-A resolution to pave that portion of the
Park between Beekman street and Park place was
made the special order for the meeting on saturday
P,f,v-atnsk street.-The Board concurred to regu-
hate aud grade Fifty ninth street, between Fourth and
Firth avenues.
Paciag CoHtraet.-A communication received
frCm the Croton Board, with award of contract for
having Fourth avenue between Thirty-ourth and
thirty eighth streets Adopted.
Salary Of Wafer PurUey0r,-A resolution of the
Board OF Aldermen, in favor OF increasing the salary
OF the Water Purveyor from 81 500 10 5VO, was con-
cured in.
Observation-Disclosures communications were re-
ssved from the Board of Assessors, asking the ap-
peniment of Collectors for street improvements IN va
ioss parts Of the city. In most instances the papers
we're eoneurredm.
Street Par,Hg.-The Board concurred with the
Board of Aldermen in favor OF paving the following
sssses or confirming award of contracts for tue
Filth avenue between Forty ninth and SXty-irst
reels with trapblock pavement In favor OF award
fns ~ Thomas X Downing contract for paving Eighth
avenue from Hudson TO Forty second street In favor
Of awarding contract for paving Eorty-second street
between Sixth aud Seventh avenues, with Bel sian
pavement.
additional appropriation OF 81 OvO for "Clty eonun-
seneies for 1865" was reduced by the Aldermen 10
HIS eco, and was then concurred in by the Board.
Extra COmpensdtioR fer CIerkS.--A number of We
toes from the Mayor against compromising several OF
sbe clerks about the Hall for the Committees
Oh the Common Council were passed by d two-thirds
vote notwithstanding the objections OF the Mayor
More Increase Of Salar1es.-A resolution was con-
troler 10 e. 500 and the proposition WAS amended by
increasing the salary of the Controllers Clerk 10
$1,000 and that of the Receiver Of Taxes 10 600.
Donations 20 the BltRd.-A report donating 10 John
Dalton and nine other inmates o. the Institution Tor
che Blind the Of $40 each was coneurred IN.
Sseon Fire EngtRe.--The Fire Department Com
mittee reported in favor Of giving Engine Co No. IS
steam IRE engine. The paper was eoncurred IN.
The Governors Raofa.-The sum Of VI 500 was sp-
proprisied to the partitions IN the Governor
Room in the City Hall.
Doxation TO the Fire Department A resolution was
eonsoued in donating 1908 to the Trustees Of the
Fire Department Fund.
The Battery Obserrdf0ry.-The report of Com
ittee in favor of granting the application OF the Trus-
tees Of the Chamber OF Commerce for plot of ground
the Battery Tor the erection Of an observatory, was
adopted
Dosatisa.-The sum o. 3, goo was donated to the
Eew-iork Eve lnhrmsry.
S.eam- Be,iers.-1be ordinance providing for the
Inspection Of seap-boers n the city, and appointing
. Snp< rinienden;, adopted.
large amount Of routine business transacted,
and after seson of four hours, the Board dourned
10 Saturday, a, O'Clock, p. IN.