New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-11
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN.

There was an average attendance Of members at tho
meeting held on Monday evening.
PQUemeat Repdps.-On motion of Mr.. LENT, the
Croton Department were directed to repair the pave
ment in Dey street, from Broadway to Greenwich
street.
Resolutions Adopted.-Tc repair pavement in Deg
street. between Broadway and Greenwich, under d.
rection of the Croton Department. Requesting tha
Street Commissioner to inform the Board by Whist gu.
thorty pier is being built foot of Eleventh street,
East River To print 4, 800 additional copies of tho
decisions of the Corporal Counsel for the past ten
years for the of the members of the Common
Council. To extend the Third the full width Of
100 feet to the Harlem River Directing the City In
specor to advertise fer proposals for removing night
soil Requesting the City Inspector TO report by what
authority he is cleaning the streets OF the city. Ia
dredge slip between Piers % and ~ Esst River to
depth of 10 feet. Directing the Clerk Of the Common
Council to furnish each Health Warden with copy Of
the revised ordinances OF the city.
The Great Edstern.-Mr. OTTARsoS offered the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions in reference ~ tho
expected arrival of the Great Eastern:
Whereas The steamship Eastern me
Pont in steam navs.tiop s soon erected 70 ar
the event such to emsnd bs attention Of the commercial
esrd That the Mayor and Commonay Of the CITY Of New.
York respectfully invite the and officers Of the Great
Eastern to visit this city and If prschcabs bring the vessel
RssOlred That Committee three from each Board be %.
pointed whose duty sha be this invitation Be Of
csy rendered report may necessary
TO give 1t full effect. Adopted.
The Fifteenth Ward Station house..-The Street
Commissioner sent in communication, in reply TO g
resolution OF the Board directing him TO make
tract with the present contractor for taking down and
rebuilding the sidewalks and entire new front ta
the fifteenth Ward Station House. The Street Com
missioner after calling the attention OF the Board tn
the Both section of the Charter of 1857 says that ha
cannot make contract with a named person TO do 6
particular work at given price; and that the work
cannot be done otherwise unless ordered by vote of
threefOuIths of the members elected TO the Common
Council. He therefore recommended that his depart
ment be directed to do the work without contract.
Mr.. LENT observed that If the Fifteenth Ward was
a Democratic Ward, there would have been diff
Guilty in getting this work done. He believed, how
ever that the Democrats would DO benefited by is,
because the inmates would be composed entirely OF
that party He acted upon the humane principle Of
taking your enemies in and seeing that they vera
properly cared for.
Mr. OrrARsoY remarked that the reason that the
Street Commissioner would not go on with this work
wac, that he probably wanted to give the new
work 10 some favorite II was time 10 know whether
the Common Council independent body md
whether the Street Commissioner could assume to
.radict spd aDnu tho sction Of the Common Council
by his construction of the Charter.
The paper finally ordered TO be sent back 10 tha
Street Commissioner the contents not being satsfac'
tory to the Board.
Mr. CRAFT submitted ordinance imposing fins
Of $5 for dumping manure from the piers in the city.
Laid on the table.
Pemission of Tares.-Ths Mayor sent in veto TO q
resolution renting assessments against various per-
sons for opening Ninety second street, between Fifth
avenue and East River, the ground that the re-
mission of the assessments only be done by relev
ing the parties at the expense Of the other tar payers
of the city whose property has not been benefited 81
the improvement.
WILMINGTON Market.-A resolution was adopted k
appropriate g., 0t0 to repair Washington Market.
Mr. OTTARsoS offered the following resolutions:
Re.p,d Ths. the Counsel the Corporation be requested
Inform this Board Council have the powc
Of ell the members elected
what By whom and fr whn work for the cis
Hall .ball BE- done by the various departments.
Rsorsd That the Counsel the Corporation aso inform tho
Bosrd whether the Heed Of any Department bss the right
obey directions thus adopted by three fouhs vo
Adopted.
Adjourned to Thursday.