New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-14
Il OBLIC MEETINGS
RNARn OF ALDERMEN.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
A regular meeting 81 the Board of Aldermen was
held lat evening the President, Mr.. PICK, IN The
chsir
MIR. CORNELL offered the folio wing resolutions;
Bhe,yu, The present disturbed condition OF national politics
has brought sho distress ali classes Of CITIZENS not
ony II Newly CA, but throughout the Union; and
HAeas he does not appear to be any immediate prospect
Of relief unle prompt and decided are taken to arrest
t dsssoy progress Of sfss and IN restore harmony and
god feeling between the different portions OF our common
fnencial metropolis Of America a. web e to that oil me pssrie
Reerea That lis Honor the Mayor he rec ecfay requested
to call scneeting Of the eke9. q es an e ny ,D
sued order 10 eeabih and harmony through 'ut e
Union aid especially pronounce opinion as to the
Me": Of RsGrs,als: BY The CcasissaOna delegation from
ills city. The llth Of December. 1900
Mr. DARRAGB said he could not the necessity or
u,;,ity Of tie resolution The South was determined
to dissolve the Union at all hazards There had been
great many UEion-saving movements IN this city,
and the continued progress Of the nation ought TO
satisfy gentlemen of the folly Of such demonstrdi ,ns
He believed the nation would have been sick II
ii had not been set up with 70 much lie vas Ia favor
OF letting tie Union alone. Ii was sound IL would
lie sved-at least all that worth sivlng-wltn0h
such meetings. He moved TO lay the resolution on the
table. Lost.
MIR. owns began speaking, when
MIR. B0oLE called for the reading OF the resolution
After the reading, Mr.. BoOe moved its adoption aud
called the previous question. MIR. Booe being re-
minced that Mr. Owens had yielded the hoor only for
tie reading OF the resolution, Tie motion for the pre-
,ious question withdrawn.
MIR. OWENS was unprepared TO vote TOT resoijtlOn
of tn. kind. ii moved that il lay over. Lost.
Mr.. GENET said he did not mind waking up IA little
hulder for Lis Honor the Mayor; but as 1t wohll De
matter Of expense the city, be should not vote for
it, lie cid not approve of this getting up denJistr.
lions aud proc tanning that distress exists. lie Jaw no
distress except among those wholly their mproviIence
deserved it,
tbn, tlay,. hi. ft.f
into tie hands OF the Mayor after tue meeting had
Teen got up bill of expenses would come back IN the
Board On a former occaion the Mayor seat back "a
ILL of 81 600. In this it igbt be OOJJ. Pro-
ee,sOns ght be got up, the military mgt be called
ont to parade ana variety of useless expenses III
cured. He was sorry the resolution had been offered.
Tie people Of New York had spirit enough and pati-
osm enough into them toget up meeting Themselves.
Mr.. BOoLE moved that the resou,i III be referred to
special Committee of Three, to report ut the next
meeting. The motion prevailed, Messrs Bagley, ruU
ney Starr, Plat, Ovens, and Farley voting III the
negative. Messrs. Cornell BoOle ana Starr were APP
loiDted on tie Committee.
Mr. STARR offered tho following resolution, viii n,
upon mot,n Of Mr.. BooLE, leave was granted Ill to
withdraw.
ksof,d his Honor the Mayor be and he hereby in
sruc,ed to employ twenty nsonse, forthwith
South Cao for the purpose of converting the innso ants
,Leir Leeds
Tie report of the Committee on tie action of the Fire
Conn istionels in disbandpg several companies Game
M, when
Mr. STARR moved that the report be laid the
tai le and tie action Of the Fire Commissioners
filmed. Mr.. GENET moved the previous question,
Which was ordered. The CHAIR stated that the ques
ton was Oh the motion of Nj. Starr confirm the
tion Of the Fire Commits ioueis. Lost. Mr.. BooLE
Offered resolution 10 reverse the action Of the Fire
Commissioners. Mr.. OWENS moved 10 lay this RESP
tiOn Oh the table. Lost-l2 TO g. Mr. Bodies motion
then put but lott for want Of constitutional M
jOriiy, 10 voting in the affirmative and in the Mega
tivt-k IS than threeiourtls of the whole Board AIR.
BoULE then made a motion 10 reconsider, reilrking
that he had got another member III. Air. OwE,s
moved that tLis motion lie on the table. Lost. Tle
motion 10 reconsider was tEen put and carried. Mr.
BoOLE then moved tie previous question, wnien was
followed by Mr. Owens with a motion to lay on tine
table Lot. The previous question was then ordered.
Upon tie passage the resolution the vote stood II
III uti natN and Messrs. Starr and Owens In tne
negative
es,luion in favor Of paying $3.50 for dredging
the slip foot of Hammond STREET WAS adopted. Ihs
w@k done for tie express accommodation OF the
Great Eastern.
Mr.. BRADY denounced the affair asa swildle; among
other for opposing it he 81 tied that the ma
ageis refused 10 give the members OF the Common
Council fee pass board until after great deal OF
l1lcitaiiOn.
leit;on, numeroufly signed demonstrating against
the scOn Of the Commissioners Of Assessment OF the
enral Park extension, referred to the appropri-
ate Conn ittee.
a resolution was adopted, concurring with the |
Board of COuncilmen, directing the City Inspector TO
advertise proposals for cleaning the streets Of tue city
in acc ordance with tie act passed April H. 1861
Resolutions TO increase the salary of tine first clerk
Of the SupeiintendenIs of Repairs and Supplies to |
g. go al OF the second clerk to 100; tt OF the
C,rk Of the Bureau Of Arrears TO $1,000; that vi the
CeIk of the Collector of the City Revenue to ,75J
that Of the Redemption Clerk in the Bureau of Arrears,
10 ST. $50 were severally Lid over Adjourned to
MOnCay.