New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-01
BROOKLYN COMMON COUNCIL,
now THE CHEAP.rERRY BILL WAS KILLED

HOW THE CHEAfsfEhht BILL NAo |
The CoDmon Council met last evening, the rnA.
DENT in the chair The most important oa'''es'
bsousht up was In relation to the ferries and oPer
tons st Albany. The folio report .. sda on
milee ON Accounts of the Special Co"mi"'0 '"
Fernts wac IIeseptsd ,n. .,,o,u..
They have made such examination soc oaacps Of The
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vh proper sIsl.oe.s ese they viii be- sm.nc,p.ci ron
by XswYSI. nSp Council md that the O
Ss ere ra placed the Legislature in the hand; 81 I'm
| Of all equally RORERT FUZZY,
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Special Comni.tee
COZ mtee At Albany, on the ground the. i was CON
NC lily reported ,hst money had been tsed in anempt
Y " to brbe the legislature
| Mr. FUBEY stated ttyst tho money used hsd oeen
properly expended, and thoaght it unnecessary 70 o.
tail the items.
Mr.. DAYrox. of the Albany Committee, said he had
objection 10 giving III tesair US far as be was con
cerDed, and sheu went on TO give HISTORY o. the
operations at Albany. stating that he cafe on Thur
low Weed, and saked him 70 tas 9 his hapds off the
OnsCept Ferry bill and he replied that il he had
sDS%n e what be ds hen he would n .Ssa a aU
piled 10 by be Alderman aud ne the AGENT offered to
have the ne Cent Ferry bill passed FOR $l5,ooO A
XXI hat and sp handed wss ,ns ssen
g Subeee fleLty, the Alderman ca Mr. Weed and MI.
SraDah oonveJsing together after which the form r
that he he'd 1 To s seA Con-
mite D. and said the bill could not be passed FOR .sss
thar $l7 500 and check from private parties for the
ADD opsl sum was handed over TO nun: Meea s' ,h
I'd said he could 90 against his frends snd the
: CHI lcks were returned. This was the Friday pre-
Vi to the adjournment of the Legislature Ire AT,
DC Legislature told him that he 1.-THE menberl had
seer hired by the Union Ferry Company TO defeat the
bal and that it woud be done The sum paid Tor de-
" 1carog 1t was $50 900.
After some further remarks the report OF the Com'
m mittee accepted. - -,
III Mr.. STRONG submitted remonstrance signed by I2e
,S property holders of the Eastern District agAnst TAX
Dg action in relation to the proposed Improvement o.
20 Bushwics avcpue.
=, The Report of the Committee on Wstsr Rates was
~ taken up and adopted T0eries for private dwellings
are smsr TO the CIo,on SCALE while for manufao;ur
v. ing putposes they sre somewhst lower.
n resolution adopted granting 10 j. Wh'ttlesey
& Son privilege to change the railroad route Ii the
c Eastern District for which they have grant They
are authorized change the route from portion o.
@yserole and morrell streets to Bushwck avenue 70
he run through Graham from the corner OF alsse
Up role street. Meseroe street to Cook street; Coos
I'D street TO Smith street; Smith street 70 Deoevoise
m street; and Debevoise street to busnwlck avenue
The resolution was passed by unanimous consent.
ell THE CUPBOARD SHIP-J0TNERS ON STRIKE
On Saturday evening meeting of shipoiners, be.
longing 20 that branch of the business known as out
board sbipjoners, was held at 'the Evening staz
n House. Ne. 20 Avenue d, Mr.. POWELL in the chsir
MT ct whch they determined to meet yesterday morning
and proceed in sections to the various chops in this
lo;,x md klxn
a. at work to strike with view 10 obtaining from the
NC bosses TIE terms demanded. Iappears that the chip
usually done by the shipoinera and are endeavcrng
49,, to get tho latter 10 work at az low figure possible
,,o fbe old standard of wages ists2 day; day con-
,o SITTING Of hours work. and nine hours On old
sh work The soip carpenters insist that the oiners shat
"A work ten hours ON old work, for the above wages
. This MANY of them decline to do hence the effort II
get up general strike throughout the trade. The
3D. wages for old work in the lower part of the city il
50 IS fer ppe bours day. The ship oners are being
Last, evening a number of the men who were on,
visiting the shops during the day assembled a. the
in their tour than Though half dozen or ten shops,
and did not get more than one or two men TO leave
their work and follow them. They first proceeded,
about ecore in numbers, to Mr.. Westsrvel.s shop,
y foot of Houston street. E. r. where already got
81 50 day, and the others did not to Next
" they board the Simon Russell at the foot OF
Stanton street, from which place one man had been
delegated to attend their caucuses and had reported
no followers.
u They then went down to Market slip, and saw Mr.
Baxter, boss, and politician who was cory he could
not employ them ALL at fall anc good prices and prom
I'D lied todo that az soon as he could get the building
ee his propeller under way. Messrs Joshua Youpgs Of
'g Ninth street. Smith Of Lewis street, Daniel Coger Of
or Water street, Homeyer Of Fifth street. and Baxter Of
Market clip, all pay good prcesfom 81 to 81 IS pee
OF day. The sbiPoipeIs gay that the fourteen shilling
y bosses all subbosses and that the first bosses in
a, variably pay fair prices They of the opinion
"a however that these must accede to their
IL demands because they viii not be able not obtain
TO do Their work In any other They meet again
r on Wednesday evening.