New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-21
BOIRD or COUNCILMEM.
THE JAPANESE BILL ADOPTED.

THE JAPANESE BILL ADOPIED.
The Board met yesterday, MORGAN .JosEs, Presi
dent in the chair.
The Committee on Finance presented report il
favor of appropaDg 81 403 for expenses incurred il
the late reception TO the Prince of Wales, which wa
laid over.
the Mayor relative TO giving the Third Avenue Rail
road Company permission to lay additional tracks in
Northumberland twelfth street, taken from the
table and he moved that the Board adhere ots former
action notwithstanding the objections Of the Mayor
Mr. LENT supported the Mayors veto, claiming that
the Common Council bad no right TO permit any rail-
road company TO lay additional tracks.
Mr. SHAW argned that the objections Of The Mayor
were untenable, and that the proposed track would
contribute TO the convenience Of the public
Mr.. PIScRSEY trusted that they would not override
tie veto of the Mayor and in the of bis remarks
he expressed the hope that soon Common Council
would be found that would compel all railroad compa
MES TO provide sufficient number Of cars night and
morning 10 accommodate the public, instead of crowd
ing them together like swine.
Mr.. LENT made effective speech in support of the
Mayors Veto affirming that the Common Council bad
given the Third Avenue RAILROAD too many privileges
The veto was Overridden by vote of 10 to 8.
a resolution passed directing the Controller TO
draw Lis warrant in favor Of the Broadway Street.
Cleaning Association for the sum OF s7.72O.
Mr.. LEsT claimed that the Association agreed to
clean Broadway for q certain amount, which was SUBJ
scbed by the property owners, and the Association
had right to call upon the city to make mp any def
cheney.
Mr.. SHAW then called mp the celebrated Japanese
question, by moving that the item of $4,000 appro
prated for entertaining the japanese Embassy, be
stricken ont and " $50 SD ~" inserted instead.
Mr. PIsCKyEY called for the items.
Mr. SHAW replied that it was unnecessary to reca-
pitulate them, inasmuch as he must have read them
already in The TRIBUNE.
Mr.. PISCKNEY called for the items Of the carriage
hire bill. The motion for striking out $4,000, was
put and carried.
Mr.. DECKER moved to insert $4,000, which was
lest.
Mr. SHAW then proceeded to read the items of the
respective bills seratim All these bills have already
been published In the course of his remarks
he charged The TRIBUNE with enormously stating
that the average rate of charge per diem for the board
of the Naval Commissioners was S5i, while the fact
was that it only amounted to $34 per day. by the
official statement of the Board OF Aldermen the amount
we stated.-Ed Iribl The aggregate OF the
Messrs. Lelsnds bill was 500, 06i o..
Az soon as Mr.. Shaw finished reading the bills he
moved the adoption of the appropriation of SS2S22 ~
and upon that motion the previous question was called
for.
Mr. LENT maintained that he had the right to speak
before The question put by the President Ii was
his intention to vote for Of the bills but he would
not under any consideration vote for of the items
Mr.. PIsCKNEY criticised the bills maintaining that
the charges made by the prOpretors of the Metropoi
tan were eXOrltant- especially the charges for the
Grand Ball.
The previous ques :on was demanded by vote of
16 toS.
The ordinance wa, hen adopted by a vote of IS to
6. The following is tie vote
lEAS-Messs. Boser Jones Shannon, Burns Hogan
Bauch Van Tine Ro~sge Costello, Mcdonnell Hal Perey
HAfs-sesss Kane Lent Tr0hey, PiaekHey fHe' Decker
Republicans in Italics,
who voted against the appropriation.
Subjoined are the appropriations made by the