New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-15
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

DOahD We
The Aldermen held their regular meeting yesterday
afternoon, the President in the chair.
The report Of the Committee on Repairs and supplies
concerning the communication from the Street Com
missioner relative TO the alleged insecurity Of the
Toni kins Market building just erected, was read
The Committee reported that the building though
appearing weak to those unacquainted with the con-
suction Of its arches is in reality perfectly secure
and offered resolution authorizing the Street Com
missioner TO place backing TO the alternate brick
PIER, and also 10 build brick partition around the
ttairs leading from the lower floors to the armory, tho
total expense not TO exceed 3, OcO.
Mr.. DARRAGH moved to amend by striking out 30
much az related TO piers, by inserting ~ 00U in the
place of IS co., Passed and the resolution amended,
adopted.
Mr.. DARRAGH offered a resolution discharging the
Committee on Cleaning Streets from the consideration
Of communication from the City Inspector relative to
award of contract for street cleaning Referred to
Committee on Streets
On motion, the Controller was directed to advertise
for proposals. for blasting and removing Coentes Reef
The Board concurTed with the Councllmen in donat-
ing $500 TO the Asylum for Young Deaf Mutes.
lie President named the following Special Com
mit,ee 70 confer with like Committee Of the Council
m,n, relative to tie communication from the Mayor
concerning the steamship Great EASTERN: Messrs.
Genet, Cornell, and Darragh.
Tie following messages were received from his
MAYORS OFFICE New-York, May II, 1860
To the Honorable ne Beard Of Aideymea:
81 Of he snsSded chatter Of ISL hereby Andrew
Stout tie Office Of City Chamberlain and ask your
renee -
immediate this IL the refusal Of that ON
Ger to the large balances In his hands the
credit the Corporation. though the city paying several
hosand dollars annually for interest pid temporary oans
On ny assuming the duties Of this Office tho LIST OF January
learned from the Controller that the average balance ON all
amounts for three preceding months in the hands Of the
CHI utersi had been four millions dollars for which ho
htd allow ed the Corporation no interest whateveT
peeme such pqui,is too large for public Officer e'Pe
oisly corporation which T. continually borrower and
seeing that rnons mode like this Of conducting the pubic
would bnkmpt already embarrassed treasury re-
cised that should be established by which
small should be allowed the corporation upon ths
monthly average balances I'm hs hands After delay and much
evasion request deiednot however, until he had
made his Peace with the Of the State Legislature and
secured the passage which he supposed placed him
beyond the reach tie Mayor and corporation OF the city In
tbs however he has lailed advised that the power Of
for still exists aud with consent now pro-
pose 10 exercise IT,
Feeling Therefore that the public interest requires change.
and decIng fully usiEed hereby the present
incumbent the Office Of City Chsmbe Rain and your
concuHcnce fEkNANDO "OUD, Mayor
MAYORS OFFICE, INV York, May II, 1900
To The Honorable the Board Of Aldermen:
hereby nominate fir Nathan G. Plat City Cham beflsn 10
fiji the vacancy made by the removal Of Andrew Stout and
ask your concurrence. FEkNANDO NOOD, mayor
Mr.. Plat is of the firm Of Plat Brothers, Bullion
men, in Maiden lane. His nomination was approved
hv the following vote
Dsuseh. Cornell Sesgist Plsti, Farley end Genet.
NAAS-MetsIs. Boole aud Owens.
Adjourned till Monday next.