New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-20
PUBLIC MEETINGS
pOApn on ALDER MEN.


gso Board met last evening" President PEcN IN 'he
a u.t,;on WAS presented asking for donation of
q 900 for the American femaie uu"ru'a" Sore'f'
Referred 70 the Committee on tinsnce' ,.,, 80
Ala netifion from the Nursery aud ChilFs Hos
initial nstius Tor a douutj"n Of 81 900. Referred
All +, ,etitcn for the widening Of Ann street, be-
tween william and God. Referred TO Committee Oh
NJ GENET moved that the Corporation be and il is
heeIy anti oriztd and directed Ia take the Necessary
IocsI mrasures 10 have Ninety second street from
Fla hb NvCuuC " the North iINer, opeued according
60 law Adopted.
A communication was received from the Mayo,
nominating Gideon j. Tucker ne President Of the Cr'-
ton AqUed0ct Board, and Robert b. Bradford for
Health Commissioner
Mr. GENET said that he moved t. lay the communal
cation ION the Mayor the table hecAu,e the ,yor
has not Consulted With the II, ard OF Adermeb IN the
nomina IONS as he was directed by the Char er. The
nominations were Ssrt cd TO.
A Iescution, directing that the room used b.
;he Flro Telegraph. IL tho basement of the Cdy liai
he ret apart for Committee iOOm Tor the Boards Of
Commou Council, WAS referred.
The ordnance prohibiting the throwing OF salt on Tue
street for the purpose OF melting the aud ice, was
returned irOn the Councilmen with aa'entn-nt
excepting those streets traycrsei by railroad ears Ga
motion the DOsrd adhered TO its former action.
MIR BRADY moved THAT the Street Commissioner he
-dreStto To prepare plan for the completion Of the
Battery extension, aud aGyerse for estimates from
cont uu,UTs for that purpose. Adopted.
IL reference 10 the West Washington Market pro p
erty The Cor Grafton Counsel, in rosoiu-
tIo OF the Board that the laud has been
cred from the Corporation by persons claiming under
the people OF THE STATE, which persons, some at
then are DOW in receipt of the cents AID prot or the
properly. IN addition To this judgments for nearly
SIX hundred thonsaud dollars have been recovere 1
against the Corporation for the profile OF the
pTopertv for AK years before tue claimants obGuuing
noeseeson ADJ calls in all the cases If which there
were three, taken bv his predecessor 10 oihce,
hui we've afterwurd withdrawn by hun. Mr.. Bronson
4 liteg fffF ,i
not ex.ixd when came utu office, aud the appeals
have been renewed by In the third case the tune
for ann, aliug had expired before the frs of thu pres
ent month; and there was moreover, shpuat on be-
tEsen NV PIE oecessnr aud the adv, rec attorney pre-
cluong application on c Their side for new tiiI
under he statute relating To new ,rIas III actions OF
ejeCtmeDt. In the present sIa'e OF the controversy
that the city has any rgh. pthe land "neh
can be secuted by the actOu Of tue Common Cnuncll
Still sbal do what | en- TO relieve the Cooperation
frOu tlese judgU ents and regain possesolnn OF the
property Whatever may be The probability or in
probability 81 success in the usual OF legal pro-
ceediut conducted bl the Counsel to The COrpOrtt0n
It lac been suggested that there Is advquste remed,
IN another form aud through another agency. gem
tleInau " BIO formerly concerned IN the mailer
The SIDE Of the Corporation enertains the cOufdent
opinion that all the Judgments be opened aud re-
verked under the fifth section of chapter 4S9 Of The
Laws OF 1859; but it will he that the reedl-s
sfIOIGed 10y that statute not gyeu to the Common
Council, nor TO the Counsel TO the Corporation Or
dere6 file.
A resolution, recommeDdiL q suitable memorial 10
the State Legislature Tor proper moOicat on 81 the
laws in force relating TO lie State Common School
law referred.
TIE COMMITTEE on Finance reported a resolution
directing that the COItr Her be requested to APP
peatun 10 be made to the State Legislature at it's
presert seesicn for the passage act 10 authorze
the Corporation of tue City of NeWYork 10 borrow a
further sum of money 10 the supply of CrOton
water aud To- extend the Necessary for accumu
.lang and distributing the same Adopted.
Mr. BRADY moved a resolution listing OF very
much The same matter the one as'ed at the last
meeting iu reference to the attack upon the Common
Council made by The Heraid, notwithstanding the
ncn-cOBCuTreDce Of the CoHnciinen ia the measure
Bic. STARR made a speech, ia which he depicted me
exut. nee of james Gordon Bennett, the eftor OF
Tie HtyaH aud sIieui4tized HIM One ~ the most
disrerutsbie men that ever lived As for The Times,
the tduOr who wrote articles against the Common
(our Gil last year. has gone The Herald aod pro6a-
tlv wrote the article referred 10. The IRIBCSE, be
sai6 doubtless held itself too high sDd dgued 10 take
mach notice Of the Council Board any way.
ar BRADY ssld that If he couo realize the idea
given out b, Dir. Bennett in his paper tnat he vas
soca ed sh thieSes, murderers &c. he would reoign
his seat
The resolution was adopted, and the same Commit
tee as formerly appointed dueced 10 take charge of
Che cation aud the Board adjourned till Monday
evening at ocOck.