New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-14
BOARD OLE COuNCuMEN.

TIE Board met yesterday afternoon; Mr. JoSEs,
the Plesdent, III The char.
Mr.. PERLEY Oiei ed resolution directing the Con.
trolltr to inform the Board the why ne has not
raid tie increase OF the salaries of the bell-ngers
SINCE the LIT of january, 1860 which was adopted
II Comm ittee on Rel airs and Supplies reported IL
favor Of cOncuIing to appropriate 7IO0O TO complete
tie Iifints Hone Laid over.
Mr.. HALL presented a res, luon directing the Con-
toer to advertise for proposals for cleaning the streets
Tor Ia term Of five years. Adopted.
A report eceiyed from the Board OF Aldermen
az, int confirming tie decision Of the Fire C3mms.
siOLeis in favor Il disbandiug Fire Companies Nos. l3
aid u, Tor IiHing i'll Chatham street.
notion was made to nonconcur with the Board Of
AlCeimen With was lOst by Yeas TO ID Nays Sub
sequeily the subject laid over until the next
meeting.
Tie Board eoncurred to appropriate $3.50 to j..
Nee Henry, aud the game SUM 10 Nm Compton, Tor
serNiCos 10 the Commit, es the Board OF Alieruen
duIiI n present year.
III Board concerned in the amendment to the ordi-
organizing the CrotOn Aqueduct Department.
by ills amendment II is prov ided that there shall be
officer Ill The CTOOn Del armen who shall be called
tie InsI ector of City Railroads." whose duty il shall
be that the ity railroads kept IN good order
ard TO that all resolutions and ordinances OF the
Con mon Council relating TO Gas Companies are fully
Ton Piled with. Tie compensation OF this officer IL
i8eG at 50, 90 Ter annuin.
Mr. SHAW moved TO suspend the order Of business
ard take up the Communication OF the Controller
nm ending The making additional appropriations for
tie present year. Included III tits ordinance 10 the
celelIated JaI aLese Till of 100000.
he motion adopted by Is to 3.
Mr. SHAW id lie called up tie paper for the purpose
Of amending one item embraced theoin-viz: the ap
Precipitation the reception Of the japanese Embassy
by altering il nom 100000 to $4,000. He moved
thai az an amendment.
MIR. Lent moved that division Of the subject be
tab en- by voting for ills bill by the items. lie thought
il but iust that the items should be furnished.
The President said the motion WAS in order.
The Central Park appropriation was then read
$50 600 for care, government and maintenance OF Cen
NAYS, IL.
Mr.. RoLrwAGEs called for the previous question.
Mr.. PlsCKsEY said the paper would not nave been
bought up Tonight if he chances had not been in
favor of iIs adoption. lie denied that the Japanese
tl had been sustained by tie result of the late cleo
ZION. This Comm on Council appointed Committee
and appropriated $500 TO do 1t certain work. The
sum whs considered sufficient and verdict could not
lie obtained against the city for larger than the
Lnomt appropriated The Committee and the Com
II OF Coui stood in tie relation of agent TO the city
M tLey had 10 night to exceed their instructions No
Ills lad been prestnled and no items bat two-One
% bOuuets at $40 each, and the other steamboat
Aida pCing 20 Anboy aud back, $1,000.
Mr. PIhCKkEY called attention TO the fact Of the
tertfnheut q Kossutb and hssne. who stayed ia the
civ lie fame length ei time tl Embassy ana ex-
Iese OF nlich was $GOej H. and asJ 10 tbee& pcnse
Of entertaining tie Embassy at Philadelphia, where
they stayed ust half Tie tine Of their y,it here, aud
tie bill ann uhiod 10 only about sSOUO. Mr. llncknCy
cftinated he maximum probable expensc That might
have been incurred III eDltliaiDng The EDlD'sry lak'