New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-10
BOARD OF ALDER WEN.

After recess of three weeks, quorum OF the Alder
men assembled last evening, and proceeded to the
trsnsaction Of busnsss-the president ia the Chair
A petition was received from the President and
Directors Of the "New-York Eye Infrmary, for q
donation of 81 OO0" Also, several petitions, request!
ing the construction OF snndry drains sewers ana new
pgvsmeuts, were properly referred.
A resolution wac adopted ordering the Harlem Gas
Light Company to gas mains TO be laid ard pub
lie lamps lighted from Tenth avenue through one
bundred and fifty fifth street TO Eleventh avenue, up
Eleventh avenue 10 One hundred and ftysixth street.
down One cumberland fty-eixih street to Twelfth
avenue up Twelfth avenue 10 0ne-hundred and-hfty-
eighth street and through nehundred fiy eighth
street from Twelfth to Tenth avenue.
Mr.. PLATT presented petition from snndry citizens,
requesting that suitably inelosed fountain should be
placed in the triangular plot OF ground south OF the
Worth Mousnens. Referred to Committee on Lands
and Places.
Commissioner for the building, repairing and altering
of many of the Station ana Eogne-House5 OF the CITY,
A comm nnieation from the came source was read
reporting the award of contract to Messrs. Lee q
Larned for building two Steam Fire Engines, for
Companies Nos. go and 3S-that for the former amount
ing TO 50 $50 and for the latter 10 ASS. The Com
missioner further stated that the aggregate oil these
bids 49, 725 amounts to nearly one half OF the entire
estimate Of the late Chief Engineer, for new appa
ratus and repairs to apparatus for the whole Depart
nent during the year 1860. No amount is included in
that estimate for building Steam Fire Engines, or keep
ing them in service. 1t WILL consequently, be necss-
ton Of SOS OOO which will probably be sufficient TO
pay for these engines, and keep them, together
with those already built, In operation during the year.
Referred 10 Committee on Fire Department.
TIE Mayors nomination Of Thomas ADDS EMMETT,
esq.,. 10 fiji the vacant Presidency Of the Board OF
n Croton Commissioners, read and the Board re-
fused TO confirm 1t, by a vote OF TO 0.
resolution came fromthe COuncilmen, appointing
Joint Special Committee, consisting Of five me nbers
from each Board who should proceed to investigate
the truth Of certain grave charges lately made against
the mapsgen emit Of the Alms-House Department.
Mr.. CORNELL moved TO concur IN the resolution.
The question came up On Concurrence IN tue reso-
luton.
Mr. GExrr strongly opposed any such course. n
was beyond the power Of any Com nittee TO make
thorough iDvesti cation. No possible beneht could
accrue therefrom. 1t would all end in smoze
Mr. DARRAGH thought otherwise. Grave charges
have been made; the Governors wanted an invesuga
ton, and it was due to them to grant IL.
Mr. GENET ssid that he had read no charges excep
those of Drunkenness and debsuchery. These were
trumped up by paper he believed, without any
lust provocation. Nobody had ventured to charge
the Governors with population or malteaSance OF oce
Mr. DARRLGH thought the gentleman had not read
THE TRIBUNE article, or he would not make sach a
speech. Ii was distinctly charged therein that the
Governors were making money on the supplies
furnished the Department. and that they furnlshed
DOOR provisions at high rates.
Mr. STARR thought charges of drunkenness and
debsuchery were bad enough. These certainly mad
been published and in Of our most respectable
Journals 1he GOVerOr6 nAd also Oeen hccuseu oy seu
Journal Of pToshutng not only the Alms-house bald
es bat the inmates of the same to the worst OF pur-
poses Of taking female prisoners with them on pleas
ure excursions and fO cling subordinate officers TO cate
to the extravaganza Of their superiors 1t the accused
were innocent they should be relieved of this odlum;
if guilty, they shoud be exposed to public scorn.
Mr.. GEsET asked il they 10 believe all charges
which appeared in the public prints, why should they
not commence with those alleged against the Alder
| men themselves
Mr. BRApY said that the Governors did not court an
investigation in any sincerity The Board had no real
authority to make II. The Legislature had appointed
| Committee for this purpo.e. ThE TRTBUSE was
vii ing and ready TO substsntiate all the charges had
made. Why did not the Governors force il to do SO,
if they really willing he truth should be known
He boced there would be concGrrence in the reso-
| ltton-
Mr. GENET moved TO refer the whole matter to the
| Committee the Aims House Department. Lost,
! Yeas 6, HaJs9.
The resolution was then conc1rred in by vote Of
10 to 5.
A resolution was adopted requesting the Corporation
ConI sci 70 draw up rmonstranee 70 the Legislature
against the removal of the City Hall to Madison square.
Also, one teDcerng the freedom OF the city TO the
Brazilian corvette Donna Isabella now lying in the
hsvbor.
Adjourned TIL Thursday, the 10Th inst