New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-27
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.


The Board of Aldermen met yesterday, President
PECK in the chair.
petition and resolution from the Board of Council
men, granting permission to Charles C. Leigh, Robt
Thomas, Calvin Lothrop, and their associates mem
bers Of the NewYork Local Preachers Association,
erect tent In jackson square during the Summer
seasons for the purpose of holding religious meetings.
was taken up.
Mr.. GksEr pitched into tent.preacting generally.
Mr. DARRAGH hoped the request would be granted
These men were not like the Angel Gabriel they were
respectable characters.
Mr. STARR thought it as well to have such meetings
open on Sunday as TO have grog -sho 20 Open - Al
Mr. CORNELL said il would be necessary to treat all
sects alike There plenty of room in the churches
for all who wanted TO 20.
Mr. OWENS favored the petition.
Mr.. TuonEY opposed 1t. Most Of the people who
wanted to 20 to church were out of town. To grant
THE We uld be only opening the doors to encourage
the kind of preaching that some years ago had TO
be stopped TO prevent riots. ,.r
Mr.. BRADY hoped it would not be killed If they
meant to say that the Protestant people Of this city
should not have the opportunity of preaching publicly
lie was for no religion himself, but wanted everybody
to have fair chance.
Mr.. GENET said this was public highway and
anybody would have right TO knock this tent do n
lift was in his way.
Mr.. TuomEY opposed it on principle, cause it was
not right. He was surprised to such motion en-
tertained in the Board
Mr.. BRADY did not see why, if land were granted to
sect useless space like this sht aid not be allowed
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the Sixth Ward TO have tent down there.
Mr.. TUoMEY said there heathens in the Sixth
Ward, unless they had few nggers, and them was
the beatheDs.
Mr.. BRADY would not give the Roman Catholic re-
eion block Of ground up town. and refused this petit
ton. He went to no church. and he should no 90 to
any tent. He might though he went anywhere when
his fancy took him.
Mr.. BARRY wanted to refer the matter. He was as
onished that the gentleman should Willy the citizens of
the Fourth and Sixth Wards, calling them heathens
when he was himself a confessed heather.
On the reference the yeas and nays were called for
but the Chair decided that the call too late, and
appeal the ruling of the Chair sustained So it
refused without calling of the roll.
The ordinance proposed BY the Controller for funding
the floating debt by 80, 900 Floating Debt Stock
at six per cent, was adopted.
The bill of Geo. w. Morton for s64l SO, services
and law expenses as City Inspector ordered to be
paid
The salaries of the bel-ringers were increased to
$500. They average eight hours per day on duty
The special order, being the Controllers estimates
for additional expenses Of the City Government for
1860, was taken up. The items have already been
given in THE TRIBUNE.
ing, indexing and binding documents of the Common
Council SIS 600. Carried
Mr.. BARRY moved to insert s2O, 900 for Mickle e.
Carvers Fire Escape. Carried.
Mr.. DARRAGH moved to strike out the Sl05, 900 for
the Japanese entertainment. Lost. Messrs. Darragh
Russell, Sesgrist and Owens, voting in the afirma
tive.
Mr.. 0wEss said that he was engaged in the Board
Of Health at the time this recommendation pre-
scented for his signature He assured that the bills
and items would be furnished the Controller before he
would be called upon to pay.
Mr.. GENET said the Controller would be derolict if
he did not see the items
The previous question was ordered-Yeas, g. Nays
Smith, Brady, Starr, Russell, Darragh, Seagrist,
Owens-7.
On the main question,
Aid. STARR said he was prepared to vote for every
item proposed by the Controller, but he could not for
the two since added.
The main question was lost--8 to g.
1t was then reconsidered and laid the table,
wheIeupon the Board adjourned to Tuesday next at
5p. N.