New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-07
PUBLTC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

TIE Board of Aldermen assemoled AZ VNV
Yesterday afternoon, Mr.. PECK IN the eaaI.
A accommodation was received fsom s. W. Morton
,ss Dsputy Secretary of State, stating thA' MessIs
Brady and Twoney were ~ co. the ro,ssss and sale
- ,5e West Washington Market property. Ordered
% file. - 49, .bo aoolA,. l.; ooo,
sssnst the proposed ordinance appointing weghers OF
tSr same as also accompanying petition for scales
a. he nlaced In front of each St&On House, for the
ruroose of preventing fraud in the delivery OF COAL
Referred to a Special Committee.
Petitions of G.. Merwentz, IN relation TO disposng
of his new invention OF fre-escape ladder, and Of
l. 81. Small for permission to exhibit a fire escape
were referred 10 the Committee on the Fire Depart
ment- ~ r..
n 3 transfer of Justice Welsh 10 the Fourth Poes
Court, on Eigh.y-sxth street. 81
Messrs BRADY and PLAT spoke in opposltion. =,
MIR. GENET moved to amend by adding Tue ""i"s
a. during the illness of Justice Browneu.
The resolution as amended, was carrled' 81, - .
Mr. GrveT offered resolution granting tle use
the Council Chambers 70 the JUDGES v % doSn' re
court during the ensuing Summer. voted ao"n IT, r
considered debated az some length, ammo yVSsere
the nrobabe oourse of said Judges IN case @
Aldermen should be brought before them, ana nhu'S
tabled by large vote; ~ c,o,vv,, ,,-os oaoD,oa
yeonsstnc the Counsel TO the Corporation TO report
what is the proper cOurse TO pursue whereby the city
NAV become possessed in fee OF the property known
a.
Mr.. BRADY offered the following resolution, when
was unanimously adopted:
Whereas The fearful lo Of life with such dreadful sttendsnt
with the destruction by hre Of the ten
sen No li2 Elm street. on ThuTsdsy evening "a mat
mPeSe dSmsS s. se Se tSsSeos
Reped ha; the Counsel to the Corporation be and hereby
now IN e son Al Albany suitable memorial behalf of the
mayor ana GG5%Onsy Of s city psy9s E the
tuad possibility Of the Of accidents OF
similar the destruction by e Of the tenement hou'C
No 10 tlm sl.et
The CHAIR offered resolution that the Street Com.
missioner be requested 10 estimate and report the sum
REQUIRED 70 remove the sunken steamship Ohio, at
the foot Of Twentieth street, y. Y. ADOPTED
Mr. BooLE handed in a resolution requesting the
City Inspector 10 report to this Board the number OF
tenement houses which, IRON their construction anC
excessive number OF occupants, dangerous TO tue
public health and life, specifying the wards streets
and numbers of the same. ADOPTED anonymously.
resolution came from the other Board designating
the following gentlemen as commission TO examine
into the sls ged insecurity of the Thirty-ffth stree
Arsenal Building:
Messrs e c. vieie Engineer John Kelum, Architect;
Msson Isaac Walton, Builder; JnO B. Corleis Mason Will
Blaekstone Carpen ter and William LGimber, Mason.
Mr.. BRADY moved that the of Mr.. Walton b
omitted and that of Syvanus Ge6ney inserted in IL
place. Quite a debate arose, Mr.. Brady alleging thu
superior ability as an architect OF the gentleman pro
posed by him, but sfterward Withdrawing bis amend
mept on suggestion by Dir. U Tens that MIR. GedneyI
name be added to the Commission, without the eisor
of MIR. Waton's. Mr.. Owenss amendment to the lat
ter effect was passed.
Mr. GENET moved TO add the words without pay
or compensation for their services" Here very
lengthy debate sprang up between Messrs. Genet
Owens, Brady, end Starr.
Mr.. GENET moved, another amendment, 10 add
the words Z" And the same Commission shall visit all
the tepementhouses in New.York and report as to
their safety"
This was done to kill the resolution but was prom u
" voted down. Several motions to adjourn were un
successfully made. An hour or two occupied III
the war OF words, when the previous question Wa:
moved, and vote taken on the first amendment. Car
ned by vote of ii G. The resolution amended
~ thep ordered, Yeas, Ia; Nays,3 Carried by
VI vote OF IL to 2.
Adjourned till next Monday at o'clock.