New-York daily tribune., 1861-12-30
PUSLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF AIDERM EN-.

Th' ! Board met on saturday eVe ilg at cioc",
Pre- fident GENET il the CHAIR and all the members
: resent.
The Board concurred with the Councilmen IN au-
tborlunp the Controller 10 draw his warrant lor the
eun, of $500 each in favor Of Henry w. Genet ana
Morgan Jones Presidents Of the Boards OF Aldermen
and CoupcimeD, III full Tor services az Commissioh'
ers OF HEALTH
resolution was presented by Mr.. BocLr. autho
izng the Controller TO hire room in Garibaici al,
Broadway, some other suitable place, as drill.
room Tor portion of the 9Th Regiment n. Z s. NJ.
Mr.. FARLEY hoped the matter would be referred
to the Controller, with power.
Mr. BooLE remarked thai the gentlema' evidently
desired 10 kill the resolution by reierr ng 1t to the
Controller.
MIR. TuoMrY favored the reeclct on and thought
il ought 20 be pa sed.
Mr.. SMITH said he was opLcsed TO the matter,
he did not 10 make any provision for Home
Guard which he unde rs.or3 was the character Of
the 37th Regiment. Tie regiment might be very
coed one for all he KID ew ut he thought they might
wait for while Il. she Board had ary money 20
eXperd, they had better appropriate 1t forShe benefit
OF soldiers wives, and rot for Home G1ard.
Mr.. BRADY hoped that the resolution would be
adopted, as to-, 37th Regiment Whether called
Home Guard not. was composed of some OF our
first citizens. Tie regiment was orgenized shortly
after the war commenced, and for ;be purpose VI
protecting the city Ii called upon during the absence
OF the regular militia.
After gome fnYtller discussion the paper was
sdopted, motion offered previously to refer TO the
Committee on Aria aud Sciences 6sing lost.
resolution directing the Controller 10 draw bfs
warrant in favor Of James =. Murray for the Of
Sll3 TO indemnity him for damages done to his
premises by mob election day excited consider
able discussion. The petitioner states that the mob
broke into his Place, injured his billiard table, drank
his liquors ana smoked lis cigars. The resolution
WAS iinaliy adopted
On a resola,ion to pgy Mr. Boyce the Reader Of
the Board, $3.50 for extra service, lengthy debate
, ensued tho President taking the floor and calling
Mr. Brssy TO the chair IN order that be might speak
in favor Of the measure. The President highly eno-
gzed Mr. Boyce for the mapner il which he had per-
formed the required He had given his time
as Reader and subject to the call Of the several
Committees Of the Board whenever they chose TO
meet.
g Mr.. DAYTON said that he believed Mr.. Boyce did
not give his services exclusively TO this Board, and
q he would ask the Presdent if the Reader did not
occupy the position of Principal in one Of the up
town schools for which he was well paid. The
+ Board paid Mr.. Boyce $50 for his services as
: Reader, which he thought was an ample compensa-
tion for all the duties ne performed, and be saw no
reason why the Board should vote him doacsur
OF $3.50
y The PRESIDENT drew comparison between Alder
man Dayton and Mr.. Boyce, asking what the former
did 70 draw 81 200 per year from the City Treasury,
and whether be did not attend to his legitimate bust
ness. After some further discussion, the resolution
was passed.
A resolution authorizing the Controller to draw
his warrant in favor of Benjamin f. Brady for the
sum of $780, for expenses incurred in photographing
i the members of the late Board OF Councilmen-
, which photographs placed in the complimentary
8 resolutions presented 10 Presldent feck-wM theh
a introduced.
:, Upward Of halt an hour was consumed in discuss.
ing the subject, evidently with the intention Of
d killing time, or, as Mr. BARRY Of the Second ex-
pressed t Of spinning out the session as TO wait
for the passage Of measure in The other Board
The resolution was finally adopted.
About an hour and half was spent in the most
= frivolous manner report In favor OF extending
the ,ote Of the Harlem and Manhattanviiie ilne OF
stag to High Bridge the floor being occupied most
OF tie time by Messrs. GENET and BooLE. The pc
t.icn of the owners Of the line first read; then
u followed discussion; then the petition was read
again. MEMBER calling Tor the reading OF about one
hundred and fifty names of persons who had ticned
the same. The talk that followed between Messrs.
Genet Booe and Tuoney was, to say the least, ex-
ceedngly foolish, and was obviously designed merely
TO keep the Board together till the Belt Railroad or
dinance arrived from the other Board. messenger
arrived at last from the Councimen, and handed q
document to the Chairman, wbereupon the matter
which had occuIie so long time was speedily put
lsde.
The Chair then announced papers from the Board
f. of Councimen and read the title, which showed it
m to ba petition and resolution establishing Central
Of Park and North and East River Railroad Company
known the Belt Railroad, passed by the last Cir
>, lature.
II Alderman Dayton, Alderman Froment, and Alder
man Bagey presented protest against the Board
taking any action that night any paper passed by
the Board of CouDcilmen this evening in refer
ence to what is called B Ii or Gridiron Railroad.
! On motion Of President Genet, the Sd section Of
the rules for the government Of the Board, relating
t to the action on papers the same evening by both
: Boards, was repealed.
President GENET then moved that the report be
adopted and that he called the previous question,
; which was 70 ordered On the adoption Of the
I report confirming the grant, Messrs. Smith, Henry,
Tnomey, Brady, Cornell, Frear, Allen, Plat, Far
lev and Genet voted in the affirmative. Messrs.
Barry, Bagley Russell, Dayton, Booe, and Froment
? in the negative.
= MIR. DAYTON several times essayed TO obtain the
floor, but was ordered by Mr. Cornell in the most
. angry manner 10 be seated. He persevered, how
ever in saying that the passage Of this act was d.
recly in opposition TO section 81 Of the Charter.
4 The Board then adjourned until Monday night