New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-05
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

The Board met lset evening, Mr.. GENET in the Chair.
Mr.. FRoMgST offered q reso luton tfat tbe Counsei
Of the CORPORATION be instructed 10 repoto THIS Board
at iis next meeting whether the Common Council has
the power urder The legislative act of April H. 1850,
20 award the contract for cleaning streets to any per-
son or persons bidding for the same without regard 10
the amount of the estimate; or, whether section tn
eight Of the City Charter compes them 10 award 10
the lowest bidder. Adopted.
petition to have the railing OF the lower part Oh
the Park removed was referred.
Mr.. Smith offered a resolution that Joint Special
Committee, to consist Of three members from eich
Board of the Common Council be appointed TO invite
Abraham Lincoln President elect of the United States
to visit the city bis way TO the national capital anu
that such Special Committee wait on him Ion ms ar
rival and tender him the inequalities OF the Chy Of
New-York.
Mr. BooLr moved that II lay over, for the same rea-
con he had assigned at the last meeting Lost N the
affirmative and in the negative. MT. BOOZE theh
moved that Special Committee lie appointed 10 whom
the whole subject should be referred. Lost, 10 lo.
Mr. Booe then moved that the resolution be laid over
until the next meeting, and be made the special order
which carried.
resolution from the Board Of Councilmen, in refer
ence to the anne subject, was laid over.
Dir. FROsEST presented preamble and resolution
which si forth that, under the act for facilitating the
purchase Of land for the junction gate houses OF the
new reservoir authority was given to detelmire by
arbitration the damages to which MessTs Baldwin u
Jaycox entitled by Of the award made to
them by the CrotOn Board Oct. e. 1853 which con-
tract was not subsequently confirmed by the Common
Council; that Fernando Wood absent from the
city ut the time the act received the Governors sigma
ture ard that w. j. Peck, acting Mayor, appointed
behalf Of the Corporation Jacob +. Oakley one Of the
arbitrators that Mayor Wood subsequently appoint
ed George G.. Barnard as arbitrator, who. with
the other arbitrator selected by the contractors,
proceeded TO determine the alleged damages and have
recently made report fixing the damages against the
Corporation at SOS OO0 and believing such award to
be excessive the resolutions ask the Controller TO re.
a hath ha hnar fNlh
any notice Of such award and what action he has
tsfen Also requesting the Corporation Counsel to re-
port whether lie represented the Corporation before
such aTbitrators aud whether jacob r. Ohhiey hhu
George G.. Barnard were legally appointed aroitia.3
aud that the Corporation Counsel take immediate
measures to resi0t the payment Of such award
Adopted. .
TIE Controllers estimates for expenses for 1881 was
reported back from the Committee On Finance with a
iucreaze of $50 00O for eggn pavement; $1,000 Tor
donations; 600 for roads ard repairs; $JJVOO Tor
Sewers repairs and cleaning $4,000 for lot for Hook
and Ladder Go. No =; $1,000 for Hamilton Square;
s23 900 for Madieon Square railing; siIoV Tor NorIn
Western Dispensary new building; Total $2b25JO.
There il aso reduction Of $4,000 being The estimate
for the MAYORS advertising OF Papers pending before
his Honor the Mayor" Laid over.
A report was received from the Finance Committee
in favor of quarter Of a million loan for improving
the GENITAL Park.
Mr.. BRApY opposed it. lie said that if members Of
the Board ask TO baye pl to work they are met
BY a rebuff. IL WAS great svlndle.
Mr. CoRSErf said II the gentleman had personal
spleen against the Commissioners, aud to which be
wished 10 give vent, why he (Mr. CornelD should
make no special objection.
Mr. DAiTos did not know TINT there were any
grounds Of objection against making this approgria-
ton.
Mr. FRoMEsI agreed TO some extent with the re-
marks of Dir. Brady bit not prepared TO see the
work upon the Central park stopped.
Mr. BRADY charged that high price was paid for
naterisls and "A low price work Ibe poor man 4
nose was held to the grindstone until ground down
smooth TO the face Mr. Brady also charged that tie
laborers were "export.d' from NewJersey to WORK
on the Genital Park. Laid over.