New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-12
PfIRLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
- Board q Aldermen met last evening" The Prs'
u a. Mr. Genet In The cnair

o. suspended IN order . take up RESOLUTION iFo'u wv
Boarl Of CUuncilmeD, gr.ntiec permieS'oh % ID
Hseklev n employ for sreei-clsannc purposes such
dumping grounds az have heretofore been ueeo py tho
City Inspector for the came purpose,
VI. DAYToN denied tho ilsht oi tue CVuimOc Sow'-
I'll 90 make such giant without compensation mere
was no urovi;on IN the stree-cleaning contract giving
Mr. Uaklev the privileges Of these dumping grounds.
Ii it Wa. intodrd THAI tho contractor should nave
them, then IL ought 10 have been go inserted ~ we
contract. 20 give ali bidders a1 equal chance. lie
moved that the resolution lie on the table. Messrs Al
lrn dayton aud Frorieut only voting IN the aitrma-
tive to t3 against, the motion was ost
Mr. BooLc called for the previous 4uesaon, whlGh
was ordered by 9 10 I. Tire Board cone1rred, only
three voting ia the neastIye-Meests. Aleu- Dayton
sud Fromeut The resolution ss passed gives up the
Cumming grounds during the pleasure 81 'he Common
Cou1cil.
Tie report OF The Conference Committee on the taX
leVy c,ime up.
8r. DAYToS wansel the items passed upon sepa-
rsIely.
NJ. CoRvxIL sssid the only question Yves upon the
reception rejection of the report mere were re
things in il tla die not sui; him b. any means, bu' yo
be should NVLe ior a.. An
MIR FposlSr wac in very muFh the same TX. All
ID, obnoxious hings had been allowed 10 remain, am
inuoriau matters which ought T. nave passen h"u
been stricken out; among she latter were DONATIONS
We're i, not f,rr ths importance Of having the icNy
passed Il; an early ddyhe should vote against the re-
Tor, ..,,,,.;,, ,o,
Vas for building the parks Fourth avenue. lbe
Cornit,es of the Board Of Aldermen the necessity
for apmoptiaiug S0,OC0 for donations, but The Com
nit zee of the other Board was against IT,
Mr. FRoNrNT, in relation 20 the parks, sad tha' ne
would go as far as any against appropriations tia'
were APPLIED 10 the cube sLnent OF private property
ont this not III tha! kind
MIR. Booze eiuR'ked hat II was not oDnoSlous W
him, but to the other Board.
llr. FKoMEsF said II vas well known that when a
majority of the Board wanted o pnt anything thIouth
!, vas done without giving The minority any chance Y"
lgvS cd aud ant ~
Board Of Councilmcn, Nj. Dayton only voting in the
negative.
III FRoxFYr offered resolution for the appoint
meat of special committee Of three 10 take INTO CON
sheraton the subject Of trap block pavements and re-
port an ordinance defining mode by which 1t should
be- paid for.
Ordinances.
Mr. FRoMrxr explained the object of the resolution.
Under ,hc pre- cent non-sy STEM Belgian pavement was
som.times aid entirely at The expense OF properly
owners Oh the line Of the street. sometimes they pad
one-haf; sometimes the Corporation paid all There
should in justice to The Corporation, and in lustice 70
proper vow ners, be ceiDte plan liked upon. III
was referred To the Committee on Ordinances
In accordance with resolution that Committee OF
three be appointed for the purpose OF carry ng OUT the
resolution Ia sed at the last meeting granting the use
of the Governors Room 10 the Hon. John a. DIX TO
receive his friends, the PErsIDEHT named hessrs.
FrOmeDt Chip, and Brady, on such Committee;
A resolution appyopIiatlng $2,2tO ~ pay The iSt
Regiment \. Y. b. VI. for expenses incurred IN cele-
bratiDg Wsshingons Birthday was laid over under
the rules.
communication was received from The Corporation
counsel relative the legality OF the street oieailnR
contract recently awarded 10 A. j. Hackiey. Mr.
Bronson takes the ground that If il had been made
under the charter the 7.b section of which requires
that resolution awarding contract can De parsed
unless prcv jusly pubfhed for two days and The 18th
that resolution cannot pass both Boards the saiue
night without un sninous consent then those objections
would been fa,sl 70 it.. But the awarding OF the
contract was not proceeding under the charter but
under the special authority conferred on the Mayor
and Common Council by the 4th section Of the tax
law of 1860. The contract waf therefore valid.
The Controller. Owes balance in the o.,
Treasury 23d February. 'fSte9sii ~
Receipts. io4' %
*a,saa,lle Gs
P.ym.n Nh oss 20
psper was received in reference 70 closiDg Man
| haitian Square. This quare is bounded northerly by
Eighty first street, soubeIly by Seventy-seyenth
street easteriy by the Eighth avenue, and westerly by
Park that IL thought best to lay out the ground into
lots and offer them SALE and authority was granted
Tor memorial asking the Legislature togrsnt authority
| for such action.
Upon a resolution giving $500 for the repair of
engine-honse,
Mr. BRADT said it had just been built, and now pc.
titioners come asking TO have it rebuilt before the
tractors had got il fairly off their hands He did
believe in patching up new honses.
Mr.. FREAR replied that the work had been done in
sucb poor manner that il some remedy were not ap-
Piled the house would fall To pieces.
Mr.. BRADY would like 20 ask if painting The house
would keep it up; il laying cellar floor would keep
the ling up in the second floor how the cau1DR
# a floor would accomplish such purpose. The TACT
was, the Company had been g mnssing with their
house. They didn't know what they wanted when IL
built, and now they wanted 500 spent to change
j. TO suit them.
MI. FREAR endeavered TO show how painting, caulk-
ing, &c would preserve the building.
Mr.. DAYTON supposed under the circumstances, that
the Common Council would be obliged TO make good
the contractors defects.
resolution was adopted appropriating q, 900 for
alterations and repairs Of the Rotunda occupied by the
Croton DEPARTMENT.
A paper was received from the Controller asking for
authority TO apply to the Legislature for $Si,77
quired toward building the new reservoir and other
works nnder the charge Of the CrotOn Board.
statement was given Of the receipts Of the Cfoton De-
partment from the LIST Of January, 1850, 10 March,
1861:
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