New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-25
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERM EN-.

Ire BOdru OF Aldermen held n regular meeting is.t
evening, the President, Mr.. GENET, in the chair
resolution that $3.50 be appropriated TO purchafe
casemate-gun for Company ID, 9th Regiment N. 4.
e. H. to be used for instruction in the service cf heavy
artillery, was laid over.
Mr.. DAYToN offered a resolution that the rooms In
the brown-stone building in the Park be appropriated
for the use of the Supreme and the Superior
Courts and that the Marine Court and the Court o.
General Sessions be provided with accommodations
elsew here. On motion of Mr.. BRADY, the resolution
was referred 10 Special Committee, consisting OF
Messrs Genet and Dayton.
resolution offered calling for action IN regard
to celebrating Washington's Birthday. Laid over.
Mr. DAYTON moved to take from the table the resolu-
tions which he had offered at previous meeting OF the
Board, asking the appointment Of Committee win
power TO send for Witnesses and papers, to report the
nance Of all persons drawing pay fom the City Treas
ury and the services rendered by them.
Mr. TUoAEY moved that the motion lie on the table.
Carried.
Mr.. DAYTos said that he had q set Of resolations
which he should like 10 read himself, probably the
reader wculd find some difficulty in making out the
text. After Mr.. Dayton had read few words,
Mr.. BooLE moved that further reading be dispensed
with and that the resolution lie on the table.
Dir. DArTos asked whether it was competent Tor
member TO interrupt the reading by such motion
The President decided Mr.. Bodies motion in order
the ground that the paper was the property OF the
Board.
Mr.. FRoaEsT asked If the paper belonged to the
Board before il was read.
Mr. DAYTON appealed from tho decision OF the
chair The decision WAS sustained.
Mr. FRosEsT said he hoped the precedent would
not be established that member could not read sim
pe resolution The majority should recollect that the
minority have rghts.
Mr. BRADr-Are you not in the majority
Mr. FRoYyST-I do not consider myself with q ma
iority Of this Board when IL takes such partisan
courfe. Jelierc a majority Of this Board do not
,ueon re shoH hare our rights. believe | am in
minority ask if the constituents Of the gentleman
from the Ninth have not right to be represented here
hope the PsReI WIN DC ie o1 bs G table, h'0 Tic
TIE Board having voted against the reading, the
President ordered Mr. Dayton to give the paper into
tie custody Of the Clerk. After considerable more
skimisbing the majority finally backed down and al
lowed tie reading Of the paper which was put into the
hands Of the reader for that purpose.
To this Mr. DAYTON objected, as he desired to read
IL timfe for obvious reasons and waB do 3d.
The revolution requested the City Inspector to report
to the Board whether tho services OF Assistant Health
Wardens are required in every Ward; to state the
reasons why such an officer is necessary what incon-
yeuences the pe pie suffering before the instta-
ton Of ibis Office In December, 1850 that have since
been remeded in consequence OF Their appointment
whether each Arsstant Health Warden is actually en-
gsged each day in the performance Of any labor for
The ci,y and what portion Of his time s 30 occupied.
Tie second resolution IA as follows:
R,eeS ,hs Board Of Aldermen eouepr that Jpnt Select
.rponsd with 20 examine wi,ne.se. to inquire and 70
whether and
bs~ cen the Mayor and member Members Of
Le Bosfd Of Aldermen With reference 10 the approving aud
signing BY his Honor the Mayor the ordinance creating the Once
Of Assi.Unt Health NudsD approved Dee H. 1850 and
whether stipulated and Agreed between the parties
COZ don 20 Tho approving and ssnna the sd ordinance that
bis Hcnar The Mayor should b. entitled member
and any member Of the said ocer aud which Of tho
said Assistant Health WArdcus named By his Honor the
Mayor and WHISTLER the City Inspector tho snbes Of the
Board Aldermen selected Of the persons sPPoined aud
the names q those s"l'cted BY each.
Ar the last word oftho resolution fell from Mr.. Day
tons liIs, half a dozen members sprang from their
seats, among them Messrs. Tuomey, Cornell and
Boe tho eyes Of the latter standing out with unusual
rroninenoe The Chair accorded the floor to Mr..
1uoney, who rad he was opposed TO applying the gag
law TO lie gentleman from the Ninth. As the Board
I'D accommodated the gentleman by allowing him to
rad the resolution, he moved that il be laid on the
table.
Mr. BooLE moved a. amendment that the gentle
man from the Ninth have leave to withdraw his
luton This was seconded aud the motion t. lay
on the table preysiled.
re,olution from the Board of Councimen directing
induir TO be made agsinst certain public officers in
article which appeared in THE TRIBUNE, the sig
nature Of Thomas picton, laid on the table. Ad
journed to Monday next.