New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-01
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN.

The Board net Yesterday afternoon, MoReA'
JoyRs, Geo., President, in the Chair.
Resolutions were adopted, that e-hundTetand
Sfty-ffth street be opened aud worked es comfy
road, from Broadway to the Harlem River; ina
property-owners on Second avenue, from One-hun
dred-.lud twenty third street to One-hundredano
sventy.sixth street, and One-hundred-and-twenty
ff,h street from Third avenue 10 Harlem River
be allowed TO grade in front OF their own pre- misses
ad that she CoIks be directed TO certify the biiis
I'Le Erpress for publishing the Common Counci
proceeding, tho same as previous TO the merging o
SIYe MlrRiRg into TIE ErenihP Erpress.
Mr ORrOS proposed to amend the ordnance ras
xno The Corporation fund for the relief Of volunteer
nv emitting down the maximum amount paid from
a. to So and the minimum from - to 81 So the
maximum weekly allowance 20 be 81 30 for eact
head Of family, 80 cents for the eldest child, and
S5 coats for each additional child, no one family &
rtcsiye more tha1 ~.
The above proposition on information from the Con
oller that 60 the present rate Of expenditure the
and would not last longer than December l.
Mr.. BARsET doubted the power of the Common
-,rN1nil 10 amend sn ordnance on which money had
Sss, ID. and in that view Mr.. Gross ccncdrred
NJ Fr,c,. .~n0l.t the best way TO husband the
,saspder Of The SnSd beto cut down the 3, ,6oC
pad 10 hremen in salaries, while ''00u V''e'
appointments Ot officials were TO be maze.
Mr.. BRANDoy believed the city bound to p-'
tbe foil amount they had pledged themselves to pay
IN The original ordinance.
Mr. CLEVELAND was of opinion that the IT,.
would be greatly benefited il the G. C.a;
too1 to husband this f. Siya ~. ,I ouanI
osd the money more in Dc .ober dian M now. now "'u''
a ar ~ ~ inmLiL oene ed that this notceI that the
- " y, - -.hsusted wolld cause the reci-
eeT ord what they now get.
& 9t. -.rE argued that it was the Office holders
ao"ei Zoe ordinance who wonld only be benefited
by els proposition, az the longer the fuuds lasted
fb> longer they wonld draw their salaries.
Mr. PINcKSEY believed there was DO power 10
o,,d Ic al nd hoe D..
khe time the fund gave out, Congress would have
iisSureed the city Tor its expenses.
Mr.. ORTOS stated that be meant 10 be understood
that il something was not done the unnegotia.ed
bonds end al would be gone BY Dec l.
Dir. BARyEY pronounced the proposition impracti-
cable, unjust and unfair, and believes that by the
tme this fund gave ont the benefit Of the system Of
raBttanoes Of volunteers would lie felt by those who
were dependent on this fund.
1ir. GRoss said that the XVIItb Ward had sent
kBoTe men TO tho war than any other ward in the
city, aud &c knew that the effect Of this ordnance
wOnld be disastrOus tBere.
Air. ORToS denied that the proposition was for the
kene6t Of the officials, whom he "a were most re-
Tectable men, the actual expenditure per month for
G5e disbursement Of the fuad was - 200; not the
gaymeai Of single district for single day. No city
or even State IN Tie country had tcen 80 layishly
liberal as the City Of Nsw-York had been and now
ss 10 the families O. i's volunteers.
DIR. STEYEEsoE believed the resolution would
Dive from participation in the fund some Of the
ssSt deserving recipients and be pronounced Il de-
>iediy Out OF place to attempt such step just when
our soldiers We've about to entor upon active opera
4jOns.
The matter Was finally Laid over.
A resolution wss adopted directing the Stree, Com
missioner to proceed with the grading having ont
and fencing out of Mount Morris square. pron.
siiiOn to require the work 10 be done by contract
was voted down, whereupon
Mr. sTEvESsoH denounced the measuIe ssa po
Fsics one designed 10 favor the Democracy In colo
n'zlog that portion Of the city.
proposition TO create TIE zymes Corporstio.
paper was referred to the Special Committee on Ad-
Adjourned 20 Thursday pex.