New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-02

This Board met yesterday afternoon. President
PURDY in the chair.
The following communication was received from
M.rox's Oyrrcs Nxwyopx. March 81, 1869
| T, The Honorable the hard Of SspCrisrs.
GrsTLKsES return herewith, without my approval the
resolution authorizing snd 81 setting thr Com
toer TO Peter Mitchell tie second nd third floors
Of premise. No 400 Grand street for tho a.r Of the Fih Die
t,ist Court. nv objections thereto are ss follow:
Tho Court In qu-s,ou ia City Court the expenses Of which
borne by city The Law d Getty charges the Corpor;
ton with the duty OF furnishing oomsic 1t. uss AID Al
Indirectly so,horres the iupe v'ors to 40 80 s.o
to be IN mi. case peculiar popuety W. follow"
the provision Of the statute inasmuch az from tbs
m.I.
D,rjc Courts Ii long az, provided the occupied
by Fs Judicial Disct Court and the Contolrr or 10
hf Of bs Corporation had before the pssgs your rtso'u
ton all. dy bed the present preHes for another year nom
tho lat OF May uert ,.
from persnDs pection become ss,i.hed that hey
should for ID, pfrs-nL They h.vo syc.a for toe ue
81 ihsi CoI for ysir past "bso ts be'nss was
pro ABLY larger than a. present owing the dDibutloD con
upon the snsrs Oppression If buSine.' snd They .ee u
Whlei, wouli undoubtedly DO convenient tn havs
larger and comaod rooos f th' curt there seems
to b. no ns'ns i"r Of
winch tba woad be douhs tie rent at Pesrn1 PAD
AID tho sure ior .uiobenes Of hch 10 the ROOM.
cannot therefore be known a. a. wS1d d
Nr DAVIS hoped that the Board wOuli not over
ride the VETO Of tho Mayor, and therefore, AZ no
further action would he taken on the paper than to
lay il over be proposed that such courss should 10
taiS-p, and the exp ense of advertising saved.
Mr Blunt supported the view VI Mr. DAVIS on
Ia. gconnd Of economy. lie mad not considered tbe
law mandatory except in cares In which tie Board
iiended 10 give Tue paper iurlcer consiAefalion.
Mr. TWEED quoted The law, TO show that u veto
NUT lay over and be published, which wesadspted;
A re.olu,ion was adopted that no supplies wonid
ba furnished 10 any county oiires or Objects except
I a.. .ysh Inv
Ia answer To resolution, the Controller reported
,h,t the tile L. the lite Of the new jail IN fldnfge
.tr..t ia vested 10 the Corporation OF the Wy o.
/ New-York, tho ground having been purchased Ia The
year 1912, and the present building erected ior AID
| used a. wai't-house. p,
/ Vuon "A resolution to hire the second floor Of Cd.
buildings Nos u and a. Cnsmterssrset ior the us'
OF the Supreme Court. at rent % sJ,UoV pr hnnuD
considerable discussion ensued
/ Mr. BLUsr aud Otters s,reuuously oppoeed il, an'
thought that rooms al less price could be hao AZ
sou c Of TIE siJe streets.
ur. PuRpr had 10 objection 10 providing suitable
Communications for the Court, but he could not sup
Port naked resolution 10 appropriate 40 large san
Of money. lie thought tie mater should 20 70
Committee. The resolution WHO Loot.
! Tn. resolution offered at tie late meeting by Dr
Pnr6y, recommending the repeal Of the excise law
was taken from she table,
Sir DAVIS offered rs an amendment that in#mnct
IA the preseut excise law had failed il it, objects the
L. Isi.turc be- petiiion.d TO make such al Grafton in
the ordinance Us would more ehsctually accomplish
/ tie design for vi ch it was intended.
Sir. PURDY urged it upon the attention OF The
Board M under the present law tie revenue bad de-
\ creased $4,000.
Mr. Ely offered another amendment that tbs Leg
isluure BE petiioned to exempt the City Of New
! York IRON the present State Excise Law, aud 'hat
the power Of granting lcepses be vested in the local
authorities under such regulations as the Honorable
/ Lei nature might deem expedient
The wi OILS subject was referred to Special Com
milt-e, of with Mr. Ely is tue Chairman.
! The Board theu adjourned until next Tuesday.