New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-08
hoard Of Counciimen.

The Board met on Friday, at 4 p. M, President
PIScKsEY IN tie chair. Ga motion, the THANKS OF
the Board were given TO Mr.. A. j. Quincy Tor pre-
sening the Board with plaster OF Pans CAST OF tne
city arms. which ornaments the room. I'm yesser'
days report il was stated that tns ornament wa
marble which was mistake.
number of bills for fitting up election polls were
erred to the Controller, with power TO pay thcm.
The Board concurred to accept the offer OF the
Trustees OF ST. Patricks Cathedral of some ground
in Calvary Cemetery for the interment Of deceased
Catholic soldiers.
A report was made in favor Of purchasing for mar
ket purposes the Fort Ganseyoort property OF James
b. Taylor for 100000 the city also to assume the
payment Of interest and principal on the bond and
mortgage on said premises. 1ne report iar.her pro-
vides for paying for filing up part OF the land,
which increases the whole sum TO be paid 70 So3J 4|
80 The paper WAS laid over.
The Finance Committee reported in favor Of do.
mating 5000 to the ST. Joeephs Orphan Asylum.
Laid over.
Tie Staots Zeitung was made Corporation pa.
per, Notwithstanding the veto Of his Honor the
Mayor.
The resolution to appropriate $500 to purchase
sword TO be presented 10 Gen. Sgel again came mp,
and after sundry amendments and some debate, ths
matter was laid over.
On the invitation Of Jerome Underbill, the Board
agreed to attend the launch of an ronclad vessel OF
war, foot Of Eleventh street, East River. Tho
launch will take place on Saturday, 9th lust ct ~
| q. H. ana Inc board OF Aldermen WILL attonu On
special invitation Of Aid. Boole.
A proposition TO pay the Presidents Of the Boards
Of Aldermen and Councilmen 500 each for services
, az Commissioners of Health, was laid over.
| The Board adjourned TO Monday at clock Pm.
BOARD OF ALDERMES.-At q meeting Of this
Board on Saturday afternoon, President Henry in
the chair, supplementary bills Of $297 for expenses
incurred in the celebration of the Fourth Of July,
and 81, SIS for the reception Of the 18th Regiment,
were passed.
The report of the Committee on Public Health, in
favor Of paying the remaining bills of $3.50 30 for
removing the remains Of persons buried in Potters
Field was called up and ELECTED debate.
1t will be remembered that Mayor Wood ordered
the removal Of the remains from the old TO the new
Potters Field several years ago. alleging that the
public health demanded that they should be taken
away Wiegand, tie contractor succeeded IN Oh.
tanning the amount Of some Of the bills which he
bad put in, but Controller Haws, learning that the
whole affair was merely q swinde, refused Iurthef
payments. Ii was at thst time proposed to put the
| ,um in the Mayors contingent fuad, but Mayor
Wood rejected the proposition and vetoed tho
measure. -
/. was contended by come that the amount should
! he put in the Mayors contingent fand; bu- IL.
Froment did not TANK that Mayor Opdyke should
De chargesble with Mayor Woods derelictions.
Mr. Booe stated that this amount was really due
to poor men who were merely employed by the con.
tractor, and it was not right that they should b
kept out oil any longer.
A motion to insert the Item In the next tax levy
was laid over, as was also the whole subject.
After the transaction Of large amount OF routine
business the Board adjourned until Monday, p. M