New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-17

RfMDSAL VI HEADS OF DffARlNlENTS.
A special meeting Of this Board was held yesterday
afternoon, pursuant to call signed by eleven mem.
bers President HENRY in the chair. After the real.
ing Of the call, Mr.. FRoNEsr offered protest
against action being taken By the Board Of Alder
men that day, the meeting having been called at Eve
hours notice. which was insufficient TO secure Q
proper attendance Of the members, and was, conss.
quently, unjust TO their constituents. Furthermore
that it was contrary to all precedent. The protea
was signed by Messrs. Froment, Dayton and
Genet
Mr.. WALSH, after the reading was finished said-
"Tha, y q falsehood."
Mr.. FRoMEsr-"It is not a falsehood."
Mr.. BooLE-( astonished, and looking abou. the
rooml-" All the members are present; how can
they be wrongedl"
Mr.. FRoMEsT said that made no difference what.
ever; that, in his opinion, any member was pri..
LEGGED to offer protest, and he merely asked that i;
DO entered upon the minutes. The ninety had
Constitutional rights in the Board Us well s the
majority, and the calling Of meeting at ess than
twentyfour hours notice was not just or right either
10 the members or their constituents.
Mr.. DooLE with smile of satis iaction), contendA
that the charter gave them the power Of converting
at any moment and without any notice at all-anA
said in the course OF his remarks the majority hzs
saw ito call meetin', aud If yon don't like It VOC
will have to 20 to Albany and get the charter
changed"
After some further discussion, on motion OF Me-
WALSH tie protest was returned 10 the protestant
Mr. Mitchell offered q resolution directing the
Controller pay the city bounty Of 30 70 all volun-
teers who enlisted on the 80 inst. In explanation.
be said that the ordinance appropriating the bounty
money did not receive the Mayors signature until
the 2d inst, and that the Controller adheriDg to the
wording OF the ordinance. thought he was not em.
powered to commence paying bounties until the 4tA
inst. The resolution was merely to settle the quss-
ton. Adopted
Sir. WALSH offered the following resolution,
BA,rcas shepherd r. knspp holding the office Of Sired
Commsoner, has been deIect in the performance Of hs
Re. rse That shepherd F. Knapp be and he h.rebyrt
moved from the ofce Of Stree. Cosmissoner ioi Cause
pursuance Of section 81 Of the Amended Charter Of 1851 's
The reading had scarcely been concluded before
BIZ. WALSH moved the previous question, which
was ordered, and adopted by vote Of IL to 5, q
follows: Yeas-Smitl, Walsh, Henry, Brady Reed
Mitchell. Jeremiah, Frear, Boole, Allen, O.tiwen
Farley. Nays-Ilal, Chip, Dayton, Froment.
Absent-slr. Genet.
Mr.. BRADY offered resolution similar TO the
above, removing Thomas Is. Tappen from the Office
Of Commissioner of the CToton Aqueduct Depart.
ment,
On this the previous question was also ordered,
and tie resolution adopted. The vote was tie sams
above.
Mr.. FRE.R offered resolution removing Daniel
Devlin, City Chamber lain, from Office, on charge
Mr.. DAYTON, having obtained the floor before the
previous question was ordered, asked Mr. Fresr 10
state from his own knowledge in what manner Mr..
Devlin had been derelict in bis duty he dared hin
20 come forward and state his charges publicly
against man than whom their was none in this
community who stood higher or more pure minded
He highly eulogized Mr.. Devlin, and remarked that
II this outrage was committed, the finger Of acorn
would ever be pointed at the perpetrators.
A motion was adopted TO refer the matter to G
Special Commute Tor investg cation.
Dir. MITCHELL offered q resolution removing
Alfred w. Craven, Chief Engineer Of the Croton
Aqueduct Department, from office, for derelictoo
OF duty.
This resolution was also referred TO the Special
Committee
series Of resolutions relative 70 the death Of
Patrick Gallagher, late Sergeant-at-Arms of the
Board, were offered by Mr.. BRADY and adopted;
also, resolution 10 present Gen. Corcoran with
cash, sword, and belt.
The PRESIDENT then announced that the Con-
mittee on investigation would consist Of Messn.
Farley Boole, and Brady.
Mr.. BooLE TO Froment How do you like the
Committee
Mr.. FRoMEyr was about making reply, when
the Board adjourned until next Monday ~ p n.