The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-04

TAE kkSOLUTJUN To PURCHASE THE FORT GAESE-
vO0Kr PROPERTY PAseED OVER the MAYORS
vET0-cHARITABLB D0NATIoNs-PORTRATT5 OF
DISTINGUISHED PERs0Ns-THE RESOLUTION TO APP.
PRoPRIATE $4,000 TO THE ROMAN CATHOLIC
ORPHAN ASYLUM LosT-CLosNG sCENEs-fARE-
WELL RENARKs OF TIE PRESIDENT, ETC.. ETC.
meeting OF the Board OF Couneilmcn was held al
O'Clock yesterday morning-Chas C. Pircsney, Esq,
President, 10 the chair -&
The minutes of the las, meeting we're read AID ap.
proved.
The 6rst paper Of importance acted on was tho veto
message Of the Mayor against the purchase by city
the Fort Gansevoort property. ~~~
Councilman HxAry moved that It be takvn M.
10 in .he Affirmative the Board decided 10 take IRON
the table.
Councilman LENT then said That he had protest to pro.
scnt against the adoption Of The resolution from {.
Roosevelt taSpaying zen, who considered himself
aggrieved In the mattsr and before taken hs
thought the protest sen certainly b read by tho ccrk
paper already tabled.
Councilman STEVENSON said the protest should have
been read before the veto message WINS taken up.
Tho PRESIDENT I'd tho question the ordor
OF busnca and decided that tho out
Of order.
Councilxsp LETT then read the fcr,wins pro,es. as
part Of hts argument against the passage or the esou
Your petitioner protests on this a. on former occasions
against The purchase by tho city OF tho property known
as tho Fort Ganscvoort property, Upon sscuDis We'll
which that the and ID question % Inc property n The
city and your petitioner believes has 10 resrniug this
protest he expresses the views Of hs neannty a. large
Counsmsn Love moved the adoption ofythc rsport not
witbs,andns che veto Of tho Mayor. '7tf
Councilman SrHvKnsox characterized toe resolution
swndle and fraud the city, aud hoped the noxt Grand
Jury would take the matter rp
votes Of ~ Board and he supposed snyh,nr he Gould
say would Affect The vots he would SPEAK n length
time against tho adoption OF the resolution. THO per
was before tho Common Council year ago and lad cot
been adcped and he hoped would not be this year
He SHOULD certainty vote no.
Councilman LENT said the parties who claimed 10 own
the property had such tito any man OF s;ness
In this city would accept, and therefore they ouy
sell 70 che city by whom she property was already owned
resolution adopted BY the following vots.--
MISUNDERSTANDING Hogan barney, hayes, Really,
ton, Csdncy, Keech, snyder, Brice, Lang. To,ai IL
Observation-Disclosures Ryan. Lent, 1rtsn, Ross. steven
nunber Of the o,ner papers we're ,nct isson ~ ma
actedo sfter which, motion " Connc,naa a.tssy
tho Board took = recess sutn half.past ocnrL.
AsrER aEcEss.
For THIS, the closing session Of tho Board the member
wore rsaher diatory IN coming together. The fcsou
tion 70 Appropriate tho sum Of $4,000 the Rosaas
Catholcro Asyium bcipg under consde ration b.ffe
the recess, was tho nrst paper called 90.
Councilman osros soved to indefinitely pOstrouc ns
The motion was lost division. and lad over autl
fuller attendance Of The members wessut
The Board adopted rrs'i,,rn q rorc ucpec Donating
the sum ~ I'll 600 to the ii6ics U.'sg All S.s.iciy.
comm tce from tlv ,Iosfd q ldrrtse. crs ting "
Aldermen Ipolc .frcar AID Hail se.bg c,d, s.aes
Tint their Board having rscDcd hc ond labor.
they we're about to adjourn uw die.
On motion OF Connc .nfr BasSry, the President ro-
qpesed them return and AK be ~ their card
IT, Keep ~ session Tor hour tbcro bsug st sooe
papers to be sent IN 'Ur ,beir concurrence
resolution 10 dnalci u g. 900 tho Eoc.efy
for the Relief Of The pssGts Children ~ Sea.len
LIST want ~ a cnstii onai Being Aforwasus
rccnnsidcrcd ~ was iaid cTar
On motion Of Councilman orroS - again called Up
aud adopted By ,yots NJ ~ IN the adlrnaiiye.
The hnard covcurred with The BOARD of Alderman
dona lg the SIM e. 800 %. Ncw York T-iso, ssao
citation. By eote or 10 IN tho affirmative. ~ 10 :tr
Negative.
The RESTITUTION a. donate the Of 81 600 u pro
portrait ,eia Mcclellan again List fnr st %
Il g rstpti raj vote. Reconsidcrei and ali over.
Ii again brvusbt In conjunction With rescu.
tion " cure portraits a. cy Governor Mcrfsu, ex
ovrror Clark and Thomas lefcrrou, al AZ o-pcose Ct
81 each mod adopted BY vote 81 10 in tue IN ss's
u IL tho negative
Tue resou,on sppror- ate TIE sum Of $50 ooc 70 he
ayers Of Roman fataolic Orrhar - iur, not
wiihstsndng the veto Of tho Mayor, WAS ihS tstef-
20. M. hest To- want 4 q cotstituti 'srl vc:r.
On motion or our Gilman BaHNsy, the vfe vas ,ans. |
orsntIy reoonssdcrec ad referred 70 the C.nrh@a
sep appoio,sd couroi.m:a psrss,