New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-24
Roard Of Aldermen.

A special meeting Of this Board was held yester'
day afternoon, in pursuance Of call signed by tho
requisite number 81 members, President WALSH In
the chair.
Mr.. BooLE, chairman Of the Committee on Rail.
roads, presented unanimous report in favor Of CON-
pellipg the Eighth avenue Railroad Company TO run
their carr regularly and without change, 10 Eighty
second street aud to continue their truck and run
care TO the upper terminus oil the road, al Harlem
River NJ fast M the avenue Ia graded. The report
unanimously adopted.
report was adopted directing the Controller to
lease portion Of the Broadway Bank building for
the occupancy Of the Street Commissioners Depart
ment and to remove the samc from The Tunes
building.
DEATH OF EX-coNTRoLLER HAws.
Tho following letter received from the Mayor;
MAYORS OTVcE. NxvY YORK, March 70. 1863
Ts As Hons,a,L hs Common Counei'
GEsTLHsKs: IL with unfeisnsd sorrow thst called
upon to-day you tho death Of the Hon Robert
r. Hsws late Controller OF this city. which took place
Your Honor.b. bOde. have long held oicisl intercourse
with the decreased and many Of your members doubt the
more intimate relations Of friendly social intercourse IL
would IN. ore seem unneoe.sy in thu
refer length TO his marked ability and hdoiiiy public
officer. hi' superior worth Few m.n h.ve
lslt behind them sn,bls reputation. In the dis
charge Of the duties Of the very reon'be position lately
public oaicsr In pTa. he wa. e...eme for ii. many
virtues and for those band cour'e..s which cement the
orAbe bod.. viii cordially mite In rendering tho merits
o. the doeoa.ed .ui,.b. oei. tribute would respectfully
recommend the adoption Of such resolutions tho .ad event
suggest would also recommend that suitable Eemcnts
be made fr attending the funeral Wednesdsy nett and
GEORGE OPDYKE, Mayor
Mr.. REED then offered the following preamble
and resolutions, which were unanimously adopted,
together with q motion that tho same be printed III
all the Corporation papers, also The Herald and
TRiBUSK:
wh.a. Tn. Common Council h.: learned with feeling.
DEF rtrdt 10 10 on
thrsa Ia TIL. dispensu,ion Of Divine Pfovitepee-by
in sysy relation he occupied ,Ow.rd his fellow man univer
..y respected beloved and admired for his many virtues
foremost which hs aud unloading aud
his entire dov oon she trust. con6d.d
Legislator aud IN bis capacity IS head 81 the Financial De-
pstmen Of the City G0vrrnmsnt combined with all those
manly virtues and ssntsnanly accomplishments which en-.
the all with whom he brought 10 contact
of the dread uncertainty H thing. hun,u and fsarfuy
femldsd Of that myreou. aimonition that In tho midst
Of life We are IN death ;" and.
Whereas. II 10 fitting and proper recognition Of the
many public of tho to the City OF
NesY orb in his capacity Alderman OF thu Tenth Wnd,
position which filled with signal ability and marked nteg
y during years 8is 1850 aud 1851 we'll as the still
poan and responsible office 81 Controller Of tho
CIV Il Newly the complicated duties Of which he admin
stersd with much wisdom and fuyay during the years
L5s 1900 aud sl and in which b. manfeed such er
Inofd y capacities CONDUCT Of the intricate hnsncal
affair. Of the city to elicit the conn eadaon OF all classes
Of IL. oitzenthat the menbers OF thi. Common Council
should publicly give expression to the unigned regret
with which tho announcement OF h. docssse ha, been "
aud that suitable action should be akon by them
Civ. e,p-sn to their feeling and Tho feelings o. those
ia being forever deprived 81 the services and
nip OF who universally admired Tor his
many public and private virtues be- Il therefore
Geolsed That Special Committee OF the members OF the
Common Council be appointed 10 make tho necessary arrange
.nts attending the funeral Of tho dscea'ed And DO
further . -, !. Al,
memory of the deceaed will attend bile funeral In body.
with scs sni clothed 10 tho u.a mcnts
OF cunning that the memle will wear the usual badge OF
or period Of thirty that the Chamber OF the
Board Of Aldermen aud the ece o. tho Controller De dsped
I'm mourning period and that tue public Offices Of
tho be closed aud the sl on the City Hall aud
the pablo building. he displayed at half mast during tho day
set sps,t Tor III. funeral And be 4, further
Res bred That copy Of the foregoing preamble and reso'
uions be suitably engossed aud iracd duly authenticated
and transmitted u the family OF tho deceased And DO
further . -, ..--. 4.
Reoirsd That this Board further mark Of respect to
the memory OF tbs deceased, do now adjourn.
The President having declared the Board nd
iourned. q new call was signed for special meet
Ing NJ $40 o'clock, ut which time the President
called the Board to order.
A resolution by Mr.. WALSH was adopted up
pointing Committee to memorsllze the i.egisia-
iurc against the passage Of the bill extending tho
term OF office Of several Of tho Heads Of Depart
ments Of the City Government. Messrs Hardy,
Boole, McCool, Henry. and Ottiwell, were ap-
POINTED such Committee.
Messrs. Reed. Mitchell, and Hall, were appointed
AZ a Committee from the Aldermen to make arrange
ments for the funeral OF the late Controller.
The Board then adjourned until Thursday after
noon.
GnASp Internationally, Sergeant Quinn
OF the Precinct arrested May Pache End took her be-
fore Jutce Connolly the Tombs Police Court, charged
-. If No mana act