New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-22
PREPARATIONS for TEE FUNERAL
JOINT COMMITTEES OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS.


An adjourned meeting OF this committee was
held on Friday morning in the chamber OF tie Board OF
Aldermen.
Alderman OTrTwELL in the chair, said that he ana
Alderman Ryers had had an interview with Gems. Dix
and sanford and Adit.Gen Irvine, and explained 70
them the arrangements 80 far they were comPe'eG
relative to the funeral obseqGies OF our Meoed rIe''
dent. ,
i.fed with al the Committee had done.
Councilman GREEN moved that IN the Judgment OF
the COMMITTEE every St4tc the United states shonid
b. represented in tie procession by LADIES', ana 'A"'
they have n prominent position IN tie line
Alderman CTTwELL s-d that an arransemeht was
IN progress :hs the several States De Represented
ears appropriately decorated and bearing the coatoi'
aIms Of TIE state, and that each car be drawn ~
single horse. .
ss the one proposed would be very unwise inasmneh rs
tl was 10 be demonstration 81 morning and no IN
tended Tor gala DAY. When the tine sloHld arrive 10
celebrate the return Of peace then this proposition
woGll be IN keeping with tie CIRCUMSTANCE he nau
understood thar Gen. Dix had expressed LIS opinion
that no vei ,es whateve. should be allowed IN TIE pro-
cession. except for specified purposes save the one
upOn which the remains OF our honOitd fIesuel were
70 he laid
do away with carriages ~ the Procession, and INA;
they were dispensed with il would be very wise de
Alderman RrrRs thought that no persons other than
those designated by Gen. Dix be allowed 70 nave
that the persons accompanying the rcmaiis rom th'
ferry alone should be allowed to have vehicles III th'
pfocession.l IT,. - -. - ,,o..a .
Law over for the present.
A communication received from the attaches o
the PostOce asking II some arfangelnent couu hOl %
made whereby they might view The remains 81 ~
President in body and that they be assigned pac
IN the line OF procession.
Referred 10 Committee on Reception.
alderman JONES moved that the Street COMMISSIONS
bereQuested to remove all distinctions Ion t.o "a
Hall Park and on tie line Of the procession. 'srre'
Councilman LENT moved that committee OF thre'
be appointed 10 confer with the Police Commissioner
relative the Police arrangements appert9irng 10 u,
ingTess and egreSs Of persons TO and nom the Clty nan
Alderman JEREMAH moved that the line Of he. pro
cession he UP Broadway to ThItyfourth ST. ana de"i
ThTty.fOurth-st 10 Nnth-ave.
alderman JOINS moved to amend, that the subject Of
the route BE- referred 10 aCommtee Of three TO confer
with Gen. Sanford and report the result OF such con
ference at the meeting 10 be held at o'clock on FIJI
dsy Carried and Aldermen Jones and Councunen
Green and Lent we're appointed such committee. An
adjournment to . O'Clock was then bad.
Al o'clock the Committee ressseubied, when the
Committee on lorte Of Procession reported thew had
agreed upon the following the route OF the process
sion Leave the City hal By the west gate OF the PARK
mp Broadway to Fourteentbst. down Foureenih'st to
Fifth.ave. up Fifh.ave. 10 Thirty fourth ST. down
TLirty.fourihst. TO Ninth avenue, down Niuthaye 70
TIirtetb-st, and then proceed TO Albany wa HUDSON
River Railroad. The report oil the committee "as ie
ceiyed and accepted.
Education. 2eftng IOTth tntt % llt
and school officer generally, desired 10 participate IN
the obseQuies. Referred TO Committee on Societies.
Mr. joins BRADY, ex.Alderman, stated that h. repre-
scented the City Inspectors DepaTin IL and on beha
of the same desired that the Committee would furnsi
the Department with programme Of the route OF The
procession that the Cit Inspector might have inc sfeet'
through which should pass properly cleaned The re-
Quest was agreed TO. 80
In addition to the Est heretofore published Of Socie
ties desiring participate in the obseques. the follow
ing have made applications: Blenkcr veteran Society
bohemian National b. s, Young Mems Association,
Hampstead Institute Cadets, Island Social Club, No
90 Pilgrim Lodge, No. 2iJ, l. o. Of O. T., Commercial
Association and members Of the Produce Exchange
and Independent Lodge of Butchers.
The boat New-York containing the remains OF tie
President VIII land at the foot Of DesbrossCs st. from
Jersey CITY and be escorted TO the City Hall by the I'll
Regiment ~ Y. y. e., from DesbrOsscsst. to Hudson.
ct Hudson to Canast, mp Canal-st 10 broadway, and
down Broadway TO west gate OF tho Park.
DECEPTION OF THE CATAFALQUB.
The height Of the Catalogue Is - feet width IL feet
The top is OF gothic construction and the under part
forms en- elliptic supporter either side by urps with
bust of Mr. Lincoln in the CENTER and silver coored
eagle surmonIting the whole.
TIC entire structure is to be trimmed with heavy
black cloth and completely drsped around. Mr.: Lows
Carpenter is the builder of the Cataaque. and a. f.
Stewart a Co., are the decorators.