The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-30

noard Of Aldernen.

Beard OF Aldernea.
-SzD ADvURrIsIhe AoNoroLx-nsnsn.s ~ o0.-
vAoANCH IN OPPOSITION TO THE hAYoke vsTo-
xvnrY THOUSAND DOLLARS FoR TIE FoukTH-
ApyOURNABSr TO eEPrsAsER.
regular meeting Of the Board Of Aldermen Wa held
vesssrSav q two p n, the President n The chair
A communication was received from VIM Lain
go, and others against the propreters Of the Forty
.sood street ferry North ver and stating there were
- so boats on the line the condition q one Of which
rendered IL unsafe for and Also the fact OF
Aoats only running 70 p II Referred 10 Committee
"a Hsnies
series of resolutions with preamble, oneSed by
Alderman Ryers, on tho question Of advertising. The
re.nble stated that The sum allowed for that purpose
chapter 5sS Of the laws Of 1855 ollcws:"Any mem
.ilfrily Disregard any provision Of law applicable
- tAe membsrs Of the Common Council, or who
snv spprOprs..ion unauthorized BY isw, in sacess
Of The amount authorized by law or for any illegal or
ataoos disposition Of corporate property rg n % 90
she punshmens and penalties prescribed therefor, anu
every aeber voting in favor thereof shall be ndiyid
ally habas refund the amount TO the CITY stne suit
In regard 70 this he offered the following resolution
That the clerk: and Shs o. The Csm
n Of ss 'il
sed g. ssyrs.s the
versns FOR the Common Council" and the several heads
ss rr s chapter ' and section Of chapter 'f the laws
The resolution was laid over, and Alderman RyKRs
moved that should be submitted 10 the Cor
poraton Counsel for advice. II laws are binding, he
said Corporation Is prohibited from further adver
Using until some provision be made.
lengthy debate ensaed the Introduction OF vcso
luti permitting all persons who wish TO keep stands
show the sidewalks, nc, providing they
hfatuo fhn prnScC nf
opposite 70 which they were erected and ala net
with the public traffic After considerable discus
sion the resolution was declared carried by vote OF
VtoZ
Alderman NAsTusoH protested against the decision Of
Ihe chair
THE oRsEQUy1s PRESIDENT
Alderman GEDNEY moved to take up the resolution
vetoed by the Mayor IL reference to the printing Of
swenty Ave thousand copies OF the committee report on
shc obseques Of our late President
Ali NORTON hoped the resolution would not pass.
1t seemed the object or certain to seek to squAt
der much Of the public money possible. Twenty
thousand dollars had already been spent by the
neral committee and seventy ave Thousand dollars
would expenses If the resolution carried
Alderman GEDNEY stated that mis- reasons for support
m 1t that it would form valuable work. and that
many Of the people had applied To him FOR copies
On the vote being cast TO accept the resolution though
vetoed by the Mayor--nne voting aflrmavey and six
Begsvey-it was declared carried, and, on recon
Uderaiion Of the vote, was laid over.
Subsequently the matter brought up again by Al
Aernan shannon and though strenerously opposed by
Alderman Norton the resolution adopted by vote
ney, Mcknight Ryers, Brice, Kelly, Masterson 0twcll,
Farley and Van Voorhis-l2 Nays-Aessrs D Brien,
Flynn and Norton-3.
Alderman NoKroS entered protest.
On motion site Of ground at the corner Of Seventy
street and Fourth leased for the pur
poses Of German hospital for the term of twenty-one
portion Of the tax levy annual appropriation
passed thus