New-York tribune., 1866-12-28

AT the fifth sioa the Aldermen nao seLsrn o ain names
litica ADJ ,ont, Of Deeds added
the oct OF bind persons who may annuay ver
cy Treasury gave away several parts o. & SaonS 10
hnd prons authorized the Clerk to procure Tor ever
Der oe Common Council gold SsdEs sae o hareS Of the
Immaculate Conception, and WI 10 70 the A"onJ
W Se sSth session several sidewalks yet remaining IN pos
session of the city the Aldermen surrendered 70 Ill
n. Serds having been made Commissioners OF Deeds
several names added 10 the list AMER cohutIh w
he names Of three blind persons to be added 70 the
10 t Gdernep received and ordered file TemOnsIance
OF the Citizens Association against the passage OF
eompensatng Mr.. f. A Bone Tor money eAPcnuI P m % - s
expenses othe ss G he Of Mr. Valentines
Annual Corporaiion Manual and the pafsage OF resolution
which intended to put an end 70 the frauds Wcn @u Doh
committed under the head OF donations 70 e Uu oo.s tho
% when Alderman Varnums resolution was adopted directing
he Committee on Streets inquire into the eXpedency OF
adopting system for numbering the streets somewhat
after plan adopted in Philadelphia Nothing ever came oi
this proposition. :. =
Al the meeting the 5 Of February Councilman @achays
resolution directing the Coroners advertise in The DAILY
Times and The Da the bodies Of unknown dead that
might be found in the streets or in the rivers was passed ana
which had been taken by William L. Ely Sidewalks
given away provision was MADE lor o9G s9ns uohaVns
OF Deeds and other routine business was trans
acted as usual
On the 2th Of February Mayor Hoffman vetoed the resoln
ton directing the Clerk prepare and TO be published
10 600 copies Corporation Manual for 1890 for the rea
e expense for srauitous distribution large edition
600 copies OF the work. and secondly that the resolution
placed limit the expenditure for Tho work which cost IN
is65 s5zl72 80 than = volume The Mayor also
in urging the Common Council to stay inc Ann
a lob The Beard spite Of Iemonstrance at this meeting
appropriated s9 A. Booe TO his law expenses
II the Stree; g@Ss an Sdd
tiona messenger to the City Librarian at an annual salary
500 resolved fet and reurnsh the Street Commissioners
Office made commissioners Of deeds and 50 on as usual
AT the meeting the Aldermen appropriated goo for
new stand Of for the Ninth Regiment voted tO 20 Ed
Van Ranst for furnishing coaches TO The Common C0un
oils Of St Lon and Chicago gave me Institution ~ o5 the % a
the blind authorized the repaVng Of certain streets and
the 26h Of February the Board began an inquiry
ceInng Of Brown Dcyoe Knapp for cleaning
the streets 1t then being manifest that the contractors were
doing ANYTHING keeping the clean. At the
meeting the pay Of public earmen employed IN cleaning the
public markets raised to e. day.
the of March H. the annual tar levy for le66
adopted bnt subsequently materially amended
10Th Of March committee authorized 20 e1pend
$500 for stand Of Regiment and the Bonrd
voted 10 pay s23 60 for the expenses OF celebrating the ga
February and the meeting the SPRING and Hobo
ken Ferry authorzeda franchise which somebody holds
At the next meeting stands Of coos 10 cost OO each
voted 90 Regiment the 10th Regiment the 7sth Reg
mcnt and the 18th Regiment OF Cavalry and the City Libra
rans salary raised to s 900 year Other donations to
societies and others made rs usual
On the 9th Of April manilesiy with view TO checkmating
the Metropolitan Board OF Health whose officers casting
shelter for cholera patients humane Common
Council proposed to demosh the Battery Barracks but the
On the 10th OF Apr Board made little political capital
by adopting resolutions directing the various city railway
panes at once TO resume the running OF the usual humber
their respective roads the cardryers strike being then
the Presidents other
high officials being then compelled drive their
the meeting the 26th Of April the metropolitan Board
Of Health having undertaken the old wreck known
Washington Market ana 10 dPosss the squhtters VINO
seized the sidewalks and streets thereab0ut the Board
appointed Committee 20 inquire and report upon the best and
most expeditions manner OF erecting neat IRON structure one
story high instead Of the old ruin Donations &C. usual
Nothing been done toward erecting an iron market
On the 25h Of April the Common Council having authorized
City Inspector Boole TO retain his Office until the ls Of May
and appoint indefinite number Of clerks to finish his Office
business Mayor Hoffman inieTposed his veto.
MAY 2-Tbe Aldermen adopted resolution directing the
made trihng donations appropriations Of $500
each for the portraits Of three or four Governors for the Gov
Mayor. Mayor ''''-- %
f0r c regiments aud iron railing autbonzed around
lime izirdge over the intersection of Broadway and
Futonst authorized 10 cost 5000 TO be completed time
Juy Board Of Health having converted the Battery
Barracks into cholera hospital the Board directed the Street
Commissioner TO demoish those structures This vote, how
The tine Intervening between July % and Dec was con
sumed in peddlng eommssioneTshps giving away sidewalks
and providing for street Improvements.
GMhyor authorized transfer part Of the Battery
the General Government for Barge ofioe Dec H.
the resolution vetoed by Mayor Hoffman.
Dec ls-The Aldermen ooneurTed m Mayor Hofi.""s nom
ination Of George Mclean for Street and of
Dee 9Ohs street Commissioner again directed to den0'h
Dec 20 Jelt COMMITTEE G.h. common Council reported
port adopted by the Aldermen Same day ordinance adopted
regulating licenses for hackmen eIpessmen. public poors
and others requiring that such persons shall be citizens Of the
United States and providing penalties
These the most important features Of the Board Of Alder
FOR the year and herein that instead FOL
lowing Mayor HOfnans advice and contributing by every
and sacrifice reduce the levy 5000 COO they
by every possible device 20 increase the The
suit IL that Controller Brennan Is required TO estimate neN
years expenses about the figures Of last year excluding 800
which he refund the banks 10000 Of the
bounty loan which IN eC7 and eco 900 additional de
manded By the metropolitan Police the estimate being that the
latter body will cost S4OO In ls67 than In le06 IT,
however the Police should elect 20 pay the Department with
fbe 10000 excise money which they hold the Controller
could bring his figures small Of the total
s66 and stl give the Metropolitan Fire Department the
t7OO 900 which they demand