New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-02
CITY GOVERNMENT.


at O'Clock yesterday afternoon, President Conan In the
chair A remonstrance was received from property
owners on warren-s from Broadway to Westst against
paving that street with the Brown and Miller pave
mentD and was referred to the Committee on
Street Pavement A resolution TO pave Twenty
thrdst from the Tenth-ave 10 the hudson
resolution asking for Information from the CrOtOn
Aqueduct Department why the work OF paving SeeOhu
adopted resolution wac referred to the Committee on
Salaries and Offices 10 provide badge stan OF once sta
been decided by the Supreme Court entitled to his seat In
the Chamber OF tho Board OF COuncmen for the year 1863
member OF the Board OF Councmen for the year 1885, Of
what possible will it be to him to have badge, &c
badge ne can have It, The PresdenThs Is an order OF
the Supreme Court communication was re-
asking for the temporary use OF the chamber OF the
Board Of Aldermen for the purpose of holding court
cut the wishes OF the Judges The resolution resembling
all resolutions for the laying OF Belgian pavement in
tracts are not already awarded" Ordinances were
adopted dividing the city into more convenient ID elec
The Board OF Councilmen also met at o'clock yester
day afternoon. but transacted no business. ill.,,
The Street Cleaning Commissioners audited ana ahOwed
the usual semimonthy payment to the STRENGTHENING
THE WIDENING or BROADWAY.
Another meeting OF the Committee OF the hoard OF
Councilmen Street Openings was held yesterday 10
inc OF BROADWAY from soveDteonth-st to Flity.nintst
Councilman Hart presided. b. J.. Solomon SAID
me- He ogh there was no
sity for widening Broadway. Broadway had naturally
been laid out business street. When VIDE street Is
required for use 20 to the BOwery Canalst.
John NJ Bxby said that II Broadway were widened, 1t
motter Of Of orSamen Broad should be wdene that
another matter The streets OF Paris are all narrow
are certainly ornamental The larger
amount OF business is done in the narrow
streets OF the city The expense for the proposed widen
ing OF Broadway would be enormous this fact was oby
GUS one gentleman desired 70 know whether the Com
The corporation Counsel had been consulted the sub
ec aud the legal adviser OF the city ad NOT been con
law officer OF the city necessary in order
70 establish the jurisdiction much the mpoTtnee
Councilman Hart said that the Common Council had the
power widen street II not 70 lay II ont Mr. john >
Masterson said that Broadway were widened it wond
be n benefit to private and public purposes ahke Mr.
Peter Gsey said he owned 1909 feet Broadway There
should a for business in this city If Broadway
feet wide to-day there would be dozen railroad
tracks in 1t in less than week lie had run TO Albany
Is years spent thousands Of dollars protect the best
avenue for business there is in the City OF NewYork
lie objected to ordinance IN favor OF widening the
Mr. Constable Of Arnold, Constable Co., said that II
the street widened between the points named
would cost S20OoOOO II was the railroad companies ana
the owners OF property IN the OF the Boue
ward who chiefly interested IN this matter. He de-
sired enter his solemn protest against tins proposed
widening Canalst, the widest in the city as business
street n decided failure.
r. IL Arkenburgh was in favor of widening Broadway
from Forty secOndst TO fitty-nnthst but WIS entirely
opposed TO touching any OF the territory south OF Forty
secondst.
Josiah JeN said that he owned large amount OF prop
erty Broadway, between UniOnsquare and FIFTY
ninthst lie astonshed 10 find that there were any
persons favor OF widening Broadway 100 feet. He
thought that the Common Council had no power in the
natter but II IL should turn out that they had then he
would be better pleased to meet the issue here than at
Albany.
Mr. Hammond presented the same views yesterday as
he did the occasion OF the last meeting OF the Com
mittee which 10 the effect that Broadway should be
wdened and that Immediately. He thought that Broad
way should be widened from Foryseyenthst up so as
to make $50 feet wide There are some very unsighty
elbows on Broadway at presen ana mat might DC lesu
Mr. Slevin thought that tho best that could be done
would be TO let broadway alone.
Another gentleman gave his views the subject,
which substantially In favor OF the proposed widen
ing
The flags on the City Hall were displayed at half.
yesterday afternoon in respect TO the memory OF
eXPresdent James Buchanan, who died yesterday morn
ing understood that both branches OF the Common
Council will meet to-day take appropriate notice OF the
decease OF the ex-President.
No quorum OF the Board OF Audit yesterday.