The New York herald., 1876-02-11
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

CENTENNIAL, REsoLUuoNs-THE OBSERVANCE
OF wAsHNGToN's coNDEMNING
THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE-oN THE TRAIL OF
CITY RAILROAD COMPANIES PASSAGE OF
CRoToN MAIN ORDINANCES MISCELLANEOUS
BUSINESS.
A regular meeting Of the Board Of Aldermen was
held yesterday afternoon Mr.. Samuel A. Lewis in the
chair.
CELEBRATING wAsHNaroN's BIRTHDAY.
Alderman PIScKNEY offered the following high
sounding resolutions relative to the celebration Of the
22i of February, washington's birthday
Whereas the people Of the United States Of America
posIssrSS lust apprecinon Of hs nss@9Se services
MS country and should ever zeaousy snow the highest ad
ma.ion for the preemine9t private and public virtue
ofwhose character too sublime for elaborate euog like the
ineaments OF his extraordinary countenanee. will
be familiar vrtuous humanity until Pine
close his records and the heavens shall pass away as
and military genius our country is mainly indebted for
national existence and people for the liberties they
ENJOY stp whereas ia ga,eui @ ree"ghihon non Ii Al hsse
peop Of Se y Of New S% he ns
of the Western Hemisphere through their author
1T and proper this the centennial American indie
pendenee, TO manifest in some marked degree their
acknowledgment of his patriotic sereesi therefore, be il
events with which the history Of George washinston is SO
sIsingy epe.e some enirSSrd%naTy mary recognition m OF .he
this year declaration American indepen-
should be demonstrated by the citizens Of the
city Of New York ana 10 is therefore recon CON
day that they be requested abstain possible from
played alike aOst ashore flags Of the city
h.isted on all he public building shst a. the reverend
vices prayers and that Te Deum be sung Of the
principal churches attended by the city authorities in hum
ole and devout thanks and 10 Almighty God, who
gave to our country so eminent soldier and patriot and
pers incident to its birth growth and maturity for CEN
Alderman PuRRoY objected to specifying any partc-
uIar church in which hold the services We lived in
a community in which there state church and
wlHre he hoped there never would be. If any of the
gentlemen OF the Board wished TO pray particularly on
that day they could do at homo or at any church
which they chose TO select
Alderman PNcKNEY SAID his resolution did not men,
ton any church. He was willing take ST. Patrick's
Cathedral or st. Pauls After the evacuation Of the
city by the British General Washington and stan had
attended the latter edidce to give thanks for
the victory. He thought it would be proper to have
the Common Council and Mayor attend religious
service in body the DAY mentioned.
Alderman PURRoY offered amendment striking
out the provision as to specific church, which was
adopted.
The balance OF the preamble and resolution was then
adopted.
coxDExNNG THE BRooKLYN BRIDGE.
Alderman MCCARTHY offered the following resolution
relative to the Brooklyn Bridge
ana sroGey1 & by & bridge across sne East % kye w be dis dis
villages; onethird OF the expense Of the
% % to Ss @ os DS GS aS
qG Pa to s S1 be o our
payers than to compel them 10 pay enormously Tor
adding in corresponding ratio 70 tho. valqo Of
present one oi the most Saiaas the ianchises Of this
city. which vested nvolahy aaa revoeably in this
poration, and which be tk from legally only by
paylng an egnvae' eq9s, "a Us n ~ nnuS tne
great city being compelled by aw 20 millions OF dollars
millions Of dollars and also az the time assist
franchises Against the preparation such m outrage it
the Imperative duy OF TINS common Council TO protest.
70 every expedient to AS the simplest and most
Resolved That the Legislature of this be is
hereby respectfully. yet in the most earnest
project of uniting cities New York and Brooklyn by
800 Of the Laws Of 1875 and chapter eo Of tho Laws Of
Resolved That the CLERK Of the Common Council be and
he is hereby directed to cause certified copy Of this
amble and resolution 70 be transmitted to each Of the
bers OF the State Legislature in session at Albany.
On motion of Alderman Gross consideration Of tho
matter was laid over for one week.
THE CITY RAILROAD COMPANIES.
Alderman SmELs offered the following resolution;--
Resoved That the Counsel the Corporation he
is thereby respectfully requested Board at
earliest convenience how far IL at all the agreements made
bsween the city and the several city railroad companies
have been affected by the operation Of State laws whether
legally in The Of the city authorities
I
init their forfeit the right collect
Also if it is not in the power Of the Common Council
three from six eight A. NJ and from five
working people who compelled such going
their work in the morning and returning in the evening
Alderman JoHN REILLY moved to refer the resou-
ton TO the Committee on Railroads. The motion
lost, and the resolution was adopted by unanimous
coNprRoLLER GREENS INFRINGEMENT.
Alderman MORRIS presented resolution calling upon
Comptroller Green 10 send in statement of the
.tf hac dom fort fho al.
the proposed expenses for 1876, with for in
crease decrease for the latter term
Alderman PuRRoY made sarcastic speech in opposi-
ton TO the resolution. He did not any necessity
its passage.
The resolution was placed on he
REGULATING THEATRICAL POSTERS.
Alderman HISS proposed an amendment to the
dinance regulating the location of street stands &C.
TO allow the erection OF theatrical posters in front of
premises where the permission of owners had been
tanned. The amendment was adopted.
Rooms COURT GENERAL SESSIONS.
Alderman BRYAN REu1Y submitted n resolution
authorizing the Commissioner Of Public Works TO give
the rooms now occupied by the Tax Commissioners to
the Court OF General Sessions view OF the
accommodation made absolutely necessary by the cleo
ton OF an additional city judge. Mr.. Reilly spoke in
advocacy OF his resolution and showed conclusively
that such accommodations should be furnished once
motion OF Alderman John Reilly to refer the reso-
luton TO the Committee on County Affairs was
adopted.
RAltRoAD SUrsANcn IN FRoxr OF rnK HERALD oFFrcE
Alderman Rowland presented resolution calling
upon the Legislature TO pass law which would pro-
hibt the transfer OF horses railroad street
crossings Mr. Rowland cited a necessity for pass
ing this law the created IN front Of the
HERALD Office by the stoppage OF railroad and the
transfer OF horses that vicinity A resolution had
been passed time since by the Board authorizing
the Commissioner OF Public Works TO take up the
tracks ia front OF the HERALD office. Tho
railroad companies applied to Judge Bar
rett OF tho Supreme Court, for an in
junction 10 restrain the tearing up OF the tracks, which
was refused Judge Westbrook then applied TO-,
who granted an order 10 show cause why permanent
injunction should not issue. Corporation Counsel
smith neglected TO attend TO this matter and perma
nent INJUNCTION granted, sixty days being given
make motion TO dissolve. These sixty days expired
and the Corporation Counsel again neglected his duty.
The only remedy that existed to 20 before the
Legislature and ask for the passage Of such law
suggested. The resolution adopted.
POOR.
report from the Committee County Affairs was
sent in requesting the Commissioners OF Charities and
Correction 10 expend $50 600 for support of the
door poor In with the appropriation for
1876 gwen by tho Board Of Estimate and Apportion-
menL The report was adopted