The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-22

some further discussion took place. in which Aid Da-
ves, Balls and others took part The resolution was
against the general lighting, sc. II stated that S6&
saved every oil lamp and the best of sperm oil
can be bought for IS cents per gallon Aid West said that
the committee had granted every petition that had been
presented for lighting particular streets with gas and
therefore he could see necessity for going to the vast
outlay at this time.
The question was on laying the resolution on the table,
Carried. Laid on ~ table.
or same Committee against lighting Spring street from
Broadway to West street. and also Union Place, Washing
ton Place, and Broadway as far as Ninth street.
Tins Committee ask to be discharged.
Aid GnDsEY, of the sth ward, wanted division Of the
question He in favor of lighting half OF Spring
tee until this done. He stated that Spring street
already lighted from Broadway the Bewery, al
though resolution could be found ordering the
He claimed that Spring street is greater horoughsre
than any other from Chambers street up town.
The queson was on accepting Spring street. Carried.
Next on accepting Washington Place Carried Next
on accepting Broadway Ninth street. Carried. As to
Union square the committee were discharged The 9TH
and places above named still with the COM
miee
Reading of the report of the of the Board of
Assistants favor of increasing the pay OF watchmen
from 81 to Sl,25 per night An ordinance pay them
S25 was TO pay 20 cents per night since Sep
TENDER last, in addition. The question was on laying
these resolutions the table and printing them Carried
Laid on the table and printed.
Preamble resolution from the Board of Assistants
inquire into the origin Of the fire at the Tombs on the
18th inst. Concurred in.
Aid Josrs moved to take up document No 81 on the
Meat Market Laws II was carried. The document was
read appeared that the report had not been signed by
majority of the committee and was not therefore pro-
AID. LEONARD moved to refer the report back again to
the committee The question after much discussion was
taken receiving the report Of the committee in Its
sent state It was received.
The document then taken up article par article.
The first article was read and then there was some dis
Aid WEST moved to lay the document on the table, to
be the special order of the next meeting. Carried
BoApp OF As.lsrASr ALpEnMrs Monday, Nov II. 1912.
The Board met at o'clock M, President VIM ADAMS.
Esq. in the chair.
The minutes of the last meeting read and approx
Petition of Joseph Strong for permission to remove the
of his daughter from the cemetery in I'd avenue
to the in Second street, was granted
REPORTS or the Committee Public Offices &c. stat
ing that accommodations for the cle,k of the Board OF
Education cannot be provided in the City Hall or Inns
House buildings and recommending that the committee
be authorised enquire into and report on the exPedien
cy of altering the basement OF Aims House buldingsfor
public offices. Adopted.
or Committee on Wharves, in favor OF rebuilding pier
No 81 and repairing pier No SO East River Concurred
By the same concurrng with the Board of Aldermen
in the resolution deepen slip at the loot OF Delaney
street. also in favor Of cleaning the slips either side OF
By tie same in favor building wharf at the foot of
9TH street, East River Adopted
OF the Committee Arts and Sciences in favor Of the
application OF James Rogers TO be appointed regulator Of
the public clocks Referred to Committee on applications
for Office.
By the same favor of concurring in the ordinance
adopting Colon Cawtrclls plan for removing the bodies
of dead animals from the street, with the addition OF
section providing that the said firm accede to the ordi
nance by special written agreement. Adopted
presented by the President setting forth the embsrras
under which the school law ofApril last had
money except for the payment oteachers leaving no
visions for the payment of the interest their debts and
they would be compelled at once to Close thirty Of their
to chase books and fuel ALEC leaving the mortgages
their property liable 10 be orecosed the lst oiFebrua
~ next in consequence OF nonpayment OF interest and
thus shutting up the schools entireyReerred TO Com
mittee Arts Sciences and Schools and ordered print
Ofthc Committee on Laws-adverse to paying Childs
Carman Sis3 for damage done to National Hail. by mob
at former election.-Adopted.
By the same favor Of applying the Legislature for
amendment to the Revised Statutes as to require the
e &
to the Sheriff, as they now do.-Adopted.
BY the In ag nesrge a U U
open trench in Broome s,reet-Concurred in
against continuing to use the present Por's field as
place ofburia, and recommending the appointment OF
committee to select site for new one-Adopfed and
Nessrs. Pegrew, Alerton and Scoes, sppointei such
MIR. WsrrnM.S. of,hs Ninth ward, presented pream-
be setting forth the extraordinary excitement in the pub
lie mind in regard TO the last Friday at the
Tomhs and the remarkable coincidence of the cupoa
that building bursting forth in flames at the very
John c. Colt have been brought forth for execution
implying great neglect OF duty at least the part of
OF our officers, and concluding with resolution di
rectiug the Police Committees of both boards fully
vestgate the of the burning Of the cuFoa. and
port the same to the Common Council.
Mr. ScoLEs did not think the Police Committee the
proper for the matter to before he thought it
mttes the bell ringers under their immediate d.
rection and It clear that If the bernger at the
Tombs had attended to his duty there would have been
no fire.
Mr. WATERMAN rejoncd that all this might be perfectly
clear the gentlemen residing in the vicinity Of the
who were not so easily satisfied and many Of them beiisv.
ed that John c. Colt instead of having escaped this life
had merely escaped country and that the kable
coincidence of the fire at the cupola at the moment he
have been led forth to execution was believed by some
to be the Of some the Police enable
i'm ap1t n
committee convcrsant with the OF that depart
mcnt.
| The resolution was then unanimously adopted
petition presented by Mr.. PsrTIoEEw from the
cartmen, laborers &C. on the public works in the 9th
avenue, complaining that their wages were in arrears
several weeks and that the contractor Munsen had
absconded and praying the Common Council for relief
Referred TO committee consisting Of Messrs Petgrew,
w. Dodge and Mead.
Mr. W. DopoE offered resolution deprccating the
duct of the contractor instrucng the officers Of the
Corporation in future contracts to provide for the pay
ment of his hire to the aborer, which adopted.
Papers from the other Bodrd.-Ordinance prohibiting
any sexton inter body in any burial ground of this
city without certificate from physician, or the coro-
under penalty o. asG and ann 81 ns y ks
without certificate. Concurred in.
In favor of removing mud from Fulton slip, East River.
In favor Of expendng $500 put up and paint picket
fence around the MarFet square at Harlem and to fill up
and grade the Concurred in.
In favor of disseminating the Of premiums for
removing dead animals from the streets -Concurred IN.
Resolution directing all officers of the corporation
trusted with collecting cxpendng public moneys TO
exhibit their hooks and vouchers to any member OF the
Common Council who may require 1t. Concurred in.
In favor of working road through l55th street, and
building a wharf Referred
In favor of paying John Anthem ESQ., $3.50 as counsel
fees for defending the suit of surtcvsn vs. the Corpora
ton.
In favor of permitting Alexander T. Watson Rev. DR..
Schroeder Ralph Mead and Joseph Strong TO the
bodies Of their relatives from certain burial places Con-
CURED in.
In favorof selling lot the southeast of Duane
street and City Hall Place, to Martin Waters for 50 SO
Concurrcd in lat
OF introducing the Croton water into the Aims House
buildings Copcurrcd in.
Empowering the Superintendent Of Streets place the