The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-09-06
Common Council.


BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Sept. 5-Present Alder
man Woodruff, President, in the Chair, and all
the other members In their seats.
An invitation for members of the Common Coun-
cll to attend the presentation Of a Temperance
Banner to the Hope Temperance Association, pre-
sented by Alderman CroIus, was accepted.
Petitions Ofthe Farmers Loan& Trust Company.
for relief from tax. To have Thompson st. repayed
from Broome to Canal st. OF the Mutual Safety
Insurance Co. for relief from tax. For a sewer in
18th ST. from Irving Place, to Third Avenue. To
regulate 9th st. between 9Th and tenth avenues.
For an alarm bell and watch at 4th District
Watch-house. Petition to remove ID. X. Minors
Poudrete Mandatory from the 18th Ward.
| A communication was received from the Mayor,
giving his reasons tor refusing to countersign a
warrant drawn by the Comptroller in favor of the
/ the account at the time Overdrawn TO the
amount of 1877 900, and he also shows, in salts
factory manner, that he could not sign such war
rant.
Alderman STEWART moved that il be laid on the
table.
Alderman LEONARD, as he had not heard one
half the document, as II was read, he hoped 1t
would be printed.
Alderman DAVIES said he hoped not, as it was an
insult to the Common Council and the Comptroller.
Alderman LEONARD said that he did not 90 con-
slider it. He thought that the Mayor merely init
mated that he had mistaken his duty, but perhaps
not Intentionally. He moved that it be referred to
the Finance Committee.
Alderman UNDERRwooD said that as one of the
Finance Committee, he wanted nothing to do with
such thing. He hoped it would be laid upon the
table. He said that the present Comptroller was
quite as honest and as capable as Mr. Smth--that
he had not seen him moving about the streets with
certificates of City Stock in the crown of his hat,
mixed up with segars. not he-and the Mayor would
find that out when his year expired.
Alderman DAVIES said he had every respect for
the opinions OF the tocn tenens of executive power
but he could see nothing in lthls harangue of the
Mayor to entitle II to publication.
Alderman LEONARD defended the Mnyor, and de-
MED that the Water Commissioners had any right to
interfere with the introduction OF the Croton water
| below 10th street.
| Alderman DAVIES contended that the $1,000 de-
sired was to pay for stop cocks &c, use! by Water
Commissioners in introducing the water below 4Ot
street. He said that owing to the confusion existing
at the time we had no Common Council in opera
ton, the Commissioners conceived II 10 be their
duty 10 introduce the water as soon as possible.
Alderman LEONARD still denied that the commits
sioners had any power to do what they had done,
and that the Joint Committee had no auhorityto de-
legate such power
Alderman JONES explained the whole NATTER in
his opinion, by stating that the whole grievance of
the Mayor originated in the fact that the Comp
troller would not allow the Mayors first Marshal to
pay out $1,000 to the under Marshas, he having
been removed by the Common Council; This was
as Ineligible as mud, and the ayes and nays were
then called on the motion to PRINT, which resulted
in in the affirmative, and 10 in the negative and
II was therefore lost.
Alderman LEONARD moved that it be referred to
the finance committee; and on calling the ayes and
nays the same result was obtained, and the message
was then laid the table by strict party vote Of
1901.
The committee on ordinances reported adversely
TO the application OF John McCabe to obtain Ii
cense for wagon to convey packages to various
parts of he city.
The committee on ordinances, to whom was re-
fercd the report OF the City Inspector relative to
keeping register of the dead bodies carried out of
the city, made a long report, reviewing the late
graveyard scenes, also the fe-nterring and SELL
ing of dead bodies by the late keeper Of Potter's
Field.
Alderman LEE moved that it be printed.
Alderman GEDNEy said he hoped not, as he
thought calllngs peoplel body-diggers and body,
snatchers, without their being tried, was all
wrong.
Aldermen PuRDY and LEE contended for the
printing, and the vote was finally taken, when me
question decided in the negative, by a vote Oh
seven TO ten--Alderman Smith voting IN me mega
tive, and Davies in the affirmative an tne o,ner
affirmative votes were from democranc memue's
Alderman DAVIES moved that the Board now re-
consider the vote on the final passage OF ,ne ordi-
nance relative 10 regulating the water works OF the
ctv which was vetoed by his Honor the Mayor.
The ayes and nays being called, me ordinance
passed as fellows Ayes-Aldermen Balls, Presl'
dcnt Underwood Jones, Croius, Gedney, Car
man Davies. and VESTS Nays-Messrs Martin,
smith. Leonard, Purdy, Hatfield, Bonnel Stewart,
and Lee, :.
A communication was received from the Comp
frolIer asking for appropriations for the corning
quarter in addition TO those previously made, OF the
sum of Ss373,5 2i 80, as follows:-
For Water Pipes $4,000
Fire Department IL 500
Courts $4,000
Ssyorslty Fees,