The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-02-14
Common Council.


BoARD OF ALDERMEN Monday, Feb Is Present, Alder
man Woodruff, President the Chair; and Aldermen
Underwood Martin Jones Croius. Smith, Gedney, Pur
Lee.
A message received from the Mayor, containing
his veto and objections the ordinance relative to the
OF police officers in which the power of auditing their
counts was conferred upon the Finance Committee. The
Mayor contends that such power exists alone " it'll the
Board OIL supervisors In accordance with the laws OF the
State.
The application of W. D. Morse President of the Union
New York and Brooklyn Ferry Company for renewal Of
lease referred to the Finance Committee. Also, the
s sGP'''''n MI vanderbilt Tor release OF wharf r''S
petition signed by large number of citizens asking
for the construction OF DIRK house for the pauper poor
OF our city, and the passage ordinance to that effect
laid upon the table Another signed by 1000 citizens
for the same object, was referred in the
remonstrance OF 9. Harrott and others against open
ing 3ist street was referred to Committee Streets
An application from Charles H. Hill and James B. Ward
for additional compensation for excavating trench in
East Broadway, referred to special committees consist
ing of Aldermen Crolius, Smith, and Lee.
Petition George w. Corlss and s. B. stone for lease
OF Peck sip--reerred TO Committee on Wharves.
Petition Of Jefferson Insurance Company for examlna
ton into the title of certain property leased by them-re
ierred to Committee on Laws and Counsel Of Board with
power
petition received from several persons connected with
the press OF this city, akng that all the examinations be-
fore the police Justices be public, referred to police
committee.
petition of NJ Oakley for damages for violation of
contract in the refusal of the Common Council to allow
him to construct additional building for the of u
natics Blackwells sland-referrcd to Committee on
A potion was received from number of butchers of
Washington Market, asking the Common Council to pre-
vent the country dealers from cutting up meat at their
stands in that market. Referred to Market Committee
petition from Henry Spannier and Abraham Spanner
for relief from fine and costs imposed upon them by
tice Gilbert Tor firing pistol at Francis g. Lewis Re-
ferred to Police Committee.
The report of the finance Committee the change in
the mode of collecting taxes commenced on Saturday
Section 9th of the bill calls for the payment of per
cent the amount of all taxes unpaid the 18th of Feb
M q maid an
the 18th day Of each month, between the said month
February aud the LIST of April Section 7h requires the
receiver to notice all persons whose taxes
main unpaid on the LIST of March, requiring them be
paid on or before the LIST of April.
Section 9th requires the Receiver to give public notice
In SIX OF the pubic newspapers to all persons who have
not paid their taxes the LIST of April and also levi
all taxes unpaid after the lst Of April aid not paid
the 5h warrant to issue and the tax be recovered
by distress and sale goods and chate of the
assessed The Section passed. Aldermen Smith and
Furdy in the negative.
Section 18th auhorses the receiver to issue his
against person who has removed of county
aud forward it to the sheriff of the county Passed. al.
derman Pu dy Directing
Section 18th is as follows:-
In Of the refusal neglect Of any person to pay
tax imposed him for personal property if there be
no goods or chaels in his possession upon which the
be levied by distress and sale according law
and the property assessed shall exceed the of
thousand dollars the said receiver he has be-
lieve that the person taxed has debts credits chooses in
action other personal property not elsewhere in
this State and upon which Ivy cannot made accord
ing 10 law may thereupon IN MS discretion make appCa
ton, within year. the Court OF Common Pleas OF the
county or to the Supreme Court to enforce the pay
OF such tax"
Section 10th enforccs the payment either by fine or
prisonment The section adopted; Aldermen Martini
Purdy and Lee, in the negative
The remainder of this article the the
law.
Article 81 relates the sales of lands taxes
thorizes the Comptroller to take order for advertising
such lands The remainder Of the article is similar to the
present law.
In relation to the estimates Of expenses for the
year. stated in the report Alderman PURpY asked
the expenses of the Aims House could be reduced 10
$500 600 when last year they were $25O0O0
Alderman LEE said that if the ordinance prepared by the
Special Committee, 81 which he was chairman adopt.
ed that saving could be made to the city, That the only
manner OF making any saving was to establish work
house He believed that the Commissioners econo-
mca they could be- and that every dollar saved
that could be- He moved that the appropriation for the
Aims House be estimated at $3.50 0O0 and if but
wanted, the remainder need not be raised.
Alderman CRoLIUs calculated that the establishment of
work house would reduce the expenses OF the Aims
House to 100000, and cited as instance, that a few
weeks since when number Of the paupers set at
work to open trench pass the Croton into the
Bellevue Hospital several OF them Runaway and he there
FORE beev ed that il place selected to keep those at
work. who able the city would be relieved the
expense of keeping hundreds whom they com.
PEELED to support.