New-York daily tribune., 1843-11-21
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CIT Y A F F A | r S


BOARD OF ALDERMES......T The Board conven-
.at half past o'clock. Present. Alderman furdy fresl'
1a and a full board
The minutes Of the last meeting read and approved
Va,ious petitions were received and referred the ap
o,ovria,s committees report uponamong others for
v,, in 2S street between the Sd and Lexington avenues
AGAINST regulating l4th street.
No report, ready for presentment.
communication received from the counsel Of the
Corporation whom referred all the papers the sub
c of paying John Lynch for digging we'll in l25th
street three years sncesad petition for payment hay
Ing been before the various Common Councils since The
ea. objection urged against compensatng the
the bad work and condition Of the we'll The counsel
reported adverse to paying Lynch. Ordered on file.
Report Of the Joint Committee Fire and Water ad.
to confirming the expulsion Of r. D. Sexton,
Der of Nose Co. No. IS. Adopted.
a communication received from the Croton A9ue.
duct Committee recommending that the Water Purveyo
BE- allowed stage hire while duty and enclosing bill
hereof motion 10 ay on the table lost Ii then
LOST By vote OF ITO g.
A Communication was received from the Street Comms.
aoner recommending the portion OF 6ls street next the
East River and oppos;te Backwes saad be graded The
portion Of the is the thoroughare through which the
conricis conveyed TO the above Island Referred.
Papers from the Board Of .9ssstants-Resolution in
yo of employing additional counsel aid the counsel Of
the Board in defending the suit bough, BY the late Street
Contractors, Messrs. Canley, Brtton and Townsend
against the Corporation for violation of the (The
declaration filed consists of 800 folio pages Concurred in
In favor Of paying Peter Masterton for working road
through portion Of Seth street, concured n In favor Of
additional appropriation for completing houses for engine
Co. No 80 and Hose Co. No. 20; coucured in. number
Of other papers were referred.
The Board then took recess for 80 minutes
communication recevedi from His Honor the
Mayor transmitting number Of valuable French Works,
received in pursuance Of system of national literary
change made by NJ de Vattemae. The works present
ed to the City of NewYork by the City Of Paris. The
communication referred TO the Committee Arts and
Sciences The collector OF the port allowed these books
pass free OF duty.
From the Counsel Of the Corporation adverse relieving
Martha Avery from taxation. Laid on the table
Rsports--Of the Lamp and Gas Committee on the &C.
counabilitv Of Executive Committees, with schedule OF
bills audited BY them ordered file Of the Special Com
mttee on the subject of the regularly elected Collector ana
Constable of the 10Th Ward the Charter Eecuon last
spring. The Committee decide upon James Cassdy as
Collector aud Bernard Mahon Constable One oil the dis
,ic of the Ward failed render their according TO
law Adopted alter debate
Communication was received from the superintendent
Of Streets on the subject OF the ordinance for Cleaning
streets He states that his authority so limited as to be
unable to do Justice the City and to the ofce he holds
alteration made in the ordnance under the ne
cesslty OF rendering his resignation Referred.
Repors-Ofthe Joint Committee TO receive Col K. M
Johnson with resolution authorizing the Comptroller 10
pay the bills incurred thereon; adopted For in
Documen, No 50 then motion taken up. is the
report of the Croton Aqueduct Committee the petition Of
Geo w Brnen for the of the surplus water from the
fountain Union Square and favor thereof The
be used for the purpose Of hydraulic power elevate
vessels upon mq in lock dry dock TO be located
the East Rirer-o be finished in five yearsand OF suf
hcent capaby to take sp naval vessels oi the largest
classes.
remonsuance adverse the also read, signed
by several residents u the vicinity Of the Square The grant
is perpetual if the conditions are fulfilled long debate
ensued upon the propriey of the grant motion to lay
the report upon the table and publish IT IN TWO or more pa
pers made and carried as follows;
ArEs-Aldermen Clayton Woodhull, Dunning Martin,
Tillou, Nash, VandervooIt Waterman, brevoort, and
Scolrs-l4.
NAYs-Aldermen Emmaus Purdy. Hatfield, Briggs,
Brady, Rawson and Lee.
resolution from the Board of Assistants the petition
Of Gen Storms behalf of the military and in favor of
widening the gate of the Park by the 25h Norem
Der, The, narrowness Of the gate has long been great
spnoyanc military parades. Concurred IN.
Resolutions--To have 9Th street paved from Lewis
street to the East River referred To proclamation
respecting Thanksgiving Day; adopted For the Counsel
Of the Board to issue writ OF cerora'i 10 the supreme
Court the matter Of Hannah Waser the ClsIk Of Cen
lie Markets adopted. For the Comptroller 10 report the
pf fines imposed upon defaultng jurors at the Ma
rne Court; referred To pay Joseph Smith $50 for DANA
sges sustained by the overflow of hs premises IN the 10th
Ward BY the late rainormalso destroying alage
quantity of flowers, vegetables SC The overflow was
caused by an imperfect culvert referred
Directing the Clerk Of Common Council TO furnish each
Street Inspector and Health Warden copy Of the ordinance
relative 10 Public Markets, passed in January ISIS
Adopted.
The proposed ordinance relative 10 establishing WorE'
House made the special order for the next meeting
Resolution pay the employed III aarting ma
ure from the Sixteenth Ward ST rs per day. IN lieu OF be-
ing employed by the load This introduced a debate
pectng the present ordinance motion lay the Ia
bic lost by vote of to referred by the same vote
Adjourned