The New York herald., 1844-10-03
Common Council.

Common Council.
BOARD or Wednesday evening-Aldermsn
scHIsrykLIN, President, in the chair ...
Repairing jacob stetThe report In favor was recon-
sidered and referred back. ..
Paying John Me DonoidA resolution TO pay ths cat =
S25 Tor injuries 10 horse by falling through hole III
one of the piers, was concnrred IN ~,
Changing the Pols-The places OF holding the pois
we're altered as follows having passed the other bosIo
First Ward First district, rhreshers Broad street
Hotel Broad and Pearl "a do. Peters Co.'S, No.
Second Wnd.-First district second Ward Hotel 81
Nassau street; "a, S. w. corner Beekman and God
streets. - .
Third Ward First district 81 Courtlandt street I'd,
Barclay street Sd, % Warren street
Fourth vard-Frst district shakespeare hotel corner
William and Duane "a Warren Hall, corner oil oiver
and Henry 3D. house Of Geo Bennett, 62 Cherry Attn,
$40 Pearl. corner Dover street -,
Fifth Ward -Firs: district northeast corner duane
and Wash .ngtcn; ID Riley's Fifth Ward Hotel; 50,
Marion House. l65 West Broadway 4th 80 Vesry street
SIth Ward First district Heck and Ladder Io House
Chambers street. near Post Office 3D. Carlton House,
facing Leonard street 3d. No l3S Centre; 4th, North
American Hotel corner Bowery and Bsysrd iacing pay
Seventh Wa,d First district No 100 East Broadway;
second. l4 Madison street; third, l27 cherry street
oarn lou - Jefferson street. a Ss ,r va Tns s,1ss
Eighh Ward -Fnst district 3 w corner broome ana
Meicer streets; second 5a Wooster street. ,h,a' % 90
rick street, SIXTH N r. Vandam and Hudaon SITS
seventh 26s spring street; eighth, 900 spring stIee!
Ninth Wd,d-Fnst district, 64S Greenwlch street; Sc
cond N W. corner Bleecker and Morton streets; third.
66l Washington street corner Amos fourth r. corner
Grove and Fourth streets; nun as1 rsn,eS
and Amos street
Tsnih Ward First district 20 Delaney street; second,
s f. corner OF Broome and Ed. dge street; thrd W.
Walker and Eldridge streets; iontn % hestei
Ludlow street; fifth, 81 Orchard street
Eiepen Ward First district, "a Ridge street, second
SO Houston street, third 269 Second street. our - ave-
nue. d. -,
senve; second house OF John Farrngton corner oil ID
avenue and l2lst street.
Thirteenth Ward First district, No Hester st; 3D. l6e
n. AZ 4. Afk M * IL
ID No spring street; sd, No. 100 Grand street; 4h
Broadway House. corner Broadway and 6fand o'h IAN
Ward Hotel, No 205 Grand street
Fifteenth Wa,d LIST district ~ w. corner Bleecker
and Sullivan streets; ID Constitution Hall ooo
a. at Ktrrs Broa way and Astoi RACE en-
trance in Astor places ath, house oi Edwata hehy NJ
l36 Sixth Avenue.
Sireenth Wa,d lst district, No SO Eighth Avenue;
3D. northwest 81 and 10th street; 81 NO
1877 Eighth Avenues 4th, corner Both street ana ON
avenue 5th southeast Sd and sst street
S,pfn ee,,uh Ward list district No. 2i5 Bowery; I'd,
No 2s3 Houston streets Sd, No 1872 Norfolk street, 4,
| No Is Third street; 9th, No 4a Third avenue.
Officers Fees-A resolution iavor oil depnvlDB the
Day and Sunday officers Street Inspectors and keepers
Of Public Grounds Of their tees for commitments passed
In the Board very properly aid ON the
table on motion of Alderman Drake he sspient
of this resolution Assistant Alderman Voorhles OF tue
9th Ward has very practical idea 81 pubic business
raising this feet instead OF the grade proposed
was adopted.
School House in the Seventh Ward-A resolution to ap-
PIRATE SO 8! school house IN the Seventh
| Ward was called up by Alderman Drake.
Aldermen ScHEFrEIIN opposed the resoiutlon on ne
ground tnat the Commissioners OF Pubic schools
except one had entered the proper bonds In the once Oh
the County Clerk, in accordance with the provisions Of
Alderman DsAxE proposed amendment that the ap-
preparation should be made when the Commissioners oi
the seventh Ward had entered the bonds.
Alderman SeHErFELr moved to lay on the tapie, ahu
argued further they should have entered the Dohus
within thirty days after their election in June last lie
contsnded that all offices OF Commissioners were va
cant except in the eleventh ward because they mac
thus compiled with the law, and that they must re-
main vacant until another election.
Alderman HAsBBoUcK replied that the commissioner
OF the I7h ward elected l. is42 aud ls43 had gwen Sc
curity and the one elected by the natives IN ls44
mad not il was because he had probably neglected ii on
purpose to prevent the accomplishment Oh the oecs
school aw which had continually met the opposition
Aiderman scH,trr.lIw replied, by reading extract,
from the opinion OF A. Cowdrey, Esq late Counsel o
the Board, aganst tne prihciple ol conPes "s - !,
contributs towards the erection o school houses IL
| another.
Alderman DRArE replied by saying that the same prin
cipe existed compelling tne tax payers oil the sesefa
wards OF the city to pay for the railing around
Union Park which few the lower part OF the city re
ceved much benefit or pleasure from. . -,
Alderman HAsRRoucK stated that the principle oi tne
present school law compelling the whole city to be taxed
Tor the support and erection oi public
pie that actuated the legislature the enactment oi va
rious laws such as the erec Of bridges NC III lowns
where the whole couny was taxed He argued ag ainst
/ the position Of Mr. Cowdrey, who assumes that the
school law should have received twothird vote, be
provides for the appropriation oil money eeiohB
L
sution. He aleged in opposition to this position tha
the money appropriated by the State for pubic schools
included under this head but that moneys raised b
the Corporation Of this city not thus included
The resolution amended was then adopted by vote
/ Of sto3.
to alter ordinances regulating hacks and cabs con
/ sist of Aldermen Cozzens. schief.lm sni Seaman
School House in Fourth Ward DnaK. move mo re-
the adoption of resolution to appropriate 81 443 10
payment OF erection Of school house IN James street.
| the Fourth Ward.
said the lots the sum OF $4,000 when they were
worth not six or seven thousand dollars lie op
posed il further because in oil the schools Of TIM
Ward music was taught and they had piano to in
the scholars He conen led that the pubic schoo
this CITY were charity schools and should pc SO cons
schools public expense and he hoped that no a
preparations would be made to sustain such
lie argued that the schools OF the Public school Society
should have been sustained objection could be
| alderman HAsBnoucx repelled the contemptuous re-
mark OF charity schools, applied to the public
schools by the last speaker and contended that these
schools should be made the best IN the CITY, az they wee
not charity school but the schools OF the people
susais ed by their money and their He dssected
the argument OF Alderman schieAelln in opposition to
the the school in the fourth ward and
narrowed il down to the fact that few lessons in
music were taught twice week in order to i'm
| prove the taste and education Of the students
The acting President here unced that the Board
| Assistants were ready to meet this Board IN
JoIrT MEETING Andrew Thompson was removed
| from the office o. Day Officer oil the seventh ward
Election were appointed:-
James G. Forester LIST District 18th Ward
Andrew G. Wheeler, sen, I'd do, do
| Joseph James, LIST do 7th do.
H. b. Chapman lst do, 18th do
| s. N. Leggett Sd do, do.
John q. spence, Sd do, 18th DO
| Street Contracts Joint Finance Committee pre-
sen,ed report stating the difference between the
tracts for sweeping the streets Tor the several
| iollows-
Between / snd2 years. .........$ .$3s7
and do. ls2
1 10.
Assistant Alderman CHARLicK asked ii this was thu
proper place to report ON this subject
Alderman HAssRoucK said that II this contract ho'
be- given In this silent nd secret manner the peo
| pie would demand kno owledge on the subject.
Alderman DsAKs said that at a proper time the gentle
mun would receive all the information they desired
The Joint meeting then adjourned.
| THr BoARD or ALpFRMrS then resumed business
Alderman HAsBRoUcK then resumed has remai ks IN ie
ply 10 Alderman schisfen's attack upon The pubh'
schools md showed by scs that these schools were la
superior those OF the public school society," and tina
the OF that society In the paymsnt oil saa
ries TO teachers Of the most common rudimens OF Eng
Il Ia, t.un Tn oil "a