The New York herald., 1845-04-25
Common Council.

The minutes the last meeting having been read and
approved number OF petitions were presented ana ap
pr.priatey referred.
Serving The Common Council pith Mandamas- "A man.
damas received from the Supreme Court calling up
pay the deficiency OF 81 97S in tho appropriation for
schools CT tue seventh and eighth wards Referred to
Counsel Of the Board
Rp0rts.-The Committee on Streets reported in favor
of paying Anderson Merritt the OF SO co. for paving
streets in the ilih and i7th wards Adopted.
The Committee Roads and Canals reported in favor
OF building sewer in 30lh street, from Boominsdole
road 70 the 3th avenue. Adopted.
The Committee On Lamps reported in favor OF Lighting
Washington market with gas. Adopted.
The Committee ON Streets reported the ordinance OF
some amendments Laid on the table
The Committee on Police, Watch and Prisons reported
resolution in favor Of pay ing csrtsn members Of the
direction Of the May and Superintendent prior to their
regular appointment.
Aid opposed the adoption Of the resolution on
the ground that would he preposerous to pay men tor
the formance Of duties that they had right
cse-or by the same rule thousand men who had been
promised office coull come in and claim payment He
moved to refer back.
Alderman JOHNSON, Of The llth thought that the Alder
OF the st Didn't understand the resolution and
deavoed to explain it, and statd that of the
had donc double dutybeen out all night &c for which
they were clearly entitled to receive pay.
Alderman CBARLIcK said it was very true that no had
not understood the resolution and the genteman expa
nation only served to render the necessity OF reference
OF the had perermed double duty and perhaps they
would deserve double treble pay it Yves necessary
70 Know who these men were and how much they claim
ed! rake what money you please out of the City Trea
sury said Mr. Charlick but let know the items, and
then We can get it back again. let US do it. but give us
a chance.
Alderman JOHNSON regretted that the police force had
not been increased by the Common Council for they
Laugh,er) He hoped the iocofocos Would give the city
plenty Of men in order to protect the city Referred back
Chapel Street se,oer The committee on streets re.
ported in favor building the Chapel street sewer-Lad
on the table and ordered to be printed.
pun~~ al. u r.
received from the other Board the majority Of which
ceved concurrent action, and the rest referred TO
K. Ss
20 near read and to obge him and recprocate the cour
tesy they listened to the reading. which prosy
Drsadful-A report of a committee Of the other Board
was received apPrepriang the sum Of $500 as compen
contracted an incurable disease from having sucked
child sby direction of the Commissioners Of the Aims
Alderman HENRY wished to know something about the
claim.
Alderman CHARLIcK moved to have the payable in
yearly pay Ments of 800 each.
Alderman WARD-Oh, that won. be enough to pay her
Doctors bill.
what vented to know, whether this money to be
for her benefit whether TO be put in the pockets
OF the Doctors am in favor of her receiving the mo-
ney lot her benefit but opposed to the Doctors bleed
ing the city treasury and desire to put in such shape
that may do her some good: He moved to have it paid
the first to made on the ist Of May and thus adopted
The City Prope,tyin Wall -FInsncie,lng
iorrevent the Commissioners Of the Aims House from
seing any property belonging to the Aims House at
Council together with the manner Of SALE time, place,
&o Also Ealing upon the Commissioners to report what
properly has been sold and to prevent any further dpo
Alderman CHARLcx said that his reason for Offering
these resolutions rem the fact that into days papers
announcement which he would read -" Thursday
Aprl24h at lit O'Clock in front Of the auction store oil
count of whom it may concern 900 bales of excellent
hard picked oakum. Also large quantity of cut glass
xaae ya silver ware Sc comprising variety Of goods
coffee and tea urns candlescks, castor frames &s &C.
Now we nd the property of the city sold in Wall street
had been informed that some valuableaces of furniture
had been sold in this manner-thrown away. He had lot
power that they would tsLo the furniture belonging to
the city, that they had been using for year past and sell
ef was very remarkable that they should have just
discovered that necessary to sell these articles
hen ths new party came in they would have account
OF sales and could make out inventory Of property
hand He had been informed that valuable sbrubb0ry
and fruit trees had been torn up from the Bellevue pro-
perty and taken away Nobody knew when or by whom
Commissioners would suffer such proceeding. Here
we nd 200 bales Of oakan cut glas: ware silver dam
dss s oSr NC & nave nsaro
perhaps this is the wsy the AlmsHouse Commissioners
intend to get rid of all such damaged property that
may have no inv ntory to make our had
He trusted that the aals might be stopped sd
ourned till tomorrow by the prompt action of the Aims
good deal Of excitement here prevailed among the
natives, and number read the advertisement lift
was h al leland real and no cannon mon aboutis;
been removed to Randals Island Several members got
up and said they didn't know any thing about the matter
but thought it must be all right, &c &c.
Aldermen BAyL,-Oh. sir, it only the oakum that
was e be sold # wasn't very nicely pcked--l know
we would get rid Of it for something
, GHAnL,cn MI ON pleased TO hear the Alderman
was sold side board, sir, was taken from the Aims
House end carried to We'll street and sold for $2snd
he would have been very glad to have given double the
motion having been made lay upon the table, pre-
TO Alderman C rising the Chair decided that the
ing dsbatable Upon this decision, Alderman c. made
some pretty severe and causti: remarks, allud
ing to the course that had been pursued towards him
necessary to take immediate step to the sale
as variety Of property was and 1t was impos
OF belonged to the corporation. The Advertisement
read For all whom it may concernn-this was sin.
guar and suspicious-it was headed in the same man
nsr as sale of goods that had been seized at the
custem house 1t was true 1t was very appropriate
heading for the property had been SEIZED and he besv-
ed unlawfully sold, and without any authority The
motion to lay upon the table was lost vote
The resolutions then adopted by vote Of to 4,
ing Commissioner Of the Aims House. Tomorrow nsrn.
ing before ten o'clock in time to prevent the sale.
One ortwo other papers were then acted upon and at
10 O'Clock the Board adjourned
Go HoME!-It is about two centuries since
Engshmen left the little island of their birth, to
establish an English population, language, arts,
and religion, (Protestant) on a wide continent.
They knew, when they quit the dear little islet,
thai there was no reom left on it to grow-that il
was already become little Ichaboe, too rich in
old ruins and deposits Tor comfort.
These Englishmen have now become twenty
millions, while the islet contains about as many
They are now told that the iset must regulate the
movements on this contnent-must say you
shan't 60 to Texas nor 10 Oregon. Well-there is
one thing these Enghshmen can do-they can go
home again to the islef; and if the Englishmen
the slet have mind to 20 TO Texas and Oregon,
there is no harm done. The Engllshmen here
have right to be somewhere; sed don't see why
they haven't perfect right t. go home again, and
let their countrymen try the change, by coming
over here--it will be an agreeable change, and
old slet, some where on the Toms. Wen have