The New York herald., 1845-02-25
Common Council.
common COUNCIL
BoARD OF ALpERMEN-FEB. 24.-Ald. ScHIEFrELIN
the chair

Board OF ALpERmEN-FEB. A.-Ald. ScHIEFrELIN in
the chair
The minutes read and approved.
suPREmE CouRT.-A communication was received from
his Honor the Mayor relation to memorial praying
tha the May term OF the Supreme Court may not be held
in this city
The PREsDENr offered resolution demonstrating
against the granting the memorial which adopted and
ordered to be sent to the Legislature.
number Of petitions were presented and appropriate
Relef for The MusicipaI Poliee-The members of the
MP presented petition asking for change in their
hours for duty, which is five hours and five off,
In the language OF the petitioners this Is inarious
health, nmca to good morals and destructive to social
enjoyment 1t deprves us Of time and opportunities to
their society Oneffth Of our men are on the sick list
from being duty during both day and night, and from
tne rregulary OF their meals and Sleep and the whole
BODY have lost the spirit necessary to the successful
operation of a new system.
Under the present arrangements time is divided
ioiiows:-During 4S hours are each actual duty
from to l2AM.(Gve hours from to 10 NJ give hoursj
from Am. to AM. Give houts), from 10 to A M.
ye The petitioners set forth that out of 4s hours
they have "a Of posted duty and deductng time in reev
ng Washing dressing, Sc, have sut six hours sleep in
49, The petition referred to the Committee Po
Reports-The Committee Finance reported in favor
ofpsying Henry Abell moneys paid BY him for lots
cal services sat- at Ist District Waschhouss ''' "'0'-
Also adverse to the petition Of the American Agrcul
turai Association for lease Of part of Long Island
Farms, all of which were adopted
The Committee on Wharves reported in favor of grant
ing permission to build pier in the of Basin No.
The Committee on Assessments presented the assess.
menr list for setting curb and gutter in 9th Ave
nue., and graveng space through the centre thereof
from Twentyfrst street to the Bloomingdale Road
Adopted
Convict Voters The Commissioners of the Aims
House presented report upon the resolution Of enquiry
OF Alderman Hasbrosck setting forth that certain prison
OF Backwells Island had escaped by connvance and
permitted to vote, and afterwards taken back, and
punished Tor escaping. great number OF athdavits
in relation to the subject were also presented.
Aid BUNTING moved for the printing of the document
Aid HA moved have the matter laid before
the Grand Jury He believed that the adsvits amounted
to nothing all He looked upon it as merely aa elec
Alderman SEAMAN moved a reference to the Com
mittee Police, Watch and Prisons that the witnesses
might be examined before them. He believed
that the prisoners had been tampered with.
Some OF the majority members said THAT if 1t an
electioneerng document drawn by the resolu
tion OF the minority members.
After considerable discussion the report referred
20 sne m on rSnce, Watcn ana Prisons ana or
OF the public newspapers.
Putting out the Csars-A petition was received from
John C. Alien, asking for ordinance to suppress smok
ing in the streets and all public places. Referred
.4nother Fountain-A petition received from the
Croton water for fountain in Grammercy Park; the
fountain to be constructed the plan Of that in front
ST. Peters Church Rome (sad by the petitioners
the most elegant in the worldly Referred to the Croton
Aqueduct Commit ee with power.
Another Po,ter's Field-Ald BUNTING offered resou.
ton, asking for the appointment of committee OF three
to report in relation to the proprety Of purchasing
spot for Potter's Field Adopted.
Ne,o Corporation Yard AID. BUNTING offered resolu
on appropriating the lots the of walker and
Elizabeth streets, for Corporation Yard. Adopted
More Municipal Police Propisions-Ad. ScHMrrK LIN
offered resolution, (Ald MILLER in the Char directing
the Superintendent OF Police to have all properly taken
from prisoners arrested by carried to the Police
Offices with the prisoners, and is identified
taken back to Station House No = and kept till trial
Referred, after some debate.
appropriations for the Ensuing Year-Document No.
ST. being the report OF the Finance Committee upon the
COmptrulleS budget OF lS4s
then taken up and read-together with ordinance
making the following appropriations, whatever sums
may have been paid by temporary appropriations to BIZ
deducted therefom. The following the items for