The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-02-11
Common Council.

Common OOunCn
BoAsp or ALDERMEN Feb. l0-Ald. ScHIETTKLIN In the
chair-Pettions of various descriptions presented
aud referred remonstrancs OF about forty persons
against granting the of the Rounda in the Park 70 the
New York Gallery Of Fine Arts was received reao ana
laid upon the table
Majors Message.-His Honor presented q messageto
Council asking for an appropriation OF Sooo
for the purpose of having the snow removed from the
streets render them passsbe. Laid upon theta
'i N.v Formations More Police Ref,,m-Ths Commit
tee Police Watch and Prisons presented report &c
comPanied by resolution directing ne s. ".,;re
to select Marshals to be in attendance from the time
Of the discharge Of the watch till the hour o. closing
do such other business the magistrates may direct but
prohibiting them from serving other process except
Sss Sr %ss
provides that ali paid into the office shall paid over
to the treasury Adopted alter amending the resolution
by increasing the compensation to 81 per day.
Fire Depariment.-The committee on the Fire Depart
ment reported in favor Of expeng Robert wright from
Hose Company No. %. because Of his being minor
Adopted.
Nassau street for the Of the members OF Hose Company
Pauins Wstchman-The Committee on Finance re-
ported in favor Of paying Myer Myers city watch
man the sum OF $780, to remanerae him for injuries
ceived the 28h Nov last while he was endeavornf
to arrest burglar in yard IN on drew p
toll which he snapped him, but dsarmed by ALLOW
from the watchman's club. Another person then came
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earth and heat him 40 severely as to disable him for
some time Report adopted and Comptroller directed to
Repairing Pi.r-The Committee on wharves &.
presented report and resolution appropriang the sum
Of $1,000 for the repair of the pier at the foot OF Made
Lane The of half Of the pier to pay one nal
Of the expense Of repairing Adopted
Also in favor of granting the exclusive nse OF the hea
York and New Orleans packets
Also, in favor Of allowing Mauran and C Vanderbilt
the Of the slip adjoining the fourth ferry slip Tor thu
Stat alovdfa hnofo
Also adverse to the petition OF VIM H. Pillou in relc
ton to moorng the Seaman Bethel at the foot Of Alba
ny street All of which were adopted.
The Bloomngdale Road On motion the report in rela
ton opening the Bloomngdale Road was taken and
Immediately laid upon the . table s,... :, r;,.,
ported in favor of paying David T. Valentine Esq assis
tant clerk OF he Board Of Aldermen ao for expenses
occurred by him in compiling the valuable Corporato
.aIoli.hng The Meat shops-The Committee Markets
s e on
Report on Resolusion-The Commissioners of the Aims
House presented report upon resolution OF enquiry
which motion was laid on the table and ordered TO
printed.
Inspector presented and laid on the table, and order
ed to he printed.
Crsion .aqueduct D.partmemt-The quarterly repcr'
from this Department presented and ordered to b.
printed.
Papers from the other Boarl-A the papers acted upo
in the other Board at their last meeting were received
and received concurrent action. except on the matter in
relation confirming the assessments for the Stanton
street sewer, which was referred.
On the Report in relation to leasing the norhery side
Of Castle Garden Bridge to Elias Thomas for his baths
which was first referred to the COMMITTEES OF Finance
the Board who Immediately reported back recommend
ing its adoption in concurrence was finally laid upo
the table.
The Report changing the name Of the Bowery from 81
4th from the Bowery to Fourth Avenu'
was laid upon the table.
The Minority Member-Ald. Cozzens being in the chair
Aid. schieffen offered resolution adding AID Seaman
Jackson. and Emmons to several committees The Pre-
sdent sad that the he did not add them at thu
time of selecting the committees, was, that he
willing to them too hard. and another that
he knew they opposed to most Of the matters thu
would be brought up for action and ne did not wish
embarrass them by making them study into them Tn
resolution was adopted.
appointment. .deorge H Busting wa. appointed Cap
Captain, vice Benjamin Blount appointed an M: P
Ss9 Of Sersd 4:soa
calling upon the Commissioners Of the Aims House
report whether any convcts have been allowed escap
means have been used to influence their votes
Aid. MILLER said that the report of the Commissions
of the Aims House that had been laid upon the table
that 1t be taken up and read.
The report, which quite voluminous and grea
number of afRdavs accompanying it, was then read b.
Mr. Nixon. and of the most startling development
wonderful disclosures-manner Of managing the pau
ting the wrong ticket, and many other wonderful mat.
ters presented and will be soon presented in
printed form 10 the Board.
The report act forth that during one year of wing AM
two Of democratic rvle abuses OF the most gross and na
character had been pracsed in the Aims House de-
partment that for ten days or fortnight previous t
any election the paupers had been regularly put in train
ing furnished with additional food and clothing; tn
pers made the clothes Of dead men brought to light and
clothes taken from pawnbrokers' shops to disguise thu
pauper: az 1t were to 90 out to vote The morning q
election was busy The officers Of the depart.
ment running to end fro, furnishing paupers
with raons, giving them poll tickets: tickets for rum
and depositing in their hands nice tile pieces OF silver
and giving them advice and directions how to act Tb
panpers then passed out and put into omnbusses
chartered for the ru pose and driven to the polls the
keepers standing upon the rtepsnot to see that
escaped but to see that they all voted the right ticket
Many Of these did return for several days. an
from the effects of drink That all sorts Of furniture ha
been made by the inmates out Of the public property 70
that coua Be- being Ths
missioner wound by saying that all these evils the.
had corrected, and invited investigation.
ANDREW HENDRIcKsor, who has been employed in Ii
Aims House for about seven years. made TO th'
facts stated in the report and further stated that pau
carried to the polls; that Mr.. Vedder. at one time
the officers was conspicuous in the eectonesripg line
and that there had been all sorts Of cabinet mad.
carpets harness. sc &c, and that when the stewards
would be removed after an election, they would take al
the spos with them, together with good stock Of pro
visions and groceries, quarter chests of tea and suc
CnAnLEs DAVIS, formerly merchant and ship owner
great responsibility who has been an inmate OF the AIM
that he turned out last spring for voting the Nav,
American ticket by MIR. Moss; that in the fall o
ls43, money was given him to vote the iocofocs
ticket in presence Of Mr.. Moss, the Superintendent
but he refused to vote the ticket and when taken to the
polls voted the whg ticket On that occasion he receiy
ed 10 cents pair Of socks he latter Of which he still
has to the locofoco ticket He swears that extri
provisions were always given the paupers, and lots
butter. That American paupers were almost away
shamefuy abused The foreign paupers, and that one
Patrick Norris pauper who acted as an orderly
OCCASION averred that the ancestors Of the present gene
ration Of Americans formally transported to THU
country in rons and that Americans I'LL bastards
That American crpples had been turned out from
to another to make room for ablebodied foreign
psupers.
JAMES COLEMAN testified to the facts to 100 lowe,
pots having been made and painted for superintendent
Moss. and various other matters.
At half past O'Clock the reading stopped, and 5et
copies ordered TO he printed.
Aid HAsBRoucKs resolution then put end carried
The Rofunda in The Park On motion Of Aid Gale tn,
papers in reference to granting the Rouuda in the Par
10 the New York Gallery Of Fine Arts, the remon
STRANGE and veto Of his Honor the Mayor taker
from the table and read.