The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-12-30
Common Council.

Board or ALDERMEN, Dec. GA regular meeting of
this Board held this evening, at the usual hour
being War ns hs 1na
nutes of the previous meeting being in order were tn en-
read and approved.
Remonstnnce concurred in by the Committee aga inst
the opening of Albany street. through Trinity Church
yard, was submitted, and referred to Committee
streets.
Several unimportant petitions were then presented
and respectively referred
letter accompanied by petition from Henry r. Robin
son. presenting photographic likeness OF the enerable
Jacob Hays, ScrgeantatArms Of the Board accept
cd ordered be placed in the reading Of the
City Hall. most capital likeness
Petition of Robert Murray, to be appointed City
Weigher was concurred In.
Report Of tho Finance Committee, emanating from
Thomas Bell OF RandalPs Island to be permitted to
remove certain additions to buildings said Island
concurred in
Report from the Finance Committee in favor Of pay ing
Robert Emmett Esq, for his services in arguing the
oonstutonality OF opening streets curing the year
preme Court Of this State, pied and adopted
Report from the Committee on Streets in favor Of pay:
ing James MCGEE for damages sustained by the loss Of
was accepted and adopted.
f. Report from the Committee to whom referred the
duty of enquring into the previous amounts from 1896
to the present date charged for public printing ordered
by the Common Council, was then read accepted and
resolution signed by the Comptroller for the further
appropriation Of 900 for the cleaning Of streetswas
Several reports and resolutions, concurred in by the
Board of Assistants, were presented and confirmed
Areport then taken up IN favor Of paying Bernard
Mclaughlin rom the Board Of Assistants) foI services
keeper OF the Park in the amount OF S22 So and at tho
rate OF 81 so per day for fifteen days-wa cencurred in
An application from the Comptroller requiring tenn
porary appropriation of s77i 1885, in advance Of detailed
appropriations for the ensuing year, taken up from
among the repo Is OF the Boa Of Assistans-was
Cured in.
/ then ordered for. thirty minutes. Sue.
ceedng this brief ntermssion the business before the
Board was resumed
report presented by the Chairman OF the Com.
mtee Wharves, Pier and Slips, for the grant Of ad
dtions room for the Union Ferry Company at the foot
Of Wall street. and referred 10 Committee Ferries
report from the COMMITTEE, in favor of leas
ing lot No 30 Beaver street to VIM H. Aspinwall upon
specified conditions, and for the term OF 81 yearawas
concurred In.
report favor Of appropristing $500 to the deepen
ing Of Burling slip was concurred In.
report in favor Of extending Albany street to Brosd
way provided that the applicants therefor enter into
bonds to defrey all expenses accruing thereby should
the Supreme Court deny the right to do was submit
ted by the Committed on Streets which, after some de-
bate referred together with several remonsrancss
back TO the Committee.
Petition of C. Covell NJ D. for services in the Third
District Watch House--wSs referred.
A communication from the Comptroller, in regard 70
public oiceswas referred to the appropriate commit
lee.
resolution from the superintendent Of Streets pray
ing for appropriation not exceeding $500 10 dors
tho expenses in introducing Croton Water into tho Je
ferson market-was approved
7Severa reports and communications included 40 be-
ing among the unfinished business OF the Board, were
then read from their titles by tho President when ne
Board adjourned to Monday evening noxt at O'CLOCK