New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-01-07
CITY AT r a l R S +.
.angnAY
Board of Aidermen-spcciaI Meeting.

,1- ,,-s.,ien Richard l.. SchceH. Es1 ~-s called 10
the hair. bat beng absent me a"'''''H OF ' ' ~
TS. nirIi.es Of IN. last meeting ~e'e rot rcai,
bong ss to e2eI sn VII if 'a ann o,hc to bave
Jefferson Market Adver-r II isnns IRE hooi
s4 81 Property N vicinity OF Buthsts ani oibefs
AGAINST selling meats va ne pnGe t, ~, - i. ' ~
William Holr,dgs fu rcrunsraou tor 'ctsiee rendered the
ety. on sg4anah o'eS io 1e: 81 the Csp q
the aim. Io.e OF JehH Adams 10 haze sione reg.'ycd
,5r p isr,nS 10 have gutter through tie se~cf m
the -ah Avenucthe Manhattan a. company oyns %" "
-u,a petitioners, some ohc petitions oil hdirhuAl in'sr'
"ts from re .uager-ln relation improvements IN
o1yin- Streets Referred to the comnitiee on streets
MSroR's Orrilv. NswY-tk. Jan 9Th, isi'
To IN, lin ne Common Cgi1Si Of nc C'g ~ Ntf f0r'
GENTLEMEN Amons the subjects which eon,.te' >, ~
airs upon youi attention ;hnn that OF an eccian improve
rea m ,he msnna5 Of PigE roaia ys IN m ren4 feature.
-hneInr cnuparsan with EGy street m the world VITA an
IS extremely uucom"tianie 10 noe thf9GSn 3 aiu .
travel n,; Increase with t9 nrle1se Of poi4aiy ~ >
adopted. tie evil which uo~ so4scfetaoii WIZ oeeo'ie
E9iln,1nc these views have bestowed much attention
upon tbs subject and have collected from VARIOUS sources ~
been submitted to me- have avoided all bu"ose7 Hcf'oii-
y-ncn, hut have confined myself the consideration OF
lhose ory which have been tIied, principally IA European
amorr them have elected one. which Suhntt to
Won, and DO with the confidence ~ 4 j. taken ifon
city which We have such constant ntefcnuise ina ~
you be familiar with Us practical "itfeio' ana n %
you can easily inform yourselves IN le;.in 20 y
Tim. plan ! uccc.sGi opera on anu slfeS universal
satisfaction in the City OF London Twenty yeats ago the
eets of that ry Is oad condition as cur own ac
now about fifteen ago rief many eo,y snI ut'uc-
ce<srl experiments the present system was Introduced
In 1896 had opportunity OF observing ~ o-silon lnu
s.erpd dscidedy successful experiment. ana nave satisfied
myself hl has superseded evtfY other pmu aI I1' uef
,ocra rhfnts al tE0 principal street, - 1ndon u
l. tEa nny that hos heea found capable o' eudGh- N
immense travel OF carts enIra;e,. oma,4i,, H
plpn9u, CITY, iud comes ne .fl OF ugiI e'ieri-
snce without the on= cour5e of unsuccessful eNPer-
| racns .,..,,,,,. -,
"a nche. the pzca cxcayatci ci with rcacic'e 10 t
deph II nches r'ins towards Ne eeu; nj me ne Oh %
iHcfe' " - 10 - 81 ,,se.f TO-, Ma. ilnipgIs
fren'te ballast ttne sime ma =, ,,i I VA,
nad pa', Of the latter whcn "'e" properly aN'' ''
ana oe' 'i. no made ,.noo,! and when SET the mac.
of conr-,- serves as the foundation tor inc pavement
The pavement esther OF wood ~ OF granite Ia" alef "a
In, ,', niche. ,u eph and i've inches broad rough the
upper surface and ses and the bitter apertaE vei' slightly
toward, the bottom They lall dngouniiy l,ee plan
so as 10 give good foot lcl ana prevent 'n from
sppnc, iry are not pounded Of M, 'oui btehS tne M
der IN. intsr,:ce, arr flied w!th 'gad mortar. which,
ndtefue TO the onfh gig : gsaGs ' ,, a. w, ,o
md combining WIN the c'tltitr De-e SUI t - MI
into solid y inches TICK not lNey 10 be bfohe, h
capable OF onduns un>'aAen' utmost ANY "'''. " "''S
W; ,ncH pavement IN Bro,dNsy presenting smooth
comparatively lite the and tenr OF 'eces wSud os
greatly diminished. the heuf .anbfiE oihn,ou'ss W,cn
h,r n,r,n md horse with incomparubiy less lubo
would I've nore easily kept clean. and would be ornament
the city instead OF beng. n now - offensive u inr
and uncomfortable. not dangerous 70 rae oyer ana
the greater facility u; moving through twoud ,eni eap,
more any other Plaza THAT s likely 20 De Gesg =.
seine The confusion and distinctions winch are 10" 80
generally and with good reason. c"npaied oi, - u,
na 10 The pan subml,ed and necessity OF taking
no the pavement. from time TO time or the purpose u feph
the sane 9eciion exists IN London uni perhaps % Eens'
ex,en not found 10 be ol any serious piacueh "gn
a., arc, If Srnne blocks all that required breach
,hroch Il inches q; coucrete this made without disturbing
the solty OF Inc surrounding and without the k Of
un,enr the foundation OF the street Tor some distance
ntoI,J winch often hnppens and when the repairs are
finished ara stratum Of concrete u INC wh"e Dc
The expense tine plan be urged as another objection
against but nm Of opinion That 1t wopd be olna Tess eS
ihst the durability OF Us construction wi up'fcede tie ncces
would respectfully suggest that at the distance OF
block paved THIS which will enable the Com
lie adynntaees or defects that may attend It. -
All which is respectfully submitted. JAMES HARPER.
Repors Of Comm,ees.In favor of regulating and setting
the and Of Thirty second street from the Fourth To-
the Eighth Avenue: adopted In iavof OF Tagging space
Avenues i and Q: adopted In favor OF opening Ihity
ninth md Thirty streets. Eleventh Avenue and also
twenty ghhtree the lst OF March, 1885, ana appoint
ing oeclo Assessments, mud that the new street lying
pElle with the Fourth and Fiith Avenues. between twenty
ary next and that the SAID street be called Madison Avenue
laid on the table IN favor OF granting the Roundn IN Cy
ail to the Gallery OF Fine Arts Tor the cxhbonoi Paintings.
stationery sc. at Il rent Of SIP adopted on n
Specinl Committee the Albany and Troy Railroad Compa
nys petition for privileges 10 lay nlls IN the Egth
Avenue from Harlem RIVER, md down Hudson 10 Chamber
street lad table and ordered To bc printed. ~ the
Committee Charity and Aims House, tie subject of
landing passengers. &C. laid on The table Gad ordered to be
| printed.
cntons the street Commissioner relation 10 openns
Streets filing lots and low grounds, received nnd
| adopted.
From Northumberland Report OF the Public Admin
ls,raor for year 1874 ordered Tile ana to be printed
The Semi. ANNUAL Report of the WATER Commissioners
| received ind aid the table 10 be printed.
The Report OF the CITY Inspector on the petition OF Lao pm
cot and Others nave u 9Th ind 18th Avenues and 18TH and
3Jh streets filled III ond favor of thereof adopted
| ResOiuiiOR-Jhut Committee 0 three be appointed from
this Bani meet Committee OF three from the Board OF
ASSISTANTS with similar Committee from the Board O Educn
ton and Public School Society the subject % the School
Law udcpted md the President and Aldermen Jackson and
Bunting appointed the Committee OF tins Board.
Unfinished BusRcSS-Jhe .NuHcLyGi POiisc.-Aldefmnn
Bunting moved 10 inke no the paper from the Board OF ASSIST
ants III relation The nomination OF the Officers of the
Police and winch had been lad en- The table the h OF De-
ceber 1914 and that Il be taken from the ilo adopted.
On motion of AID. Enmons. the Remo-,runce from citizens
of the Second Wnt the nominations which placed
IN file on tie Goth oil December adopted.
On motion uf Alderman Bunting. the whole subject
nsrn laid on the table TIL next Monday.
Alderman bunting then moved 10 take document No. 81
beng Registry Law which had passed this Board BY
sections but the ordnance not passed By It's
title when the Board last meeting. Adopted.
After some discussion, and remarks Tom Alderman Has
bruuck VINO cOutended that the aw unconstitutional
the ordinance passed by It's title.
Adjourned.