The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-11
Common Council.

Common Council.
| BOARD OF ALpERMEN--Monday Evening. NAV 10
Present thefresidsnt in the chair and quorum of men,
bers The minutes of the previous meeting were read
and approved.
appropriate committees
.4cts ofhe Legisiaure.An number were read by their
titles and ordered on file.
communication from the Comptroller was received
IL related to certain moneys paid into the city treasury
by the public administrator 1t was referred to finance
committee.
Reports Of Committees-The committee On police
Tatchand prisons in favor Of paying S4 to Peter Van
Dyke, accepted resolution accompanying adopted
Other reports on various subjects presented and
disposed Of
Work for the New Comers.-The chairmen of various
committees presented large bundles of papers, which
said committees had not disposed Of and which
dered on file.
Resignation-Dr. William w Sanger sent in his re-
signation Of the office Of Physician to the Penitenary
Hospital Blackwell's Island II was accepted and
the board then went TO tea
After tea, which detained the Aldermen from the
chamber little less than two hours and ahaf the Board
assembled, and proceeded to business bare quo
rum being present, the Chairman requested that no
member would leave the ROOM the Board could do
business unless all now present remain.
| report received from the Joint Committee on
Croon Aqucduct in relation to disposal Of land in Tar
rytown.
From the Board af .7ssistants.-A commune alton
from the Counsel to Corporation with resolution to
pay to Louis and Auguste Rechon sixth of the pre-
ceeds Of the estate Of - Rechon, deceased. Con-
CURED in.
LigM-Ald. CoMrroN moved that Wooster street be
lighted with gas. Carried.
htp OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Flannaghan was appoint
ed inspector of election for 5th district Of 10th ward
and Jonn ii Bowen for 4th district, 4th ward, to fill
cances occasoned by designations OF Sylvester Scamcn
and John w. Avery
Neic Market-Ald Benson offered motion TO in
qurc into the expediency Of erecting market in
the Sd ward. Referred
ii V.to on .awning Posts-Resolution by same that
the awning posts be ordered to be removed from the
lower side Of Courtandt street. within Ii days from
time Of service Of notice tor remove. Referred
Superintendent Of Outdoor Poor.--The Committee
Charity and the Aims House, to whom referred
the matter Of charges of defcations against Geoegc
Anderson the superintendent of outdoor poor report
ed upon the The report that there remain
ed unacconed for by Mr. Anderson $ls7 Of the money
door department. they therefore. offered resolution
the Superintendent from Office nd direct that
his suretcs be sued for the amount Report accepted
I'm .7urfui Pause.The about to expire Board having
arrived at this point Of its existence, paused. What
bers and the members looked back at the chairman
then both chairman and members stroke their chns
thurs their hands deep into their pockets looked at the
audience outside the iron railing who should say
" who cares" If going out! may be won't
come In again. Here the Aldermen got up and walked
about the chamber and each one then seemed to ask
what they waiting for At length the long
pense broken The Alderman Of the 4th ward arose.
ment which he held in his hand That document called
for the payment to John Martin OF So for making fires
the third district police Office Justices Ketcham and
Tmpson certified that the bill correct, and there
fore the account must be paid
Alderman Brs'os asked il the bill had been before
any committed No 10 had not Then the Alderman
objected TO its payment lie objected from principle
he objected TO these unauthorized persons taking upon
themselves the business Of contracting debts for the
corporation to pay lie wanted the matter to before
the committee and meet tho proper action and obtain
proper place upon the records There might be gar
bed account Of this business In the newspapers but no
wanted to IL the records He moved its reference
Alderman JOHNSON hoped the bill would be paid
Mr. Cory at the police Office had already paid the
ncy out Of his own pocket and should be Reimbursed
Motion to refer lost On motion to pay the bill IL was
resolved pay and thus the life Of the board sped on
towards its last Two papers from the Board Of Assis
tans called up was to pay the police door
81 IS per day hereafter instead Of 81 heretofore
the other to tho effect that the awning posts
moved from Nassau street. between Pine and Wall street
Concurred in.
Parting Words---Ad. BEYsos moved that commit
tee be appointed to wait upon the Board Of Assistants
and inform them that this Board about to adjourn
Carried
The President appointed AID. Benson, Aid Compton
and Aid Hart such committee.
Going DivecHy.-Ald. Hart moved that committee
be appointed 10 wait upon his Honor the Mayor and In
form him that this Board II about TO adjourn Carried
Aid Hart and Aid johnson were appointed said CON-
mttce.
The committees went out and returned one first
bringing the important information that the board
Assistants would by and by send to the
Board Of Aldermen. The committee discharged
The other committee came back from their mission TO
the Mayor and reported that he had nothing commu
nicate-snd then the committees were discharged and
then-there was another pause which finally broken
by motion TO remit fine imposed upon John Ander
SON. for violation OF hack law. This referred TO
committee on police cAnothcr pause and then again
taken up from tho Board Of Assistants the motion
TO TO Robert L. Crook pier mt foot Of Cedar street
at annual rent Of ~ 900. Concurred in
The Parting Kiss.--Assistant Aldermen McElrath
and Brown here into the Chamber aud said that
that they had been sent to that the Board OF AZ
esants bad completed their business and about TO
adjourn, unless the Board Of Aldermen had something