New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-08

ln-r-Fisif Of PrcsifsHl P0lk % hfs CHy-s u0NVu
U,5sr,ures Tor Mad House Sc -Ng,saHo>s-H0' ptial
De,,r-,ufo Of Ans House Yisifors % RlackroN To-
/ and FIRE Works Fourth q JHiY-R.frsshrlssfs
a. City Hal-Rens0rals and APPoiafssests-NHss5o
M Eishk dreaEs-Cefas from The fsiand-Li9 hias
rub Gas.
/ The Board met at i've yesterday afternoon The
minutes Of several previous meetings were read aud a
proved Of the reading occupied over breequarters Of
an hour number Of petitions were then presented.
memorial presented BY AID Smith rom Or. j. W
Hors6ed J. Y. stout SC. ssks maj 'ulAoe okVhA o.
built song the Ninth avenue between Thirty tnrd ana
Forteth sts % the Eighth avenue sewer. The house
cellars are overfowei vita stagnsnt water s.most %
the ceilings or curb line Memoriasts complain lhs'
the late Common Council entirely elected ins SUD
isct when duly brought % their notice.
The Special Committee 10 consider Of giving out me
Printing Binding and Stationery OF toe City, BY con
tract Reported that toe cust In 1870 was over S-loio
and that in their belief great saving can be elected
By contracting with responsible persons 70 Bind, PRINT
and furnish Stationery. In this opinion they are M
sustained BY the City Controller. They conclude by Of
fernE Resolutions authorizing the Controller TO sdTer
Use for proposals
Ala NcELRArH vas inclined to believe that thers
was some eJor made in charging the gentleman who
had the Printing last year with such exrsysganee IS
would seem 70 be implied By the statement that $3.50
had been paid chiefly for Printing las, year By the City
He believed that Of this the City Printers bad not
got over 5000 % 5000 for work done 10 that amount
500 fOO) was included 400 o. seven newspapers Tor
advertising a. $40 each-the cost Of Manual for the
use Of the Corp0raiionthe binding for the public a.
fces-ssq0 for advertising Elections-Sl72 for books
and stationery for the Clerk. &c-snd binding station
cry and blanks for the Departments he hoped that the
Report would be laid over for week 10 allow time Tor
more fun inquiry.
II was so ordered. ,Nessrs Nelly Smith and Purser
are The Committee
RUSS Pqremcat or Br0adlcav
There was some debate proposal BY Messrs. hel-
~ adams and spofford the Committee on Streets to
pave with granite in the that the street opposite
stewards marble store s paved 50 much Of Broadway
Is situated between Waver.eyplace and washington
place The proposition was agreed 70 without division
Msssrs Mathew Morgan ard Chrisr Wolfe, proPrietors,
agreeing 70 defray two-ihiTds OF the expense
Report on ReH,OriHg A~niRg Posts.
The Committee Streets were of opinion that the
public mind was not prepared for the removal oil az
Awning Posts butt they had prepared resolution Tor the
regulating OF such erections in future.
Mr. KELLY said that the immediate action of the Com
mon Council was reqlredilst smiths and others were
ready to commence the manufacture Of awning posts,
according pattern to be left ia the street Commits
sioners Office.
The report was accepted and the resolution adopted.
R.,osd Thai I'll Brackets erected heresNer for the sup.
port Of Awnings In any street 10 his City shall be made 81
iron AID conform the pattern 90 he seen al The oce
Of the Street Commissioner ard shal be OF ne following
description and dimensions. VIZ The maximum width not
exceed twelve feet and n no case 10 extend hey ono le
curb stone and The IRON frame wofA ros 10 DC IS tnAh
ecus inch square snt % be 80 constructed a. 10 De IaAen
down during Tie winter wonhs, and Zine feet high.
AID OLIVER presented petition OF citizens for per
mission % erect uniform Iron Awning Posts In Broad
way. which was referred % the Street Committee.
Ner York Institution for me Deaf and Dumb.
Messrs Henry F. Davies Prosper NJ. Weimore- Geo.
] Cornell shepherd Knapp. and Moses Taylor, the
Committee OF the Board Ct the above Institution. have
pettoned tho Common Council through Aid. FRANE
LIN setting forth that now POS pupis-that S3yiO
have been this year granted by the Stsie-that four
houses for the Professors have been bu on City lands
within the year cost 100000 also. two wings b the
main buildng-and that they are raising funds BY SUB
scrpton 10 psy Oh the debts Most OF the lands are
/ tie nt ftha R0qrtl
grant of blocks 80 aud 80 common lands, 90 that the
Civ may no longer the ground unless the premis
es should 70 be used Al present IL s possible
thst the object Is 10 mortgage the premises-they
merely speak of the embsrrasements attending an IN
certain tenure yet II Is not probable tnat hey appre
bend that the City will embarrass excellent work
The other schools City property, Il was intended
By the Legislature that the Free Academy should be
The memorial was referred 10 Committee on Finance
The Report Of the Committee on Lamps and Gas, in
favor of lighting Columbia and Lewisst' with zas, was
adopted also In favor Of lighting Twelhst between
Broadway and Thrd-avenue and ia favor OF lighting
/ Thirty sXth st with Oh Lamps and ST. Marks Place,
with gas.
the joint Committee 10 which was referred the exten
/ zion Of the Luustic Asylum on Bsckwels leland re-
ported Resolutions for extending the Asylum $50 ieet
in sOuiherly direction. and that $500 be paid Msssrs
Noble aud Hunt, In full Of their claims because OF
change of plan.
/ Iuiendei VsR 10 Ne,r. York By President Polk.
The Mayor having learned that the President OF the
I
10 New York addressed letter OF inquiry to the Col
ector Of the Port Mr. Lawrences reply is dated June
| s. as follows
1 To NJ Honor "a, Mrvor
/ prAs sls hi an.ss-r L, your concentration OF ibis
morning that the President has expressed
the II visiting this City time this month u
his puh bic duties will permit understand be may be
pecied here about the 18Th 2oh. have NOT received
any authority prom The intention 81 the President
bat can have objection 10 answer your question snd
~ add that hiehy appreciate the good taste aLt good
leeog which promp ed you 10 make The inquiry with he
vfat ~ The suhect the Common Council
that proper may be ken 20 extend 30 him ihe
civies and attentions due 10 hs exalted rank such
civs ard attentions cannot originate from any source
with much propriey 10 from the chief magistrate ~
The Guy. Win high respect &C.. -, ,,,,apycp
AID Oliver Maynard, Meserole, Purser and Cro!ius
were appointed Committee TO take the necessary
100000 for Building Aims. House
The Controller sent Report and the draft of an or.
dlnsnce authorizing the funding Of 100000 additional
debt Al NOT over per cent in 1000 shares OF SUI
the Controller advertise for proposas-and the mo-
new 10 be expended in building the Nurseries and Mad
House, and for the extending the Lunauc Asylum Inc
| ordinance WAS adopted
Inc CITY Inspector or White invited the Board to
consider whether the ordinances relative 10 hogs, ma
nure deo8ts Sc DO not require amendment and recon
mending ordinance for the dumping OF nghtso from
pierends, and the regulation OF night scayengers-ke'
| ferred 70 AID. Meseroe McElrath and Smith.
Hospital DeDarfmeRtQf AIMS House.
The Board took up for consideration the plan for the
better organization OF the Aims House Department and
long discussion 70 the salary OF the hesi
dent Physician AZ Bellevue Hospital $500 salary was
proposed-ths was considered too little by some mem
bers AID MEsERoLE had ever been In favor OF larger
salary and that the physician should be constantly al his
/ post lie was opposed 10 the Introduction Of young
doctors there and Of making Of these unfortunate per
s0ns school OF experience and for giving the Resident
I Physician the aid of experienced men. AID. KELLY
was opposed % adding $500 to the salary The Ike de-
psrtment of the City Hospital cost nothing AID. MEs
EaOLE said that there we're able physicians who would
DO the duty gratis. And why Becouse there were
operations 10 De performed-yery delicate oPerauons-
and twenty FIVE or thirty young men who would pay
literally introduced - them He was against such
exhibons-they light Be indicate, repulsiye 10 the
feelings Of the partics Aid PURsER said that the medi
cal men had hxed the salary 800 and 20 that he ad
hered Ad CEoLrUs said that the former physician had
s. 600 $500 OF which was for bOsrd-he Ia favor
I Of that salary. The incumbent would have increased
sbors 81 900 was carried by vote OF 10 ., and an
ordinance Is 10 be drawn up in conformity 10 the plan
considered
Visifers 10 Blackrelrs Island
As Inconvenience had resulted from the daily visits OF
persons 10 their friends and relatives the Island
AID OLIVER introduced resolution, which WAS adOp,
ed That Mr.. J Acker the Keeper Of the PententAry
be- directed 10 permit such ysiters on Mondays and
Thursdays only unless the parties are inmates Of the
Hospital"
Frsr0rks on Az Of july.
] AID McELRArH VISA saisfed that $3.50 would enable
the Committee 10 prepare something that would BE- cred
table to the City thought that the Fireworks should DO
In one place and spread through the town sure
that the expense ioss il attracted great mum