New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-21
MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT.
Board of Aldermen....s,EcI SITTING.
NoNDAY EvgNtNG, March sO-5t 7. NJ.
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MoNDw EvgSlNe March 2O-5i P NJ.
Alderman FaANxLiS, President: IN the Choir
The reading OF the mioutes Of the last two meetings
occupied the Board TIL six.
LYeEuM or N,rusaL MISUNDERSTANDING sece pied 70
attend the Annversary Address % $50 Broadway or I'D
ipgt. at P by Professor LOOMS.
SEWER rs SEveNrHsr.-i. Bangs 7. Odel. r. 3
Kmball, w. II obsTd, Fletcher Harper W H. HOPPE
J. b Murray, &c. petition, through AID Crohus tbst
sewer may be built, commencing at Foarh-ayeuue Re-
WHARFAGg RArss-P schermerhorn. Garrett Storms,
Jonathan Goodhue, II A. CosieI . c. Degrove, aud VIM
Edgar petition through Aid Maynard for aid IN getting
act passed at Albany 20 iScREAsE Tue PRESENT BATES
on WHARFAGE in New-York aud Brooklyn. .
sgwcR IN WuL.sr-F. Tillou. Jesse Schofsld, NJ.
Ksele, w. {. Lemon, John Anderson &c petition through
the President, for a sewer from New 81 10 Broadway
PIER p. r. RE. L Baker and ~ other market deaf
ers petit through AID Kelly, that this pier may not be
WErcnTs AND MEASURES Young L Schultz, 7. crom.
well, WIN. kimbel H. {. Ely &c complain tnreush A1a
Purser that W IA. Mckinney Inspector Of weights and
Measures is in the habit Of exaclng more than double
AwxIxG Pos1s-Ad Kelly, Adams aud spoiold re-
ported resolution that the swnng posts be removed rom
Cedar-st between Pearl and William sts Adopted
SCHOOL MoSEY-Voted By request OF Board Of Educs.
lion 500 to furnish leased house for Pablo school g
Yorkve 600 10 purchase books and stationary for nth
Ward new school and s3l6 for fitting up 81 Phillips
Church basement for a school for coored children
Lows LANE Aid Kelly, Alan, and Spoforc reported
resolution to convey the lane as gt 70 the owners Of
property adjoining. Agreed TO-.
GRlDE 0F $50 sr.--Ssme Aldermen reported fesoiu'
on 10 alter the grade between sd avenue and Fast RIVER
Agreed TO- o-....
MnDgNLANe AwNINc.PosTs-The Street Committee
Russ fAvGMENr The Finance COMMITTEES reported a
resolution. applying $4,000 toward paving broadway
from the Astor Houss up 10 Chsmberssi toppO,ite the
Part1 d en- wss adopted, resolution Tor placing
the work under contract by advertisement on motion "i
GivISG Away WATER LoTs-In October last the
Finance COMMITTEES reported certain petitions OF lana
the Hudson river advising the Swing 81 grants
the parties OF the lands 10 = under ate owned 5y me
city opposite their l0ts said lands being occuped az
u,gber ba.n The b.sin rents At 50 OOO year This
porter does clearly understand the terms on which
ths propety is proposed be released but the Committee
say that they positively advantageous The matter
OTSIrCs P,ssENGERs-Ald Maynard moved that the
Committee Laws inquire whether would not be ad'
vsabe 10 restrict Omnibuses ~ the taking and setng
down passengers the right hand side OF tho streets
Adopted.
tiiion signed By Gauet Storms W X. PsndletoU Peter
Carol &c that the grsde OF the square he Dstr
butug Reservoir may be altered Referred
used between tletcheT.st and Burllne slip
LEASING sLIfs-A petition was presented By AID. Kelly,
signed BY many Influential firms In favor Of leasing
the sips between Whitehall and Coenties slip only by
LsScrnrylvc CANAL 81 Henry Erbsn ADD Other. pre-
sentsd through AID Las renee, memorial for opening
Canalst into Walker and widening walker ~ feet into
Rutgsrs-this they think, would be great Improvement
EyE AND Ear fsFIaMARY.-S2OO we're voted tom 70.
port Of Aid. Oliver Smith ald Pur'sr
CRoToS AQUEDUcr.-Ad meErsth presented letter,
beautifully written by Theophlus Schrsmke OF befin,ln
Prussia. snd dated there statug that when employed
principal draugtsuen at the erection Of the Gro
Aqueduct, he collected materials Tor describing thst
work and had done IN English German end French,
and tho City copy adding To u sketcn OF the wa.
feryoTks he proposing for the supply OF the City Of
mittee Arts and Sciences The volume IL beautifully
got up, with elegant maps and plans printed by hundt
Berlin snd dedicated 70 the Corps OF Engine OF
the Esw-Tork Croon Aqueduct my comrades protectors
and friends this volume containing the plans Of that no
be nonumeH, q hydraulic architecture fs'sa py 'ns'r
Adjourned to meet next Monday March z0 as P. 81.