The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-10

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| Wtliams6urg Ferry Position fon the inhabitau
Of Williamsburg relative to She Williamsburg Fer.
Re erred.
Report Fl, m the Comptroller; showing the amour
pros rated educational purposes from Septemb,
1876 to September ls4S, to be $sl013 "a
Report favorable to appropriating SIS coo for attin
up the new court rooms in the old city Hall Adopted
Communication from the Aims Hoese Commissioner,
rlbtivs to obta mig er No. 81 Esst R'vr for tn
accommodation Cf the Aims House Department. Re
f,red
Communication Fl ON the Street Commissioners ask
ins ordinance to provide for the vasing Of tn
grad of Ro, eveit street Referred.
Wash,rgton Squdre.-Report favorable 70 rounding
the corners OF Washington square. and adverse Il
widening the sidewalks in Wooster and McDouga
streets Adopted
Twen'isfh sireet.-Report favorable to pVving 2oti
Aid CsoLUs called for the report of the committc:
relative to the williamsburg Ferry.
Ala. MAYNARD stated that the committee were no,
yet ready to report in of not having
able to thoroughly investigate the subject
Reduction in Rent of Pier.-Report favorable TO re.
duciDg he rent Of the pier st the foot Of Cedar strse
SIS, in favor Of r. L. Crook. Adopted
StpS Report favorable to leasing the slips at Belle
vue to David Wood for t, years Refereed
.8ppoinfment-R Resolution favor able to appoint
DR. Crane az visiting physician to the Penitentia
ry Hospital Adopted
Communication from the Comptroller advising the
payment 81 900 to Theodore Sedgwck for legal SER
vices rendered the Corporation. Complied with
Report favorable to changing the ordinance relative
to the Aims House department. Adopted
.4wning PoHs.--Resolution favorable to removing
the ooen awning posts from Mercer street, be-
Fire Alarm B.H.-Pettion of the fremen for fire
alarm bell in the negeborho cd CT Clinton Market. Re-
After dsposng Of some other papers, of mi nor i'm
portapce, the Board adjourned until Monday next.
ASSISTANT Administration Small, Esq, Pres-
dent, IN Ne chair
This Board met last evening according to appoint
m'n'. The minutes Of the former meeting we're read
I'll d approved
Bouling Green Fountain.-A petition of the resi-
dents OF the lst ward the of the present
mass of stone in the Bowling Green and the erection
Of a fountain suitable to the location. Referred to
the Croton Aqueduct Committee
Petition of Abraham L. Cox and Others. to have
cross walks laid from 18th street to the 4th avenue
Union square, referred.
committee the enlargement of the Battery, with a
plan therefor. Laid the table, and ordered to be
printed.
Report of committee on filing up vacant lots on ths
southerly side I'D street, and the northey side
Of 23d street, between I'd and Sd avenues. Adopted
Fiiing Sunken LotS.-Au ordi nance from the City
Inspector to fill low and sunken lots, between oath
and 18th streets, east of Sd avenue Adopted
Police Watch, and Prison, reported a resolution,
withholding the pay OF Charles Gloom, policeman of
the 18th ward directing the Comptroller not to pay
bis salary he having been illegally appointed by His
Lighting Ludiop street with Gds-A resolution was
adopted to light Ludlow street. from Grand to Houston
Popers from The Board of .aldermen The Board con-
currtd with the Board Of Aldermen in appropriating
$40 Geo to be paid for aims house purposes
his Board concurred with the Board of ermen
in approprating 81, 600 for the improvement roads
and canals.
Also, resolution to instruct the Com troller to
make arrangeme ns with the lessee of pier 81 East
River for accommodations the saster;y side of said
pier, as depot for Aims House department.
Petition.-The Alderman Of the 10th ward moved to
suspe the rules in order to offer resolution to take
from the files of last year. and commit to the Com
mttee Streets resolution in relation to grading,
in West thirty third street. Adopted.
a.gs from -, ne Board q drmen
Ing taken up and the action of the other Board
concuId in. Among them was a resolution to appro-
pirate $500 in addition to sum formerly appropri-
aed for the purpose Of fitting up and furnishing the
court rooms in the old Aims House building and
petipg the alterations in said building.
Also, to return the thanks of the Common Council
to the captain and crew of the packet ship New
World for the part they took in rescuing the passen-
sentation to each one of the gallant men of copy of
the resolutions in reference to the subject passed in
the BOZ rus ti Aldermen ana Assistants Of this city
Also that Justiceu NcGrath be assigned to the LIST
district police court balls of justice; that Water street.
from Peck Slip to Catherine street. be lighted with
The same, in relation to Twenty third street. from
Second to Lexington Avenue.
Resolutions That Houston street, from the Bowery
to Avenue c, be Immediately repaired That the side
walk in Tenth street, between Avenue A and First
Avenue, be tagged In favor of lighting Fifth Ave-
nue., from Twenty thirdto Forty fifth streets, with gas
to Forty second streets That Trinity Place be WIDEN
ed to be made as feet wide from and be extended
south to Gree nwich street and Battery Place, and
the 4th district police court Adjourned.
Board of Supervisors.
SPECIAL MEETING. Alderman Fran kiln in the chair
The minutes of the preceding meeting read and
approved.
Bills OF the various officers attends on the courts
prese nted and referred.
Communications One from the State Comptroller,
in relation to the mill tax. Referred.
The New Court oms.-Communicaton from the
City Comptroller, asking an additional appropriation
Of $4,000 for fitting up and finishing the additional
court in the old Aims House On motion Of the al
derman Of the 18th, the communication was sent to
the Board Of Aldermen.
Petitions oom various persons for the correction of
taxes Referred. The Board then adjourned.
Law Intelligence.
CIRCUIT CoURT, Oct. 0-Mr Justice Strong not ha-
wing arrived in town to-day, the Court did not sit
SUPERIOR Court, Sept. 9.-Before Justice Wander
pCel-Wiiiiam b. Motif Us. Ottopina Gori.-This is an
action to 500 for rent Of store in Broadway
The Defendant took the store by his agent at the rate
of 81 per day. and SO so for Sunday He occupied from
10th May to 4th June; the gross rent amounted to
S1l5 out of which received $50, leaving balance
of sos due. The defence was, that the person who
took the store took it for himself and for defe
ant Verdict for plsintif-$71 61
Charles H. Hoyie. rs James Lynch This IL an &C.
ton building contract, to recover S349 o. The