The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-02
Common Council.


Board OF Automatically evening, Feb lst.-
Morris Franklin, Pr sident in the chair
Tenth CHARACTERIZATION in favor of extending tenth
avenue from its present termination to the high bridge
Referred.
Report from the Board of Assistants, in favor of
erecting crane at the foot OF North Moore street
Report in favor Of paying DR. ODonnsl the Of
1OI to 0, s as 'n Sdoued
Report in favor Of granting to William IL Brown per-
mssion to BUILD two piers one At the foot Of ltn street
Report in favor Of paying to L. r. Tremsn, the sum
Of so0 for damages sustained 70 hi. premises In Ferry
street by overflow CAUSED by the improper condition
eft the sewer. Adopted
Report OF paying to Nicholas Rogers, the sum
SIS, for damages sustained to himself horses and wa
goD from falling in the sewer in 25th street ADOPTED
Report in favor of paying to s. Thompson 5000, duo
for all and sla to John Locke for carpenters work
done at the lower police court, In lS46. Adopted.
Report In favor building pier $50 feet long and 40
feet wide, at the foot of eth street Adopted
Report in favor OF building style Of pier com-
bnipy both pier and &t the loot OF Cerkson b.
Report In favor of concurring with the Board Asis.
taLts compe, the Of lot 302 Water ST. to be
fenced in. Adopted
In favor of concurrng with the Board Of Assstants to
have Attorney str, ct lighted with Concurred In
Report In favor OF competing the re" roLk
and Harlem Railroad Company TO bridge and fence their
Repor, ia favor Of building additional wing to the
City Hall aud asking the Legislature for permission to
At half eight o'clock quorum not being present.
the board adjourned until Monday week next.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALpERsEN, Feb. special Meet.
ing-Linus w. Stevens. E.q President, In the chair
.approp,iotion for Public Schools Communication
from Board of Education, and resolution in favor Of
making further appropriations for school purposes Car
ried.
Reception Of Central Quifman- Resolution adopted
by the Board of Alderman in favor OF extending to
General uan the hoeptalities of the city, on hts ar
rival here, and appointing q committee to carry the
ssne into effect CONQUERED In. .
Grand Musical REHABILITATION to attend the
grand musical festival to be given on Saturday evening"
in mt merry Of the celebrated composer Mendelssohn
Accepted.
Eieh,v Sirih Street Report in favor OF improving
the drain or sewer in Eighty sixth street Adopted
F.neing Vacan' Lsts-Resoluiou In favor OF causing
vacant lot No 30a Water street, to be fenced In =
Adopted
Rtpairing Standardization in favor OF causing
tho walk Opposite the engine houss in William street.
TO be rspsired. Adopted.
= .an. ndmtnt If CRY Charter-Assstsnt Alderman
Cummings then moved the taking up Of document n o.
g. bling the report OF the Special Committee on Re
trepchment, So Appendix g., and having particular
reersr a proposed amendment Of the city charter,
changing the time Of holding the charter election so
that It ha future BIS held the same day - the
State election also In favor of holding oce for two
years. the aldermen three years and assistant aldermen
each year. each ward to elect one alderman ana an
assistant aldmau for every five thousand nhaoitante
each WARD, wever, entitled to one alderman and one
assistant Jn motion the document was set down for
the special order business Monday evening next
The Board then adjourned