The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-15

way and Bowery, now 4th avenue This ground has
recently had erected upon IT, row Of ysrv Handsome
with It's new parsonage that mart Sront,nS on
broadway In the event of Eev being open.
ed tnosa buildings will havs TO down. and that at
an enormous cost TO the city treasury After consde
raole discussion ths report was accepted and ordered
TO be printed.
Report from the Comptroller relative to the increased
ed to be printed.
Rel ort in favor of paying General Storms ammu
milton used on the 25 Nov. Adopted.
Report Ia favor OF extending piers Nos. = ana
East River Adopted Also in favor Of extending piers
Nos s. o and East River Adopted
Report in favor of psyng to DR. D. NJ. Reese, the sum
for services rendered in the Penitentisry Hos
pifal on Blaokwells Island.
Report in favor ofsppropriating 500 for the improve
ment OF stuyyesant square Adopted
In of Madison square. Adopted,
Report in favor of psyin. John cole the of s25
for injuries received from dog killer in July, ls7-
Adopted
Communication from W. Edmonds, keeper of ths city
prison relative to his reception of fees and tho opinion
Of the counsel to the corporation asserting his right so
TO do. Referred
Report of grading 4sd street. between 5th av-
eDue and Bleomingdale road. Adopted
Resolution by Aid Adams, to pay to the widow of
Capt Ely Perry, late of the 5h ward police such an
amount weud fall to him during the remainder of the
time for which he was appointed Capt Perry having
his official duty.
The Board adjournsd until Monday evening next
Meeting.-Linus w. stevens, Esq President, In the
chair.
Sundry petitions having been presented and referred
to the appropriate committees, the board took for
confederation appendix G. of the report Of special COM
nttes retrenohnent being act to amend the city
charter The principal features OF the proposed
ments may be briefly stated, as follows: -
Each ward to elect an alderman, who at their first
meeting rhall be divided into two classes half Of
whom sha so Of office ut the expiration of year
the other half shall for Of two years. shall
also all members Of the board of aldermen elected after
the first
Each ward to elect member of the board Of assist
ant aldermen who shall for the term of
The Mayor to hold oce for one year only, as at pre-
The Common Council hold three stated sessions only
each year. Of not exceeding one month EACH commeno
ing the first Monday of January May and September.
The Board Of Assistant Aldermen to have sole power
until the anai disposition thsrof the party mpsached
not to exercise any of the functions Of his office
The Beard Of Aldermen to Lave power to try all I'm
peachments.
No member of the Common Council during the Pc
Rod for which he be elected to hold any office tobe
in any manner interested in any contract work, the
price compensation Of which is to be paid out OF the
City Treasury
The executive power Of the corporation to be invested
In the Mayor and heads of departments.
No member Of the Connie souncil to perform any
executive business.
To have bureau in the Police Department, the chief
cfscer to he denominated the Chief of Police
department. of Finance which shall have control of
s the fiscal concerns of the corporation with Its chief
officer to be called the Comptroller in which there shall
be bureau for the collecting Of revenue accrung from
from rents and interest on bonds and mortgages also
bureau for the reception of all moneys paid into the city
treasury and for the payment OF moneys therefrom On
warrants drawn by the Comptroller, &c.
The" Street Department. to have its bureaus for
the collection of assessments to have cognizance Of
repairs supplies of and for roads public pavements and
rspair to fire engines, SC
The Department Of Streets and Lamps with its Com
InSps and Gss Of strse and
superintendent Of Markets"
The Croton Aqueduct Department with its commits
aio Crotn A0u Wnta and Vofar
Purveyor
The City Inspectors Department to have cognizance
Of ell matters relative to the public health of the CITY
The Aims House Department, under the control Of
three Commissioners to be elected by the people, with
superintendent of the Pentenary superintendent of
the City Prison." Superintendent Of he Nursery"
Resident Physicians" Sc.
the charter officers tho day of the general State cleo
ton and that persons elected to be into Office
case the legislature pass the acts to submit the same for
approval Of the electors at the election the second
Monday in April next The whole Of which was adopted
Taylor Mass Meefing-An invitation was received
from George H. HaIsey behalf Of the committee Of
arrangements to attend the great meeting to be
nomination OF General Zachary Taylor for President
Of the United States, (which was finally accepted
The Board then adjourned.
LAW Intelligence.
SUPREME CouRr,-spscial Term-Before Judge Ed
monds Decisions.- Gardiner ct al u.s. Doherfy, ndur
&c-lhe def. admx. having refused to settle valued
subjected the estate and the opposite party to unnsces
ssry litigation Ordered that she be personally charged
with the costs of the suit and Of this motion.
Whit Us OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to answer-sev
en- allowed and twelve disalowed.
BurdsH ads BurdeH-Motion to file supplemental
adgng the misconduct OF pitt since the answer
fled demand with costs because The charges sought
to be made not suppvted BY the evidence and not
because II they were they could only be available in
oross bill 10 the nature q : plea puts darien, &c.
Johnson Us Snyder On petition of receiver suit al
lowed to proceed against dsft alone unless he within
tprsp dop puc0 m ba ME
.4sfor Us Turner and ofhers-On bill to ioreclose
mortgage easehold premises being scanty security
the mortgsger insolvent and his assignee in posses
sion It ordered that receiver be appointed and
that the owner Of the equity Of redemption pay an occu
PISTON rent.
Douglass and others odsm Serjeant- Motion for
ceiver denied-Injunctien modified as to restrain
defs from selling dsposing of the Stereotype plates
of the Modern Standard Drama but allowing them to
them for the purpse of printing from them and al
lowing them 10 sell the printed copies, but they are to
render very three months sworn account OF the num-
Der Of copies printed and sold.
GARRISON rs Ciarkson.-Moton to set aside appoint
nnent Of guardian odirn denied it ives being ecpssary
that proce. should be served him, before the minor
hmtef cam If Ia years Of by his next OF kin
fundsr a. apply for such appointment
Hatfeid BIoodgood On creditors bill on two
Judgments of which had BEEN settled between the
parties before bill fled and the other had been assign
ed to the p by and with the funds OF his
attorney without his authority and thus for the pur.
pose of collecting bill OF costs which had been settled
between the parties though not paid to the attorney
bill dismissed with costs
SUPERIOR CouRr- Before Judge VaDderpoel -Februa-
ry l4.-Samuei a Wiiiaughl,y ps. Frtdk. a Penfz,
president &c This was an action of trover to recover
the value of four hundred shares Of stock 1t appeared
that loan made of $4,000, for which promiss0ry
gwen and the sook lodged as collateral secu
rity. Ths stock afterwards sold below par, and
eult brought tho note for the difference, upon which
the plaintiffs that suit recovered judgment The
plaintiff brings this suit on the ground that the stock
given in the nature of pledge, and that the parties
had power to sell 1t without fret giving notice The
judge held, upon motion for nonsut, that the depos-
it Of the stock was in the nature mortgage and that
the title, unless passed absolutely to the bank and
the plaintiff entitled to any remedy 1t was by
bill in equity Secondly that even II it was pledge,
all that necessary had been done The note did not
provide that notice should be eiveD aud the note not
having been paid ut maturity, gave the plaintiffs
right to sell His Honor also held, thst an action Of
trover could not lie because the plaintiffs title was
Invested he having got credit for the proceeds OF 1t in
tho suit brought upon the note. Non-hut entered
Before Judge Oakley.--b,l,n C. Oimsteai ps Robert
Eidr.This was action for eiectmsnt, brought for
hal lot of ground in Ninth street. Both parties