The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-02

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BoARp or ALpERmEN-Mondsy, May Morris Frank
lu President, in the Chair The minutes Of the pro-
csedings Of the last meeting were read and approved
leasing the pier at the Battery for the purpose OF
prisng 1t to the isndisg Of egrsnt passengers Laid
on the table
Rsmonsiranoe- or .undry persons sgs!nst the extern
sion OF East street Referred
Cleaning STREETS by CsnIGcf-Rsport favorable to
cleaning the streets by contract Adopted and iad on
sewrs Il Report favorable to the construction Of
sewer in Platt street. Adopted in concurrence
Report favorable to the construction OF sewer IN
Tenth street. Adopted In concurrence.
soh Street Report favorable to regulating and
Adopted in concurrence.
2Oh sreet-Rsport favorable to paving Twentieth
street. between let and Sd avenues Adopted In concur
2sh Street-Rsport favorable to regulating and gra
ding goth street. and have cub and gutter set
therein, between eth and 9th avenues. Adopted.
5srd Strset-Repcrt favorable regulating 53rd st.,
between LIST avenue and East river. Adopted.
ton relative to narrowing i4h street and the irjunc
ton granted BY tho Supreme Court to prevent further
action on the subject.
Aid PUReER offered resolution that tho ordinance
relative to that subject be repealed:
Aid. KELLY moved that the resolution be laid on the
table; and said that he thought tho communication Ct
the to the corporation unoaed for and he
hoped 1t would be so considered
Aid LAWRENCE thought the whole matter was Illegal,
the corporation only doing these things which
to the contrary by the Supreme court
He said that the streets public highways and this
corporation had right whatever to grant such favor
Aid PuasRa .ad that in this land we had no princes
and when court soempy decides against tuch an ord
brought before and decided by the higher tribunal Be-
rich they not to ride over the law
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ing into the hands OF other parties.
The whole subject was then submitted to speoisl
committee, composed Of AID Maynard Tappan and
Smith.
Gas in the Park Report favorable to Lighting the
Park with gas. Adopted.
Superb ten dent of Stre,ts-A communication
ceved from Charles Oakley superintendent OF streets,
vindcatins himself against the charges which have been
made against him, with regard to dealing proigstely
with tho money Of the city In his ofcia capSoity Ne
ferred
The Board then took recess Of forty. five minutes
AFTER Recess
Piers Report favorable to extending pier No. "a East
River. Adopted.
Resolution also in favor of paying Robert Handy for
building bulk head at the foot Of Bioomo street.
rate Of $40 per running foot Adopted ,..
Bellevue Hospital Accepted.
Corporation Properiy-Ald MAYNARD called up the
document relative 10 granting to the Deaf and Dumb
Asylum certain lots Of ground adjoining the asylum
Aid PvasEa oeilsd for the reading Of the document,
and
AID LAWRENCE moved to rotor the matter to special
committee.
cid KELLY objected to granting the land. He thought
al guardians Of the city property they had no to
give 1t away in such . manner, and he hoped the Com
mon Couu eli would not consent to give tho land away
=
mt-s report whether the land asked for is esssry
for the purposes of the institution Adopted
PiersAld PuRsER called up the report Of the finance
committee relative to leasing the pier at the foot Of
Herbert street. to the Commissioners Of Emgrston fof
term Of I've years, at an annual rent of $4,000
A remembrance, signed by more than one thousand
persons was then presented by AID Adams against the
granting of the pier for suoh purposes
Thsreport after considerable discussion was adopted
May to offer reward of $3.50 for tho Of any
person who may or have set fro to any house in this
mere sse of Sats,y- Resolution in favor Of raising
the salary Ct the Superintendent Of Pavsments to the
Aldermen TArrar moved Its references which motion
was lost. The resolution was then adopted
Cooperation Papers-Resolution of paying to news
Referred
City cacmSer,sin--Rs.slu.lon spp9intinE sheppard
KNAPP to tn: Of vice
Removal and acknowledgements removing Jas
Hyatt from the ce of chief clerk to the Aims House
his stead Adopted Also in favor OF removing Joshua
Phillips from the ONCE Of clerk In the once Of Aims
his stead. Also removing Oscar g. Field temporary
vsiter in the aims house Lsid on the table Also re-
moving Edward Wethersl second visitor TO the aims
house, and appointing George Kelly In bis stead Adop
ted Also removing B Hopkins from the clerkship to
Aims House Commissioner. Also removing John A
Baoklsdge from tho os Of assistant register In the
squeduct depsrtm. Mt and appoint Alonxo Bseow
In his stead Adopted. Also removing Jacques Ruben
IN: % % his
Also removing John Duval from tho oos Of keeper Of
the distributing reservoir, and appointing H. May
nard in his stead. Adopted. The Board being left
without quorum, stood adjourned
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMrN-May Especial
Mesting-LINus w. STEVENS, Esq, President, In the
Chair.
27th strett-retition Of sundry proparty owners to
have 9th street. between 10th and 18th Avenues regu-
lated. &c. Referred
37h Sreet-Rsport in favor Of regulating S7th street
between eth and 18th also between 7th avenue
and Broadway, on Bloominsdals road. Adopted
47h SsstRsport In favor Of regulating 47h street,
between 10th and 18th avenues. ADOPTED.
Psying for bGmagss-Report aud resolution In favor
Of paying to Alexander Petit damages sustained by
reason Of overflow Of the sewer In Canal street.
Adopted.
64h Stret-Rsport in fvor Of regulating saith street,
| between Bloonip gdsle road and 9th avenue.
New Sswers-R-ports in favor Of constructing sewer
In 2sth street, bstwesn Lexington and third avenues
Also in 30h street. between 9Th NAd 9th avspues-Aso
In 9th street. between LIST and Sd nus-and be-
tween avenue and the East rver-Also in Greenwich
between Horatio snd Jane stI Gets. Adopted
Jersey ciy Ferry-Report and resolution In favor OIL
renewing the leasing the Jersey City Ferry privileges
from the present propretors for term Of years. Laid
| on the table TO be printed.
Keeper Of the City Prissn.-Assistant Aid. Jackson
called for the report Of the committee police, watch
10. relative to alleged abuses in the CITY prison. The
chairman Of the committee in reply stated that they
were not ready to report. On motion the COMMITTED
| we're requested to report at the next meeting Mr.
| MIR Edmunds from the Office Of keeper. Laid on th'
| table
| The Board then adjourned until Wednesday evening
next.
Affairs In Canada.
From the Quebec Chronisle, April 49,
Since the last mail for England left the Province
has besp In political point Of vcw nothing OF vsry