New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-24
MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT.
Bonrd Of Aldermen. SPECIAL MEET

Bonrd Of Aldermen. SPECIAL MEETING.
MONDAY, October n
The Board met At 5-the President 10 tho Chair. The
minutes Of preceding meeting read and approved
when
The President presented and read an urgent Petition from
VIM. B Crosby, Trad Hswley, Oliver Hewlett, and a
large OF others residents of the Seventh Ward,
asking that The DISTRACTIONS IN CHAr HANseuARE, In
violation Of law may Be Immediately ,enuored TINS Is
movement thar should rightly have been made long ago
For wearisome length Of time, the various Duissnces
about said Square have been cryng evil and serious dis
comfort everybody whose occupations convenience
led him TO pass thai perfect Babe Of going gong-gone
or, have cart srP-snd please give a penny
which with almost every other abominstOn with hu and
constant and vssty disagreeabe swelterng crowds,
Chahsm-squsre' has become the head Hssdquarsers -
10 this view We glad 10 public attention At last
aroused 10 the evil sns demand remedy We trust the
appeal may not pass unheeded.
As prayed for by the petitioners the matter he hands
ofs Select Notwithstanding OF Aldermen De Forest
Gray ard Mcknight
ISvTArioS-To attend Exhibition Of Mexico Illusua-
ted 90 Tuesday -yening 2ih at stoppsni Hall Accepted
THE AIMS HoUsE-The Finance Committee Of The Bosfd
reported relative the additional Appropriations ask ed for
ny the Aims House Commissioner to meet The expenditures
OF the lnsiiuuon The Committee recommended grant
Of $4,000 more, and the ordinance transmitted therefor
accOr dinghy adopted.
VEGA communication received from His Honor
the Mayor with his objections 10 the Resolution respecting
suyvesant square and for Fence around that place His
Honor transmitted the Resolution for reconsideration and
his communication took the usual course VI entering In u
on he minutes and being printed
VisIrsRs OF ALNs-HousE.-Four Of these gentlemen
asked for an Increase Of ssaypayng that the eompen
salon OF - er dsy may be restored rom NE Isl Of No
AID Crous supported t....Ad. Mcknight moved a
reference the Committee Charity and Aims. Aid.
Stevens hoped II would 10 to the new Committee Sal
aries and his motion at lzst prevailed. and the matter
vote OF IL 10 = referred.
PAIsriSs.-Petiton Of James Whilehouse relative TO
painting Portrait Of the late Governor Wright Referred
10 COMMITTEE on Arts and Sciences.
BussEs-Me.srs Palmer Peters asked for the removal
Of fine imposed upon them for an alleged violation Of the
City Ordinance. for driving Omnibus No AZ, 10 August
at without said vehicle being properly ceusedw h7reas
appears that II oII licensed, all right only the
Der IL IL sad has accidentally become changed fhs matter
was referred 10 Special COMMITTEES Aid Gray, Smith,
and Stevens
a number Of medical bills were presented and referred
as also pile Of other msiIers purely private.
sEyERAL SEWERS were asked for and mainly lad
70, n0aA-on different motions u Aid. Gray there was
however, sharp debate before even this accom-
HYDs.sr coNPASY No p pstiroued sor an increase Of
PIEE-Pelon OF the Boston and Fall River Line, for
permission TO erect shed on Pier ". R-Refened TO
ALARNs-Peuuon " Chas Deyoe and others for Fire
Alarm Bel n Thirteenh.i near Fourthsyenae Referred
Hoss-Peuton Of Walter NJ Lloyd and other. for
bose Company 10 be located in the Sixteenth ward.-To
Gss-Peduon Of Manhattan Gas-Light Company FOR the
passage Of Ordinance % protect their 9Ispyes agaar
elaags "a ne contraction Of Seoers Presented By AID
Cfsy and Isferrei 70 specia COMMITTEES, consisting Of
hoRE HoE-Petron Of Samuel Grim and others to be
organized Hose Compsny 70 be ocated In Inc viciny
Committee.
Lewis Rice and others also peaaoned % haze Hose
Carnage In the very Vicinity where fgs;nsmed
petitions shove permission "runv aud their petition
was given to the ssms Committee the other so there
they sre
KSS-sTA petition to extend the Pier Al the foot Of this
street w.s referred to Committee on. Whsrves
TIE ALsshoUsE srLAABoAT-A communication cane
IN froo tno Controller relative the Aims House Steam
boat"for the accommodation Of hich on the north .de
q Pier " y 4 the rental Of 800 monthly demand The
Controer did wish TO ACT therein t farther instructed
snd Aims.
AL the Board took Recess.