The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-17
TWO CENTS.
Common Council.

Common Council.
Board OF ASSISTANT ALpERMEN-Speoid meeting
Nov. 16.-Present the chairman and quorum Of
members. The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved, so far as printed
Petrtions.-Quite number OF petitions pre-
sented and referred to appropriate committees.
REPORTS of Committed Report Of Joint COMMITTEES
on the Fire Department in favor of buying lot and
building house for Engine s Reno so st. a. an
resolution In favor Of carrying out It's PROVISIONS
adopted OfCommittee on Streets, asking 70 be dis
charged from the further consideration Of the subject
Of altering the grade Of 4lst street On vote the COM
mttee were discharged as they requested VI Com"
hitting part of assessment on lot, 8. e. corner er
Whitehall and Pearl streets. Resolution adopted. or
the Committee on Streets, asking to be discharged
from further of the subject Of the OPEN
ing and widening Of Trinity Place. The report was
received and committee discharged.
Papers from the Board Of .atdermen.-Report OF the
Committee on Markets of the Board of Aldermen in
favor of appropratng $500 for repairing Washington
Report Of Committee on Wharvss, Piers, and Slips,
In favor of granting the exclusive Of the bukhead
between M,ontsOm.ry and Govsrnsur streets, to the
ing steamboats,. Concurred in.
Report OF Committee on Roads and Canals, in favor
D. to connect with sewer in said street Avenue
C.. Concurred In.
Resignation of r. w. Lawson as Commissioner Of
"A Nsy Papement-A report OF the Committee
Streets, Of this Board, upon the proposition OF VIM
G. Perrine, to test new kind Of pavement Mr. Per
and Pearl Streets at expense not to exceed 81 87
per superficial yard # 1t do not answer the object
the square block pavement Mr. Perrins proposes to lay
sne =. u below
the street, after the same Is made even by rolling;
then six inch layer of broken stone then layer
Of fine gravel then layer Of sharp sand two inches
thick then cobble stone, paving sizes laid separately
and diagonay, with broad ends down yards; then
broken wedges placed between the cobbe stones
d, driven
then small broken stone for filing between wedges and
eobble then the vhele flooded with sand and matted
trying Mr. Perrines pavement according to his pro-
position.
uthorzing the Mayor to offer reward Of $500 for
ruch information as may lead to the restoration OF
Marietta Smith to her parents. ana an additional
persons engaged in her abduction A debate arose
upon the resolution, which was hnay amended, by
substituting $3.50 in place Of the first mentioned $500
Wiiioms6urgh Ferry The report Of the Finance
committee, on the subject of the Grand street and
Peck Slip ferries was then taken up By resolution Of
the Board. Assistant Alderman Franklin being called
to the chair the President Of the Board Assistant AL
derman Small arose in his place upon the door, aud
opposed the of this Board With the action
OF the Board Of Aldermen-which action was sccep-
lance Of the Finance committee's report, aud ap
Of aH oas sns
ly, against the report. lie intmated that the old
Ferry Company had endesvored to tamper with men,
beers of the Common Council in order to get them to
advocate their cause.
Assistant Alderman MILLER hoped and expected
that members would vote upon the merits Of the case,
viewed in the light Of law and justice IL it appered
that tho old company were legally and Justly entitled
to the lease tbsy would vote in favor Of such dspo
sition but It appeared the contrary, that right
with the new company they would vote accord
ingly. As to any member being tempered with, he
could and would not seriously entertain the idea
1t very we'll to joke upon such SUBJECTS Ia the tea
room, but Who he asked, would seriously believe in
the exttence Of any such thing?
Assistant Alderman GETTY stated, that although
his appeared attached to the report Mcc.tc-
Of the Finance Committee of this Bosrd yet his
ure procured without his being fully ct ths
contents of the report and, notwithstanding tEat
his name appeared attached to the repSKt, he could
| not give his assent to it.
| Assistant Aid. WEBB followed in edvoSsoy CT the
| report.
sistant Aid FnEAM called for the reading of the
report. This was opposed, and the report was not
read
After considerable further talk the previous quss-
ed It found that six members had voted for, and
eleven against the concurrence. THIS board there
fore, do not with the Board Of Aldermen In
| the acceptance of this report
| Resignation of Chief Engineer-A communication
| received from the Board Of Aldermen, accompa-
MED by the resignation of Cor nelus " Ander ,on
! Chief Engineer Of the city. A vote Of thanks
awarded to MIR. Anderson for the faithful in
which he has discharged the duties Of his Office for
| twelve years
More Ntw Parements More experiments are TO he
tried in paving Broadway A resolution prevailed in
this board giving to MIR Pinkerton contract to pave
this great thoroughfare from the north side Of Vesey
street to the north side Of Fulton street According
to plan press nted by him. another contract to be-
given to Mr.. Perrine to pave from Resde to Duane
street with granite blocks
The Board then adjourned.