The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-20
Common Council.


Board ~ AIDLSnAN -Prs,sbt, In the chair, Aid.
Crotos, spd quorum o. H~ubers.
The minutss Of the preceding meeting we've read and
accepted
Aeco, ding to the ususl sustsw, srndiy pstitions
we're Presented, and referred TO appropriate oom-
mites
A resolution VAS received from the Committee on
AT. ana Sciences In fsvSr Of paying Michael Walsh
Tor cop,e u boz ks relative TO the ~srhhouss system In
AID sAnrI,s here took his rest - President Of the
Bosrd and Ala trops ~ oissted
n. Mt OF 81 Der Gay the setting clerk Of the
t.po.pt o. fsv-mspts. Laid upon the table.
A retoutien came fom The Board OF Aeeistsnts,
pp from that Boar me- t. for
in Filth avenue. Report accepted and resolution
adopted
Tie ?, coal committee On the enlargement OF the
Battery made sdverse report which was laid the
Ihs Y.nori, Of several committees we're made in f..
vor OF having ,trs.u, and for setting curb and
gutter ftoE.s.
IL. fcuiri.s Which .1ie,to between the corpora
sutboIities Of the city and eoInsiius Vanderbilt sta
nre tbat hs h.o cen. TO the eopeos'on 'hat 1t was
uecettary 10 employ tp.cial counsel.
The eOsIo mt to TEA for The fpace OF 45 minutes
Af,.r ga TIE Aio.Imsp rssumtd butipess.
The Bend az Aths ants reported In favor OF giving
ADDITION 81 xssttaurs TO the Street Commssion in
making eut their accounts. Concurred in by the com
piite- Of his board
favor of paying 10 T.. j. Porter Eq SIS QIO nsel
tee Tor trvi rendered to Commissioner Of tho Aims
Several other 70 ports aud resolutions received
fy,n tie ran. c, II II itte. ana ON notion adopted.
oIs OF sB act reported In favor q appointing
B,sio OF AstersoIs to hct In place u the present
elected Atss,ors OF the valuation Of property in the
Tie act prov dts that Gil persons doing
busns rBe CITY, thsl Pay taxss for 1.-THE personal
prtp.Ity which they hold in the city, whether they
reside mott this clsuse applies to the ssses OF
in,nrspre and tiust compsn'es The draft OF an act
Wa la,d on the table Tor The prstent.
The rults being suspe Ddsd Alderman FRANKLIN arose
in his sDd stated that the COMMITTEE appointed
At meeting Of THIS board to procrs TO Albany,
oo o. the interests of this CITY ana TO that all
xiout blls be mt with appropriate opposition and
tie def Of tie otys privileges be- propery looked
to- hsa peIfo, n~o theT DUTY Aud hs mentioned how
they were c.ived They were,' he said received
in 81 urbsp dsome and uDgeDtIemany manner " The
Alo.rnBp ce'sitd the manner in which the members
Ct The committee were received ut Albany, and con-
elud.d b, pIopopR for adoption preamble and reso-
lulcp IN reference TO the vhject.
AID GhAy followed the Pr sident OF the Board In
sone uDsIks applicable 10 tba subject. He said that
be CO cpn.d with Aid Franklin in the remarks which
he had III reference TO this subject He said that
the nil tee did Dot to Albany WITH any design 10
TO the epbers Of the State Legislature wnst
sction they should take upon bills before them; they
only there TO look to the interests or tBer con.
f1nutBts. Their rece ption and The subsequent con-
Duct OF Legislators 81 the capitol were sut.cts for
deep regret ana the OF all far MINDED perbona
AID. SMITH, the chairman OF the COMMITTEES VINO
WHIT, AitaBy, next arCfe, and gave esposc OF the
In which hipgs are conducted at The sest Of
The Stnte governDs
Aid kEAhKLIN prsseptsd preamble and RESOLUTION
The r.toiurion was ~ 10 lows -
I'M, IN tho aRion Of TINS s
by odium the Common Council and Its
n'ks which we're mace, or my had, the Common
touns II Ietis &C 10 tm unbteomng ,hs pr per dignity Oh
through the delegates selected to watch over and pro-
th great interests for which they appointed
The IsrOiUtiop war adopted.
Several other resolutions were passed and tho Board
adjourned till Monday next Mt O'Clock.