The New York herald., 1850-06-13

| uoH, thc meeting uisperscu'
Common Council.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
JUNE 1.-THE Board met punctually at five
O'Clock, the President, Morgan Morgan, Esq, in
the chair. The minutes of the last meeting of the
Board having been read and approved, number Of
petitions were presented and appropriately referred.
INrIAMUIAL sLAuGHrEEISG HOUSES.
Alderman DoDGE presented petition signed by
5lO PERSONS in reference 10 the evil arising out of
the existence Of saughterng houses in the city, in
a neral and sanatory point of view, and praying
for their suppression, and the erection of suitable
conveniences for saughtering in other words, for
the establishment of public abbdtoirs, piers
the East and North rivers. The petition was ac-
companed with plans, statistics aud explanations,
showing its practicabi'i'y and advantages The
expense incurred, il il estimated would amount to
$26i COO motion for the printing Of the specfca
ton and estimates was lost. A short debate ended
in the petition being referred to a special COM
mittee, consisting OF Aldermen Shaw, Griffin and
Dodge.
Alderman WooD presented n petition for the re-
grading of Barclay street. Referred to the Commit
tee on Streets.
by the PRESIDENT, for the construction of q
sewer in Albany street, to connect with that in
Washington street. Referred TO the Committee on
Sewers
By Alderman SuAw-Resolved, That Croton
water pipes be laid in Forty second street, betwecn
Eighth and Tenth avenues under the direction OF
| The Croton Aqueduct Department. Referred to tho
Croton Board.
Ily Alderman DopoE-Resolyed, That Cyrus
Lawton be, and is hereby appointed Commission
| er a Common Schools for the Second ward, in the
place of A. Thompson. who refuses to qualify.
Alter discussion, adopted.
REPORTS, ETC.
report was received from the Committee on
Salaries and Officers. in favor of confirming tho
following persons, Of their respective wards, Wis
VIM. H. Deforest, First ward; Emerald Wheeler.
Second ward George w. Morton, Fifth ward:
John Stiles, Tenth ward !; and Thom ,s r. Jack.
son, Twelfth ward The nominations were sepa-
rately concured in.
By Alderman GKIFPIS-A resolution for West
street, from Reade street 20 Battery place and
South street frem Maiden lane to Whitrh all street,
TO be properly lighted with gas Immediately. This
portion OF the city, has been the scene Of many
daring robberes and assaults, rendered more fro
quent by the want this resolution is intended to
| supply. Resolution adopted.
A report Of the Committee on Sewers on report
OF the same committee sf the Board Of Assistants,
in favor OF sewer in Twenty-sixth street, two
hundred feet west OF Eighth avenue, to- and to con-
meet with, the sewer in the Eighth avenue. Tho
report was cOncurred in.
A report Of the Committee on Lamps and Cas- in
favor of lighting Fory-third street, from Ninth
avenue TO the North River, with oil. The report
was coBcurred in.
report Of the Committee on Streets, in favor Of
regulating and repaying Delaney street, from
Goerck to Mangn. The report was concured in.
nstssas ~ bsrhmiMnsI SI % on nk CITY Iss,kcTon
Inspector, in answer 10 resolution Of the Board,
in reference 10 the number Of persons Employed in
the departments, NC, From this communication.
II appears that IN this department there are en-
ployed, an inspector, deputy, two clerks and
nineteen health wsrdens. The salaries are as
follows:-
Deputy City Inspector. per snnum. . .NOo>
Two clerks each, $3.50 ........1sso
lPHssith wardens, each $500" ........ osso
Total salaries. s................sii.s 500
The communication was ordered to be laid on
the table, and 10 be printed.
SIXTH AVENUE RAILROAD.
The special committee, TO whom were referred
the various petitions for permission TO construct a
railroad for the relief Of Broadway, (composed Of
Aldermen Chapman, Dodge, and Britton,) prevented
their report, which, on motion Of Alderman Wood
was laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
VENTILATION or rK SUPERIOR COURT.
The Commissioner of Repairs and Supplies COM
m,nicated to the Board, that, In reference 10 the
application Of the Justices of the Superior Court
for reraring cleaning, and ventl sting Of the Court
rooms IN the City Hall, that he had applied TO the
Board OF Assistant Alderman for Appropriation
for this purpose, an answer to which application hs
was awaiting. The Board ordered the commun-
cation to be filed.
CRY RAILROADS.
report was received from the special commit
tee, to whom were referred the petitions Of certain
persons, asking permission 10 lay railroad track
in the sixth avenue and other streets. The report
reviews the routes already in existence and com
plains Of the interruption TO traffic experienced from
the model and construction of the rails at present
laid IN our common roads, and recommends pecu-
liar model as likely TO obviate the difficulty COM
planned of The committee recommends that the
Hudson and Harlem lines he required to use sach
rails. and proceeds 10 point out the route IL would
sdvtse as most likely TO accommodate the public
convenience and traffic. "Plsce a road, com
menoing AZ present at the intersection Of Barclay
street and College Place, then through College
Place, West Broadway, Canal street, vsrck street.
Carminc street, and Sixth avenue, 20 Harlem ri
'er' Another branch from this road, commencing
al canal street, through Wooster, University Place,
and broadway, 10 cross Sixth avenue At or near
1hiry-fourth street" "Also another from Bleecker
and Carrnine, through Beecker street and Eighth
avenue to Harlem. Also another from Hanover
Square, through William, Chatham, East Broad
way, Columbia, and avenue ID, to Dry Dock
Another from Chatham SQUARE. through Bowcy,
Grand, and Christie streets and Second avenue to
liarlem." Another from Rutgers and East Broad
wsy, through Rutgers, Essex and avenue A, % it's
termination AZ the last river. The Board ordered
the report TO be laid on the table and printed.
vHLaAMsur ron PKRRIEs.
a rer0ft was received from the Board vt Assist
ant Aldermen, in favor Of granting an application,
made by the Williarisburgh Ferry Comp ny, for
leave ~ run n new ferry from the foot OF Grad
street. New York. to South seventh street, VIII
liemsourph, and which application was referred To
The said Board. After very warm discussion.
chiefly 20 POINTS of order, the report and
pany inc resolution were corcurred in
1he HoaTd then sijourned ull 5 o'ciork cert dAy.