New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-12
CORPORATION PROCEEDINGS.
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srArED sEssIoss.rwESrYF DAY


IS BoARD or ALDERMEN.
Thursday Evening, July IL )
The Board bad long session, and transacted
fair amour. Of business The final disposition Of
the matter of Corporation Printing will be found
below There " as little else Of public interes, az
omIlshed and, contrary to general expectation
the Board again adjourned over till today.
A communication was received from 7 Romeyu
Beck, Secretary OF the State Library, requesting
complete set OF the Documents OF the Common
Council for the Library Referred TO the clerk with
power.
Petitions OF Murray Hoffman and others for
Sewer in Thirty seventh st between Filth and
Madison avenues Referred.
The Governors Of the Aims. House made another
communication to the Board on the subject OF a
change Of burisls, ard new location for P0tters
Field. The Governors express their Willingness to
act as the authorized agents Of the Common Coun
c to make the selection and purchase OF suitable
site The subject was again referred TO the Special
Committee OF Conference with the Governors.
AID. SHAW subsequently presented the following
resolution proposing definite action in relation to
the matter, which was referred to the same Com
mittee;
Rs'olrsd That the Governors Of Ii. Aims House be aud
he hereoy snthorkec az The agents Of the Mayor Alder
men and Commonsly Of the city Of NewYork TO enter
change The location Of Poer's Field ana 10 purchase
City and County ofNew.York a cost not excse5iaS -
ihe OF $4,000 has been named dollars aud ID enst
into agreement for that purpose, and that the astmsi
tened be and hereby Is appropaed parp0si
provided the location selected saa NEE! the apPosa'a
ofIhe Common Council
:" Nal Saltpeter erplode ," This time honore
query came up on the introduction of the following
resolution By Aid. HAws and created an amusing
debate Aid Haws favored the supposition of rs
explosiveness and desired complete investiga
tion. Others differed from him. The preamble aud
resolution lOlow
us Ia
hres In he CUES Of Brooklyn and Philadelphia s'
well the In Broad Ut In City few since
wss occasoned tsgeneray supposed By the explosion
and phe-ed, Ills duty far lies in power TO
sdOpsDch preventive measures az will protect and guard
the city from any similar calamity for the future Tnere
fore be II
Rssored That the Committee on Ordinances be directed
epou this Board Ordinance III in their opinion,
It be deemed sdvsabe) to restrict or prevent the storage
Of sapeer In quantities In any part Of the densey popu.
These preambes and revolutions were referred,
after debate, 10 the Committee on Arts and Sci.
ences
Firemen TOR Phaadeiphia-The annexed reso.
luton was offered by Aid. FRANKLIN, aud unani-
mously adopted
Re.oirtd Thai the thanks OF the Common Council are
emineny due and hereby rendered to J. JAcESON,
Vre President OF the NewJerfey Railroad and Trsnspor.
talon Company and also to Capt WOoLsEY OF tho New
jersey Ferry Association for their prompt and kindly oder
to convey New York Firemen with their apparatus 10
Philadelphia the occaaon Of he recent conhagraon 10
said city.
The following resolution providing for the publ
cation Of the aw relative to the erection aud 70
pair Of Buildings IN The CITY, was presented by
Aid. CoScKLIN, and adopted, viz
Rorsd Thai the Clerk Of this Borrd be and 10 hereby
directed TO ten thousand copies OF the Act passed
March lS49, entitled "An Act for the efectusl pre-
veulon Of Fires In the City OF NewYork and to amend
the Acts heretofore passed for The purpose TO DO printed
Immediately
RepOrtS- OF Finance Committee, in favor Of 70
hitting the personal tax OF the estate Of Geo. P.
ehtrman. Adopted.
OF Committee on Wharves, Piers and Slips, with
aresolution directing the deepening Of water along
the bulshead between piers "a and "a L. R.
Adopted.
Oisame-in favor OF excsyating Fulton Market.
slip. Adopted
renee with the Board of Assistants in resolution
ard ordinance ioregulate Forty ninshst. from ast
River 10 Filth av. Adopted.
Supplementary Report Of the Committee on Sew
eTs relative TO the sewer in Waren-st Adopted.
OF Committee on Roads, in favor Of suspending
proceedings in the opening of the Second, Fifth,
Sixth, Seventh and Eleventh avs above One Hun
bred and Twenty seventh ct until further ordered
by the Common Council. Adopted.
Repor, Of the Finance Committee on the Report
of the New York aud New Haven Railroad Con
psuy for lease Of the block Of ground bounded
by Center, Elm, Franklin and White sts-which,
after considerable discussion, was laid on the table
~
mend lease for twenty one years, at an annual
reLt Of $4,000, with the taxes aud assessments. -
No action has yet been taken.
OF Finance Committee-On the CORPORATION
PRINTING, recommending a concurrence with the
action Of the Board Of Assistants, in the selection
OF the following five Daily papers at the rates per
annum annexed Sun, $4,000 Tribune, $1,000;
Morning E1preSs, $1,000; Commercial AdreTtiI.T,
81 coo; and Erening Post. $1,000.
Aid. OAKLEY moved to amend the Ordinance by
Inserting the Globe. Lost 10 10 8.
Aid KELLY then moved to amend by adding
the He1 aid, which was seconded by Aid. DODGE.
Aid FRASKLIS hoped that as the Board OF As
sistants had already adjourned for the month, the
Ordinance would be concurred in without amend
ments.
AID DELAMATER believed the minds Of members
bad been made up; and moved the Previous oues-
ton This of course cut of further debate.
The Previous Question was seconded, II to 6;
and the main question was then ordered BY IL 10
5. The Report Of the Finance Com nlttee was
then adopted and the action Of the Board OF As.
sistsnts concurred in, by the following yo.el2 10 81
AYgs-Aidermen Ghfin, Wood, Chapman, PresiienL
Smith, ball, laws Bard, Bnaop' DeiainaIef, FransIin
RoFs-AIdermsn Dodge. Oakley, Kelly, Miller Shaw
AID. DODGE then moved 4 suspension Of the
rules for the purpose Of introducing resolution 10
employ the Herald The rules were accordingly
ended and the resolution laid on the table upon
motion Of Aid HAws, 10 to 7.
Another resolution, in favor Of adding the Globe,
was aherward proposed by Aid. MILLER. The
President decided that the resolution could no! be
entertained.
AID. OAKLEY then moved an adjournment which
Tss carried, and the Board adjourned till today at
5 Pm
BOARD or ASSISTANT ALDERaEN,
TnuFsdAy July IL