The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-07

Common Council.
BOARD OF AI.DERMEN-DAlLY SESSIONS
Alderman Morgsns. President, in the Chair
Lsst evening at tive o'clock, the Board OF Aldermen
held the of their daily sessions pursuant to an
ordnance passed during the last month
PfEr AT foOr oY TwESTf EIGHTH STREET.
A petition presented from David r. Stevenson.
asking lease of one-half the pier being built
term OF FIVE years ON the completion Of the same, at
such price is just and proper he having leased FROM
the private owners thor hall OF said pier. Referred TO
the Committee on finance
FIRE wAEDyNs.
petition received from Thomas Bocse, Sccreta-
ry OF meeting of the Fire Nardens held on Friday
evening stating that Samuel B Warner was noIni-
mated Clerk by iorty Of the meeting and respect
fully asking the Common Council To appoint him Clerk
Of he Fire wsrdcns Upon vote Of and nays the
appointment Was confirmed.
cRoros AerEDucr.
Upon the motion Of Alderman Shaw, the following
resolution was adopted -
Resolved Tts, ,Ls President Of The cro,oa Aqnelqet
ira'dSs The roon Ssrer % to cf Harlem
M ss ~ S he Sss S a an
sufficient dimensions for the use Of the peopen Manhastaa
rIrRs ,, rur NORTH nrsR
Report Of the Committee Wharvcs. Piers and
sp adverse TO building piers at the foot Of Thirty
sixth street aud Thirty ninth street North River at
The cost Of the CopcrJtion and submitting resolution
grant the water right al The foot OF rhty ninth street
to j. N Cobb, provided that he build pier ut his own
cost Referee to the Committee on Finance.
rHE rNcLosrTK OF HoIsr WAYS.
The Committee on Ordinance reported In favor of
the following ordinance.
The owner or occupant Of each and every store or
other building In the city OF New York in which there
l. bostway thal cause the same each story 10 DO
forthwith enclosed. 10y good and sufficient railing
around tbs opening thereof provide for the closing
VI such opening by trap door and each owner or
occupant Of any such building store shall said
rsnE 10 he securely fastened up said trap door to
b. ,lcs,d Sn the eo%ls'ion Of .hs business ., each
OF the provisions 81 this ordinance the owner or
owners occupant or occupants OF any such store or
building shall lie liable to penalty of 500 for each
and every offence.
The foregoing ordinance adopted
IoiI roE nAcoMBs rATER MATHEW.
The report OF the Finance Committee relative TO a
bill of sil So TO D. De Groot tor toll incurred by
III. Corporation Ina crossing the bridge over Nsccmbs
Dam. in company with Father Mathew, on the 5th OF
July last, Wa adopted.
stItISG MsAr WITHOUT LICENSE
Report of Finance Committee in favor Of canceiin2
judgment against George W. Bloonheld for selling
meat without license, on his paying the bill Of costs,
~es adopted
rIrr roor op JAW srnErr.
Report from the Bosrdot Assistant Aldermen In f'-
o the exclusive of the north side Of pier foot
Of Jay sr.e and south half of Zip between Jay aud
Harrison street except the bukhead being granted
to George q. Byrne, tor steamboats, and bsrses vas
s,sL1H ~sHpsSs APPOINTED W THE CRY INSPECTOR.
A communication received from, the city lnspec-
tor minimizing the following persou- as Health war
IA ns Tor this city -
Hs'ds. W9ds.
Ah-psuick Lswlcss l1th-John Dcecs.
-G.oIgc W. Martin. l5tn-Jacob AcKrr.
,th- james wilmore. loth-1hos stephenson.
stli-- David Jrupbant. 1Tth-kvdolp's Dearborn.
ptb--Apdrcw y Cronk 1stb-Chares y. Miller
IitL--wm u. brigham. 1gth-A. Maynard
The report ~ the Committee on Salaries recon-
nspded all the foregoing b. appointed keep. those
for the Fourth, tifth, Nineteenth, Thirteenth aud
Fourteenth wafds.
Alderman sH.v opened heavy artillery upon the
mss for interf. ring With the appointmentso OF The
City ln,p'eior aud thus holding he eharset'r oi ts
r,j'ci.u men up TO public criticisl The lag had
eoptdsd to health Cf the ciiy 10 the city inspector
sno bsd invested him with great drsl u dservton-
ny power Were they VA the very beginning II his
sdministration TO i'm p-seh hs scrrton even in 30
small matter the s.i,eton oi II cAlth srdens and
is,e the public o. believe that the brad of the depart
m,Lt !, man either Whose judgment or whos, inte.
gritty u not to be depended upon He trusted IN ood
ih're political party la that bdy ihst would 30
appointment of Health " srivn There wa At least
q ID. persons rejected whom be karw TO BE- cmi-
nently ftf.d for the Office
Aa.rnsn ornT,- said he thought the committee
lad right 10 inquire into each appointment and the
Losrd had right TO use it, discretion
Alderman Hturo- ,aid the per-ons ferred TO were
not rsjs eisd They were only nj yet approved They
held over for further eon sid,ratou In rcisrsnc.
&C. the inpuiston of political notiVrs ne aen,ra "
altogether; but he kn.w who was making political
capital out q ths snsir aud that vas the Alderman
of the lah 1.sushter)
and earrsd
The following resolution was adopted on the motion
Rs..d Tst,ts Cerh reror, tbs De.ri on the las,
is.r reisrr.s :, ~. Bosra - 81, n~. q.
tft dav 81 said rlorted urou, had 70 vhss
csumi,iee or dsIar;m.p, rrferrsd
The Board then sdjOurnsj ~ O'CLOCK
BOARD oY ASSISTANT ALDERMEN
The Board met last evening Tho fresisent "a ths
Chair.
Ths minutes Of the last meeting -sre read and sp-
proved.
A nBmter Of petitions read. and appropriately
r.f,rrsd
brropIs % csN~frsHs Auortso
In favor Of buildirg n se~sr 10 tlnt"p sre~t' rom
Nsrck "a Hudson street ln favor OF building s-~.'
IN 1birteth street the Third avenue 20 nt.rsct
the sever ~ Lexington avenue In fsvor ~ building
sswsr w HsVue Chn aud trausfort streets In isvor
~ regulating snd grading fofty f"urth street. u"n
the Elevsnth avsou. to The hudseb ti'er In iaVor
of Tagging side walls In MenFin frest from DELANEY
sdamiyinr rorty-sight street non Broadssy 20
rht s'enue In favor "a regulating Thirty ightn
street between Tenth snd Eleventh avenues In favor
~ fencing vscsnt lots n Cherry and Wa'er streets
srsoLtris.s
Eesolvtd. That tho employ msut of the Nev York
fsrss b. diteoniipued nom aud s't.r thr hste IN
lr. the prop,ietors thereof viii Do the work at the
rate n 100 per anpun, paid ~ The other pspers
tdopted
Re.cuton calling on the C0unsc 10 the Corporation
t. report 20 ths Board bs opinion a. 20 whether the
hsaJs of ds1 artnsnts have rsht 20 make any con-
tract Which requires the expenditure ~ more than
$500 without appropriation Tor the ssms-Adopted
ksrclted That the subject ~ widening snd extend
Ing Trinity place froru Nors 10 Fulton street "a
iuterssst church street D. referred ~ special com
utt,e - this Hosrd ana that said commits. report
thereon a. scDn A. prssticahls o. Referred
Psos prr-aSsrt, The ~hsle ship Washington ar
Rived st RAD Hsrbof on saturday from . whaltng vny
age. she touched at fsrnsnituco on her wsy home