New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-13
In BOARD or ASSISTANT ALDERMEs, !
Saturday Evening, May II. !
,sident in the Chair.

| The President in the Chair
Reports adopted.-To concur to pave and laG
| Third st. between Fourth-av. and Broadway.
To regulate and grade Thirty sixth from Seventh
TO Sixthav.- To regulate and grade Forty ninth
| st. frcm East River to Fitth-av Asst. Aid. Dean
stated that the street will have 10 through the
| late Potter's Field, whereby many Of the dead
bodies lying there must be disturbed. 1t will also
interfere with the ground OF the Deaf and Dumb
Asylum. He suggested tina. Potter's Field be
turned into Park whereby the dead will not be
disturbed, and beautiful public ground secured
Other members thought it should be opened-it
will take off but 60 feet Of Potter's Field, and the
advantage will be OF having street from river to
river Adopted
From Board of aldermen Coacurred in
Granting lease for years, at $1,000 year, with
renewal at rent to be fixed, to the Erie Railroad
Co. of pier foot of Duanest.-- For filing and
draining low lots between Fortieth and Forty
sixth SITS. and Eighth-avenue and Hudson River
IA report permitting heads Of departments to
make contracts without the approval OF the Com
mon Council, where the amount assessed is paid by
the property owners, was brought up and referred
1t was said 10 have been devised with a view To
aid the President Of Croton Department, who has
gone on in such cases without consulting the Com
mon Council. Ii was opposed by the President,
Assistant AID. Sands and one or two other men,
bers. The impression was that the action Of the
President heretofore will not affect contracts al
ready made Referred.
ResolutiOns.-That West street between Ham
mond and Perry be repaired-slso between Troy
and Jane-sts. Adopted. That it be referred to
a special Committee to report as to the expediency
and practicability of extending Chambers st. in
straight line TO the East River. Adopted and Asst
Aid. Mccarthy, Ward, and Boyce appointed.
i. was suggested that the Board of Aldermen
will adjourn this evening, leaving some business
requiring the action OF the Board. Adjourned to
Monday.
F THE ACADEMY OF EDUCATION held its reg
ular meeting at the University Chapel on Saturday
night. Mr. Cnttenden delivered his Lecture on
Syntax. The Lecture was followed by discussion
on the question of the establishment OF Free
Academy for Girls. The Academy was addressed
on the invitation of the President by Mr.. H. L.
STUART, in favor of the establishment of the Acad
envy. The Speaker urged the matter as ques-
ton of right on the part Of Woman +; he said that
to the educated woman we must look for the ele-
ments of right public sentiment in society and that
every encouragement should be extended to her
proper training. The President followed on the
same side, and was replied to by Mr.. Brinsmayd of
the Public School Society. The discussion will be
continued at the next regular meeting.
HOWARD 4 Sons CALIFORNIA LISE.-We un-
derstsnd that Messrs Howard 4 Son, who have
contracted for the building of four steamers of 500
'uns burden, for the line from Panama to San Fran.
cisco, viii soon lay the keel of the second steamer.
The names Of the four are to be "San Francisco"
Sacramento City," Stockton" and :" San Diego"
When they are completed, and the steamers 10 be
ought by the Independent California Line, as
vel as those Of Rowland Il AspinwaPs, and Geo.
law q Co.'S Line, are all running between the |
'orts Aforesaid, there viii be, in AL about twenty
American steamers in the Pacific Ocean
HOTEL lAPRovEsEsT.-M essrs. TABER Il |
'AsLLr, the enterprising proprietors of the Anne
lean Hotel, have just completed number Of ma.
erial improvements to their elegant and popular
oteL Outwndly, it presents the same familiar
ace, but inwrdly, it gives token Of q marvellous
enovation and Identification. The building has
TOWN in the rear, ill it covers every inch of ground
belonging TO it. and the space thus gained, il de-
oted to additional lodginsrooms, parlors bath
Ooms, &c, besides Ladies' Ordinary, which il q
model Of airy hshtness, brightness and elegance
he csrPet, furniture, md al the axipp Necessary