The New York herald., 1850-03-15
Common Council.

THURSDAY EvENISo, March 14-Aldsrmsn Morgan
Morgsns, the President in the chair.
communicaton was read from the Governors of
the Aims House. In relation to the water pipes in the
city prison leaking and saturating the place With
teri referred to the Commissioner Of Repairs aud Sup
plies communication from the Governors of the
Aims House relative to the Introduction Of Croton
vslence Of the cholera during the coming re-
ferrsd to the Committee on Public Bundings Black
wells leland communication We, read from the
Courtin the ease Of wm c. II. Wsddell, against the
Common Council, being suit to restrain that body
from further execution Of the ordinance passed In
April lS4o to reduce the grade Of Murray Hin. The
grounds taken by Mr. Wsddell were: lst, that the
Sous Be- Tns s
could not be done without making him compensation
for the injury he might sustain 3D. That II the Ia.
had made provision for his compensation the work
could not be done ct all The Supreme Court decided
against the plaintiff.
CRY IrsrrOroa,s DErAnrsssr}
To THE BoxoRABLE COMMON CovNcIL;-
psn were during the pas, SIMMER made by Ss public
against the many that existed the upper portions
Board Of Health and myclf them nu.nces
the au,hores they speedily sprans in another
70 prhss the S ssrrss rss on IN sss 81.
tabshmsn,s constituting these nu'anees pasmueh they
mails th.t would lester in midst,
vert them into useful Besides th they provide
yds.i. The desirable thing in this msteri.
You wr no doubt agree with in tn. sentiment. that
IL 10 practicable to do so would therefore,
ana other otsetiobssis ss,ssshmsn Of ss nature g
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they could be erected In such manner s materially to ls
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the iind Of business nse.ssa Sssysd thu, the rsss.
nue. .eer1rs sy means q rsn,' wSsa soon repay the
sly isuL rr.II % ,A. rSspee,faly
new being made 10 me, respecting these nuisAnooL
since his report prepared have bees informed that
s teen referred .s, z s y y'1 WITH power e .s.ss ss.
matter su. am ssSsd from p.t experience snst uniss
such plan as have sugss.,sd s ,dsPtee viii be
TO impossible 10 oonsummate this desirable thing
A''P''.la& 4. ". White, City Inspector.
The foregoing was referred to the connittss on Pub
petition from Henry Van sehaick for appointment
as Commi.sionsr Of Deeds Was referred to the Com
mittee Salaries A communication from the Street
Commissioner, enclosing estimates for building pier
at foot of Twenty eighth street East River con-
hrE.d Petition 70 pier at foot Of Eighteenth
street North River for steam boat landing referred
to the Committee or Finance. A communication from
building addition to the Hall Of Records. Of rom SO
TO 70 feet ct an expense Of sSSooo was referred TO the
Finance Committee.
The TIE .'o.rirs resolution vas pr'Po'ed BY Alderman
Resotd nat application ss mad. TO the Lsila.ar. for
.,iest and ne with Fulton a.a ys,sy .ree. r IN,
fbuidnr thereon markets and that the Cou1
pertes ana memorial 70 the legislature and cause the
MIR sHsw opposed the resolution, the ground that
the Common Council had itscf the power aud control
the river TO the extent Of four hundred feet
yond low water mark lie was entirely opposed 10 the
practice Of applying 10 the Legislature at Albany do
for them what they had the power TO do themselves
BY following this course, they mock city
government In the Of the ferries the Common
Council courted the Legislature to take the power from
them. and they did so-psssns ~aw which IL stil In
existence to ao~ persons 20 take out licenses for fer
ries under the act The result vas that the Corpora
military po~er TO resist the assumed control OF the Le
sisstpfe Men still occasionally apply for licenses
der that act but the Corporation have been very
tious In not recognising Its legal force II tkey do
recognize a. then ctiren set bis foot west Of
West street. without the permission Of the State Legs
lature.
Alderman H.ws said he thought they had the power
o acting without applying 20 the Legislature for under
the Law Of 1s22 they could build piers In the river the
the free course Of the river.
The resolution was referred TO the Committee on
Lands and Places.
A Communication was received from Mr.. Daniel Ew-
Ing City Surveyor, containing new plan, With maps,
for erlsfg the Battery BY running Greenwich street
through the Battery 70 the water aud selling s the
ground inride Of IT, extending TO State street skDx
on Battery enlargement.
The board then adjourned ct quarter tos O'Clock,
TIL Monday evening next.
The Leeisiature Of Kentucky have passed o bill
giving the hanceiior Of Louisville Jurisdiction 20 en-
tertain q bill for q divorce the part Of Saie w.
Lawrence, against her husband, Timothy D. Lawrence,