The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-02
roARnp or ASSISTANT ALDRRmsv.

roARRD or ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
This Board OF the Commp .iCoAacd held their frat
meeting Of the .sy yesterday Afternoon. Pre-
sent the presidcat and quorum of members.
P,titoN,.
Several petitions presrnLed and referred among
them wer. the following From u A. Worth aud
Others tor sewer In Hammond street irsm Hudson
sewer in seven zenith street from siIth avgnu- aad
through seventh averu. TO connect with ssssr i1
Fourteenth street. O rrsdcpts Of Sixth for
scwr iromsceehd 20 Thiro avenues Referred
Petition Of J NJ oJ,il and others. tina. au l. DO
added 20 tie pier IT tue foot Of aain oni street,
North River Referred.
rAPrRs rnoM rHs no.sD OF .LV.RNtN eoScuRRsoiS.
Report OF COMMITTEE oa Streets, with r-soluton 20,
regulate and pair Delaney 'trr-t. fe uo-rek TO
Margin street. with an ordinance u. or~for.
Resolution. to place nrr-hy irsut In rriaty place
between Thomas and r. cior stre-t.
Resolution. appointing Cyrus Lsston eoDimss ioner
OF ccnmcn schoci, Tor the Second ward
Nsrc OF rHE MAYOR.
The Mayor Returned the re-oiuton ~ the Common
Council srantirs uS iliiSm-ourSh Ferry Company
privilege buats fIom tue If Gcsnd street
In this city. To- the fprt ct south seventh It set
Niism,6uTEa The Mayor accompanied che rr-o-
luton with las reAsous Ter rot .igutag the bh rae
VITO was laid 90 the tail g. b. printed A-.is ant.
the fRculurs t. itch the MAJ o. nnisd r. ynu.-
matter pss nnsiiy lard GA thu table.
The following is the Mayor v-tu:-
NNoE's oFrics. July I. 1850
Tic a., Hon the Board ~ .gssis;arf .fiferarl:-
1tSrIA,s-Thc resolution giving permiss,on to the
Williamsburg t,try Company t. esta blish ferry boz
tween the foot Of Gland New Nork hat The stir
At adjacent TO- the loot of south seventh street 10
utIt thereto.
1t appears from an examination Of the minutes &C
the two Boards that the application Tor th. ferry
made 10 the Board II Assistant Ai1-tmen on the
thru Of June The C"m-iftee t-rf ies Co ", IA m N
was referred having disagreed and = majpri.v aud a
minority reIurt. ~ consequences of disa.- ieut
having br' pTv-t ntd TIE former Acre4te,r and
the r,s"utioo tcommrhdei 10y ths ms-or.ty. pss..d
On tie 1th o. tun" sLu directed to be atrt - IN,
Beard Of Ale Iarn Tor concurrence On IA IIth or
june II Wa ,ht 20 voc In that Board, GA the
previous quttrW ara wac coDensred ia. w.fi.oat -
reference. 'u evening that VI va prrsentsa
Ny ohi.cticns ~ The Ts-olatina are
let. ltiss grsst q properly without ed~ratipn
Tho favor to etsbii.h aud r-gu.st. f-rrirf ). cor
pOat: irBhchs, % great value this city al one nt
it, pr,Ioit al sou!cos ~ r-tenuc rms fr~y lies h..
tween the pcpuiuus portion, 81 New Yots 40 Wi.
liam hHfrh, hnt would confer Vsi.aias ri-tis .ai
privileges Uron its uroari,torr such a.th. --r.os
WOULD Do; In NY judgment b. iu-ta-i ps.-.lg oscr
toths company Tor period & nearly niue year. WITH
cut reasonable con p-nsat"n hpli th.t "a. ferry
rant hse ves 81 i the purstiun y grant Of pro-
perty Of SIM lar ma IRE 10 grant of ians. anJ
that the Common Council have NJ m'g- r,xht make
donation Oi u Of ~ f.rry property than Ut the
zee Of is iesl estate. Thr laFs and iiUancs- -t
s,rngsny slerd the properly Of TIE city against snv
scrupulously slsdged its faithful sppc, ion to the
payment Of the interest aud p.inripd ~ ths pahc-
debt. This resolution would dtseancb-e thu eJryiss-
ti"n Of pori.n OF a. rign1lu sources Ut revenue,
aud would In eject Impose tsx upon the eity tor
corresponding amount.
This is privilege ron the possession and ia. Of
which the Company may expect e. d-ris. ir.e pros,
aud csbBOt perceive good reason Wis they N 'ulJ
BE- thns PERMITTED 90 receive aud eujoy the "f this
portion Of th" polite pr"Psrty ~ mere Eraiuity
WHY they should b. req TO render city
treasury some just tqsivslent for 80 valuable PRIV
lego.
20 The resoluti n T. ave. that essential point tor d.
tel M By IN. goDptuy. al hrugb &c n Vested
Law the sound discfeton ~ tn Connou Council
alone. II only permits or suhotises tn company
establish the Jerry There y uuthiug IN 10 which
ouir.s m, M do -. Thry may nav not d. IL.
or thy m.y put bos.s wucu "a ia ~ ,uI con
tuue sctuti, W. IN ~ scc ring T. tb,r o~n god
In the nl"sn iiie 81 other ptrttes
tusiy prevented from running IN, terry ~ reason Ut
Thu exclusive privilege granted IT, THU COinpany
Sd The number AID kind uf h2sfs are npt Syeeinef
TIE grapttrs may put In sufficient of rood
subsastis bosts ~ they put bat. very UNSAFE
and wholly unht for he purr'ss rtey are l.ft eu-
tr.ly to Themselves 60 ID thu please thfs rrs
without he least Restraint control chs pact of
the Cooperation.
4th there H. nothing which prescripes the time Of
running the borts nor the manner IN which tn@y shal
b. ms NJ Il aud conducted
They usy b. ~ veg irregular periods and con.
Quoted In such msuurr greatly To disa ppint snS
de com mode the public. The resolution IN akss no.
provision Tor the protection OF passengers this par
tcular
5th There is nothing which pr ,hipits the grantees
from selling. assigning or undetletting without tho
leave or consent 81 the tum sound
do not mean TO question the sine ty gDui faith
OF the present applicants hut sueh n pr wilton is
ufusl Tar trry grHuts. and forms n imppr,an. safs-
quart tn the public without u tran Zee u.ixht bo
usce TO irresponsible p-ts"n or might b. p.ssed
fer large con-d,I alton into the hands OF thase who
wOuid Ne. IL solely tyr speculative without
The slightest regard TO toe comforts soovsaenes
even the ssf.ty VI passengers.
9Th The sssnt u made IN the naked form OF r So
luton Without any written lease bond er g1srs atse
for the poteeticn aud security Of passengers and pro-
p.rty.
Terry rrsctieslly on extension Of the street from
which runs. snd j. always 10 b. regarded both Ia
lav, and in fact, a. pseiis highway and shesltia