The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-12-17
Common Couno;i.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
DEC. 16.-This Board met at the usual hour; H. Nor.
rama prseident in the chair


DEC. 16.-This Board met at the usual hour NJ Nor.
gans, prssident, in the chair.
PETITIONS RKrERRED.
ofthe trustees OF the Wslch Baptist Tabernacle to
have two gas lamps placed before their church Ia
Chrystis street; of Samuel Cunningham, and Others
to have the extended ty feet to connect with
the in Second avenue; Of Anson Livingsten and
others owners OF property in Twenty third street. ask
ing to have the vacant lots between and Second
avenues fenced and sidewalks tagged and regulated
TO extend the limits prohibiting the storage OF gun
powder in the city Of New against
monstranoe of Rabold Andrews, and Others against
the laying Of the Russ pavement.
REPoRTs ADOPTED.
OF Finance COMMITTEES in favor of reducing the tax
OF 1s4S ON Odd Fellows Hail. also In favor Of paying
the bill Of VIM Ballard also, Of the Assistant Alder
men, concurripg to remit erroneous tax property
Of p Lorriiard; of the Committee Ordinances, in
favor Of amending section No lo2 Of the ordinance
organizing the executive department of tho city 60
vernment of the Committee ON Ferries, upon the
petitions for lease OF the Fulton, South, and Ham
ton avenue Ferries; of Committee ON Police with an
ordinance fixing the number Of policemen for Nine
teenth ward, aud also assigning station house for
Tv elhh and Nineteenth ward; also recommending q
new superintendent OF the police force OF Twelfth ward
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
That the Counsel of the poration report to thi
opening the Eleventh avenue from forth to i27th
street and also what has been the action Of the court
on the report Of the com missioners
Resolved, That Twenty third street, from Third ave-
nue. to the East river be lighted with gas. and the
Commissioners Of Streets and Lamps be directed to
cause the same to be carried into effect.
Resolved, That the Clerk of this Board cause an ad
dtionsl number of cards relating to the Aims House,
to be printed; said cards have the and resi-
dence OF the Governors Of the Aims House Institutions
distinctly printed the same also the location of
their Offices, so that those asking the charity Of the
and at the time to relieve the Aldermen of duty
supposed to pertain TO them but entirely vess with
This Board then adjourned until Wednesday evening.
The following Is the
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FERRIES.
The Committee on Ferries to whom referred the
several petitions for the establishment of Terrier from
the city OF New York Brooklyn, and the petition OF
r. LeRoy and H. H. Pierpent asking the renewal Of
their lease OF the Fulton south and Hamilton Ferries
and for to establish another ferry betwesn
the Fulton and South Ferries and toe OF
large number OF citzena against the establishing OF
such additional ferry respectfully report that they
have given the subject careful aud thorough invest
have deemed that the interests OF New York should
not be entirely forgotten for that Of Brooklyn at the
same time we are willing to consult the .shes OF What
sleeping hours in that city.
Your committees therefore satisfied, from full in
quiry and review OF all the arguments presented that
the interests OF the citizens Of both New York and
Brooklyn will be best promoted by renewal Of the
lease to Messrs. Leroy and Pierpont for Fulton,
South and Hamilton Ferries the term of ten years
from LIST May 1851 The rent paid by said essees for
these ferries, $50 500 per annum.
Your COMMITTEES are Of opinion, that said lessess
ought to pay for rspeval OF their lease, the sem OF
$4,000 annually This amount your committee are ga
tsted from examination OF the books OF the present
company, (which thrown open to- and car. fully
Inspected by us is the utmost that any association
1t is admitted by all with whom your COMMITTEES
have convsed that the present esssss have man aged
the affairs Of said ferries with just sense of their
responsibilities TO the public. aud without refer
spce to individual gain by themselves or their
associates. The propositions from tns other petit.
TONERS not favorable TO the city those made
by the present company; and they having performed
the covenants former leases TO the stter Jour
committee are of opinion that they entitled to
renewal Your committee concur in objections OF
remonttrants the granting OF intermediate ferry
between the South and Fulton Ferries at the present
Of the said petitioners In that respect, be denied
TSe present lessees have consented, and your COM