New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-10
CORPORATION PROCEEDINGS.
sor The Tnbane.i
IReported Iof f"o
o.s WHITE DAY.

% VIZ nvsrRyoIE. The Report was volnmi-
''' - ~. nsde in reply to resolution INTRO
no"' - "a Shaw. to which a partial reply was
'u'su :, ,be May Session Of the Common Coun-
~ s,cnnent was laid on the table, ordered
S-;n,sd and referred t. the Committee on the
r.o,on AqueJuct. We oondense It's man iea-
lures. e
,v.,e, now afforded the City, is equal to the sup
=, % the City of London, with Two Millions OF
i.Lsb;sants; and three times the amount consumed
= pbn.delpha. The Department deplores the I'M
.,aoDsble waste Of the water; and the President
~r,ss.es the opinion that if this waste is con.
,;,ssd. the people may find that a Half Million OF
citizens can exhaust the Crotcn River with all iti
,rlbutsries He considers that the tRo Reservoirs
and distributing pipes viii contain some 49, 100000
GALLONS which, at the average consumption throu5H
the wear Il ; 900 900 gallons per day. would give
supply for only ftoeive days; and during the neat
Of Summer for not more than ten days. he oeHeVes
no additional Reservoir will be needed iof Tue he1'
twenty years, if the existing means De 9seu ~
moderation. He aludes also 10 tne Poss,eD.o "
cnrrepce Of accidents whereby the supply OF water
,o;ob, he cnt off for twenty, thirty or hity days
IN S.b;cb case the supply for the Clty Woula Ian
rtt snoanderiBe suffering and possibly death
and pestilence Again land Is constantly lncreae-
inc IN value on tho Island, and IN a lew years
plat Of ground for Reservoir cauhot DC purchase"
ex sept for an immense sum-
The President of the Department, therefore, re-
oommends that the Common Council secure an area
of one hundred or one hundred and twenty acres Oh
land fer the purposes OF Reservoir. In relation
70 the supplying Of Misunderstanding and Harlem
with the Croton, he says 1t can be done IRON the
nreseut Reservoir as soon as the number OF water
-. .l..u ho guff;c m
the interest on the cost This can be done by run
ming a main through Fifth avenue to One Hundred
and Twenty-th-st. with branches at the intersect-
ing streets. Lii
The following preamble and resolution re,ative
TO the contemplated BRANCH MINT IN NETWORK
vas offered by AID HAws and adopted, VIZ:
Vb1eas The Common Council OF the City OF New YORK,
scng behalf Of their nstnents nave on ssvera oecs
states for he passage Of to establish Branch Mint
in the City Of NewYork and where's the Interests ana
rev channels Of opeoed by the annexation ana
settlement Of California and the rapid aud inefea,ng nx
OF inc precious metals from that portion oil me nion I'M
perativeiy require The speedy organization OF MIN tne
point where the greater portion OF s$a metals are rsesEsa
roustiueuts have Witnessed wa lively saIlsaelo2 me
esest perseveng ard successful efforts OF Hon DANIEL
DIcKIssoN Of the Senators In Congress from lhs
STATE in coniopction with Hon. WILLIAM h. SEWARD, t1e
other Senator aud Senators from Other States In securing
nosS srsfes In The CITY of New York Therefore be It
EssSlred That the Common Council OF the City OF New
s.Tviees Of Hon DIsEL DcgINsoN 10 aiding in pas
sage Of said Bills and that Special Committee OF Three
or The Msyor 10 wait on Senator Dickinson his arrival
In this City Monday next and express 10 him the graft
fcson The Common Council at the success In the Senate
of his important measure and tender TO him the hospa
ties Of the City. -,
AID. Shaw, Haws and Smith were appointed said
Special Committee on the part OF this Board
A communication was received from His Honor
the Mayor nominating HENRY BEEKMAs as In.
spector of Vessels--whowas accordingly confirmed.
A resolution transmitted by the Street Commits
soner was adopted, declaring the TENTH AVENUE
omen by law, from One hundred and Seventy fourth
10 One hundred and Ninety fourth SITS. in conform
itv TO the Report Of the Commissioners confirmed
nv the Supreme Court in November last. Abner
Sanford was appointed Collector of Assessments
thereon.
The City Inspector was directed by resolutionto
examine the POLICE STATION HOUSES OF the City,
In relation to their condition, the lodgers prisoners,
&C and TO recommend such Improvements for the
health Of the Department, and report to the Board
thereon without delay.
sundry occupants Of the dwelling houses on the
southerly side OF Twelfth-st between Sixth and
Seventh avenues, sent In petition complaining O.
the CrotOn Plaster Mills, situate on the northery
aide of Eleventh st. between the same avenues, as
a Nuisance of the most serious character. IL is
complained that the Mills emit large quantities OF
fine white powder, which ditfuses itself over the
wards of the adjacent houses and peneTa1es
through every crevice Of the doors aud WINDOWS
iniurine the furniture, preventing the bleaching
and driving of the articles washed and compelling
the inhabitants of the neighboring dwellings to In
hale disagreeable and unhealthy substance Inc
denost of this powder is represented as very great
and almost unceasing. The subject was referred
10 the Committee on Public Health
A communication from the Chief Engineer OF the
Fire Department with reports OF Fire Companies
was received and refereed to the Fire Conmittee
The City Inspector presented tho names % .uo
following persons for HEALT" "ANDANs ~ '"e
Wards designated:
,i. Ward: wB' , petssses' XIII John Stiles
V iSS :. 0eores W Morton xIlh ThOs. T. Jackson
These nominations were referred to the Com
mittee ON Salaries and Offices.
communication was received from the Pres
dent Of the Croton Aqueduct Department in rea
ton to the subject Of FIRE HYDRASTs setting
forth the necessity Of specific appropriations In
every case where new MIGRANTS are ordered by
resolution Of the Common Council The average
cost Of each il is stated, will be covered by SOS;
and where water pipes are required TO be laid, the
the Cro:on Department will furnish the prelimini-
nary estimates. Referred 70 the Committee on
Croton AQueduct.
The Commissioners Of Streets and Lamps report
ed adversely to the petition Of the Manuredealers
Tor the discontinuance Of suits against them. The
matter was referred to the Committee on Pablo
Health.
The Board adopted a resolution offered by AID.
Wood in favorof excavating the slip on the sousher-
iy side Of the new Pier foot of Warren-st. to the
depth Of 90 feet, and appropriAting $3.50 for the
purpose
The WuLIAMsBURGH FERRY question came up,
and excited an oldfashioned excitement. The fol.
lowing resolution, by AID. KELLY was fnaly
adopted Wis
Reselred That The Counsel TO the Corporation together
with tie Law Committee Of lkis Board be directed TO re-
Porto his Board whether the lease held by the
Milhsmsborgh Ferry Company. and under which said
Sompeny run boats from NewYork 10 Williamsburgh az
The law - 'Se'S ~fSN N'' 's~S VI
Pm.
1t is to be hoped that the ending of this session
may be more productive Of good than The week
JUST passed very large number of importsnt
matters yet remain untouched.
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