The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-07
Common Council.
BOARD OF ALDEKM
lFr. 6.-Alderman Morgans In the chair.


H5IsrwATs
The ordinance against leaving hoistwsys open In
another enacted imposing penalty Of $50, and
ordering the pcNalty 10 be paid by the corpora
ton 20 the Fire Department fuud Th' Gee wardeus
rrqurcd 20 examine into all violations Of the law,
and 20 notices upon the ownorg, % have them
attended 20 within ten days.
FNrEssEs o. nrRYfNG A voi UttEfR.
The finance Committee reported favor OF paying
Ira lloyd for expsnaes incurred BY him Ia bringing
this city the remains OF the late Lieut. Floyd OF
the New York Volunteers. II was adopted
onANGE THE Law % AssEssagVrs.
The l95h section Of ordinance organizing the Dc.
paTtueLt Of the Municipal Assessors providing fol-
lows repealed I'm making their Assessments, the
assstsors should In assess upon house or lot
upon LAND whether ir-Yroy,d or uuimrrovei more
than one third Of the value thereof hxei BY tho
o the ward in which the stall be stutt-
ed The practical pefhticu Of this restriction upon
the business Of the Bur.au Of ths Board % Assess
mruts. not to cue third the actual value. but Of
the assessed value 80 hst the sssesors hsd 70 con-
tend with the Increased Limitation arising ron the
under valuation Of ward assessors. The effect vas,
tttrfore TO sharge the city At large with the whole
expense of purely local Improvement and the Board
Of Astessors demonstrated with tho Council the
result vas the sbroga'ion q the sector.
The Mayor baving vetoed an ordinance for rcrulht.
ing and grading Forty ninth street, from the Ea-t
River 20 the ffth avenue on the ground Of it inter
ring with the ground. Of the Deaf aud Dumb Insti-
tuition the Beard Of Assistant Aldermen passed the
ordinance again and II came before the Boa a u Alder
men for long DISCUSSION en susd both
ference 20 the old Poers Field in Forty ninth street
some Of the Aldermen conieuding strongly against
invadin the territory OF the dead
The ordinance was nnay passed aud the board
then adjourned.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
sIrTtuusr g. The Board met at the usual hour.
FgrItoN RFFFtHKD.
For assessment OF tax on j. Ray mOzd, TO pave ote IN
Thirty thir& and Fortyfourth streets, between Finh
end 18th avenues
HFPoRTs ADOPTED.
In favor Of appointing additional clerks Ia the once
OF the Receiver Of Taxes In favor OF grs ling Ganse
wort street In favor Of regulating ani macadamiE-
ing orty eighth street BroadWay and also the side
street was ordersd to be repaired.
rEIfrIsNs coNcuhrUoiS.
In fsvcr Of placing lamps In front OF the follow
ira churches Tie Reformed Dutch Church, Metho-
dit Church, Church Of the Epiphany 81 Judes, and
Suffolk street Church. In favor Of constructing q
sever In Batavia street crosswslk between Spring
and Prince streets and also In Twenty nnth street
In favor Of reprinting one thousand copies OF Kents
Con me nisries
A paper recommending the diseostpuance 81 all
further proceedings respecting the opening Of Canal
street, vas referred
Received. That the Corporation Counsel report 20
this board what action n any has been taken N the
resolution passed February 10, 1850. lsix months
tnce directing taid Counsel 20 compel the New York
and psrlsm Railroad Company 20 bald GOD and sud
ciept partition sidewalks along the deep cut at York
willie. from Eighty fourth TO Ninety second street
Adjourned.