The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-28
Common Council.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Der. 27-The Board met at five o'clock, Alderman
Morgan. President in the chair and quorum OF rnsm
bers present The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved, and the following appropriately
| feIret:-
| PETITIONS REFERRED.
! OF r cutting, to restore the road leading from
Third avenue to East river sf members Of Hose Com
pspy No H. for repairs 70 their engine hou,e; Of Elias
Noe tor lulkhead from Roosevelt to James streets
altered Of Lindey for compensation for pier foo;
Of Forty third street which used by the City Inspec
ter; Of Ihabitants ofYorkvis for Engine Company
Of Hose Com peDy No So to have a four wheeled
risge; Of Jaes Kelly asking that The President and Sc
cetary Of the Fire be appointed nit
tee TO confer with his honor the Mayer and Common
CcurciL respecting the matter contained IA the Mayer
ues,sse relative TO unsafe buildings.
hEMossrRAser.
Against repairs in Madison. between CSts-aTiae and
Market streets.
MAYORS MESSAGE
The following message received frc IN Mayo- Kings
land was referred to the Committee on Law Depart
ment-
MAYORS OFFICE. October %, 1851
To HoS. CoMaoN CotNcu:-
/ am informed that the contractor for opening and
grading The Second avenue is desrou. Of proceeding
carry the read through that portion Of the aad which
il proposed to appropriate for the purposes Of public
paik The laying cut OF the park having been opposed
by some Of the parties Interested and the matter being
now under consideration before legal tribunal would
respectfully suggsst that proceedings in the matter of
laying out and ing the Second far as it
would interfere with the proposed park be discontinued
until the direction Of that tribunal shall have been
given. A q KTNGsLAND, Mayor
REVOLUTIONS REFINED.
By Aid 0rifn-Resolved, IL the Board Of Assistants
concur, That on and after the first day Of December
next the compensation OF laborers employed on the pub
lie works and roads shall be fixed 81 rs per day at
ten hours labor and that the heads departments be
an they hereby requested TO report 70 this Boar
at an early day whether Ia their opinion the present
contract system may not be altered for the benefit and
Interest q the city a. large The foregoing resolution
referred 20 the COMMITTEES on Finance
That l4gth street be opened and worked a. a public
road fiom its present terminus the road commonly
called Break. neck Hill distance Of one hundred and
city feet
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
In favor q repairing croes-ualSs in Cherry Market,
Cstharine South, Henry Monroe Division, East Broad.
way Montgomery, GouVerneur Ru;gers Clinton, Jeer-
son and Pike streets
REVOLUTIONS coScrRtEDTS
In favor q constructing in Lexington
fifty first street Madison aud in Eleventh street
HTFoHrs CovcuRHED
ConcurriDg with the Board CT Assistants in resolution
TO maosdanizs Broadway, from Ffy ninth street TO Sc
venty- frst street
To regulate and grade 10Th street from Second ave.
nus 70 Harlem river, and TO open said street from Fourth
70 Eighth enue
COMMUNICATION.
To Ho-oIAnLE rHE CoNMov CoUNcfL:
The undersgned the associates OF the Sixth Avenne
Railroad Company respectfully beg leave to state that
trocon q said read having procured the requisite per
mission Of the Street Committee for that purpose and
j. their intention immediately 20 commence the work.
and prosecute u with all reasonable despatch.
Signed james g. Libby, John Post. Jr VIM Ebbett
Vim Hsgg. VIM. H. Adams John Ridley, George II
Howell, Matthew Green, G. Morris
On motion the Board adjourned 70 Monday next.