The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-09-05
Common Council.

BOARD OF Ass ISTANr ALDERMEN.
sEPr. The Board OF Assistants at y o'clock
p. NJ. The President in the chair The minutes OF the
two meetings preceding were read ard approved
The following petitions were presented and appro.
The petition of Inhabitants on the Tenth avenue be-
tween 18th and Hath streets for well and pump.
OF trustees Of St. Pstrcks Cathedral for renewal OF
lease Of slip at the foot of Twenty third street East river
ferry.
REPORTS Of COMMITTEES
Report Of Committee Streets favor Of laying
walks and repairing side walks in Madison stI eet-
Adopted Same committee in Of ring cross walks
in Lexington avenue, from Thrlieth to Thirty
sreetAdopted Also in favor OF tagging and repairing
side walks in Madison avenue, from Twenty third to
Fortieth sreet-Adopted. Aho to concur to fence
vacant lots In Thir etnh street between Second and
Third avenues-Concurred in.
Reports of Committee finance in favor Of coucurring
remit personal tax Of Eliza Lcoms and Charles Butts
Adopted.
Report of Committee repairs and supplies in favor
Of concurring 10 appropriate $50 for ventilation and
bathing apparatus for the Eighth ward station house
-Concurre in.
Report Of the Committee on salaries and Offices on the
petition Of the health wardens for increase OF salary
Recommending that the salary OF the health warde Of
the city be increased from $500 to $500 per year
Assistant Alderman Ely opposed the adoption of the
report he thought the health wardens got better pay
now than the poee according TO the duties
performed by both He should vote anst the resou.
ton II he was alone
Assistant Alderman McCARrHy advocated the resolu.
ton aud thought the health wardens earned
than the FUN they asked for.
ducDs the pay Of the health warders rather than to u
crease their salaries.
Assistant Alderman B.sR advocated the increase He
said he knew about the duties of the health warden of
the Sixth ward, and he knew that those duties
cnerous.
Assistant Alderman Bower said that so far as his ward
he Fifth) concerned, he knew the health warden
and thought that for the duties which he performs he
is well worthy receive larger salary than 5000
vote was finally taken, and the report adopted, by
Is TO g.
Report ofthe Committee on Streets in favor of reaag
in hat l;rda
and Irving plsce-Adopted Also in favor Of laying
cross walks Whitehall street and Battery place
Adopted
Report Of the Committee the Fire DepaI ment ad-
Verse to concurrence with the Board Of Aldermen in the
adoption Of resolution granting to Engine Company
No 20 in Temp street additional story their
CINE house, with appropriation Of $3.50 for the
The report Of the committee rejected and the action
Of the Board Of Aldermen concurr.d in.
Report of the Committee Roads in favor Of paving
Ninth avenue from Thirty sixth to Forty third street
Adopted.
That fire hydrant be placed in Avenue c, between
Seventh and Ninth streets-Adopted.
That the pay Of the doornen at the different station
houses be increased to $500 per yesr-Reserred.
Reso.uion, that it be referred to the Con mtee on
expedieney Of making such alterations in the existing
ordinances Of the city will meet the
Of the Chief Engineer Of the Fire Department in
Resolved, That the sunken lots between Forty second
and Forty Third streets Broadway and Sixth avenue be
filed in-Referred.
Resolved That Eldri ige street from Grand 70 Division
street be lighted with eas-Adopted
Resolved That the Commissioner Of Repairs and Sup
nue., between Eighty third and Eighty streets to
he reIaired-Adopted.
Resolution instruct the corporation counsel to can
eel all notices and proceedings taken by him under aud
by virtue Of the act entitled Gan act relative to the
powers and duties q the Mayor Aldermen and
atty Of the city Of New York in the matter OF taking
possession Of and laying out certain lands for public
park in the Nineteelth ward Of said city passed July
IL ls51-Adopted
Resolution in favor Of erecting An observatory ON