The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-05

pointed to make the necessary arrangements for attend
Ing the funeral. Adopted
Jurr a.The President in the chair. The minutes Of
the preceding meeting were read and approved.
PETITIONS
OF owners Of property First avenue, for In
said avenue, between Twenty fourth and Twenty fifth
streets. or John Hadfed pyrotechnst, to give exhi-
bition Of fireworks 9TH July next OF Rose Members
to be compensated for damages sustained by the
lion in Twenty seventh street. between Seventh
and Eighth avenues.
From the Secretary Of the Bunker Hill Chapter No n
o. u A. to attend the celebration Of said chapter In
commemoratiop Of the battle Of Bunker HILL at the
Broadway Tabernacle this) Tuesday evening" at eight
O'Clock Accepted.
REPORTS ACCEPTED
or Committee on Roads in favor Of opening Pifteth
street from Tenth avenue to the North River. OfCom-
mttee Police, authorizing the Comptroller to pur-
chase lot Of ground for the Of the police Of
Nineteenth ward. OF Committee Roads in favor OF
granting permission to Of property in Broadway
between Fiftieth and Fifty Streets to set curb
and cutters and flag sidewalks or same Committee in
favor Of altering the grades Of streets between Twenty
eighth and Fifty. streets and First and Third
avenues to conform to grade Of Second or
Commute IN favor Of regulating and grading Fifty
Committee in favor Of the adoption Of plan grades be-
low Fftysecond with resolution therefor OF Finance
Committee in favor Of selling land and dwelling house
to f. Chichester OF same Committee in favor Of refer
ring petition Of Letitia A. Hagerman TO Committee
Assessments.
Report Of Committee on Lands and Places, to whom
was referred the Mayors message the subject Of
providing public park reported that the lands known
Jones' Woods between Sxty-s and Seventy fifth
streets, running from the Third to the East
river presented all the requisites for public park and
submitted the following resolution--That it highly
desirable that the plot of land lying between Sixty sixth
and Seventy fifth streets, and Third avenue and the
East river and also all that portion Of the Schermerhorn
estate lying adjacent to said plot between Sixty fourth
and Sixtysxth streets and Third and the East
river be procured for public park for the free Of
"a ~ nj Nav Nnr
That the Counsel Of the Corporation be directed
make application to the Legislature Of this State its
next special session. for the passage Of act for the
appointment of commissioners to take the property
mentioned in the preceding resolution for public USE
and that the Comptroller and his Honor the Mayor be
authorized to negotiate for the purchase Of the same
at any time before the actual appointment Of said
mssioners
That tho Counsel the Corporation be also instructed
to make application to the Legislature at its next special
session for authority to fund the to be paid for
raid plot Of land public park the of $4,000
nuay to be paid by taxation, with interest thereon not
to exceed five per cent until the whole sum be paid.
SIXTH AND EIGHTH AyESCE RAILROAD.
The report Of the special committee this
committee of this Board have reported differently
from the Board Of Assistants The report of the
mittee of the Board Of Aldermen recommended that
permission be given to James Libby and his associates
to lay down rails in the following streets commencing
point at the intersection Of Chambers street and West
Broadway through Chambers street to Church street.
through the latter to Canal through Canal to Wooster
with single track through Wooster and Fourth streets
Sixth avenue, and from Sixth avenue to Harlem with
double track also to lay single track in Canal street
from Wooster to West Broadway, to with the
Eighth railroad also to double track in the
following streets viz from point at the of
Chambers street and West Broadway along the latter
Canal street down Canal to Hudson, along Hudson
Eighth avenue TO point at or Fifty first street and
that the said railroad be continued through the Eighth
avenue to Harlem River, whenever the Common Council
require.
On motion Of Alderman FHASKLIS, the whole subject
was for the present laid on the table.
Report Of Committee on Sewers, in favor Of in
Thirteth street OF same committee, in favor of
curing with the Board of Assistants for Eighth
avenue OF same committee in favor of sewer in varc
street from Canal to Laight street OF committee
in favor Of sewer in Forty ninth street. from Broadway
to Eighth avenue. OF committee in favor of sewer
in Thirtieth street
The Sixth and Eighth Avenue Railroad report was
again called up. Alderman Haws moved to amend the
resolutions to the report, by striking out the names,
which was Lost eight having voted in the affirmative and
nine in the negative.
The Alderman Of the Fifth then moved to substitute
the proposed by the Board of Assistants in place
Of the proposed by the Committee of this Board
The Of several persons afterwards added by
way of amendments. With those amendments, the
ton Of the Alderman Of the Fifth carried aud the
report and resolutions with the additional names
adopted.
INCREASING SALARIES
Report OF Committee Salaries in favor OF increasing
the salary Of the Street Commissioner to So 500 and the
salary Of the Deputy Street Commissioner to 500.
WARD.
Report Of Committee Of Law Department in favor OF
dividing the sixteenth Ward into two wards TO be known
as the Sixteenth and Twentieth Wards and with the 70
lowing boundaries that Is say all that part of the
city bounded and described as follows beginning at
point where the Hudson River ntersects the line
Of Twenty sixth street and running thence along the
centre line Of Twenty sixth street to Broadway thence
northery through the centre Of Broadway to Sixth
thence through the centre Of Sixth TO the
centre Of Forteth street. thence along Foreth street
the Hudson River thence along the Hudson River to
the place Of beginning shall be known the Twentieth
Ward Of the City Of New York That all that part
city bounded follows, to wit beginning at a point
where the centre Of Fourteenth intersects the
Hudson River. thence running
teenth street to Fifth avcnuc thence northery through
the centre Of the Filth avenue to Broadway; thence
through the centre Of Broadway to street
thence westerly through the centre Of Twentysixth
street TO the Hudson River and thence along the Hud
known as the sixteenth ward o. the City Of New York
Report Of Committee Of Whsrves aud Slips in favor
appropratipg $500 for constructing bulkhead at Full
ton slip OF committee in favor Of extending Piers
Nos' and 4s East River to the exterior line and
$4,000 be appropriated for same OF same committee
in favor Of extending Piers a. ~ and % East River to
the exterior line, and the Of 5000 IL appropriated
for same.
Report Of Committee on Police in favor Of concurrng
with the Board OF Asstants In grant Of part Of the
land ut jefferson market 10 the Governors Of the Aims
House TO erect building thereon and that the remain
der remain in possession of the Common Council
ReIort Of Committee Yire Department, recon-
mendng that the Comptrosr be authorized to select
location for Engine Company No in the vicinity Of tn,
present house upon Tie best for the interest
city and when such location Is provided that the Com
missioner Of Repairs and Supplies furnish said house.
and that the sum q 81 200 be appropriated for same
of $50 In full for hose furnished TO Engn,
Company No. IL.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Croton Alueduct Department, a,kng q fur
Their appropriation 70 finish In Thirteenth street
atsoLruIoNs.
By Alderman GRursS, that the Street Commissioner b,
directed 10 repair Bowling Green fence
BY Alderman srusrE,ssr that the Of slT5 be ap.
proprsted 10 pay for the services Of the baud Of
clans attached to the United States Military Academy
West Psnt the occasion Of the celebration OF ths
funeral ob.equics Of Geoera Zachary Taylor late Pre
dent 81 the United ststes
BY Alderman FRAsstsr that the Counsel 10 the Corpo
tion be directed TO maze application TO the legislature
at the coming extra session for the passage Of
granting TO the Common Council the necessary uri-dc
ton any ground out Of the county Of New York
which may BE- purchased by the Common Council the
purposes Of a public cemetery.
ny Alderman DooLy, thai Eighty .hfth street between
Third and Fourth svenuss, be lighted with oil and thai
the Commissioner Of Streets and Lamps be direc ted &c
cause the same 10 be done
After twelve O'Clock, the Board adjourned.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.