The New York herald., 1851-12-20
Common 90 unclI.
BOARD OF ERM EN-.
pronida0f in tha nha{.

Pr0otoent in the chair
Dsc. 1.-THE minutes Of the previous meeting wsrs
resd and approved.
That hou,. rs.0.uI,oss =. .s-n,ss Al aDo,TrD
psny NO; N twenty sixth street Third svenus
T 1or Engine Company No 4 and Hose Company No So
opposite the name Peter b F.rruseD r. msmSs.
Of Engine Company No s. be changed to Sresigned..
sted to pay bills incurred in celebrating The sh Of JuIv
last That the Commissioners Of Supplies cause tss ali.
Mercer lately for the Fsuss Ssr.l So
police and that 800 be appropriated to carry the came
into effect. That the Commissioners Of the Sinking
Fund be authorised to appropriate such portion ths
public grounds may be deemed necessary site for
United States Mint In this city and tender the
Comptroller be authorized to negotiate for the ass
Referred to Committee on Law.
RECEPTION KossUTR.
resolution by Aid MILLER offered, to appro-
pirate seven thousand dollars for pay ment OF bils
incurred in connection with the reception of the Kun
Rssolved That suitable gas fixtures be paced in the
house OF Engine Co No 90 in Temple street and the
um OF twenty nve dollars hereby appropriated for the
Communication from the Mayor, nominating Edward
Collins and William Henry Mckinney to be Inspectors
OF Weights and Measures. Referred.
The Mayor also sent to the boNrd the nomination OF
clerks OF justices and police courts as made on the pre-
vious meeting only correcting the districts The whole
Laws and Officers
RUSS PAVEMENT CONTRACT.
Alderman of the Fifth Ward moved to suspend tho
rules, and take up document No.s the Russ pave
read, After tn. reading Of tbs document AIdsrma%
Dodge offered proposition Of Mr. II. Barker to fur
nish the city with granite paving blocks Of seven eight
in equal proportions of the best quality and lay the
came for IS so per superficial square yard. After
lengthy debate molten offered by Alderman Of ths
Twelfth Ward was made to refer the contract to Com
mttee on road,-this motion was lost 1t ultimately
parsed by vote of eleven to eight.
protest made by the minority to the passage Of
the above contract, which ordered file
The board adjourned until five O'Clock Thursday after
noon.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
DEc. H. This Board met as appointed Present A. A.
Alyord, Esq., President, and quorum of members.
The proceedings Of last meeting approved
REPORTS ADOPTED.
OfCommittee Roads in favor Of Q well and pump,
corner OF sixtieh street and Broadway, with ordi
resolution that fifty sets of maps be purchased from
Matthew Dripps On Finance, adverse to petition o(
John Bowen and Ferdinand Winch for compensson for
damage done by q riotous mob. (5ee resolutions
On adverse to the resolution to stay proceedings
In the matter Of opening and extending Washingtoa
from Tenth avenue TO Hudson river On Law Depart
ment In favor Of concurring in resolution that coun-
the aSu sns
ior the city and county Of New York and srrns
the Mayor the power Of assigning them to the different
Senate districts On the Fire Department In favor Of
concurring in resolution to rebuild house Of Hose Com
pany No TO- On same In favor of concurring In resou
tons to lease lot and erect house thereon for Hose
Company No. 20, in Wilett street On Ordinances In
favor ofconcurring in resolution that counsel of Corpo
rstion ms IKE sPpucation Ior passage OF law reducing
the number Of ballot boxes On same in favor OF
curing In resolutions fixing election poll Of Fourth dis
trct First ward and appointing inspectors therefor On
Assessments in favor of granting permission to Eliza H.
Jume to withdraw her petition in relation to opening
Tenth avenue from l74th to l94th streets.
LAID ON THE
Report Of the Committee on the Law Department, In
favor of concurrng in ordinance payment to con-
tractors on the completion Of their contracts.
Resolutions ADOPTED.
That the Comptroller draw his wArran. In favor Of
Iohn Bowen for the sum Of $50, being donation to
him for damages to his house by mob and charge ths
same to the account for dor ations
Il CONTRACT
On the motion to take up these papers letter from
Assistant Alderman Bard read stating that he
very much ndposed and requesting the matter might
be lsd over till Friday. The motion to postpone wAs
however lost, and the question Of moved
The reports pro and were read By the clerk.
Mr. Ely moved that the period of the continuanoc ~
the contract be altered from seventeen years to I've and
after some motions TO alter the terms In other respects
had been put and severaly rejected the main question
was put and concurrence agreed vote Of ten to
eight. Ayes Assistant Alder men Moore, Haley, Nab
bait McCarthy Crane Miller, Smith, Ward Bolster .nd
the President. Noes-Boyce, James Webb, J. b. Webb,
Tieman, Pearsall, Sands, Ely, and Edwards.
The Board then adjourned till Friday evening" o. avs
O'clock