The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-28

their places The minutes Of the preceding meeting we're
read and approved.
The following petitions were presented and appro-
pristely disposed Of
ty-seyenth street near Eleventh avenue. Referred
To have Sixteenth street. from Sixth to Seventh ave-
pues, lighted with gas. Referred.
To have sewer built In Twenty-ninth street, from
Broadway Fifth avenue. Referred.
OF VIM Post and Others for railroad through Second
avenue. Referred
COMMUNICATION FROM DEPARTMENTS
Communication from the Governors Of the Aims House.
asking for appropriation OF ground for Potter's
Field Referred to the Special Committee Potter's
Field
That the Of pier No. East River be planked over.
To appropriate 81 500 additional to finish sewer in,
Thirteenth street. Adopted.
The special order Of the evening" being the subject OF
railroads in the city now taken up The reading OF
in the Hs ~ss here ossa for
ceeded with At the conclusion OF the reading Of the
majority report
the minority report that Of the majority had already
been adopted
Assistant Alderman WEBn of the Seventh ward hoped
the minority report would be road
Assistant Alderman BOLSTER insisted on the reading
Assistant Alderman SMITH hoped the minority report
The PRESIDENT decided that the minority report being
called for, must be read.
Assistant Alderman WARD said the board could dis
pense with the reading if the members chose II
for the Board and not the President to decide whe
Their it should or should not be read.
The decision Of the President finally prevailed, and
the minority report was read
When the whole document had been read,
Assistant Alderman MILLER moved to recommit the
whole business.
Decided to be out Of order.
Assistant Alderman CRAsE offered, amendment
additional resolution to the effect that the rails be
grooved and that they be laid foundation Of con-
crete
Assistant Alderman SANDS proposed further to amend
compel the the railroad
with granite blocks similar to those used in the Russ
pavement distance Of four feet each side Of the
track This amendment prevailed, did also amend
men to the effect that the Eighth Avenue Railroad TO
Ffty-frst street and the Sixth Avenue Railroad, to
Forty second street, be constructed within year.
nd to Harlem within three years
Assistant Alderman EDWARDS said he was opposed to
giving the companies three years to complete the roads
The resolution and amendments adopted.
Assistant Alderman CRANE moved to fill the blanks
in the resolution attached to the report This motion
decided to be out of order.
Assistant Alderman CRAsE-Does the President decide
that this Board cannot proceed fill up blanks
PREsIpIsT-The ge nteman from the 9th makes mo-
ton to amend paper already passed upon and which
is not before the Board The end proposed can be
accomplished by q separate resolution
Assistant Alderman WEBB-Does the President mean
to say that cannot proceed to fill the blanks in this
document
PREaDEsT-Not at all; the blanks may be filed, but
not in this way
Assistant Alderman WARD appealed from the decision
of the chair but subsequently withdrew his appeal and
offered instead resolution that contracts for the Eighth
Avenue Railroad be given to solomon Kipp, Abraham
Brown, Washington Smith, Joseph N. Barnes, and their
associates
Assistant Alderman McCAnrHr moved to amend, by
striking the of Messrs Kipp, Brown, Smith,
and others, and inserting instead the Of John
Pettigrew, Edmond X. Sherman and associates The
gentleman afterwards gave his amendment the form Of
substitute to the resolution offered by Assistant Alder
Ward The substitute was lost by vote Of 10 to
0. applause in the lobbies.)
Assistant Alderman MILLER moved to adjourn. Lost,
by vote 81 il toS
The resolution Of Assistant Alderman Ward being
in order, the gentleman proposed the amendment to
his resolution, calling the contractors en-
mence the work within three months and complete It
within three years Amendment adopted.
Assistant Alderman McCARTHY moved a reconsidera-
ton Of the last vote
Assistant Alderman CRANE opposed the motion for a
reconsideration.
Assistant Alderman Barr here moved an adjournment,
which carried by a vote of ii to s. So the Board
adjourned without filing the blanks in the report; and
1t yet remains to be who the contractors for the
roads shall be