The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-08-17

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BOARD or ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
The Board Of Assistants INST five O'Clock Thur
day Present, the President In the chair aud
a quorum Of members In their places
The minutes Of the preceding meeting were read and
approved.
tton OF Peter Nelson In street
from Eighth to Ninth avenue Referred.
FOR ever IN Mercer street Referred
Petition of ID Fsnshaw and Others adverse 10 new
grade OF Second avenue. Referred
Petition fora bel tower in Grove street near Christie
ph.r Referred.
COMMITTEES.
The Finance Committee reported i'm favor OF remittns
tax eroneonsy assessed In several Instance On motion
tor concurrence. the reports were concurrsd in
Report Of Committee Sewers adverse to bulldog a
in Twelfth street from sixth through Troy
contee Ia favcr Of ooncurring for sewer In avenue
D. from Eighth to Tenth avenue Concurred In. Same
commtee IN favor OF concurrence for sewer IN Greene
street between Houston and Blocker streets
in. sa-e committee. In favor of allowing William Ro
hinson s4ol 80 for damage sustained by him. BY over
flowing Of the while building sewer In Desnc-y
street, between Sheriff and ESSEX streets. Adopted
same committee in favor OF building sewer in William
street from Frankfort to Spruce street Same CON nit
tee. adverse to in Twelfth street from sixth
rue TO and through Greenwich avenue, to Thirteenth
street. Adopted
curing TO repair sid. walks In Watts street Conc1rrsi
in. same Committee in favor Of paving Thirty third
street, between SIKH and Eighth avenues. On
concrrred in Also Ia favor OF paving and setting
curb I'D utter stones ia Nineteenth and rwenetk
n
ALSO pave Twenty sixth street frem Madison to Sixth
avenue alo to pave Twenty-sixth street, between
Sixth and Eighth avenues; also TO reguats and pave
Thirty-frst street, between Broadway and Ninth
Report CT the Committee Sewers adverse petition
for in Reade street. from Broadway to the North
River Adopted same committee. in favor Of sewer in
Thirty seve.h street. from Sixth avenue lI5 feet west
Adopted
Committee On Roads, concurring to open Fiftiesh
street, IRON Tenth avenue to North River Adopted
po.s,..;o., h,,. ~. s,ra., ro,,to.., ,.raa
Referred.
Resolution to flag the sidewalk in Thirteenth street,
between avenues b and @. Referred.
Revolution calling for a lamp at the northeast corner
Of Dey aud Greenwich streets Referred.
Resolution that Thirty fourth street, from Fourth
avenue 10 Broad say, be pared. Referred
Resolution to place bathing tub ia the Seventeenth
ADOPTED.
RESOLUTION that ss5 be appropriated to pay for bath
ing tub in the Nineteenth ward station house
Resolution that II be referred to the Committee Po
lice report 10 this Board the propriety of in-
cruising the pay Of the policemen who detailed
may hereafter be detailed Referred
RESOLUTION calhrg on the Commissioner Of Repairs
Supplies to report the probable Of furnishing he
Fourteenth ward station house with bathing tub and
fixtures Adopted
WENT TO SUFFER-.
The Beard tool, for thirty minutes at the end
Of which time the members yet in the tea
At forty I've minutes several OF the Assistants
in the lohbits smoking and at fifty utes after the
rising the Beard WIS again organized and proceeded
with the business.
PAPER, FROM THE noArD ALDERMEN.
Revolution crosswglk Brood way, )site
to the building Of the Art Union. Concurred in.
Report of the Committee on FiTe Department in
favor Of building house fer engine company No 1.
CoDcurred in.
Report Of same committee In favor Of organizing a
hose have house located ct the Of
Forty-cgb,h street and Eighth Concurred in.
Also, to organize hose company, to be located in Eft
tieth street near the Third avenue Concurred IN.
Report tf the Committee the Law Department: in
relation to the subject Of the extension Of Canal street.
Concurred in
Resoution directing the Commissioner of Repairs
and supplies to pay for baths placed in the Third ward
Resolution to have street signs Or direction boards
Placed all the below twenty first street, where
they needed. Concurred in.
Resolution to have safe placed in the Office Of
the Commissioner Of Taxes. concurred in
PARK.
Assistant Alderman Trru.v moved to take the re-
port Of the Law Committee 10 relation to Jones' Park
from the COMMITTEES. in order to take action upon It.
issistsLt Alderman CRANE -What IL the object Ct
taking the paper from the hands OF the conmirtee'
Assistant Alderman TlsM.S-It is in order 10 act
uIcn II this evening" so as to secure stay OF proceed
Assistant Alderman Crane was opposed to taking 80
important paper from the hands Of the committee be-
fore the committee bad acted upon IL.
The members Of the committee in whose hands the
paper placed expressed their ilngIess to have It
taken from then, The Board therefore took up the
port or the committee the law department II the
Board Of Aldermen en- the subject 81 the proposed Park
Assistant Aldermen SANDS hoped the report would not
be concur, in He moved its reference to the commit
tee The Law Department of this Board lie said he
foiessw that there TO be effort TO prevent the
cs;ablif hm.pt Of the new Park.
Assistant Alderman TIsMAS hoped II would not be
fsrred.
Tie paper was fully referred to the committee the
Law Department Of this Be ard, by vote of s 10 I
Resolution to appropriate room In Beaver street for
the Of Hose Company No. Is. Concurred in.
Communication from the COMPTROLLER enclosing the
propose for furnishing coal TO the department for the
ensnIg winter with resolution confirming the con-
tracts. Concurred in.
Report Of Committee on Ordinances in favor Of grant
irg additional clerks to the office OF Commissioner Of
Taxes. Concurredi in,
Resolution in favor of raising house of Engine Com