The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-08-14

BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
The Board Of Assistants met at the usual hour yestcr
day afternoon Present. the President in the chair and
aquorum CT members in their places.
PETITIONS.
or Tobias Lawrence and others for q Hose Com
pany, to be organized the Eighteenth ward Referred
OF the Health wardens Of the city for increase Of
salary. Referred.
KEpoRrs OF COMMITTEES
Ofthe Committee Streets In favor Of fencing vacant
lots in Tenth street between and b. Adopted
Same committee in favor Of tagging front Of Nos %
and Al Twenty FIRST street. Adopted.
OF the Committee on Roads, In favor Of filing In, or
draining low grounds In the vicinity Of Hath street and
Of the Committee on wharves Piers and Slips favor
Of awarding to Robert Handley the contract for build
ing pier at the foot Of 13lst street. In place Ct James A.
Ferguson, who declines 20 take the said work Adopted
OF Committee on Croton Aqu sduct Department, sd-
serse 70 laying water pipes IN sGrtI NTH street
between Eleventh and Twelfth avenues Adopted. Same
committee, in favcr Of free hydrant corner Of Eighth
avenue and Forty eighth street Adopted Also In favor
Of laying water ppesn Forty first street between Eighth
ard Ninth avenues and In Eighty fourth street between
Third and Fourth avenues Ut same committee In favor
OF laying Rots Menzies $50 for damages sustained by
having load Of furniture precipsted in sewer hole in
Twenty seventh strset On Concurrence concurred in
OF Committee Streets In favor Of tagging sidewalks
In Fortieth street from Third TO Fourth avenues.
Accepted. Same committee. In hver Of concurripg TO
nag sdewk In Iwenty seventh street between FOURTH
In favor Ct coIcurrng TO pave Madison avenue, from
Twenty sixth to Eortieth street. Concurred in Same
committee, In favor Of Lon-concurrsg TO pave aud set
curb and gutter stones in Twentieth street First
avenue TO East River. Non-concuued In Same COM
mi,ee in favor Of having the Russ pavement in Broad
wy sprinkled Adopted. Same committee. In favor Of
concurrng 70 regulate and curb and gutter stones
and flag Tenth avenue from Thirty sixth to Forty second
street Concurred In. Same committee, in favor Of
regulating and grading Thirty street from Third
avenue to East River. Adopted.
Of Committee on Sewers, in favor Of concurring TO
tuld sewer in Thrtyff th street between Second ol
Third avenues Concurrcd In. Same committee, adverse
TO building sewer in Sixth avenue from Twenty.
TO Thrtieth streets Adopted Also adverse TO sewer
between Tenth
Adopted.
OF Committee on Fire Department in favor OF paying
$40 for hose tender for Engine Company No. IL.
Adopted.
REsoIrrroNs
Resolution in favor Of free bydrant the corner Of
12lst street and Avenue A. Referred.
Resolution TO have Russ pavement in broadway, be-
tween Chamber and Corandt streets grooycd Referred
Resolution 10 lots between Thirty fourth
and Thirty hfthstrees and Fifth avenue and Broadway
Referred.
Resolution that preamble and resolution In the matter
adverse to the enlargement Of the Battery be referred to
the Law Committee.
Resolution In favor Of placing gas lamp In front Of
st. MATHEWS Church, In Walker street Adopted.
Resolution that Thirty second street be paved from
Fourth TO fifh av, nues Referred
Eesolution that the crosswak Perry street,
the wet side Of Hudson street. be relaid. Adopted
Resolution TO build from the Fifth ward station
house TO connect with sewer in West Broadway. Re-
hIrsd.
PAPERS FROM 1HE BOARD or ALprRSES.
Report Ct the Committee Police, In favor Of inereas
Ing the salaries Of captains Of police aud policemen.
The action OF the Board Of Aldermen concurred in
without debate.
Result on TO pay for bath placed in the Sixteenth
ward station house. Concurred in.
Resolved, That the hospistes Of the city be tender
ed 10 Commander Sands and ether officers Of the fgle
st. Lawrence. Concurrtd In.
Resolution 10 extend the Inequalities Of the city 10 the
officers Ct the French steam frigate Moesdorc.
Invitation for the members OF the Common Council 10
visit the U. g. frgate 81. Lawrence Accepted. Con-
CURED In.
Resolution to lay down pine floor in the Eis 18th
ward station house. Concurred In.
Resolution 10 reduce tax OH Fellows Hall. Con
CURED In.
The Beard adjourned.