The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-10

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Moreans President, In the chair The minutes Of last
meeting were read, and approved.
REFERREp,
For the renewal lease OF pier foot of Dey street.
A communication was received ON the Commits
ioner Of Streets and Lamps in TO resolution
requesting him to report to the Board the probable
cost Of oil lam ps during the next year TO which he
piled, that the cost OF lighting tina oil lamps, at the
present price of the oil, viii bs siS per lamp
REPonrs
ofCommittee on Sewers In fGyor OF sewer Ia Twenty
second ,trest
Of the Committee on Roads In favor Of changing
the grade OF Fortyeghth street, between Tenth aud
Eleventh avenues
Rsport Of the Committee on Street, rs,ommspdio1
= concurrence with the Board of Assistant Aldermen
In the sdoptiou Of the resolution permitting the New
York and Harlem Railroad Company TO continue a
branch rail track from Fourth west 500 i.-t
on Twenty sixth street Referred back
Report OF the Commissioner Of Streets and La mps,
on lamps and gas ORDERED 70 be printed and pub
lihea all the ps pers employed By the Corporation
BY This repor spptars that there has been erected
wi, tho.s bs.ore srssted nas ths aanSsq to
900 during TIE same have been pat up 730 oil
lamp po,t,, and there e's2 oil lamps making
the Whole number OF public lamps l230l Whsh will be
largely increased urinr the present year.
WfB1tHI ADOPTED
Resolvsd, That the mode OF application and the
principles which govern the counsel OF the Corpora
tion IN urging uron the State authority to borrow
money aao to am nd the charter be co nsdered and
reported to this board BY the Conmitsee on the Law
Resolvsd That the Commits. on Law Department
inquire sud report 70 this board rul. TO be OBJ
served in the mode Of settling csimi agsin,t the Cor
poraticn that shall be In ccnisrmity with the pro-
Resolved. That fountain be placed in Tompkins
Square end the be built under the direction Of
the Croton Aqueduet Board.
Hrsoi rrIoSs RtrERREp.
Resolved, That Church street be extended, BY
cutting through ths blocks betwsen fulton ana Li6er.
ty streets, and continued Of the same width belew
Liberty strtet by widening Trinity Place on the west
side
Resolved That the side or third railroad track
living on the Fourth svenus, between Twenty. hith
aud twenty seventh streets tc removed f0rthwith
The Board then adjourned until o'clock this
evening.
HOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
J,v p-rhe Board Of Assistants met thi, evening.
The president In the chair, snda quorom OF mem
bers in their places.
The Committee Finance reported In favor Of
conc Otring to pay Richard w. Hart $50 for damages
dsne to horse BY falling through hole In the pier
r.rrasrsou rHr so.pp " ALDERMEN.
Petition for lighting Barrow street With gas
Granted. This Board concur.
RESOLUTIONS,
To light Blocnipgdale road from Fortieth street TO
tho point where IL interecs the Tenth avenue, Win
Resolved. That II he referred to the Committee on
Fire Department % inquire and report as 70 the ex-
pedcney Of renewing the lease Of house oscupied By
Hose Company No a, In Spring street.
TuE FuerrrvK SLAVE, Lore, ~ PuIADELruA.- :
The Philadelphia fagutrrr, ut the 9th inst, speak
/ ing OF The arrival Of Henry Long. the fugitive
/ slave, m that city, says;-The Y >. officers, win
4 their prisoner, were met last night, on the ARRIVAL
/ of the cars al the Kcnsington depot, by deputy
Il U. s. Marshals Smith enG IIalzel, Of this city,
supported by thirty officers, unscr Police Marshal
Keystr. The negro was conveyed from Ken.
I sinp,nn in custody of the ". ). officers, aud a
detail ce Marshal keysefs officers, IN one OF Gle
rat's omnihuses, 70 the Baltimore depot, corner %
Eleventh and Market streets, where he was placed
ia the cara ard startet for the South ia charge Q
,fiicers Talmadge. Brown, and DE Angels, o
New Ycrk The Marshal Of Police also had
psriy Of his officers stationed al the Balumor
depot, for the purpose Of preventing eny breach 2
the peace No disturbance whatever, though, oc
eurrpd. The slave was taken through Philadei
pha without the 81 ghfssl excitement