The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-05
Common Council.


Common Council.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
JUNE 1.-THE President in the Chair
The minutes OF the preceding meeting were read and
approved.
OF Letitia Hegerman and Others be relieved from
sessment OF Henry Walter and Others, for the repeal
section "A Of the ordinances regulating hackney
"Reminiscences Of owners Of property Murray
against railroad in that street OF Faculty Medical
College, for remission Of tax. OF James G. Faulkener
be relieved from erroneous tax OF Charles ID Mathews
men employed under the Superintendent OF Pavements
asking for an increase OF pay.
ACCEPTED.
VI COMMITTEE Streets, recommending concurrence
with the Board Of Assistants in the adoption Of resolu
ton to alter the grade Of Thrtyffth street, between
Tenth and Eleventh OF committee in favor
Of regulating and grading Forty fourth street. First
avenue to the East River OF committee favor Of
avenue to the East River OF same committee, recon-
mending that the petitions Of j. Brice Smith relative
grading Sixth from l1sth to 18th street, and
other streets at his be referred to Com
mittee on Roads or committee in favor of IL ncing
vacant Tote between Seventh and Eighth and
Twenty ninth and Thirty third streets, and South
side of Thrtieth street between Sixth and Seventh
avenues.
STATEN ISLAND FERRY.
The report Of the Board of Assistants and Of the Board
OF Aldermen in relation to the Staten Island Ferry and
in granting lease Of said ferry to Cornelius VAN
derblt called up. II moved that both reports
De laid on the table and printed.
The Alderman Of the Third said the effect Of would
be to lay the question to the September session and
in the TO leave the Staten Island people with
out q ferry.
Committee Of this Board be adopted instead Of the report
and resolution Of the Board Of Assistants.
The Alderman Of the Third said he wished the question
should now be set At rest The resolutions Of our com
mittee provide that he shall have lease for $1,000
would ask why should we give him lease for 81 600
Ifw do not bind down this and leave him loop
hole to get out Of he win drag into Of litigation
that cannot easily get out Of Now the condition is
that he must make full settlement for all the losses
they the Corporate NJ have sustained by him for the
last FIVE years; and that have got him our
hands let make him pay back the expenses which he
has put us to for i've or six years
Alderman Dopcr said he approved Of the report Of
committee Of The Board. There nothing asked OF
Mr. Vanderbilt but what asked Of every other ferry
In this city Now II he comes in, and like other
takes lease let him do so-the proposition IL feet
~ fair 1t rebukes him. and for that reason viii
vote for IL.
Of IL, treated the city very cavaeriy consider said
he that the refusal or neglect to take the lease in 1915
that had rights and further think he ne
eourtesy nom the Corporation He has seq
ms wealth treated them with sentemPt and not only
tory and because the people Of Staten Island
taken the matter into their hands he in with
report and resolution Of this Bokrd will be adopted.
Alderman MnIrR said be was inclined to think
the thing not yet terminated, and he fur
ther inclined to think II would terminate until tn,
end Of nine years.
Alderman Barron said there was warfare between
zach other the subject What, he would ask would
they gain by the present report lie wished conference
Alderman MILLER withdrew his motion.
Alderman srURrrvASr moved to adopt the report Ant
resolution, which to the following effect THAT
lease should ba granted to Mr. Wander blt at $1,000
year, condition tina, be In and paid up all
claimed by the Corporation.
The Alderman Of the Third ward said he wished e
leave to the discretion Of the Comptroller settle tn,
l. concluded let him then come 10 and take his lease
trust that shall hold the rod this and
pei him. he does take this lease, TO take 1t othe
men are obliged to do.
Alderman BsrrTos moved conference with the Board
Of Assistants.
Alderman H.ws said IL asserted by that Tn,
solution Of the question come to BY the Board Of Assist
anti was satisfactory.
Alderman Of the Ihird-Tt Is not
The question on the Alderman "a the Thirds motor
vas then put Fourteen having voted in the am m
alive and eve In the negative The report and r, solu
ton Of this Board adopted and the report Of the
Board Of Assistants was non-concurred In.
Document ~, being the report Of the compittee or
executor &C In favor Of paying sad executors the
q $500 paid by them to perfect title TO property sold
20 the Corporation, Of Ann and Nassau strcs
After short debate the report was accepted and the re
solution was adopted
The report Of the special committee IN favor Of IN,
enlargement Of the Battery called up ordered
be printed.
RESOLUTIONS REFERRED.
BY Alderman BsRp-Thst the salary Of the clerk In
Centre market be increased TO 5000 per
mence from 18th June instant.
BY Alderman GsUrir-ThAt the Commissioner Of Re.
pairs and Supplies be- directed 70 have the crossws In
Moore street corner OF Water street, reaid and
paired
BY Alderman CuArsa~-That the sidewalks In front
a. premises Nos - So a. % 40 as as 40 60 g. 81 10
co. 81. o. GO IS end 90 Anthony street be reaid
curb and gutter stones reset under the direction Of tbs
street Commissioner.
ny Alderman KrfIr-That Counsel 10 the Corpora tiou
he directed TO communicate 20 this Board
possible whether under the charter u the city q New
York the Corporation Of the city has jurisdiction
the land under water hish.wstr the eastern
thore Of staten Island.
by Alderman CosxLs-Thst the Of the bloc 4
between Fourteen and ffteenth streets, aud between
Avenues q and II, BE- authorized to build o bukhead
sround and al in the sam. at their expense under
ahe direction OF the street ca mmssionsr
by Alderman BRIrroN-Whereas the triangular piece
81 ground bounded BY the Bowtry. Third avenue, and
Seventh street duly conveyed 70 the Corporation
Ncw York for the purposes Of public -nrars provided
che same ~ opened such by Law prior TO the lat III
August 1868 and, whereas one lot. included In said
pc iand y e.s,n,ed a. the property Of the estate O
thofized to purchase sail lot the heirs of John Ma
10 the end that the may BE- included Ia IN,
proposed opening Of said square at price ~ shall b
tor the tnteres, Of the city and the ne be- CHARGED a
che appropriation for real e.tste
By Alderman hrtRrLy1St-That the Corn. ratio.
Counsel report to THE board Tuesday evening how
snd in what rcghers q anthracite coal are 10,
Ease an ordinance on that suhject.
,o~su rtcsrioN rnr ssroR-nF.rn o. r,ir GOWN.
srgpFrs, ptt
The Mayor sent in n communicate % the Beard an
pruncing the desth Of Mr. Childs snd rrcommendin N,
that they would take such action they deemed prOpc
the rcasion.
Upon which Alderna, KrtL, offered preamble .pe
resolutions expressive Of the the Board for tn
ooience With his family and that the member, q th
Beard 81 Aldermen would attend the funeral with th,l
tayes q cfcei and that the Board VI Assistants con
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