The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-17
Common Couno,l.


OfPatrick Bricn for lease Of ofIot in Twenty h
street Remembrance against paving Thirty xth street
between rIghth ana lehsh avenues VI Slyanus Miller,
Charles OConor, Murray Hoffman and 100 others, for
rooms for surrogate's Court OfS r. Waller and others
for some action the part of the Common Council that
will prevent the Harlem railroad company overlooking
theircy cars at certain times OF Taylor Ritch for
lease OF casterly ha Of pier No is, East river Remon-
| strances against widening Thames street OF Todd &
Church for lease of half pier No ID East river For
Hook and Ladder company for Eighty fourth street and
Broadway TO flag pidewaks on Thrty- first street. be-
tween Sixth and Seventh avenues OF Engine Company
No 49, for house lot and bell in Fifty street and
Broadway Old. A Cushman and Others TO establish
tue Old grade on eighth and Forty ninth streets and
! Eighth and Ninth avenues Remembrance against the
organization Of Engine company to be located in James
slip OF w. Smith for lease of pier at foot of Stanton
street East river 0ftrustees Of Fourth Associate preby
terrain church to have two lamps placed in front of the
third street from Ninth to within $50 feet Of Eighth
avenue OF residents Of the Nineteenth ward praying
for building Of dock at Forty sixth street. North river
OfThomas Farren and others for lease Of slips foot of Do
yer street to Bridge street. Brooklyn for ferry Remon-
STRANGE Of owners Of property in the vicinity Of Hudson
| avenue ferry against removing said ferry
REPORTS ADOPTED.
Clthc Committee on the Fire Department concurrng
with the Board Assistant Aldermen to purchase lot
and erect thereon house for Hose Co. No 81 ofthc
same committee in favor Of making repairs to house Of
Engine Company No g. OF the same in favor Of building
priatng the sum of 81 $50 therefor OF Committee on
Roads, concurring to regulate and grade Fortyeghh
street between Fourth and Fifth avenues and permitting
the owners to regulate between Fifth and Sixth avenues
Of Committee Wharves Piers and Slipa in favor of
repairing piers NO D ana u East Oh Committee
Roads concurrDg to permit owners to grade Tenth
nue. in front of their lots between Ninety ninth and Tooth
streets OF Committee Roads concurng to regulate
Nintieth street. between Fourth and Fifth avenues
VI committee on Roads in favor Of confirming the
award of contract for working Tenth avenue, from
I74th to 104th streets country road to Patrick MUIR
ply and making appropriation Of 81 l55 in addition to
the former appropriation of 81 000 On the subject OF
building pier at the foot Of eslroscs street tbere was
majority and minority report presented the former
reporting in favor Of staying all further action in the mat
Ter until due notice If given by the Common Council the
Hf thn Et11i ~
Upon the presentation Of the same Alderman Smith
moved the adoption Of the majority report.
Aid sTURTEvAST-lt appears that parties have held
for long time the bulkhead at the foot Of Deshrosses
street and by long possession may have acquired right
10 the same Now we must first determine whether these
parties the city the legal proprieor Of the bulk
head in question and in view Of this he hoped the ma
jority report will be adopted by which all action the
matter Will be suspended until the legality Of the claim
be established.
Aid BoYcr said he s certain that the property belonged
TO the city, and hoped that both reports and resolutions
be laid on the table
Aid. SMITH opposed to any such course
Aid Francis said he has it from good authority that
these parties wish to have the pier built and then made
good their claims.
Aid. TiEMAs in favor Of the resolution in the
The question then put and the majority report was
adopted whereupon Aid BoYcE presented the following
resolution which was adopted
Whereas, The title to the bukhead between piers Nos
80 and 40 at the foot Of Desbroses street North River
in the Fifth ward is disputed and believed to be the pro-
perty of the city, therefore
Resolved That the Council to the Corporation take
possession Of the said bukhead and to eject al
occupying it. who claim right to do 60
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
That the Commissioner OF Repairs and Supplies be
directed to have Broadway between Thirty fifth and
Thirty streets, repaired forthwith.
That the Commissioner of Streets and Lamps cause
Jones street to be lighted with gas from Fourth to
Blocker streets. without delay.
Aid TWEED then offered the following preamble and re-
solutions
Whereas. The ship Prentice Captain Woodbury. ar
rved on Saturday morning from Vigo Spain having
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their homes and whereas, said prisoners are destitute
and require relief, therefore
Resolved That committee Of FIVE be appointed by
each board to take to relieve said persons and
assist them to reach their homes that The sum Of
$500 be appropriated to carry this resolution into effect
the table ~ -
Aid TWEED in support of the resolution alluded to the
destitute condition Of these men, who certainly demand
the Sympathy Of the board We in the habit Of ex
from time to time as was lately the ea5 Tesah our shores
and others. Why not bestow little charity those
who are our own countrymen! He merely asked for
small appropriation in order to provide them with decent
cloths and the means to convey them to their homes He
therefore hoped that the resolution would be adopted
Aid DFNSAS-This is national question, and should
60 to the legislature at Washington These
entitled TO common sympathy az soldiers They were
engaged III an expedition which was not sanctioned by
the nation And besides, have authority to appEo
pirate money for such purposes lie would propose
open charitable fund and let contributions be levied
Aid. STURTEyAST-lf these men entitled to such
claim for the simple because they country
why does the gentleman Of the Seventh CrweeD
his voice in favor Of those in immediate vicinity
and whose only crime is that Of poverty These
nothing but pirates. They embarked in expedition
which condemned by our laws and which in great
threatened to disturb the peace Of this country
They failed in their object. captured. imprisoned.
and afterwards released by the cemency Of the Queen Of
Spain. And now these men begging from those
whose laws they have outraged He had heard that the
subject would be presented in the board but had idea
that the gentleman Of the Seventh (Tweed) would come
forward to ask appropriation for such class Of
lie hoped that action would be taken Immediately and
that the matter be stamped with the dapprobon Of the
board.
Aid TWEED went over the same ground referring to
the claim they had upon being countrymen &c
Aid, FRANCIS had seen several OF these and said
they in destitute condition. lie thinks there
ought to be something done for them
The question then put and the vote stood thus
Affirmative, Aid Barr, Tweed, Francis Smith, Bard,
Cornell Doherty. Peck 8 negative Aid. Sturteyant,
Oakley Boyce. Compton, Brisley, Tiemann, Ward, Dem
mans Alvord, @
The Board then adjourned, to meet ca Wednesday
afternoon, ut o'clock.