New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-09

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JBTodd,cGy Raiiroad.--The onpoasr :,
ofthis protest cams Ia wisS perfect dssos Of R.,
stsnces. ,ocsisd sbou. &c fo,io~s Firss wsrd sas
Second. '0S; Third, 100; Fourth III; Ffsh, ass ssv
enth, go; Eighth. 1885, Nnth. rs; Eisvensh 80.
Fihesnib. 10: SiSsseoth. 6SJ Seventeenth. Ie5S.
Eighteenth. 49, Twentiet5, l6i-naklng 10 eli 7,6t5
renonstrants AL thste With 751 names In favor vera
referred to the Special Committee.
Another Brodduay Road.-Wm. l..
Hal asks for charter to build railroad Broad way
from Bowling Green 10 Thirsy third st double track
fare Ave cents. He says h0 win give 100000 bonus
and go 900 per year rent Referred 70 Special Conn
mlttee.
Railroad on The Wet Side.-W. J.
Hsskett wants to alive 600 bones for railroad from
Fitsy second st. down Ninth Az, Greenwich and Wash
instonsts to the Battery. To Sgee. Committee.
Grdnd-st Railroads.&c. large number
of property owners on Grand ST remons.rste as SnH
II proposed railroad In thai street. Referred to tho
Street Committee.
Nineteenth Ward Election This ques-
ton being the special ORDER csne up, and Alderman
facts In regard TO the illegal aud rovdy character Of
the Election; all of which readers have heretofore
heard Of He moved that the seat Of the Nlnsteeuth
Ward In the Board Of Aldermen be declared vacant
Aid. TIEnASN opposed this aud moved tbs adoption
OF tbs majority report confirming hr DoHzRrY In ais
sest Aid. I. made long speech, Ia examining 'se
evidence.
or four times with the Committee, but he was satishsd
that Dohery oiled to tue place, and AFTER that
he became Disputed with the evidence and leis tho
Committee
After a long and unintsressing debate, conducted
with much lsltsde vote taken upon AID. SIUs'
TENANTS resolution declaring the election void, and
was rejected, 10 Democrats voting against u ana
Wings for 1T
The following resolutions appended to the majority
report. were adopted by party vote;
Resolred That in the matter OF the late election in the
Nineteenth Ward far the relates to the election
Of John DoheTty, tor Alderman that although there was
santed desertlon ct the be boxes by Philip j.
Monroe ana William Rockwell the chslrnen OF the two
election districts Of said Ward, aud irregularities
proved have occurred ia the taking and csnvsngof the
to have occurred yet has been established that the
same affected tie result Of said election that the will
Of the electors OF said Ward was defeated thereby;
Rcsoired That John Dosrty entitled sit in tie Board
Of Aldermen, "a 3 duly elected membx Thereof
Re,Oived, That, in The opinion Of this COMMITTEES tbs
Conduct OF the Police the day OF election In said Ward
was CT iminay inefficient and highly reprehensibs, aud
into the OF such conduct with view to prevent hks
occurrences In future
The vote was follows;
Ieas-Ald Moore, Haley Oakley, Barr, Tweed. Comp.
ton, Francis Smith, IiemAnn Bard penman Cornell, reSk
Naus-AId Sturteysnt, Boyce, Ward, Alysrd-t
dbsent-Ald. Brisley aud Pearssll.
NOT entitled 10 Toie-Alr. Dohsrty now Alderman.
Other BuSineSS.-The Board then fixed
Election Irspectors pos &c. and soncurred In several
papers of street business, &C.. from the Assistants
The Semi Annual Report of the Chief
of Police was received and laid on the table TO be
printed. (See below
On motion, the Board adjourned TO meet
on Monday next
semi. Annual Report of the Chief Of Police.
Last night his honor the Mayor sent to
the Common Council the Semi Annual Report of GEO.
w. MArsELL, Esq, In words following, to wilt:
Hos. A. G. KINGsLAND, MAYoH-Sr: The Report here
unto annexed exhibits the condition and operation OF the
Police Department from an to July l. 1854 From the
statement OF arrests 1t will be seen tn during the time
mentioned there l6 10 peons taken into custody for
feores and misdemeanors Of this number 26f were Of
lenses Of violent against the person, viz Assault
with intent to kill 81; assault aud battery, $685. assaung
6 murder, IS; rape II robbery ia the first degree, s.
For the oenses during the previous six months there
were SsS psrsCSoss arrested showing deSfesss Of 4Ss
while 94l0 persons arrested for the ofesses dsr
Ing the previous xix months The whole humber Of susss
during the months ending with tho Sls OF Dscem 5er
1851 l845 being 2J than arrested during
the period embraced in the present report
There 2 Ito oenses reported having been
mted ssspst property, OF which number 1871 (mors than
one half were petit srceniss.
With Report your Honor III lind annexed copie OF
those reports made former occasions relative 10 the
cessy Of establishing River Police, and lighting tho
number Of facts of the greatest import to the wes
ofths City, and point with unsns certainty imp
lance OF immediately adopting some plan more eectualy
protect the lives and property OF citizens along pier,
slips OF the City from the drepredsons ofge thieves
The dniDg manner In which some OF these dspredsto
commit their thss almost sAcseds belief but for tho
unquesonabe authority upon which the faces stteited
they might well be rejected the tabled inventions OF
hsveIed brains Cattle buchered and dressed farms
ad Joining the city, and brought to this market for sale
willie droves Of sheep carried away in night from the
immediate egbOrhoCd OF the farm house without alarm
Ing tie sAips boarded ana robbed OF valuable
cables rigging, &C. while the officers sitting in tasr
pockets Of tie sIeeps riaed Of theft contents aud otsp
yalusbes carried away without disturbing the officers;
ana other like ohenses are OF such fequsn occurrence az
lot 10 excite surprise when related.
Many facts that have since tTanspired, might be
re.Ied in this report showing ts i'm with as
hs disposal Of this department OF aor;ug
the protection that the increased and constantly increasing
wants OF eaboard demand but two three nssn OF
few weeks since respectable citizen LETT his place ct
business to attend to his usual The night sstin
hoU passed during she night the family OF the gentle
became alarmed account OF AIS not retaining
home The night passed away and he did not return and
the following day search made for him. but In vain
and II thought he had been waysd sod robbed az no
was known to hays hsf considerable aaoant Of money Ia
his possession No trace OF him could be found until ths
succeeding day when bis body found floating Ia the
without mark Of yolense upou IT, aud his money
still remained bis pocket The dict Of the 1ronsrs
jury oaly allowed that he et u1tmsy snd In the
that thousand Of Others had done before Far
truthful wou been tire verdict had the Jury found
tina, the decesse his death by neglect on,t1e part
the City Authorities 10 provide suitable lights for the
pieIs auG slips Of the city.
Within month past the brig Eutsrpnz., Capt Drew
rived h.rbor anchoTed eli the Battery Tho OH
GERS and crew. ofthe toll Of long voy
age greatly tsoed 90 that when they retired for the
night they sounc aud heard the thief when
he cIepI athy boad Of their vessel entered the ss
in where the Captain and mate rspossd apparent safety
ard carried goods and money OF the yaus OF fom
$500 $500 30 adroty the roobe<y effected tha. tbs
Captain the brig wa,fImy Impressed with the beefhst
had been adopted and that he had been
subjected to the narcotic effects Of chloToform
On the night of August a. 1852 the ship Thomas Watsoa
was wing 4. the Pier Of Oliver &C. In tbs Fourth ward
and a. an addifons prevention against thet the Captsn
employed shipksepe named Charles Batter, whose duJ
wa 10 watch the shp az night willie the Captain saa
crew spt Ga the sht in question, Robert Adsn' Ine
mate Of the ihp retired 20 rest az about IL o'clock Ias
Of the cabin open inv the All