The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-19

Common Council.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Frs 10 This beaId met at the usual hour, Mr. Comp
ton President In the chair The minutes last meeting
rETrrrors AND nriossrRArcEs RrrEaaEp
Remonstrauce Of property In Mercer street.
between Blocker and Amity streets against building
In Mercer street OF Parsons and Others t. have
An engine company located bin IN sas FOURTH ward OF
or John Reded and Others t. have slip foot of Br lad
street cleaned ont OF John Ritter to be compensated
for damages done to house No l3g Pitt street or Cuh
and others to have the old grades restored Ninth
Tenth, and Eleventh avenues from Forty frs to Fifty
Thompson street OF George Law lease Of wharf
East river or officers OF fire companies to remove the
bell from the tower In Thirty third street and have an
other substituted. or Engine Company No "a for an
additional hose OF Engine CompanT No To- for add-
ton al number OF or Frederick Morris aud 270
others citizens OF Brooklyn, asking to allow proprietors
Of jackson ferry to remove from Hudson avsnus to
Bridge street and to run boat from Bridge street to
Catherine alp.
OF the Committee on Wharves, Piers and Slips recon-
mending concurrence with the Board of Assistant
Mabie for bukhesd between Piers Nos % and 49, N B.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
That Troy street be lighted with gas from Hudson to
Whereas 1t is understood that Senator Houston win
arrive ia the city the 18th inst and whereas his dis
tingushsd services his country entitle him every
mark Of res pect, therefore,
Resolved, That the Common Council will wait upon
him in body ct his quarters, the Irving House.
the afternoon Of the 18TH to tender him their respects
and that special committee be appointed to tender him
the use OF The Governors room to receive his friends
That the Council to the Corporation be requested 10
report TO this Board the Of premises
the foot CT Desbrosses street, now occupied rs bath
house.
Thai It be referred to tue Committee Ordinances
report on ordinance giving the power OF granting and
revosipg stage licenses TO the Common Council instead
Of his honor the Mayor
Thatit be referred to the Committee Ordinances to
inquire into and report ordinance dividing all wards
into smaller ard more convenient election districts than
the present division,
Whereas, 1t appears that ill has been introduced
into the Lsgislstare to take the Jones' Wood as city
Resolved rha. the Legislature be requested to suspend
any action in taking jones wood grounds as city park
until the Common Council OF the city caa take some
ton as ~ whether city park should be in the centre
on one side Of the island
ton upon the ground that this matter had been already
tctsd apo had become Law OF the lspd, which
not oe altered Ths adoption o. TINS resolution would
place the Common Council OF New York in very rid
cuous attitude before the Legislature and he thsefore
moved that 1t lay on the table
Aid OaKLEs was in favor OF laying on the table.
Aid Woop hoped 1t would take 0 such course After
remarks he moved reference to the mmittee
Lands and Places, which motion, however, was lost
The vote upon the adoption Of the resolution then
taken, and was carried by a large majority
After the passage Of sandry other uuinportant papers,
st five o'clock.
BOARD or ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
Frs l6-Ths board met at the usual hour, the Pres-
dent Jonathan Trctter Eq in the chair and the full
were read and approved
PETITION REFERRED
Fer paving and resetug curb and gutter IN Twelfth
street, between avenues and OF George drogan
or compensation for damage done by bursting OF Gro
ton water pipe.
R,rsRrs COMMITTEES ADOPTED
On Police Occurring to 1T up portion Of Frank
lin market Tor the the First District Police: Ia a.
y0r ot Paying part Of the amount Claimed BY Henry
station house; in avsr OF paying G Fraukin's bill
for same; eoncutring 70 pay medical bills OF Ds Gu
christ, McNplty and Douglas.
On Sewersn favor Of Sc 1srs in Blocker street from
Carmine and Cornelis street. in favor Of sewer in For
~ sixth street, from Eighth avenue to and through
seventh avenue to Fifty. frat street
On Roads On the petition Of John satery contractor
to requisite Forty ninth street from Fn to the
East river.
On Tinance-In favor Of RENTING personal taxes on
VIM vernilyea and Hugh Donnelly.
On StrtetsIn favor OF reet;ipg By contract the flag.
girg sidewalks feet wide through l22a street. be-
tween Third avenue and Harlem river.
On FiDsnce-Ccncurrirg TO remit personal take, of f.
ferd tor extra services; in favr Of remting personal
tax Of J J Van Petit concurrng to remit tax on pro
perty Of Presbyterian church In Jane conrurrng
10 correc. tax II Divine Burs concurripg to remit tax
on property the Preebytea church IN Duane stree
cencMripg to reduce personal tax OF John W. Cooke
Henry keisman. and W d Comsocs; concurrng 10 take
property Of Maurice and others cur Ct the gale for
e,es.nt coDcurri1g 70 cancel sale for taxes
CD property 81 s. o. Williams conourrDg to emit ps-
iopsl tax OF john J. Hov-Y
RESolvToN.
BY Assistant Aid Wuopw.Rp That the Ceursei . tho
Cooperation tie instructed make appc Aton TO the
Legislature. At its present session Tor enactment II
The third eeciion Ct the act o. April 1875 entitled An
set IN relation TO III. collection Of "a the city OF
New Yo!k," providing that the exemption from FAX
son Of any building for public worshis school in
uch building or premises in the ssid city uaiess tbs
tam. shall be exclusively used for sucn pure ses and sx
York Pubic School society. Adopted.
raFrRs oorcuhEED
Resolution TO appoint the President OF III. Board Of
Aldermen and the President OF tn. Board Of Assistant
Aldermen joint members If ths committee to act wi the
Ma,cr relative to the lat Regiment OF New York Voun
Report ef on streets favor grant.
ing leave to Messrs Deglmee and Cook to pave block
Of che carriage In the Bowery with the pavement
Report OF Comni tee Streets r favor Of giving
Of his premises seutheat corner OF Fourteenth street
and Fourth avenue.
IEsoLrrioss
By Isaac O. BAsKEs-rha. all the documents relative
to the sixth and Eighth Avenue Railroad he referred 70
select special committee and that they be instructed
sscertaning whether the rail tracks laid without
obstIuctirg the streets as public highway ard to report
in relation thereto Adopted-snd Mes,ss Bouton,
McCcnkey and Barker appointed such committee.
~ the Psrsrpxsr-That COMMITTEES of three be ap-
pointed to inquire and report to this Board by what
thority BY whose direction and upon what ground the
council Of the Corporation defending sctien brought
BY Ephaet Mott to restrain the Corporation from max
ing the persons grants Of lands which had heretofore
been conveyed BY the Corporation to Hezkah Bradford
as well as the names Of all the parties interested in the
defence Of the raid suit directly or indirectly the nature
and extent Of their several interests and OF proceed
pes In relation to making such grants before the
mepcement of such action Adopted
RESOLUTION gEskERyD
II the sidewalks in Franklin and North Moose streets
between West and Washington streets, be tagged.
SENATOR HOUSTON.
resolution adopted concurriug With ths Board Of
Aldermen to wait Senator Houston at his quarters at
the Irving House, Tuesday afternoon, TO tender
him the respects Of the Common Council and Messrs
Brown, Rcdnap, Woodward, Ring and Rogers were ap
pointed special committee to tender him the Of
the Governors room to receive his friends.
The Beard adjourned till wednesday next at the usual
hour.
Court Of Common Pleas.
Before the Hon Judge Daily
Fra is .4irts a Charge Of PeijHry This morn
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