The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-14

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HEw Fenax COMMON COUNCIL.
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Bo.sD OF AIOrsnru, May Is, ise
PFssswT-Richsrd I Compton, Esq, President; Alder
men poyce, Barr. B,issey' Francis, snash. Tiensnn
Theirs mot being quorsa ON roll call, tAs Board VA.
SsclaTss until f5ary sx1nDs inst: q
BOARD OF Assistant ALDERMEN, May 10, 1857
chair Assistant Aldermen brown TAFT Mabbatt O,Bren
Broaden Woodward Ring, Wells, Anderson, B0uton,
McGowan, Wright Wheelan, Barker, Rogers Brastow,
OfDaly Denman proprstors Of the Truth Teller that
that journal b. designated Of the Corporation pa
pers. To Committee on Ordinances.
REPORTS.
OF Committee Police-T0 be discharged from tho
consideration of T. Bells BILL and that it be referred to
the Committee Fire Department. To to pay
Ann Coils and A. Beach for supplies furnished to the
poor at station houses In favor Of paying Dr. A. X.
Gardner for medical attendance at the Eighth ward sta
ton house To to introduce Cr0ton water into
the First district court ROOM and to supply benches for
All adopted, each by the following vote:-Afarmative
the President Assistant Aldermen Brown, TAFT Mabbatt
OBren Broaden, Woodward, Ring, Wells Anderson, Bou
ton McGowan Wright, Wheean, Barker, Rogers, Bras
OF Committee on wharves, &c.-In favor Of building
pier at the foot of Fourth street East river with re.
turn, on exterior line, to Third street.
sdent Assistant Aldermen Brown, TAFT, Mabbatt
O'Brien Broaden, Woodward Ring, Weeks, Anderson,
Bouton, McGowan, Wright, Wheclan, Barker Rogers,
OF COMMITTEES on streets--In favor Of permitting
river in favor Of repairing carriage way Of Chestnut
street between Madison and Oak streets; in favor Of
fencing vacant lots between Twenty ninth Thrtich
streets, and Third and Lexington avenues; also, ON
Twenty fourth street. between Fourth and Lexington
avenues; in favor Of tagging the sidewalk corner Of
Beekman and Cf streets in front Of st. Georges church
Adopted each by the following Affirmative,
the President Assistant Aldermen Brown TAFT Mabbatt
1 p,a nrsaden wSodTard R,nE, Wells Anderson
Brastow, and McConkey. a.. ss's.. IL - oiNs
OF Committee cleaning Streets Asking to be dis
charged from further consideration of Mr., N0wlans
petition for the Corporation to introduce his invention
for sweeping streets. Adopted ..t..r ~
OF Committee on Sewcrs-1n the matter Of the in
Bridge street between State and Whitehall streets. Re-
ferred back for ordinance
OF COMMITTEE on Assessments-In favor Of confirming
the following assessment lists and appointing Abner San
ford collector therefor vz-For in Third avenue
from Forty second to Thirty ninth street. through Thirty
ninth street to Second through Second
Thirty sixth street, also in Third avenue from Thirty
ninth to Thirty eighth street; in Forty ninth street.
from the Eighth to point at near the inter-
section Of Broadway filling sunken lots between Thirty
seventh and streets and Sixth and
Broadway between Thirty sixth and Thirty seventh
streets and Fifth and Sixth avenues draining sunken
lots between Thirty-seventh and Foreth streets and
Broadway and 200 feet east of Sixth avenues regu
ang ana macadamizng Sixth avenue from Fortysecond
Adopted, by the following -Affrmative-The Pre-
Broaden, Woodward, Ring, Wells Anderson, Bouton
Mcdowan Wright, Wheelan. Barker, Rogers, Brastow
and McConkey.
Reportn favor of alteration of grass pats in Park
in front of City Hail. To Committee Lands and
Places.
Repors-In favor of RENTING personal taxes of J. A.
Secor Andrew b. Beers, Thos c. Van Hoesen and Chris
topher Harkins in favor Of remtng taxes on the pro-
pery Of Sisters Of Charity at Mount S. Vincent de Paul
in favor of exchanging strips Of land with Henry Grin
nell and j. Coddington; in favor Of paying James f.
md In dnr.v
Committee on Finance.
Reports In favor of paving Foreth ST. between Fifth
and Ninth avenues in favor Of repairing Front street.
between Pike and Rutgers Streets in favor of repairing
carriage way of street between First and
second in favor Of paving Twenty ninth street.
between Fourth and Fifth avenues. To Committee on
Streets
RcportsIn favor of repairing pier 49, East river in
favor of close ping the bulkhead East river between
Twcntysxt and Twenty eighth streets, East river in
favor ofthe adoption Of additional line pier extern
sons the East river between Beekman and Gouyer-
streets. TO Committee on Wharvcs &C.
Rport-In favor Of receiving BASIN southeast corner
Of Delaney and Chryste streets To Committee
contractors to causenotices to be
placed Cat points named Of any of their works in pro-
gress. Sc 10 Committee on Ordinances.
Report-0n the subject Of free hydrant Mt the
Of Fifty. fourth street and Eighth avenue TO Com
mittee on Cr0ton Aqueduct Department,
RcportIn favor observer in Thirty fifth street between
Eighth and Ninth avenues. To Committee on Sewers
Resoution-Ihat the pavement In Eighth street, be-
tween Second avenue and Avenue A, be repaired Con-
CURED in.
Resolution-That Spite pier of 100 feet in length be
built at the foot of Forteth street North river to be
used by the boats that carry offa from the city
Concurrcd in by the following Affirmative
President. Assistant Aldermen Brown, TAFT Mabbatt,
O'Brien, Broaden Woodward Ring Wells, Anderson,
Bouton, McGowan Wright, Wheclan, Barker, Rogers,
Resolution-appropriating $500 towards the buralcx.
peDses Of the wife and three children of p. Colgan po-
ceman Fourth ward and Margaret Logan who persisted
devoted to the bercft Of their survivors.
Concurred in ~ the following te:-Afarmative-the
PRESIDENT Assistant Aldermen Brown, TAFT Anderson,
Bseh Mabbatt Broaden, Woodward Ring. Wells, Bou
ton. McGowan Wright, Wheean Barker, Rogers, Bras,
| tow, and McConkey.
By Assistant Alderman BouroS--
Resolved That it be referred to the Committee on
Roads 10 inquire into and report upon the expedency
Of having all work and repairs upon the and ave.
nues in the upper part of IKE city amounting
sos be done by contract under the direction of the
Commissioner Of Repairs and Supplies, instead of the
present mode or system. To Committee Roads.
Resolved. That the Street Commissioner IN conse
quence Of the restoration Of the grade Of
street between Eighth and Ninth avenues be- and he is
hereby directed to I'LL and regulate and pave the street
in accordance with the present grade line To Commit
tee on Roads.
by Assistant Alderman McCosxrY-
That Thirty-s seventh street. from Tenth to Eleventh
avenue be lighted with oil Adopted.
by the same
That Thirty sixth street from Seventh to Eghrh ave-
nue.. be lighted with oil. Adopted.
BY Assistant Alderman BREADEN-
That tagging be laid around the engine building north
east Of the Park and Chambers street, also that
the grass pats regulated and fenced on the north side
of the building and that the fence be repaired and
adapted to the Of the building under the direction
OF the street Commissioner the expense thereof to be
taken from the appropriation for lands and places.
Adopted by the following ote-Afirmative-The Pres-
dent Assistant Aldermen Brown TAFT Mabbctt. Brcn
Breaden woodward. Ring, Wells Anderson, Bouton.
McCopkey. .u
The Board then adjourned to Monday afternoon at
o'clock