New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-23
CITY GOVERNMENT.
BOnrd of Aldermen.
SEPTEMBER SESSIoN-EIGHrH Day.

TUESDAY, Sept 81, 1852.
The Board of Aldermen met at the usual
hour, and approved the miOutes.
BroddpGy Railroads. number of pa
pers In regsrd TO his MISTER Offered. 1t is hardly
worth while 10 psrticul ,rze the locades Of the ped.
TONERS and remonstran,s There were about 1000
names said TO be In favor aud 500 sg4in the road
The whole batch wont Into the hands Of the Special
Committee, OF which Aid. srURTEvANr, friend of tas
project as we understand 10 tee Chairman This Jm.
tee A. thus far done noihngwe believe ihey have
no, met but the Chairman expects TO do netting dar.
Ing the recess.
Printing NamtS. Aid. DENMAN offered
resolution drectiog the prn,ing Of oil the nsmo' on
petitions aud renonsnces for and against the Broad
way RsircGd under direction OF the Special Committee
AID. OAKLEY moved to amend by compelling the
Special Committee to pay f-r the printing.
AID STUhrEvANT moved further amendment, tina!
the Alderman who offered the resolution pay for the
work AID s said ho was Chairman Of tho Special
Comm s' G. and not ready to contribute for any
iuch purpcic.
AId SMITH moved that The resolution lie upon the
table, but gave way for explanation from
AID. DENMAN, Who said this suggestion not his
owp 1t was offered az the request of another party
He bad teen assured that much humbus had been used
In getting 10 petitions that grea! many dc
titiUus signatures, &c
Ale SIURTEvANr fsred up at this and said he did
rot believe that such was the fact twas customary
in csies Of Importance for each party TO charge the
other with malpractice 10 Issirg names Aid. 5. said
that be had suggested to the Committee tina. proper
person be employed to look over all the papers aud
count up the names for and against the project
The motion TO print finally laid on the table, with
out crpo'iiion.
another Railroad Project.-H. b. DIV
son and oilers petition tor charter for double track
road from the junction of Park and B lad say up
Park row, Chathsm-st, East Broadway sad Grandst
the Wiilamsburgh Ferry the fare said road to be
fixed at three cents Toe psitOn referred 20 the
Street Committee.
One more Railroad Plojcct.-John N.
Hayward petitions for charter 20 build road over
exactly the same route the fare - bs three cents Tns
also referred to the Stree, COMMITTEE
SAL Another RaiLroad.-D. A. Cush-
man. and tao hundred others, petition for charter to
build Rslroad from Battery place up Greenwich b.
ard Ninth Az, and down through washng,on-s. Re.
/ feIred 10 Committee on Streets.
AnOth,r Railroad Petitioner.-H. Wal
tiers bses the privilege of laying do wn road oror the
Ioute siked for by Mr. Cushman. Referred 10 the
Street Conn
OPening Elepenh-sk-A report from
the Other Board cOncured In directing the open.
Ing Of Eleventh ST. from Dry DOesst to the G River
Difficulty at a HydranL-A report from
the Committee The Fire Department was ac,ep.ed
and ordered fila 1t In reference to toe di;a,y
between Hose Cos Nos. IL and So concerning tue poi
session of bydiart which was claimed for No IL by
Samuel Jackson who had stationed himself upon H. and
also Claimed for No 3S by priority Of arrival with their
spp~s'us scvtile ensued al lhe result ID that Mr.
'Sehion Ia censured for his conduct
DEAD Horses The attention of the
s0sfd was occupied for long time With claims for
eansge 10 nor'e' By rea,on Of bad .res,s and piers,
Aio' hotoE made an effort 10 get throuah rc,plu.
Ton 10 pay Tor horse os, By falling through a p,sr
ln the course OF biz remarks be appealed 70 the man.
befs Of the Board "Christians 10 ..,,., the no.,
msn who had losi the horse This epishe, Of cbri.
tians" caused q buzz Of laughter In ths lobbe. .,s
msde even sone Of the Aldermen blu.b-oartcal,,,v
the member irUm the but we won't be iay,dlOu,
TIE President was seized with q sudden cough bu,
soon recovered ard raped for order.
AID srphTEvANr hnew they wsrs all Christians and
very pious NEE. Moro irreverent giggllng Ba,,hey
were put there 10 keep wian tue lag, and Cnrsi,us
hated law suits Of ali kinds and lawyers to- perhaps
he was not tbs, the City liable for the horse
may be that the Lessee Of the pier 10 tae Tasy
were put bere TO guard tbs City Treasury; snd a..
tneueh faey were al full Of Chhstiar sympathy thsy
would nct let sympathy 20 beY ODD Justice