The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-20


raham NJ Cossens aud othcs.-Upon reading the
summons and verified complaint, and schedule A.,
and the affidavit of A. Oakley Hall, thereto annexed
and the same being considered; and, on motion Of
N. B0wditch Blunt, District Attorney for the peo
pie, the plaintiffs in this action. 1t is ordered that
the defendants show cause before one of the justices
Of this court, at special term thereof, Saturday.
the twentieth day Of March instant, why an iniunc-
ton should not Issue. restraining the defendants
from in any way disposing of their property men,
toned and set forth in schedule A. of the complaint
And let copy Of this order, together with copies of
all the papers in this action be forthwith served
upon each Of the said defendants.
[Sgned.] H. P. EDWARDS.
Common Council.
BOARD OF DERMEN.
p,aas board I'd met at the he, usual hour Mr.
last meeting read and approved.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
OF David D. Wheeler and others to erect blockso
anchors at the foot of Troy Jane and Jansevoot
for sewer in Thirty fifth street from the Eighth to tn
Ninth avenues for lease of vacant lot in the
templated engine house No. 118 Sullivan street; for
paving Thirty -nnth street between Madison and Ninth
avenues; remonstrance Of over one hundred and ten
ments against dvctng the Mayor the power to grant
omnibus licenses and changing the existing regulations
OF omnbuses OF property owners for in Henry
street. IRON Rutgers to Jefferson street to connect with
sewer now in Jefferson street.
A communication received from the Street Com
missioner appointing the first day of May for the actual
widening OF Liberty street Referred to the Committee
on Streets
in relation to payment Of assessments in advance of their
collection Referred to the Committee Law Depart
meDt.
AID BARD moved to take up the Report of the Com,
mtee on Ordinances to amend ordinance organizing
the departments Of the municipal government of the
city, by striking out the words Police Department. and
inserting in place thereof Department of Street-nnd
Lamps in relation to the Bureau of Inspection The
board then adhered to their former action notwthstand
ing the objections Of his Hon the Mayor vote of Is
to 8.
Aid TrEMANN moved that the subject of the Jones
woods city park be taken up and that nohwthstand
ing the Of the Mayor the board adhere to its former
action in the adoption Of resolution requesting the
Legislature to suspend any action in the matter of taking
Jones woods as city park until directed by the Common
Council The motion was carried and the former action
of the board adhered to by vote of Is to 7.
Aid !iEMANN further moved that the Mayors veto on
the BILL in last year be taken the table and
referred to the Committee Lamps and Gas which was
carried.
Aid srvnrrvANr commended that the action propseod
would be irregular. inasmuch the veto was sent to
another board and to bring the subject before the pre-.
sent Common Council new matter would have to be pre-
pared.
Upon motion Of Aid SMITH the veto was then laid on
the table REPORTS ADOPTED. ''N =.
OF Committee on Lands and Places in favor of building
protection walls in Potters Field Forty ninth street be-
tween Lexington and Fourth avenues.
NEW FERRY WALL STREET.
Report OF Committee on Wharves Piers and Slips in
favor Of granting lease of ferry the street
with the following resolution
Resolved That lease of slip at the foot Wall street.
or so much thereof as belongs to the Corporation
gethcr with the northery side Of pier No l5 and also
ferry lease with privilege to establish and run a ferry
from that point to the of Montague place or the foot
of Joralemon street Brooklyn be granted to David s.
Draper and John T. Devlin for the term of ten years
from the first day Of May 1852, annual rent of
$4,000, with power to regulate the from time to
time by the Common Counc said rent to be paid quar-
terly on the usual quarter days and to when
said commence to run said ferry the said lease to
tain the usual covenants contained in ferry leases and
ALSO that said ferry shall be Immediately put in operaton
and unless said ferry shall be put in operation within
eight months from the passage of this resolution that
said lease shall be cancelled and that in the meantime
the said cssees shall only be required pay for said
slip at the rate received therefor the Corporation
Upon the presentation of this report Alderman DEN
moved that the same be laid on the table as mum.
bers Of the Board seemed not to have satisfactory nfor
nation as to what the bids are and who the bidders
lie would ask whether they legsating for New York
or BROOKLYN Are they going to establish another line,
by which residents Of the city will be removed to the
other side Of the river, by which taxpayers will be
thrown into Brooklyn and the surrounding cities! This
is point which should command the attention of the
Board.
Alderman TrEMAss moved that $4,000 be inserted in
place OF 81, 800. which was lost.
Alderman WooD moved to insert $1,000 which waslost
Alderman DENMAN moved to insert $4,000, which was
also lost.
Alderman TIEMAsS moved to amend the resolution by
crasng all after the word resolved and inserting that
the Comptroller be directed to advertise for the highest
bidders for the privilege of running ferry from the foot
years. This motion lost. He then moved that the
whole matter put up at auction to the highest bidders
remarkng that he had heard nothing about the report
coming before the Board this evening.
alderman srusrEvAsIgThere were only two parties
TO the highest bidder which was $4,000
Alderman DENMAS.-lt appears there is not member
OF this Board who is acquainted with the action of the
committee In such an important matter as this, the
committee should have first reported whether it was right
and prudent to establish ferry and then TO have
given their estimate Of the But there is nothing
public in it,
Alderman wapp-The whole object Of this discussion
is to have more light on the subject He cannot under
stand why members anxious in hurrying this
port with such rather indecent haste lie would move
that the whole subject be laid upon the table to be made
the special order for Friday evening This motion
lost.
Alderman TIEMASN then moved his amendment, that
I'm 1rn
lost
After some further remarks the question was put and
and Devln for $4,000 was adopted by vote Of 15 to s.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
That Sixth street from First Second avenue be lighted
with gas That Oliver street be lighted with gas forth
with That the further Of $500 be appropriated 70
detray the expenses Of the Common Council incurred in
celebrating the birthday of General Washington That
Tho atre Alley be lighted with gas That the pump be
moved and the well filed the Of Twenty-ourth
street and Lexington That the old portion the
middle pier between Vesey and Barclay streets North
river, be rebuilt.
RELIEF or BROADWAY
whereas Broadway below the Park having been rem
dercd almost impossible in certain portions of the day by
the onnibses and stages In that To-
caty making il almost impossible for pedestrians as
well carts and carriages to get Broadway without
delay And whereas such increase in the number Of
nbues has rendered that portion Of Broadway very
gcrous to life and limb in crossing; and whereas the
Mayor has recommended reduction Of omnbuscs travel
ling below the Park, in Broadway in his annual message
TO the Common Council therefore resolved that it
eircd to the Committee Ordinances to report to this
hoard an ordinance restricting two three of the
lines last granted OF stages omnbuscs travelling
through Broadway to the South ferry from running be-
low the Park in order to relieve to extent that por
ton Of Broadway
After the passage of sundry papers the Board then
adjourned to meet ON Friday evening at five o'clock
Brooklyn city Intelligence.
Corhr or sn,sloss-Beforc Judge Mocrc and Justice,
stlwc and Winslow--W ednesday March 17-wilam
icenoy indicted for grand larceny. in robbing Mr.
Pongcr of williamsburg of $500 in bank bills on the
9th December brought up fr trial BY consent
of he demo n Rrow VIII has