The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-22
Common Council.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Jan lo-Richs.dT ComPt on, ksq Pres in the Char;
The minutes Of the previous meeting were read and
approved.
OF residents OF the Fifth ward. organise . hook
ana ladder company rsid ward OF Berry and asso-
ciates for ferry from Bedford Brooklyn,to
purpose Of establishing ferry from the slip the south
westerly side Of Peck slip in the city of New York. to the
foot of Bridge street Brooklyn for the term Of fifteen
lent ladies named Elizabeth lie Roy n p Jaudon and
Sarah P Doremus, Directors Of the New Home Of In
dusty for aid in procuring suitable house carry out
their benevolent purposes Referred to special com
mittee consisting Of Aldermen Of the Ninth Sixteenth
ard Eishteenth wards Remonstrance ofsamuel Martin
Walter Bowre aud others against the construction Of
the sewer in Houston street Referred.
RECEIVER
resolution was offered by Alderman DoERry of the
Nineteenth ward In which the Harvey Hart the
Receiver Taxes mentioned setting forth that he
ONT Hart) had Issued warrants dstraining the pro-
perry OF various persons for Of taxes and
had given the into the Ia BILE Jen
kins TO execute which had been DONE in violation Of
resolution passed by the Beard Of Aldermen some short
time epce Also requesting that stay OF such proceed
ines should be ordered until the 4th Of May next
On the reading Of the resolution Alderman SMITH of
the Eleventh ward moved that the resolution laid on
the table and gave reason that the language used
IN the out,on was uncourteous and by the using the
name OF MIR Hart was improper. All that ecessary
to say the Receiver Of Taxes He therefore moved
to lay the resolution the table The Aldermen of the
Third and wards seconded the motion and
concurred with the views ofhe the Eleventh
subsequently It was moved that the Alderman of the
Nineteenth be permitted to withdraw the resolution
Accordingly the resolution was Withdrawn.
KEsoLuTtoSs ADOPTED.
or Jared Bull 10 lease ths premises 26l William
erte ct ao 10 repair the soop OF the Seventeenth
station house also that the Comptroller be directed to
furnish this Board statement Of the amount of all bills
paid by him which furnished by the CITY Inspe
tor for services performed in ment from
the frat day of JsDuary 1850 to the first day Janu
ary 1851 and from Jsnuary 1851 TO January 1852
how many Of raid bills have ben paid BY Alderm an
pogheTty, ipquring into services rendered by Cor
poration Attorney for Aims House Department By Al
line OF pier extension the East River from the
OF Beekman street TO So East River be referred
Committee Wharves and Piers by Alderman lehman
that the Comptroller report to this Board without de-
lay the amounts expended for the years 1s49,
1850 sEE 1851 in detail for the funeral expenses of
distinguished individuals, for the reception and en-
tertsment Of distir gushed persons, and for ex
ira compensation 70 officers Of the CITY county
That Mott street from Chatham to Bayard, be lighted
With gas Report Of committee, in favor of building
Adopted Resolution by Alderman Tieman-That the
Council Of the Corporation be directed to nominate
the Supreme Court Benz amin L. Benson, Sylvester Van
Nskenburg and Sidney Conklin Commissioners Of
Estimate and Assessment in the matter Of the opening
of l24th street, between Eighth and Harlem
river Referred Report in favor OF rounding corners
of CAtbarine street and East Broadway Adopted Re.
port IN favor of regulating and paving Twenty sixth
street from the Eighth avenue to Broadway Adopted
STREET COMMISSIONER
very lengthy and minute report returned to the
Board. on resolution passed few nights snce requir
ing the to render full account for the
year the following the amounts collected in
month viz for opening and altering streets and
building sewers and drains basins and culvers raising
regulating grading and gravelling, paving and tagging
setting curb and gutter stones laying crowalks repair
ing sidewalks filing streets sunken lots and public slips
fencing vacant lots building wells and erecting pumps