New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-05

Report In favor OF repairs ID mouse OF bngine Oom
pany No s6 Concurred Ia.
Reports in favor Of tagging sidewalk In Brosdvay
from No s65 % the Of lsthst; 10 favor OF nag
gipg sidewalks In 5,bsy, between 9th and SIN 90 10
favor of relsyng and repairing crossTsks ron IN u
to Hsmmond.st and from south east corner OF lin 6
10 corner Of 7thst and Greenwichay. To COMMITTEE
on Streets
Reports In favor Of ICING three vacant LOT, in 2i IT.
between ls, and % 10 favor Of paving 9thav from
| 40 TO 18Th SITS. Both adopted.
Reports In favor of paving carriage way aud reset
ting curb and gutter stones In 3ihst between otnN
and Broadway In favor of nclosng vacant lots In Wet
2oth-st, and 2sth.st between 9th aud 7thav. with
suitable fence; In favor of tagging sidewalk on north
side Of Greenwichsy. from 9Th sy to 18th ST. To Com
| mittee on Streets.
Report In favor Of tagging sidewalks 10 18th St from
Avenue B TO East River Concured 10.
Report In favor of repsvng Cbes,nutst In favor OF
granting permission TO the Managers OF the New York
| Institution for the Blind 10 erect wall on the south
side OF 3iths st., between sh and 9thsvs Ia favor OF
repairing csrrsge way and cross walk In 2lst between
Brosd"sy and 4thsv in favor OF rei'ssns and set
ting curb and gutter stones In RiyingtonG and Bow.
cry in favor Of regulating and grading setting curb
snd gutter In istst between 9TH and sthsvs and dag
ging sidewalk four feet wide through the same Ia IA
yor OF setting curb and gutter stones 10 Frsnkltnst,
from Courtlandt alley to Emst To Committee on
/ Streets.
Reports In favor Of grading 5lstst from l0h.sv to
Hudson River in favor OF grading regulating and Mac
sdsmzing 51ths st. between Broadway and sthav In
favor of restoring In Broadway, between 10Th and 5st-
s the grade established prior to June L. 1851 10 favor
Of digging WELL and erecting pump therein, In 10th
Of, between ID and 81 avs In favor OF the plan OF
grades for the streets and between ODD and
79dsts. and East and Hudson Rivers az submitted BY
TIE Commissioners appointed 20 revise the same. To
Committee on Roads
Reports In favor Of sewer in Cros.st, from Orange
10 Pearlst 10 nonconcur with Board Of Assistants In
permission TO + Boomer to construct SEVERN Perry
St at bis own expense IN favor Of sewer In 18th 1t.
between 9TH AMI 7th.svs To Committee on Se wers
Report petition OF James Hures 10 purchase lot OF
land on r. between 18th snd 26Sh-sts. To Committee
on Finance
Report IN favor Of donstilg So to Israel Gdersleeve
for loss OF horse by stepping into hole la hi pave
ment in Pearl 81, near City iisllplsce Concurred In
Report In favor OF paying bill Of VIM II Baker Tor
rent OF house occupied by Hook aud Ladder Co No H.
Concurred In.
Report adverse to the award of contract for the build
ing of an Iron BeliTower, 10 McDougalst near Spring
Concurred In
Ordinance, that when the numbers OF a street are d.
rected 10 be changed they shai be SO within twenty
days after notice the occupants or owners of the
property, under penalty of $50 and $40 per day,
part OF day, thereafter they shs rensn unchanged
and In the event OF noncompliance the Superintendent
of Streets cause the numbers 10 be changed and the
expense collected from the parties Aforesaid Con
cured In
Report in favor Of sppropratiny 900 to d, up supe
rlOr Court rooms and Office COncurred Ia.
Repor, In relation TO issue OF stock for building
anew Reservoir. Laid on the table.
Report In favor of resettng curb and gutter and re-
paving Westst, from Duane to spring st, instead OF
from Duane TO l3thst To Committee Streets
Report in favor of basins &C. at the of Elm
and White SIS, and Elm and Walker To Committee on
Sewers
In favor of lighting Lexngtonav. with gas. between
18th and sd SITS also lighting 2th 3Oth and 3lststs.
with gss, from Sd 10 18th sv Concurred In.
The Board then adjourned to Thursday afternoon, at
O'Clock.
u. 5. ConMIssIONER's OYFICE.-Chdrge
Of MarslGrshter - William Sweeny young man
OF the OF the ship Devonshre, examined on
charge OF manslsughter In kicking Henry Billings, while
they each, with others yard OF the vessel In
consequence of which Billings fell to the deck, and was
instantly killed.
Rob,y Broen testified to being on the crosck yard
the night OF July with Billings, Sweeny and three
other furing the jack the moon was up but was
raining; a few words happened between Billings and
! Sweepy s. asked b TO come help him haul the sail up
! B. answered, he would ss soon as he could make the
Jacket fast next saw the man lying on the deck dead.
! Charles Haldron testified to being on the yard
slsing to tur the sail he next 10 the mast S~ee.
| by next to him. and BillDgs outside; sweeny called
! 10 u. twice tho sail WIS wet and he said he
could pull in, and wanted b. to help hln s. said
to b. If he cid not come he would go TO B. and hit him
also called to b. s. went TO him, and said he would
when he 60. the jacket fast the next thing tho
fell on the deck saw $. foot don't know whether
he slipping; don't know whether his foot ht the
man saw bis foot kicking a. h n, but don't know for
certain that 1t struck him; b. fell Immediately; when
went down. he was dead.
Another OF the seamen heard the re- oly of that he
would as he had fastened the jacket saw
! him. after he fell strike the deck
Dr. LhcL6eid testified to being called 10 y bat when
he got to bin he was dead.
The Commissioner (Mr HOHon) did not coDs'er
that sufficient had been shown to sustain the chagc,
and the complaint was dismissed.
SUPERIOR CoURT.-M Chdmbers.-Be-
fore Ju jge Oakley-Habeds Corpus A lad named Mar
tin G. DemiDg, gaily stnred in drsgoons dress,
brought up writ Of habeas corpus sued out by his
father and hs discharge from enlistment asked for on
lhe ground Of minority. The application resisted
By Col Brown who cited the different laws in relation
20 the organization Of the army-.hat of ls0l-which
did not perm, the enlistment Of person between tho
ages of II and 81 without the consent Of hts parent
suardian-the law OF 1914 which permitted enlistment
without such consent which repealed In 1875
bu, the law of ESQ does not refer 10 IL.
The Judge said he was always desfous where Is
could legally be done, to remand person that had
listed 10 his duty much imposition had been prsctced
upon the GOvernment-but where IL Is clearly shown
that the party is minor ne cannot be held. Order for
discharge
MARINE CoURT-Before Judge Lynch
! John Morris against Jarpss kbk-By seaman OF the
ship Mortimer Livingston agains, the mate for alleged
assault and battery during the voyage from Glngowto
ttis port IL was alleged that the mate struck Morris
| with his list several blows knocked him down, and
thumped bis head against the DECK by winch MS head
/ was SUIT
This was denied by the mate who produced testimony
to show be did not exer ise any unnecessary violence
He requested Morris 10 de- some work, but NJ did NOT
perform H. and he collsred him. by the captains orders,
10 take him aft IL also said that NJ was not Ia tho
habit of obey orders promptly but OF making excuses
The Court considered that no eVldence was maze out
against the mate the contrary that plaintiff dis
orderly and the mate did more than what was his
duty. Complaint dismissed.
Before Judge COwle,.
abraham Haier against HtLian H. D1uis-Action Tor
assault and battery the high seas committed at Key
Wcst and within the shts
Council for defense moved that the complaint be DIS
missed on the ground that the assault occurred within
the ursdicton Of FloTids, and that the Marine Court
had 10 jurisdiction In such cases.
The Court conceded In the view, and dismissed the
complaint
Court OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
1,.doy-Before the Recorder and Aid Smith and B0yce
-Manslaughtsr In The First Dtgro WIN Lunnen was
tired on al Indictment charging him with having on The
naht the 30h Of Nay ss caused the death Of James
Damy, by striking him with CLUB ltspPeared In evil