The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-17
AFFAIRS IN NEW YORK CITY.


Common Council.
BOARD or ALDHRMHN
ArHI lG-ihs Board me. y.s erdsy evcn,ng at an shr
usual hour, Mr. Compton, President in the chair. The
minutes OF Last meeting were read and approved
PETITIONS REskKRkD.
W r. finkney and others 70 have the Third avenue
graded &c. between Forty ninth and Fifty sixth streets
Of Hook and Ladder Company, No TO- for having their
house lighted with gus OF Of in Woost
street against rilrond track in said street OF James W.
smith In resntion to making connections with sewers
KenonstrNncc al owners and others, interested In pro-
perry IN Park place against any railroad being made in
tina, street OF Thomas sufferer 10 build sewer. ut his
own expense, in Pearl street OF members of Fire En-
ginc Company, No j, for an additional story to their
engine house ao the doors wdcncd and other
repairs be made to a,id house or butchers. fshnen
and othcr- doine business in Clinton Market To have
floor laid,
~ Committee on Aris and Sciences in favor OF p,r-
c'ting maps for the Of the Corporation and the
chclis Universal Atlas,
OF Committee on Streets concuring to pave twenty
Fiji street from broadway to sixth avenue.
or Committee Whsrycs, Piers, and Sims in favor
OF extending Pier No North River. TO the exterior
line.
OF Committee on streets concurring to pave Thirty
sixth street between Eighth and Tenth avenues. Also
confirming the % various contracts Also
curing to pave and flag broadway, from Fortic.h to
Forty streets Also ccncurriDy To reset curb and
gutter stones in Twelfth street between Avenues and
Z. Also, in favor Of paying John McDcrmot Tor work
and materials in setting curb and gutter stones and flag
eing sidewalks o. Madison street
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
lHAt asWSr DE btut IN G0uvencur sup from bulk
head TO the westerly ourbnc Of Water street for tho
coninotation OF the seventh Ward Police station house
and that $, 600 be therefor appropriated.
That tho Manhattan Gas light Company be requested
to anticipate their contract with the Corporation to
mains Tor lighting the streets the whole .. III
contract a. soon US practicable.
That the Commissioner OF Repairs aud Supple,
the crossing Of hey street. It the Of Rroadsay
TO be repaired and resaid with haggng.
CONTACT.
Upon the motion Of Alderman Tr.siAN, the papers
latng to the oil contract together with the comnnni
Gallon from the Commissioner Of Lamps and Gas award
ing the contract Of furnishing 1000 gallons Of oil at
81 70 to Mcssgs kingsand sutton oil merchants they
being the lowest bidders called up and read Uou-
munications were read from Mcssr. Judd s. Son Decker
liodinc. complaining of the unfair in which the
contract had been awarded TO Ringstand sutton aud
charging that their estimates wcro given after the csti
mates of the Others opened. Aihdavts confirming
these charges were rcad and also an AFFIDAVIT from Joseph
Codes, the Commissioners C.orl declaring that the
tract was properly conferred also document concerning
adulteiati Of the oil
Alderman srur1rvANr moved that the whole matter be
referred TO the Committee Lamps and Gus for the
purpose ct investigating the truth OF these grave charges
involving not only the Cioia but also the moral iuteg
rity of the Commissioner of Lamps and Gas.
Alderman Barr moved that the whole subject together
with the various documents be referred TO special
mtee not being atsted with the report Of the previous
committee, which he characterized iimsy affair
The CA,a pronounced his motion to be out Of order,
Alderman SruRrIyAnt said that The members ot the
board ought to have respect for the ana for
their lahors The gentleman Of the Sixth (Barr) wishes
TO have The subject referred To special committee, be-
he would then he chairman of that committee and
would frame contract that would 10 in accordance with
his views He moved that the whole subject be referred
to the standing committee
Alderman Bann moved to amend the motion ~ re-
ferring to special committee which was lost
The question of a reference Of the whole matter Ia The
Committee on Lamps and Gas, then put and carried
The HoaId then adjourncd until Friday afternoon.
BOARD or ASSISTANT AIDERNES.
Arm j6-This Board mct-thc President. Jonat than
1rotter ESD in the chair and all the member. present
except Assistant Alderman Rogers. (sixteenth wardl
al
proved
rrrirloxs rrc. prrfrnrp.
Or Thomas Dunlap and others for railroad in second
avenue. III Harvey Mcfarland for correction OF tax.
Remonstr rance Of owners Of property in Sullivan
street against locating Hose Company house lot 1ls
REPORTS ADOPTED.
OF the Committee Sewers, in favor Of in
Greenwich from Sixth to Twelfth street
In basins cuvcrts at the eastcry corner of
Thirty third street and Third with ordinance
In favor Of sewer in Henry street from Clinton to cfcr
son. In favor Of sewer in Lewis street from Broome to
Grand In Of basins and culvcrt ut the Of
Forty ninth street and Broadway In favor
sewer in tandewatcr street from Frankfor. to Pearl
street. To concur To flag westerly sidewalk i'll Green
wich street. between Hamersiey and King street.
curing to permit Jacob arsen to erect outside stair
way the building OF Chatham and Mott streets.
10 concur 10 flag sidewalks in Iwentyiourh street. be-
tween Fifth and Sixth To to fence
cant lots Twenty fourth street and Twenty -ifth
street between Broadway and Sixth avenue To concur
10 fence lots between Fifth and Madison and
Twcn ninth and Thireth streets Concurring to flag
walk IN front Of the boatmcns Flip ut Whitehall Con
curing to fence vacant lots Twenty fourth street be-
tween SKIN ana seventh avenues toncnrfins 10 nag
sidewalks in Fifth avenue, between Twenyhr and
lhiriy fourth streets ConcurrnS TO direct streets and
avenues in the Nineteenth ward to be cleaned forthwith
Concrring I" repair house If Hose Company No ~ In
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medc,i snrr;s' ., M Ni.h fy f II ,tion hnaa onh
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house In {, cor q, ,,,nr Iirr; ia.,nnce n,r c,c,n;n
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oschians and others for year. to the Finance Com
n'cV "aS' v" ieooiaei'ioh' i'Jcetco a"" Wv P".ct
ersorurIoSs ,porrrn.
That the portion Of Wards Island recently transferred