The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-15

BOARD OF ALDEEMEH.
The Board Of Aldermen met yesterday at 5
o'clock.
Alderman DonBRry referring tho resolution pre-
sented on the subject Of tho Hudson Rivor Railway
Company, said there was habit Of running the
cars III the Eleventh avonue at rate Of from thirty
to forty miles an hour, ahd of killing two or throo
persons month and doing other damage II Was
high time that tho Common Council should take
into consideration the manner tho Hudson River
Railway Company should run their cars. He
hoped tho committee who had tho matter under con-
sidcratiOn. would prevent them using locomotives
eouth Of Fifty street. Much delay mad already
taken place, aud many lives Loaf excavations woro
made and streets wero dug out down TO wards Elev-
enth and Twelfth avenues, and men and everything
else were run over.
Alderman TIEMANN, on the presentation of the
Report Of the Committee on the taxation Of
1862, ssid it should DO seen whether the
Assessors foes were in accordance with the Stat,
law. They passed an ordinance some time since in
accordance with the State laws but this timo they
had not been adhered to-
Alderman SqURTEvAnT eaid that tho committee
had made the assessments in pursuance Of existing
laws.
Alderman TWEED said it was in accordance with
the Corporation ordinance that two per cent was
allowed; but the State law only allowed one per
cent He would not vote for tho assessment, unless
mGde in accordance with tho State law of 1922
however, he should vote for it now, but not hore-
after; he wished the contractors not to be kept out
Of their money
Alderman STUETEyANT said this course was in
consistent. The contractors should not be bone.
fitted Mt tho expense of the public.
Alderman TWEED thought it unjust to let tho loss
fall upon tho contractors. Tue assessment books
were open for examination by the public, and they
were to blanc for not examining them
Alderman WABD said there was no statute law.
The Legislature had no right to pass such law; it
would be unconstitutional There was party dis
position in the matter. IL they we're getting too
much, cut thom down; they bad gone on and re-
6nG adt ha IN n ,nla 20 Ti,nr
from the Seventh ward had said he did not want to
abridge tho contractors now thoy did not want any
such thing.
Alderman TwrED--Don't speak of Thorn.
Alderman WARD-I am speaking for them legally.
The Common Council was liable 70 the contractors
for MI damage. Unless they could got the ordi-
nance changed they mus. 60 on in his assessment.
Alderman TWEED then read the act Of the Legs-
lature.
Alderman TiEMANN did not wish to Cypress tho
contractor but to protect tho public assessed, to
whom no injustice should be done. A few days had
better be granted for tho purpose Of reviewing the
matter and preparing report.
Alderman EEMAN-Then it must be re-adver-
tised, and can't come on for thirty days.
Alderman MOORE--I think the contractors have
waited long enough.
The report Of the Committee was accented.
Alderman STURrEyAET stated that the Commit
tee OF Finance had reported that that John Hauck
had petitoned for the remission of fine for nui-
sancc, and he moved that tho matter DO reconsid.
cred.
Alderman DEN,IAN questioned the right OF Mr.
Sturteyant. Ho had voted in the minority, and not
in the rsjority, and was not entitled to ask for
reconsideration.
Alderman SrUETEyANT was the only vote given
against The majority, and he since induced to
believe that he was wrong, and was DESTROYS that
the matter should be considered He contcndcd he
had right to ask it. That was common sense, and
the gentleman (Ald. d. was, Of course, unable
to understand il.
Alderman DENgAy-Ttis is not the first perzonnI
insult have received at the hands of the Alderman
from tho Third.
Alderman STuRTEvANT--I nevor meant to insult
the goptlcmsn. ] only fling in his teeth what l,c
says. insult nobody. / don't even charge the
Board with being public robbers.
Alderman DENMAN--Ihis is not the first time
Alderman STuErBy A,T-Nor the last.
Alderman DENNAN--This is rot the first time
mnnd the protection Of the chair from these per-
sonal insults. l have avoided insulting or chas-
Using aOy mombcr Of this Board / have received
repeated insults at the hands of that gentleman.
Whether have common sense or not is not the
question, but whether persons who have voted in
minority have = RICH to move for n reconsideration.
The matter was referred for reconsideration, and
tho petition accepted.
UloI bringing up the report Of the Committee of
the Fire Department upon tie subject of recent
disturbances, it ordered that company No 10 be
disbandod, and companies y and 81 to perform
duty forthwith.
Alderman SaurH in moving the printing OF the
report, said that the committee wore DESTROYS OF
showing the public what the state Of rowdyism
was, and the efforts making to put it down.
Alderman TWEED moved that Two Thousand comics
be printed, which ves agreed to.
The Board then adjourned.