The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-07
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN, I

BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN,
Present-Assistant Alderman Ping in the Chair I; As
instant Aldermen Brown TAFT Mabbatt habey Broaden,
SssIer' Rogers o.swfoTd oSsess, and aoconley.
PETITIONS
By Assistant Alderman KNGOf Felix Ingoldsby, BY J.
c. Pnckney attorney for correction OF tax. To Com
mittee Finance.
BY Communication of judges Of Marine Court,
b relation to court rooms asked fer, To Committee on
By Assistant Alderman Observation-Disclosures of q.
Jas 1oap
down track First avenue To Committee on Streets
and Roads,
OF the Comptroler-On the claim Of T Hunt for extra
allowance building Park To Committee on
Repairs and Supplies.
4 communication was received from his Honor the
Mayor returning to this Board the report and resolution
enter into contract with Hessrs. Russ Reid for the
construction Of the Russ pavement from Park to and
around Union square, through the Bowery and Fourth
avenue with his objections thereto Ordered to be print
ed, kc. (The usual courso)
BY Assistant Alderman BREADKs-That the two gas
hmps in front Of the old TRANSPORTATION Church, in
Chambers street. be removed TO the front or the
TRANSPORTATION Church. corner Of hot Cross streets
BY Assistant Alderman wooDwARp-That permission be
siven to John J. hicks to- allow the steamboat Stanford
CURED nse for Ferry ps pose '1 Adopted EAST
By the same.That Abraham s. Berry and John J.
IS sSsn
bridges and .tures &c. for their ferry TO Committee
by Assistant Alderman BcCosKEY That the sidewalk
the east side Of Eighth avenue, between Thirty sixth
and Thirty streets be tagged, whore not so ii
ready. TO Committee on Streets.
OF Committee Repairs and Suppies-To concur 10
appropriation 10 furnish new armory Adopted by tn
Anirmative-Messrs. Brown Tat AMabbatt Maybes,
Brsadsn Woodward Ring, Well. Ham, B0uton, hsGo~n
Of Committee on Assess ments--To concur In grantin
petition Of Eliza B. Jurnel for relief from assessment
favor Of confirming assessment list for tagging 125th
sreet from Fifth to Eighth avenue, and appointing Isaa,
Edwards collector therefor. Both adopted each by thu
AfImstive-- Messrs Brown, TAFT, Mabbatt Naybee,
Breaden Woodward Ring, Wells, Hunt Bouton hcGo~n,
Wheelan Barker, Rogers, Crawford oKeefe and AcCon
0fCcmmttee on wharves, klein the matter Of award
tom market, between piers 81 and %
Assistant Alderman BARBER moved amendment:
That IN the opinion of this Board nothing is due to Mr.
habee for extra services Carried, and the report
amended, was adopted.
The Board then adjourned TO Monday afternoon at five
yssm the minutes. Ct McCIENECHAN, Clerk
(oFFIcIAL.)
NEW YORK May o, 1853,
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN
Tho following communication received from his
Honor The Mayor, laid tho table, ordered to be pub
Hshed in one or more Of the daily papers ana entered at
MAYORS OFFICE,
NEW YoRK, Mayo, 1863
To The HONORABLE BOARD OF ASSISTANT Authorization
temen return herewith report and resolution autho-
rzng the Commissioner Of Repair and Supple, to enter
into contract with Messrs Russ Reid for the
ton OF the Russ from Park to and around
Union square, through the Bowery and Fourth avenue
The reasons which induce me 10 withhold nv assent
from this measure. briefly as follows -
First-Ihe Common Council are eYpresv prohibited
from tansactirg any executive business and although
seg.l opinions from eminent gentlemen are advanced 70
sustain the legality Of the proposed contract of tho
opinion that the direction given by the resolution az
tached to the report in direct violation Of the charter
and holding such opinion, could not conscentiousv
give It my Official sanction.
second-An public works ought to be the subject
Of fair and open composition which, In this casc tho
direction above noted, Is denied, On the assumption
th.t no pavement except that Of Aessrs. Russ and
keAd wiu meet the wants Of those streets through