The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-19

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By Alderman CHARACTERIZATION Of VIM. A. Tur
nure and others. to have Fortieth street, between
Fourth and Fifth avenues, regulated, aud curb aud
gutter Set Referred to Committee on Streets
BY the same-Petition of Valentine Bermer and
Others regulate First avenue. between Forty fourth
and Forty-fith streets. Referred to Committee on
Roads.
BY the same--Petition Of William Wordsworth and
Others that the freight and long passenger cars OF
the Harlem and New Haven Railroad Companies be
required t. take roGte other than the BJwery. Re
ferred TO Committee on Streets.
By the same Petition of members OF Engine Co.
No. SO, to be reunGed mt paid for meeting ROOM
Referred to Committee on Fire Department
By Alderman ADMINISTRATION OF Enoch Dean
and Others to have the now building Bowery
extended. Referred to Com nittee on Sc wers.
BY Alderman DENAAN-Peunon OF bartlett oMtn
for remission OF taxes. Referred to Committee on
Finance.
BY the same-Petition of Dennis Mullins and
others, for u in Cherry street. from No. SO to
Franklin square, Referred to Committee on Sewers.
BY the same Petition Of John b. Jervis and
others, to have james A. Ruthven re.app0inted a
Commissioner of Deeds. Referred to Committee on
Salaries and Offices.
By Aid -rman BARD-Petition of owners and resi-.
dents in Centre street and vicinity, to have Centre
street remembered, and pump repaired corner OF
Centre and Howard streets. Referred to Committee
on Streets.
By Alderman WARD Petition of Henry A. Kerr,
to be re-aPponted as Commissioner OF Deeds Re
ferred to Committee on Salaries and Offices.
By Alderman SMITH Petition OF George II. E.
Lynch, for re-appointment Of Commissioner Of
Deeds. Referred to Committee on Salaries and
Offices.
BY Alderman SMrrH-Pettion OF Bryan McCahi,
to have erroneous assessment corrected Referred
to Committee on Assessments.
By Alderman BRlsLEY-Petitiom OF DR.. Benjamin
Bailey and Others to have vacant lots in Fourteenth
street. between Eighth and Ninth avenues, fenced.
Referred to Committee on Streets
By the same-Petition Of j. Mech Henry, to be
appointed Commissioner of Deeds. Referred to
Committee on Salaries and Offices.
BY the same-Petition OF William M. Foster, for
extension OF bulkhead at foot of Bank street. North
river. Referred to Committee on Wharves.
By the same-Petition OF John S. Carter, Md,
for compensation for services rendered physician,
during the cholera Of 1S49 Referred TO Committee
Finance.
By Alderman BoYcE-Remonstranc Of Peter
Laing and others, against the proposed sewer in
North Moore street. from Hudson street to the North
river. Referred to Committee on Sewers.
By. Alderman BoYoE-Petition OF Runyon W.
Martin, to have an erroneous assessment corrected
Referred to Committee on Assessments.
By Alderman DISQUALIFICATION Of Fire Company
on Fire Department.
BY the same-Petition of James N. Wells, attor-
ney for Clement G. Moore, for permission to erect
bay window to house corner of Ninth avenue and
Twenty-third street. Referred to Committee on
Streets.
BY Alderman DEMONSTRATION of Robert Macoy
to be appointed Commissioner Of Deeds Referred
to Committee on Salaries and Offices.
By the same-Pettion Of Peterson Engine Com
pany No. Is, to have the chief engineer elected every
three years Referred to Committee on Fire De-
partmeDt
By Alderman CoRNELL-Pe Petition Of owners and
residents to have First avenue opened and regulated
from Thrty.ftth to Sixty first street. Referred to
Committee on Roads.
BY the same Petition of David Seaman to be re-
appointed Comm sioner Of Deeds. Referred to
Tnyp t<fooa Ga1o md
BY the PREsIDENT-Petiton Of Atkinson 4
Eveleth, for permission to lay down their iron pave
ment as an experiment ia Wall other street,
at their own expense. Referred to Committee on
Streets.
BY the same-Petition Of Henry D. Ward, for re-
mission OF fine. Referred to Committee on FL
nance
By the same-Bill of II. Dodworth. for music fur
nished corporation. Referred to Committee on FL
By the same-Bill OF Dr.. A. X. Gardner, for
services at the Eighth ward station. Referred to
Committee ON Police
By the same-Pettion Of Mrs. N. Ruben, for loss
sustained by an overflow of a sewer. Referred to
Committee on Finance.
By the same-Petition of Mark Wolf, for loss sus-
tanned by an overflow Of sewer. Referred to Com
By the same-Petition of Professor Boyer, to
erect his patent lightning rods the new buildings
belonging to the city. Referred to Committee on
Repairs and Supplies.
Alderman PECK moved to take up communications
from the Street Commissioner, with the following
awards Of contracts-To grade section two of Fifty
frst street, from Third to Sixth avenue, and set
ating and grading Sixth avenue, from Forty second
TO Forty street and setting curb and gutter,
and Tagging four feet Of walks for regulating and
paving Thirty. ninth street, from Tenth avenue to
Hudson river; for regulating and grading Fifth
avenue from Forysec0nd to Forty ninth street; for
tagging the south sidewalk OF Sixteenth street, be-
tween Third avenue and Irving places for regulating,
setting curb and gutter, and paving Mangn street,
from Rvngton to Stanton street; for regulating and
grading l23d street. from Third avenue to avenue
A; for filling, regulating, and grading Seventy
eighth street, from Third to Fifth avenue; for reag
ging the sidewalks of Second avenue, from Tenth to
Fourteenth street.
Alderman TWEED moved to confirm all except the
award Of contract for regulating and grading l23d
street, from Third avenue 30 avenue A. Which was
adopted on division, viz
Administrations Moore, Haley, Sturtevant,
Oakley, Boyce, Barr, Tweed, the President Alder
men Brsley, Smith, Bard, Denman, Cornell, Alvord,
Doherty, Pickle.
Whereupon Alderman DoHKRrY presented the fol-
Resolved, That the estimates presented by the
Street Commissioner, relating to regulating and grad
ing 1880 street, from Third avenue to avenue A. and
presented to this Board and laid upon the table
July 18th inst, be referred to a special committee
OF three, for examination and investigation in regard
to the Legality of the awarding Of said contract by
the Street Commissioner.
Which was adopted, and Aldermen Tweed, Moore
and Sturtevant were appointed such committee.
BY Alderman D0HERrY.-Resolved that each head
of department be required to report within five days
from the passage Of this resolution TO the Common
Council, whether any person employed in their re-
spectve departments have to their knowledge or
information made advances to any person in the en-
ploy Of the city out Of the money belonging to the
city Or otherwise in consideration Of discountng the
pay Of such person, and so that they give names,
dates, and show the amounts deducted from the pay
counted and to whose use and benefit the same was
applied. Referred to the special committee, con-
sisting Of Aldermen Tweed, Moore and Sturtevant.
BY the same Resolved, That the several heads OF
departments and bureaus who receive, collect, or
disburse public moneys belonging to the CITY, be
qured to report to the Common Council, within five
by them. respectively, during the half year ending
the lst Of july 1853 and the amounts held by them
on that day, and that each Of said officers report
in what place and with whom such sums OF money
urors depositoa during the ppriOd aforesaid. and.