The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-20
SEW YORK COMMON COUNCIL


REW YORK COMMON COUNCIL
loFFICLl
Stated Session.
BOARD or ALDERMEN, December 10. 1853.
Presnt-RiGhsrd 7 Compton Esq, President; Alder
isy: F5.nsis smith. iiS%san rs.Isf' Bard ward Den
The q the last Meeting were read and approved
BY Alderman PrcK-Pstton Of Michael Kumph to DO 70.
issd hs s IT. nj q and others
lighted with gas TO Committee M on Lamps and Gas
s T. ~ @
sy mail,
sEssh TO Committee Roads
r.psrsd street Ninth AND R R
IT, On q FiPG: af as Others to
have tho grade Eighty street Eighth
Siss;@ss ,5is fssisioa Aadss,s
avenue; graded 70 Comni.tes Roads. ' SA''
By Alderman smlr'5Pst.ion Of Levi Cohen to b. .p
By Alderman BARR-Peton of He Ok and Ladder Co. No.
for payment of bill Tor room hire To Committee Fire
Superintendent Of from judEn favor
By Aidelmsn Boyes~Bi Of Capt B. Carpenter for Keep
ing stray horse 10 COM ittss On Finance
msn. Engine Co. NO. 10 o. iiE' Depart
By Alderman srynrEyAsr.Ks.igaasion Of Lewis Hurst.
tis .Ontrac. Of hose shs
500 pounds 70 the inch. Adopted. '''' . v
Of Hepa and Supplies be- and he hereby drsesa 70 al
f,':s ns asss s
r. ad s1ss AospssS Thu, O.
ten S., 4,
of he ante tn khe
Superior Court provided does interfere with the meet
1ss Board Of Aldermen and Board Of
Of The
and 06th streets Flu ana kghth apart
s Will
& G the s what Ins Se II.
sRsDf q ss 4S!Is aS,a
within the discontinue several
eonsr alton Asoptsd o0M~'A e'uA'A
By Alderman BARH-Resolved That Engine Co. No. "a be
By Alderman oAKLEy-whersas the Common Council
ground in Dover street, and
commod.on Of said to rore pasa than
allowed BY the Of the Lease the willing
About ave fronting the street. entire
Resolved That the sum of one hundred dollars per .nnum
ss sse
pay the annually for extra the
0ss lire A AdHSssd On
Pe,rs.ll Bard Ward Dsnnan, Cornell Alvord, Dobery,
by Alderman ponnnrr.Re.olvsd Tha. shs President,
be- and they hereby directed to the inside Of
Fifty ninth saat the Street Com and
he Is hereby to cause ss resolution to be carried
FROM the students Of Free Academy returning their
thanks for the permission Hamilton square Ordered
c;np.nS Ne d II COMMITTEES Fire psY.ssnsns n'''
cleaning to streets. Ordered On dle
From Counsel tho coIporatiop relative granting
Prom Csmn issioner Of Repairs and Supplies with Ict
mates FOR hudiIg new engine for Company NO. H. Award
Prom the estimates and award of contract for
building engine Tor Company No. 2 Award of contract
Annual Of the Treasurer Of the Fire Department
hsP1Es
.sme-wish etiu ates for building new engine for
Company No 3D. Referred back to Committee ofKcpairs
Prom same-wnh estimates and award Of contract for
new engine for Company No. o. Award Of contract
From s,meWith estimator and award Of contract fIr
new carriage for Company No. 2 Award of contract
From tame with estimates and award of contract for
ccnsrnsd e'~p'A' w. : aware . ''I'''''
Message IRON TI,r MAYOR.
MAYORS OFFICE Dec 9, 1853.
To IT,. Hog. Beam or ALn.aMls-
rt,oino in favor .niarsing Battery place the south
sde ny trE tack tse Bat railing 100 feet at Broad
amser o. g.nr,l c.nyer enes as we'll 20 . CON muny
tim but in Judgment. the Corporation have not tho
pores but especially 's,t firth tho oedng
ground - this city and the act subsequently, passed
y: ssss Bakery Or: :pss.
a ssSss ss NE ssss , IN ss
for ne 2; ssns pgs saSs' and
TO dispose thereof i9r any other use or pur-
par. thereof ssi s,de2 the Corporation tho
land undsr water iroat Of the Battery for dis
nns Ieroons are set forth in the act Of Zoo Ia my
opinion the prohibitions contained In the acts above ted
remain In fun force and eeetgaly preclude tho Corpora
purposes by resolution und er
laws IL urged that the 81 isis which gives TO tho
city the right TO take any lands for the out
Altering widening any avenue
tanned in the act Of 1880 but do not consruo III and II
this opinion am erne out by the fact that the act Of 1921
the tame restrictions the act Of $780, and 1t my
ndgmentbe Obvious intention Of those who framed those
grant ard for none other II this construction lie the correct
one is evident that violation OF the original condi
ons Of the grant would render tho act Of cesson void and
the land would revert 70 the state IL the proposition had
been confined T. setting back the railing of tho Battery SO as
10 throw The sidewalk into the street. and lay out sidewalk
inside Of the ground DO not think would have been OBJ
in ANY point view and not 10 violation Of tae
which have ed. Tkis wsuld add twelve feet
TO tie carriage Battery place and would IN iads
ctlt2. The measure proposed to be carried into
tfeot by the resolution submitted TO mo, I con
lions Of the so Of 1850 and 1884, and therefore, without CON
fdtrR tie yarous arguments advanced BY the friends and
~ ys1I svI.,sssat.a. JAIVD 4, ILsTLIy~L