The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-05

ley pcyee the Presiasnt, Aldermen Bris,sy, renann,
Lard Denman, Aivord Doherty-l2
From the Street Oommissioner-Asking that the ord.
nance for paving dc Aangn street between Stanton and
Rvington be azsnded. TO Committee on Streets.
From the Street Observation-Disclosures to amending
sss e, ,rs &C. Street,
message was received from the Mayor. transmitting
the annual repotof the Sailors Snug Harbour for the
year 1852, which was accepted and ordered on hie
A communication was received from the Commissioner
of Repairs and Supplies, in relation to Fulton Market
Referred to Committee on Markets.
A communication was received from the Street Com
missioner, nominating the following persons as city sur
veyors, viz Edward BOYLE John l. podgs, ueorge s
Watson, junr Referred to Committee on Salaries ana
Offices.
Alderman ALyoRD moved that the President oe re-
auested to direct Alderman Smith to vote with the mem
bers in the transa of the business OF the Board
which was carried
Of Committee on. oroton Aquedast Dspartm'nt-ro
On motion. the Board then adjourned until Wednesday
evening ''A ''' T. VALENTINE, Clerk
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN,
Monday, April 4, 1853.
Jonathan Trotter Esq President and Assist
ant Aldermen Brown, TAFT, Mabbatt, OFrien, haybee,
Breaden Woodward, Ring, Hunt Bouton, hcGown, Stew
art whelan Barker, Crawford, Okeefe, and Acconkey
By Assistant Alderman BRowS--of Stephen Whitney,
basa@ street To Commt tse on Streets anu
BY same-Of residents Of Eleventh, Fifteenth aud
Seventeenth wards for ferry foot OF Sixth street. to
North Seventh street, Williamsburg To Committee on
Ferries.
BY Assistant Alderman MCCONNELL Thomas Brown,
TO be appointed Commissioner OF Deeds TO Committee
Salaries
Off B. Mason, for a sewer in Crosby street, from
Houston to Blsecksr. To Committee on Sewers
BY Assistant Alderman O'KEEFE-Of II. s. Short and
others Croton water pipes to be laid in Forty
street. between Eighth avenue and Broadway. To Com
mttee on Croton Aqueduct Department.
BY Assistant Alderman CRAwFoRp- of c. G. Gunther
and Others have the sidewalk of Fourteenth street
between Second and Third avenues widened To Commit
By Assistant Alderman srrwART-of Charles R. Smith,
70 he appointed Commissioner of Deeds. To Commit
tee on Salaries and Offices.
By Assistant Alderman NcGows-of John Mesgs, for
payment of contract for sever. To Committee on FL
nance
BY Assistant Alderman BouToN-Of J. Brice Smith,
that carriaeeway in Thirty fifth street between Broad
way and Eighth avenues 10 Committee on Streets
BY Assistant Alderman MABBATr--Of Albany and Buff.
fao Telegraph Company to erect poles in Spring street
from Washington street to the st. Nicholas Hotel To
same
BY same-Of Livingston, Crocheren & Co., for the
elusive OF part of pier No "a North river for steamers
running to Mobile To Committee on Wharves &c.
BY Assistant Alderman RNG-Of Samuel f. Butter
worth and others for in Thirty fifth street from
Lexington avenue to point eighty feet east Of Fourth
BY same-Of Samuel Storm and others. to have pub
lie dspensary established and known as vegetable dis
pensary, for the distribution of vegetable medicine To
Committee on Public Health.
By Assistant Alderman TAlT-of William G. Haydock
10 be appointed commissioner of deeds To Committee
Salaries and Offices.
REAoNsrRANcE
Of owners Of property against sewer in Mercer street
between Blocker and Amity streets. To Committee on
Sewers.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Assistant Alderman BRowN-That the house of En-
CINE Company No 20 be put in repair having been
building at side OF it.
By Assistant Alderman WHEE1AN-That curb and gut
ter stones side Of Elm street between Nos 1SS
and 2O2, be reset. Adopted.
By Assistant Alderman RING-That crosswalk at the
of Greene and Grand streets be repaired Adopted
By Assistant Alderman MAYBx-Thatithe name Of Eras-
tus W. Brown be inserted Commissioner Of Deeds in
stead of krastus Brown. Adopted.
By Assistant Alderman CRAwFoRD-That Twenty fourth
street between Madison square and First avenue be
lighted with gas. Adopted.
Ry COMMITTEE AssEssMENTs-That the Street Commits
soner cause re-survey of work done section of
Second avenue from Ninety third to 103d streets in
regulating and grading the same, and report to this
Board. Adopted.
Of Committee Assessments-In favor of granting
petition Of Roman Catholic Orphan to be relieved
from assessment for regulating Fifty first and second
streets To Committee on Finance
OF Special Committe-To investigate alleged charges
against members of the Common Council stating that 1T
their request opinion was presented by the Counsel
10 the Corporation the powers of this board that
the couse expressed his belief that neither the Board Of
Assistants any Of its committees had power to issue
subpoena, or swear witness that the committee then
advertised in several of the city papers for voluntary tes
timony, but witnesses appeared, and the committee
requested the counsel TO the board to petition the Iegisl
ordered to be printed.
Of COMMITTEES on Streets TO concur to lay walk
IN
OF Committee lamps &c.-To to light
Twenty seventh street between Sixth and Seventh
nues with gas; to concur to place gas lamps in Fifth
avenue, from Thirty second to Forty second street.
have Eighty sixth eet from Fifth avenue TO
Boomingdale road lighted with oil. Adopted.
FROM BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
OF Committee on Almshouse-In favor Of application to
the Legislature for the passage Of law authorizing the
city to raise by loan SIS 600 for the erection of the sou h
wing OF the workhouse Blackwels Island Concurred
Resolution-To erase word resigned from name of
lam I'd .Jr riff 10 No
red in.
ReolutionThat further proceedings in relation to the
regulating grading, &c, Of Forty third street. bet
Second and Third avenues be stayed until the further
der of the Common Council. Concurred
Report-Becommending the creation Of two bureaus in
Health.
Reports-h favor of sewer in Mercer street. between
Amy and Bleecker streets in favor Of sewer in Mott
street from Chatham Pe street in favor Of sewer in
Fifty fourth street. between Third and Fourth avenues
in favor OF sewer in Forty fourth street from Sixth
avenue through Third avenue to Forty second street
AL TO Committee Sewers.
Reportson building in Duane street. from the
sewer in City Hail place to point Chatham street.
in favor Of renting petition of Rebecca Norton
sessment for building in Madison street. in favor
of confirming assessn en list for sewer in Duane street
street and appointing Isaac Edwards collector All to
Committee on Assessments.
Report-In favor of adopting report of Commissioner
Elizabeth street for the of the Chief Engineer and
others, and also to engine houses &c. To Com
mittee on Repairs and Supplies.
Apportionment Of assessment-In the matter Of build
ing sewer in Lexington avenue from Thirty second
Thirty sixth streets. Concurred in.
The Board then dourned to Wednesday afternoon at
Elk O'Clock. From the minutes.
c. 7. McCLENACHAN, Clerk.
Debates In the Common Council.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
ALLEGED CORPORATION FRAUDS
The special committee appointed to investigate the
charges Of fraud and corruption against members Of the