The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-04
NEW YORK COMMON COUNCIL.
[OFFI0LAL ]
Stated Session.


Beard OF ALDERkRN, Jan 5, 1858.
PREssRT-Nohard Compton, Esq, President;
Aldermen Moore. Haley, 6turtevant, Oakley, Boyce,
Barr, Tweed, Brisley, Francis, Smith. Pssrsau,
Tho minutes Of the last meesing were read and
approved.
By Alderman CHARACTERIZATION Of Isaac B
half Of pier No Is, North river, and Exchange slip
To Committee on Finance:
By Alderman AOoRE-Bill Of DR.. Deforest amount
ing to go so, for medical services at First ward
station house To Committee on Police.
By Alderman Denman-Petition of joseph Pine
and others, to have Thirty-seventh street, between
Filth snd Sixth avenues. lighted with gas. To
Committee on Lamps and Gas
BY Alderman BOYCE-Petition of sundry lawyers,
to have d. Jones Grain appointed Commissioner
Of Deeds. To Committee on Salaries and Offices.
By Alderman 6MI1H-Petition Of A. Hyams, to
purchase portrait Of Hon. Henry Clay 70 Con-
mttee on Arts and Sciences
By Aldermen WARD-Petition Of John Is Fargo
and others, for sewer in Mercer street. To Com
nttee on Sewers
By Alderman BoYcE-Petition of Andrew Clarke,
for leaFe Of pier No. 80 North river. To Commit
tee on Finance
An invitation was received to attend the annual
sorse Of hose company No Al, at the Apollo Rooms,
On Wednesday evening, January 5, 1853 Accepted.
MESSAGES FROM THE MAYOR.
The annual message of the Mayor was received
read and laid the table, and 5000 copies ordered
to be printed
The following message wa. received from the
Mayors OFFICE. Dec. %, 1882
To THE HON. BOARD OF ALDERMEN
GENTLEHET-I return, without my approval,
resolution granting permission to John Sa1ton, to
erect shed with open sides on pier No. "a East
river for the protection Of freight and passengers.
This is specially prohibited by section 9, chap. g,
ture, April 9, 1913, and which has never been re-
pealed and could not give my official sanction to
measure directly in violation Of law.
A. KINGsLAND, Mayor.
Which was directed to bs entered at length in the
minutes, and published in one or more Of the COR
pcration newspapers, for ten days.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Alderman PECK-Resolved, That the subject
Of procuring portrait of Hon. Ambrose O. Kings
land, to place in the Governors room be referred to
the Com niesioner Of Repairs and Supplies, who,
with the Committee on Arts and Sciences, is hereby
directed to make the necessary arrangements 10
have the same taken. Referred to Committee on
Arts and Sciences
By Alderman AooRE-R Resolved, That Whitehall
street be repaired forthwith under the direction Of
the Commissioner Of Repairs and Supplies Adopted.
By Alderman OAKLEY-Resolved, That . special
committee be appointed to select . suitable place
for . dumping ground, in lieu Of the pier at the
foet Of Roosevelt street, now used fer that purpose,
posing Of the street manure and night soil. Adop-
ted; and Aldermen Oakley, Haley, Barr, StWte-
want and Boyoo appointed such co nmittee
FROM DEPARTMENTS.
Communications were received from the Com mis-
sioner Of Repairs and Supplies in relation to opening
estimates
Whereupcn, Alderman TWEED presented the fol-
lowing resolution -
Supplies be and is hereby directed, authorized and
directed to open oil estimates now laying in his
office. Adopted
A communication was received from B Bartholomew
pny1~ nl1csn -ot D.Ao anA -1tns
nominating James s Halstead, clerk In his office,
Thomas Starr, SupeI ntendent Of Roads, Elijah II.
Purdy, Superintendent Of Repairs to Public Build.
ings Samuel Radclif, Superintendent of Pavements,
Offices.
Communications were received from Robert j.
Dillon, nominating Daniel h. Sckles to the Office OF
Corporation Attorney, Peter B. Sweeney to the
Office Of Public Administrator Referred to the
Committee on Salaries and Offices.
Communications were received from James Farey,
Street Commissioner. With the following nomina.
tons, viz CHARLES MoNsl, ASSESSOR, in the place
Of Isaac W. Smith, removed. Robert Donnel, for
the efioe Of Inspector Of Sidewalks in the plae OF
William PoulsoR, removed. Isaac Ed wards, to the
office of Collector Of Assessments, in the place Of
Abner Sanford, removed. Charles J. Dodge, to the
office Of Assessor, in the place Of Samuel Il. De
Mott removed William Gage, to the office of
Assessor, in the place ef Francis Nicholson, re-
moved. Robert Earl, to the Office Of Sapsrintend-
emit Of Wharvss in the plaos OF Moody Cummings,
removed which were referred to Committee on
Salaries and Offices
Annual repors Of the Croton Aqueduct Depart
meat for the year 1852 Laid on the table and di
rected to TO printed, for which see Documcn. (2).
Communica ;ion--From the Street Commissioner,
with the following estimstes, vz:-For paving For
ty second street between ghts and Tenth avenues;
for Hsggng sidewalks in Thirty 6r,t street, between
Sixth aud seven III avenues; for tagging sidewalk
in Broadway, west side, from S65 TO Eighteenth
street, for tagging south side OF Fourteenth street,
between Second and Third avenues; for tagging,
sc, White street, between Church street and
Broadw way, ard in Church ct, between White and
Walker streets; for hcgg Dg sidewalk in Clinton
street, between Grand end Hester streets; for fem
cling vacant lots on Madison avenue and rwenty-se-
venth street; for fencing vacant lots on Thirty Avst