The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-08

FROM the commissioner OF Repairs and Supplies with
estimates for building for the of the Chief En3i
seer, flre Wardens, &c To Committee on Repairs and
Supplies,
From the Comptroller, nominating Thomas Allaire az
keeper of City Hall and Park in place James Taylor
10 Committee on Salaries and Osices.
! from the Street Commissioner, with ordinance for
Iesetng curb and gutter &c in Forty fourth Forty
| fifth streets, between Eleventh avenue and Hudson
river 10 Committee on Roads.
comm unication received from the Street
missioner, enclosing estimate regulating &C. Fifty
| Adopted.
communication received from the Street Com
missioner in favor of amending ordinance relating to
tns fencing OF vacant lots Between II irty third and
Thirty fifth streets and Broadway and Sc venth
| apporhcnments in the matter Of budin sewer in
lexington avenue; for Tagging sidewalks in Twenty
building sewer in Forty second street. eventh and
Twelfth avenues; for building in +, ry second
street. Ninth avenue, and Forty fifth street I'd Eighth
Alderman OAKLEY moved to take UP document No. s.,
the same being munication from the City Ina pector
in relation to that department, which was carried
TIE same was then referred to the Committee Pub
lie Health.
RrpoRrs
OF Committee on Finance-In favor Of renitssg taxes
Edward L. Burbank, A. White, Richard Scott, Aan
Proudfs George r. Peck Reformed Dutca church ADOPT
Afirmatiye--Aldermen Moore Haley s.urtevant Oak
ley, Boyce Barr the President Aldermen Brisey, Fran
els, Iiemann, Ward Cornell Alvord, Doherty-i4.
VI same Comm tteen favor Of ing petition Of
IsWm Miller and James Soutenburgh the Tax Commits
missoners. Adopted.
stating Stephen Paret and James Derrick in the Fire De-
partment. Adopted.
OF Committee-fn favor of confirming the returns
| Adopted
OF Committee Roads-n favor of the actual opening
OF sixty second street. between Fifth and Eighth Avenues
forthwith Adopted on division viz =
=. Af5rmatye-Aldermeu Moore, Haley sturtevant Oak
ley, Boyce Barr the President, Aldermen Brsey
cis, Tenann, Ward, Alvord, Doherty-l3.
OF Committee on Fnance-Adverse to the remission of
taxes Of Wm Sharp, Bryan McCahill, and J. H. Lock
On motion, the Board then adjourned until to
evening at five O'Clock. D. 7. VALENTINE, Clerk.
BOARD ASSISTANT ALDERMEN, |
Monday, March z, 1858.
Present-ona Trotter, ESQ President, and Assistant
Aldermen Brown, TAFT Sa6batt O'Brien, Maybee Broa
Stewart wheelan Barker Crawford oKeefe and McCon,
key.
By Assistant Alderman .BRowN-Of j. Van Zaudt for
correction Of assessment on property in Thames street.
OF Joseph Webster and Others to be allowed the use Of
Croton water in Seventy ninth street between Fourth
Fifth avenues To Committee on Croton Aqneduct.
BY Assistant Aldermen RNG-Of Robert Rouston for
donation to pay Doctors bill for attendance petitioner
for injuries received fireman. in 1851 the explosion
IN Broadway, near Cedar street To Committee on Fire
By Assistant Alderman Husr--of Thomas jackson and
Grand streets. To Committee Sewers
By Assistant Alderman McGowN-Of John Bell and
others, that sidewalks in Fourth avenue be tagged
space four feet wide and carriage repaired between
129th and 132d streets. To Committee on Roads.
By Assistant Alderman s1EwAnr-of Michael Dowd for
for the loss Of his horse lost overheard
foot OF Twenty first street. To Committe Finance.
BY Assistant Alderman BARkER-of William Fox and
others for leave to place bulkhead at c. from
| mittee on Wharves, &C.
| By Assistant Alderman McCosxEY-Of Messrs Cava.
| by grade in Forty sixth street. between Tenth and
Eleventh avenues TO Committee Roads.
/ Rv AYnQ- riCk (OyJa radu 0f fay HI
belonging to the military, for 1882 10 Committee
BY Assistant Alderman oKKxvx-of John Murray and
Others for resetng curb and gutter and tagging side
walk space four feet wide Third avenue, between
Forty second and Forty fifth streets To Committee on
| Roads.
By the same,of VIM; Hebbad and others, for regulat
four feet wide, in Forty dfth street between sixth
avenue and Broadway To Committee on Roads.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Assistant Alderman BouroS-Whcreas sundry
grave and serious charges have been made against
capacityand whereas, it has been alleged that the
charter of city has been most Hagrantly violated
by those who have soemnly sworn to uphold the
| therefore,
Resolved That special committee Of five be appoint
ed to investigate the said charges and report the
to this beard early practicable. Adopted and As
sistant Aldermen Bouton, Hunt, McGowan, Woodward
| and Barker, appointed the committee.
| BY Assistant Alderman McCoNKEx-That the word ex
mery Of Engine Company No. 30,) the books Of the
Fire Department. To Committee on Fire Department
| BY Assistant Alderman RING-1hat the Eighth ward
station house be put in complete repair, by having
new roof the front and rear walls raised as to make
fiat roof and the old bell removed and that the Commits
sioner of Repairs and Supplies report to this board the
necessary appropriation To Committee Repairs and
Supplies.
OF COMMITTEES Poce-To to pay bills of Doc
tors Wells Harmon and De Forest for medical services.
Adopted.
OF Committee on Fire Department-To concur to pay
John Ritter for damages to his property by Hook and Lac
Afirmave-Mcssrs. Brown, TAFT, OBren, Maybee,
Broaden Ring Wells, Stewart, Wheelan, Crawford,
| O'Keefe, and McConkey-12.
| Negative-Assistant Aldermen Mabbatt, Woodward,
| Hunt, Bouton, MoGown, Barker.
Of to paying extra bills for the compile.
tion of Engine House Ne 32 and Hose Company No D.
| Adopted.
OF same-To concur to procure a new engine for Com
Of Committee on Repairs and supplles-To concur to
erect building for Superintendent OF Pavements, the
of Tompkns and Ryngton Streets and appropra
ting $500 therefor. Adopted by the following
Anirmatve-Ihe President, Messrs. Brown Tat Nab
batt Brien, Naybee, Breaden Woodward, Ring Wells,
Hunt Bouton McGown, stewart Wheelan, Barker Craw.
| ford, O'Keefe, and McConkey-l9.
Of the OF Mechanics and Traders Institution,
| submitting first report. Filed.
fthe Counsel to the Corporation in answer to a
luton OF this Board In relation to fees Of counsel &c,
in oIenDg streets To Committee Law Department
FROM BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Reptrt-n favor OF confirming report OF Hook and Lad
| der Company No 2. COncurred in
Repors-In favor of lighting Twenty seventh street be-
tween sixth and Seventh avenues Fifth avenue between
Thirty second and Fortyseco streets Thirty seventh
street between Fifth and Sixth avenues with gas and
Eighty sixth street. from Fifth to Bloomingdale
| road with oil All to Committee on lamps, &C.
Repor-n favor of allowing TO third cass engines ton
| additional men, Copcurred in.
RcIortsIn favor Of setting curb and gutter and
tagging sidewalks In Broadway from Fifty first to Fifty
ninth street in favor Of directing Harlem Railroad Com
pany TO construct a bridge Fourth avenue, at
Eighty second street. Both to Committe on Roads.
RIortn favor Of building basins and culverts at the
Of South and Market streets, and raising and
pairing cutters South street in favor Of grading
reYag and setting curb and gutter stones in Dover
street 6om Cherry street to East rver in favor OF flag
ging eide OF Broadway, between Thlrty-sixh and
thirty ninth streets; In favor Of paving and tagging
Thirty eighth street. between Eighth and Ninth
All to Committee on Streets.
Repoits-In favor Of In First street, from
unc to the Bowery; in Twenty sixth street, between
N4hth and Ninth avenues In Fftieth street from Eighth
avenue point $50 feet east In Seventh avenue, be-
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth Streets In Fifteenth
street between First and Second avenues In Mulberry
street between Grand and Hestcr In Forty ninth street.
Second avenue Fifty third street and Third in