The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-17

Of the Street Department, for reassessement
OF Committee on Arts, &o.-To concur to pur
chase three copies Of Strykers American Register.
OfCommittee on Finance-In favor Of remittlng
assessment on St. Lawrence Church in Eighty-fifth
street between Fourth and Fifth ayenues to concur
to remit assessment on Reformed Dutch Church ut
Bloomingdale. Both adopted, each by the following
VOTE
Affirmative-The President Messrs Brown, TAFT,
Mabbatt. O'Brien, Maybee, Woodward, Ring, Hunt,
Bouton. McGown, Stewart, Wheean, Barker, Rogers,
Crawford, O'Keefe, and McConkey-lS.
or the same-To concur to donate to New I ork
Eye lnirmary the sum of $3.50. Adopted by the fol
lowing vote -
Affirmatiye-The President Messrs. Brown, TAFT,
Mabbatt. % Brien, Maybee, Woodward, Ring, Hunt,
Bouton. McCown Stewart, Wheelan, Barker, Rogers,
Crawford, O'Keefe, and McConkey-ls.
Of Committee on Croton Aqneduct-in favor OF
resolution that Counsel of the Corporation prepare
memorial to Legislature and draft OF law, confer
ring upon the city government the necessary power
to take such ground may be selected on which to
build an additional reservoir. Adopted.
OF the sams-Asking that petition of Cumming Il
Pollock in relation to sewer in Tenth avenue be re-
ferred to Committee on Assessments Adopted by
the following vote =
O'Brien, Maybee, Woodward, Ring, Hunt, McGown,
wheelen. Barker, Rogers Crawford O'Keefe and
McConkey-l5.
Negative Messrs. Brown, Bouton and Stew
arts.
OF Committee on Financc-In favor of granting Pc
tition of J. w. Mitchell, in relation to assessment
paid in error. Adopted.
INVITATION.
BY Assistant Alderman ROGERS-To attend eX-
cursion in steamship Augusta on Friday, 18th inst.
Accepted.
By Assistant Alderman RING-Of Engine Com
pany No. ii to have G.. F. Morris restored to mem
bership in said company To Committee on Fire De-
partment
FROM BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
ResOlutiOn-That the word resigned" opposite
the name Of Francis J. Twoomey, on Fireman's Re-
gister, be erased. Concurred in.
Resolution-That proposals be advertised for
building station house for Sixth ward police on os
purchased in Franklin street. Concurred in.
Resolution-That proposals be advertised TO build
station house for Seventeenth ward police, and
ward court Of Sixth districts also house for engine
rs, and house for hose carriage II, corner First
avenue and Fifth street. Concurred in.
Granting petition Of Second Reformed Church. in
Eleventh street. for lamp in front OF their church
COncurred in.
Report-In favor of renting personal tax to
Griffith Thomas. To Committee on Finance.
Report-Granting permission to st. Philips
Church, to sell their cemetery Qor the interment Of
coored persons) on Christie street, they having
given bond to remove the dead, intending to pur
chase cemetery in Williamsburg, or elsewhere
Concurred in.
Resolution-Granting permission to owners of pro-
perry on Thirty -fourth street, between Fifth and
Madison avenues to build sewer at their own ex-
pense. Concurred in.
APPOINTMENT.
The President announced the appointment of Mr..
John A. Towle as reader to the Board OF Assistant
Aldermen.
On motion of Assistant Alderman O'KEEFE, the
same gentleman was unanimously elected deputy
clerk of the Board.
On motion Of Assistant Alderman BoUroN, the
salary for latter was fixed at 5000 per annum.
The Board then adjourned till the first Monday in
April. From the minutes
IT. MCCLENAEHEN, Clerk