The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-19

ofame Commttee-in favor OF repairs to house oil Engine
Bear, then t. FTdsy The 2h
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALprpsEs,
Present--Assstant Aldermsn Woodward n tho chair,
assistant Alder%sn Brown TAFT, Aabba,t rieo Msyses
Bafker ersWforS, okeee and Scconkey A'''AA
By Assistant Aldermen MAsarH~That Laight street froa
M Ws't trsss he lighted R gas Adopted
se to dock ont in front Of biz the
- feet west q the westerly line Of Twelfth 70
BY Assistant Alderman Rrse--whereas the nnclesuly
stare Of Broadway has ever been the n complaint Of our
dise to large amount in value, and whereas if the
eaay e int ss 70
the said street in thorough state Of cleanliness the
tained By reason Of dust &C. said
Is DAILY n upon hs
tain what would e the cost thereof BE it
adv ere for proposals TO sweep Broadway thor ashy.
from tine BsfT sso Ssy SF InG yerr
morning, whenever The weather will permit To Committee
Of Committee on saari and ofees-In favor of memo
razing the Legislature for law governing primary eee
OF Committee on straetsTo concur to cosblc
sene pavement Of Perrnes in broadway between Frank
@ sna &C GrB Ca and the S s @ eS a
Sn Wa gf2 Dm Ta' Mss
BaTReT @ Ksee and 's
on sw ssfs 99a the
appointment he selected among
AHsmati7e-Messrs Brown, TAFT Ma5bat. o'Brisn. May
%etoyn wRsean' Baflsi Crawford okeeis and Mcccn'
street from East river to Franklin SQUARE t. FAR
ssopc Third r1 .n anenTo
Leonard street from Broadway West Broad way;
eighty east Of Fourth to for sewer in
in favor Of in Third from Eighty sixth to Sc
venyninth street and through Seventy ninth street to
East Isi sss xsf May
lee, Breaden WOODWARD Ring Wells Hunt Bouton Nc
Gown; Whsean Barker, Crawford, oKeefe, and Neon
Of Fleming concur remit the interest only
against Nelson Sherwood to concur remit personal tax
against George and Ann Lent to c9ncuI to remit tax
Of 81 on property OF L. r. Levy All adopted each by
Afrmatve--As sstant Aldermen Brown, Tsit Mabhstt
Bogto1 McGOwn Wheelan Barker Crawford, oKeefe and
OF RPsrs s1d
VITO OF THE MAYOR.
table the report and resolutions in favor Of
ths w eF R
Assistant Alderman MAnnATr moved thst it be readopt
Assisans Alderman MoGovS read an a.sday. stating
e bis n vote in o the
,spers Mr. Russ presented through Assistant Alderman
On motion Of assistant Alderman BARKER the subject
ns Assistant crawferd MaySee Ring Mabbatt
Bouton-and the report again laid upon the table
Adopted IN can
r II. oE to res P s a
street frsm Tenth avenue to Ninth and appointing
Isaac Edwards collector therefor Adopted by the following
u.f5a Brown TAFT Mse1stt erisn
MeGown Wheelan, Barker, Crawford, o Keefe, and Nc
Hugh asfy han @ sr sGe ast
ninth and asking that be ree To Committee on
ELECTION Poll First district Eleventh
stanton street Co1eqTred in
fd Fifth Ward place Of
John b. Frink removed. coneurred in;
Tkrtyninh street Tenth the Hudson riv err
and charge any difference to Hugh Doughery the contract
Granting permission extend east SIDE of Cath
9yer Of s%ng return IF Engine Company
conourred in.
BY A.5t2n ant Aldermen the streets about
fsnse s. 600 ADOPTED y the following vote
Dresden, woodward. Ring wells Hunt BsgtSn, MeCqyn'
Negatiye~Assistant Alderman Maybe
pd 12"f rr ss dstrss Eighth ward be
to M avn Mercer to 6.S. IF in"
from hs mnae sr
Debates In the Board of Assistant Aldermen.
OUR REPORT
AMUSING SCENE IN TIE CHAMBER-THE CAT OFT
OF THE BAG-yETo OF THE MAYOR AGAINST THE
LAST RUSS PAVEMENT CONTRACT.
in 4eaon 10 the recent onae r n tSf9 81 IN Mayer
the Bowery with the Russ pavement be taken up.
Alderman kcGowN then and said that he thought
raj Re % FSrf had aa
affidavit that he wond wish 70 have read
paper before it should be read.
Alderman ncGowS then and read at 1ayit taken
that While in the chamber o the Board Of Assistant AL
dermen the 2 II Of December Horace Russ Of the firm
be would vote for The pasase Of the contract aap,ins To
Messrs Russ Reid the right pave the Bowry with the
towards securing the election in the coming
Alderman MAnBATT then and said that he also had
stated that TIE offer was made only in joke and that he
informed that Alderman MeGowu had offered bribc
Avenue Railroad and offered to bride another member
Of the Board who of the Committee Sewers and
lastly that Mr. MCGOWAN had admitted the ribe offered by
Alderman McGowN, at the conclusion Of the affidavit,
and said - pronounce the entire affidavit with the
exception Of that about the suit Of clothes be false
Alderman BARKrR-Tbis matter is assuming very seri.
form, have listened to the veto of the Mayor and
Notwithstanding his objections which well taken
would vote in favor Of giving the contract to Mesrs
and Reid respectable member of the Board rises
makes charge against the party whom the
awarded and they in their turn prefer similar CHARGES
cation be appointed TO examine into these charges
The CHAIR then appointed committee of five for that
Alderman BARRIER then moved that the veto the sub
jeet OF oil trouble be laid on the table. Agreed.
The routine business then proceeded for twenty
minutes at the end Of which time
Of Russ Reid Informed the Board that there was no
Signature attached 10 the paper Laughter And herefore
moved the paper had not been sent in regular
that 1t should be laid on the table.
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