The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-04
Municipal Affairs.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Nathan c. Ely, ESQ.,, President, in the chair.
last evening, at o'clock.
PAPERS REFEREED.
Petitions for the correction Of taxes
INVITATIONS.
Major General Sanford respectfully invites the
Board Of Aldermen with his Honor the Mayor and
COuncilmen) to receive the honors Of marching
salute from the first division of New York State
Militia on she 4th of July next, at 10 o'clock A. M
in front Of the City Hall. Accepted.
An invitation from John Randel, Jr. to witness
his plan for an elevated railway. Accepted and re.
ferred TO Committee on Railroads.
THE BUSINESS OF THE CORPORATION ATTORNEYS
OFFICE.
The following resolution was offered by Alder.
man Williamson :-Resolved, That special COM
mittee of three be appointed to investigate the
manner in which the business of the Corporation
Attorney has been conducted during the admins
tation Of John B. Haskins and report to this Board
such facts as may be elected in such investigation
Adopted. The chairman named the Aldermen of
the Third, Eighteenth and Fourteenth wards as the
committee.
THE coarTROILER's OFFICE.
The Alderman Of the Fourteenth ward (Kely)
offered the following resolution Resolved That
the Comptroller be, and he is hereby, ordered to
furnish to this Board as soon as practicable, the
reason, If any exists, why he refuses to pay to
George White, the Superintendent of Streets, his
salary, the said White not having been removed or
superseded by any action of this Board.
A discussion arose upon the propriety of mbsti-
tuting the word requested" for I" ordered !" but
this amendment was repudhted by several members
OF the Board as too submissive, coming from their
body to an Official or head of department. The
resolution was then carried.
TIRE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD.
A petition was received, signed by several per.
sons, complaining OF tho Hudson River Railroad
the city by steam, and asking that the company be
prohibited from using steam below Sixtieth street,
Adopted, and sent to the Committee on Railroads.
SUPERINTENDENT OF srrEETs.
Erastus w. Glover was confirmed as SrDcrnterd-
ent OF Streets under Mr. Giazier in the Of MIR.
White, removed.
After some other business the Board adjourned to
Wednesday next at tlve o'clock, when, by motion
evening except Saturday and Sunday, until tho
business OF the session b disposed Of,
BOARD OF c0USCILMES.
Ihe Board met pursuant to adjournment, at
o'clock yesterday afternoon-Edwin J. Brown, Esq,
President, In the chair.
A few petitions, Of no interest or Importance were
presented and referred to their appropriate com.
Daittees. RESOLUTIONS nEFERREp.
Resolution-That the Comptroller be directed TO
report by what authority he paid for the blasting of
the Vanderbilt rock the same not having been done
according TO contract.
Resolution Directing the Chief Fngineerto to lock
up the house and take charge OF the apparatus Of
Hook and Ladder Company No. 2.
lnat Elurluge street De repaired; 10 nave vacant
lots in Thirteenth street filed in also in Fourteenth
street.
BY Councilman MATHER--Resolved. That the
Committee on Finance be, and they are hereby, re-
guested to inquire and report to this board at an
early day, as to the expediency of applying to the
Legislature for an act authorizing the Common
Council to borrow on bonds to be issued, some and
how much money, to be applied to having some and
which OF the principal thoroughfares paved with
block pavements
BY the same-That the following ordinance be
adopted -
No person shall have or keep In the city Of New
York below l06th street, any swine, under the pc
naty OF five dollars per day for each swine 40 had or
kept. Adopted on ayes and nays
large number of reports were then received and
referred to the Committee Of the Whole; also seve
raj communications from the Bureau OF Assessments
relative to collection of taxes.
The Board then adjourned till Wednesday after.
noon.