The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-13
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NxxTIN0 or rHR DoA1p or ALp9RAh.
The Board Of Aldermen held tho sixth meeting OF
tho lime sess a.. tsst svening-Abram Waterman
Esq., President pro tenn, in Ia6 cnen.
The uctitIon Of ]. Reed and others, to nave soo
Harlem, Railroad Company oonstrucs sm.-- !, vvsr
t asn =. Fourth avenue, al NINETEEN sstessi
report Of Committee on Roads In relation " go.'
tract for grading Tenth avenue between Forty sixth
and Fitty-fourth streets; application of Jas. Proud
III for appointment - Commissioner Of Deeds in the
room OF tho late ex. A derman Thomas s. Henry,
deceased; from the Councilmen, IN favor OF paying
the oIaim of the New York Juvenile Asylum for the
maintenance Of children for the year 1853, amouut-
ing 70 the cum Of "a ss2 20; In favor Of sewer In
Factory street; in favor of confirming award Of
contract for building engine for Company No. ~.
On motion of Alderman Howard, Thos. O. Jenkins
was dominated Cq%miss'ogsr Of Deeds in the room
was sent to the Councilmcn for concurrence; in
favor Of sewer in Mott street, from Grand
to Houston street in favor Of opening
East ryer in favor Of ouening seyentythird street
from Third avenue to the East river; 10 pave the
Bowery. between Division and Bayard streets, with
blocks Of granite; relative to opening Sixtyseventh
street; relative to contract for works to be per-
formed within the Central Park report in favor Of
making alterations in Registers Office; in favor of
increasing the pay Of foremcn on roads.
PAPERS ADOPTED.
In favor Of concrr ring with the Councilmen in re-
lation to alteration to Centre Market; concurring
for building sewer in avenue G, at Fourteenth
street. to the East river; concurring with the report
in relation to new MARKET station house, &c, in Ee-
venth ward; concurring to cancel assessment OF
James Leary; in relation to advertising for Ninth
ward station house; in favor of sewer in Eighth
avenue, from Fifty-fourt to Fifty-ninth street.
CRYSTAL PALACE.
Resolved, That the Comptroller transmit to the
Board OF Aldermen copy of the lease from the
city oil New York to the proprietors of the Crystal
Palace.
PAVING THE BowERY.
The following resolution was ofered-That Alder
men Wakeman and Herrick be, and they are hereby,
added TO the special committee, which has under
consideration the subject of paving the Bowery with
the Russ pavement.
This was objected to by several members, and an
amendment was offered to add also, the Aldermen
Of the Third and Sixteenth wards to the Same
special committee. The resolution as amended
was then carried.
THE DISTURBANCES IN THE FIRE DEP ARrMENT.
On the repor, of the committee recommending
concurrence with the order of the Councilmen to
disband Engine Company No. 16, Alderman How
ARD moved that the report be amended by suspend.
ing the company for six months, instead Of dsband
ing them altogether. 1t would not put down r0wdy-
ism to disband them, and it would be hardship on
several members of the company who were not in
had been engaged in the same disturbance, and
who were equally guilty, were only suspended for
three months; and he thought that to suspend No.
l6 for six months, would be sufficient punishment
Alderman BLUNT hoped that the report would be
adopted. Something should be done to suppress
these disgraceful street rows. ase 4 ~
Aldermen DRAKE and KELLY defended the Fire
Department. and the latter declared it as his belief
shat Company l6 were Lot 80 much to blame ~ had
been represented.
On a vote being taken the report to disband En-.
CINE Company Is WAS concurred In, and the action
of the Councilmen to suspend Company 46 for three
rn1tp he ypoc ola in
MEDICAL BILLS.
The reports of the Committee on Police in favor
Of paying bills Of prs. Norris Kibourne, Nichols,
De Forrest and Curtis, for services rendered at
station houses, were concurred in.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF
REPAIRS AND SUPPLIES
In answer to resolution Of the Board, the Com.
missioner of Repairs aId Supplies states that the
LIST of January TO the 1st of June, 1854, amounted
to sl274l 94 as follows Labor, sl0,679 IS; sand,
81 500 II; stone, s48S. IL; hardware, 81 06; tool
chests sl6l; backsmiths' bills, $50 95-total, sl2,.
TAI 81. The contract work for repairing Grand
and Fulton streets amounted to $2l, 75d; the Russ
d Reid, GOO yards OF pavement in Broadway, as
per contract Of 1862, At So so, less 10 per cent,
Sl7,550; inspectors on Russ & Reid contract, and
the contract OF Cook & Co., slsl 5o surveying and
engineering, $54S. Contracts for the repairing of
ravemeats of the following streets have been made:
In South street from Coenties slip to Corlaers
street, awarded TO Jackson Tucker, for $4,000
Ditto, Chambers street, from Chatham to West
street, to jackson Ticker, at $500. In Blocker
street from Broadway to Eighth avenue, to Jack
son Tucker, for $4,000. In Division street, from
BoweFy TO Grand street, to Jackson Tucker, for
Sl,S0G In Spring street, from Bowery to West
street, to John Lynch for 81 400. In Third avenue,
from Sixth street 20 Forty-second street, to John
Lynch, at 81 400. The communication was referred
to the Committee on Repairs and Supplies.
a communication from the Commissioner of Re-
pairs and Supplies was received, submitting list
o. contractors for confirmation. Referred to Com
mittee on Streets.
The Board adjourned to this tuesday, evening.
BOARD OF CoUNCILMEN.
The Board met last evening, Edwin D. Brown
Esq, President, in the chair.
PETITIONS REFERRD.
or A. j. Stewart, to pave Fiftyfourth street be-
tween Seventh and Eighth avenues.
or Theodore Hyatt and others, to have gas main
extended on the Eighth avenue to Fiftyfouth street.
OF the managers Of the Colored Orphan Asylum,
for remission Of sundry assessments.
OF Charles Rome and others, to have vacant lots
in Thirtyfourth street. between Broadway and Fifth
avenue, fenced in.
or Lieut.. Beam and Officer A. B. Smith, of the
Sixteenth ward for relief for Judgment for damages.
or Geo. w. Lord and others, 20 have vacant lots
fenced in in Twenty-third street.
OF S. w. Barnes and others, for sewer In Thirty.
third street, from Second to the East river.
or w. A. Cummings, for the construction of A