The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-07
Municipal AMhars.

Municipal A4hars.
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ALDWNN.
Pursuant to resolution, the Board Of Aldermen
held the second meeting Of the june session last
evening.
Alderman wAxzxAs, President pro tem in the
chair.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and
approved.
PAPERS REFERRED.
Petition praying that the proceedings in the mat
ter Of paving Fortieth street, between Fourth and
been had before the Street Committee the petition
OF certain merchants Of the city demonstrating
against the ordinance relating to trap doors a
luton offered declaring that when the fees Of
the Court of Common Pleas shall be insufficient to
pay the necessary expenses and salaries Of the
spective officers the deficiency shall be paid ont Of
the appropriation for county Offices Referred to
Committee on Finance.
CONQUERED IN.
The report of the Committee on Sewers, in favor
Of concurrng with the Board of C0uncilmen for
sewer in Fifty first street, between Third and Fourth
avenues; the report of the Committee on Roads,
concuring to readvertise for the grading and regu
lating of Eighth avenue, from Fftyninth to Eighty
second street; report of Committee on Sewers, In
favor Of concurring with the Board of Councilmen
to call upon the Cr0ton Agueduct Department to
have the man holes in Greenwich and Washington
streets raised in accordance with the grade of the
street; report Of Committee Streets, concurring
to have Twenty.nnth street, between Second and
Third avenues, tagged; OF same, to refag side walk
twenty feet south of the NJ E. Church in Norfolk
street between Stanton and Rvington streets; of
same, TO flag the sidewalks of First avenue from
Third to Sixth streets several other reports to flag,
pave and repair streets, were also cOncurred in.
resolution authorizing the Tax Commissioner
to continue to occupy the basement of the New
City Hall was offered, but laid on the table.
FROM the COMPTROLLER.
communication WAS received from the Comp
troller respecting the land under water the Long
Island shore, giving il as his opinion that the land
only between high and low water mark, from Wal
labout Bay to Red Hook, can be possessed by the
Corporation OF New York.
SUPERINTENDENT or STREETS.
communication from the Commissioner of
Streets and Lamps, nominating Erastus W. Glover
a. Superintendent of Streets, in place of George
White removed, was received and referred to the
Committee on Salaries and Offices.
CLERK OF UNION MARKET.
Another communication from the same nominated
Moses Fargo Clerk Of the Union Market, in the room
OF Mr.. Allen, resigned.
The Alderman Of the Twelfth ward offered the
Resolved, That the Committee on Ordinances be and
they hereby requested TO report ordinance the
next meeting Of this beard repeating all that portion Of
relates to nspec and Seaers of weights and measures
ROOM FOR TIE CLERK OF THE COURT OF COMMON
PLEAS.
Resolved That the in the City Hall now occupied
by the Judges of the Court OF Common Pleas chambers
be and the hereby appropriated to the use Of the
Clerk OF said court the shall be vacated
by the Judges. Adopted
THE NEW CITY HALL.
Resolved, That the Commissioner of Repairs and Sup
plies be directed to extend the time for receiving the
plans for the City Hall from the 18th of June to the
10th Of July next Adopted.
Resolved, That the Commissioner of Repairs and Sun
plies be- and he is hereby directed report to this onrd
at its next meeting the lumber and of all
IN his department who ar employed as Inspectors
Sureiintendents of Public buildings Repairs and BY
what authority such appointments made. Adopted
THE PUrLrC MARKETS.
Alderman HERRIcx offered the following:-
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communication from the Comptroller in relation the
public hets, relate 10 the propricty of selling
poses te and the same i hereby referred to the Com
mtee on Finance, with nsructons to report upon the
exredency Of dispcsng OF Ill the public markets, after
an honorable and equitable adjustment Of the claims
rights Of the butchers occupying premium stalls in
the several markets. Adopted.
A resolution was also submitted and adopted, re-
fen1ng to the Committoe on Ordinances so much of
Document Al as relate 10 the duty Of the Common
Council TO lease the public marketsat auction agree
ably to the provisions o. the seventh section Of the
amended charter, with instructions to report with
out delay, ordinance providing for the public sale
OF the market franchises.
BLooMNGDALE SQUARE.
The report of the Committee on Lands and
Places submitting res lion that the Corporation
Counsel be and is hereby ordered to stop any further
action III the matter Of opening or laying ont Bloom
inglale square for pubic park, aud that no more
expense be incurred until the further action Of the
Common Council Adopted.
TUE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH.
This committee, to whom was referred the subject
OF nuisance vGrnish fact0ry-complained of by
the inhabitants of the Twentieth ward, reported that
there need be no further cause Of complaint, mas
much as the business complained OF has been dis
on account of the decease Of the pro-
prietor. Adopted
REMOVAL OF DEAD BODIES.
The Committee on Ordinance submitted the fol.
lowing resolution, which was adopted
Resolved That the rector warden and vestry OF Zion
Church have permission to remove the remains Of the
in hp lte unIo fho eb, ~ fno
Of Mott and Cross Streets and deposit the
in tie vault under the church at the of Mad
removal be done under the direction OF the City Inspec
tor, and at such times as he shall direct.
THE RUSS REID PAVEMENT IN THE BowERY.
Document No. 80, the interminabe question of
the paving of the Bowery under the Russ & Reid
contract, was again taken up, and various docu-
ments already sufficiently noticed, were read.
Alderman HERRICK moved that the minority re-
port in favor Of accepting the surrender of the con-
tract, be adopted.
Alderman BLUNT hoped that at this hour, near
eight o'clock, when several of the members Of the
Board were absent this important matter would not
be taken up.
Alderman Mort was sorry to see such an ont.
door effort as had evidently been made to rush this
matter through tonight. 1t did not stop with this
board; they could only decide whether the Bowery
was to be paved or not. 1t appeared to him that
the object Of Russ & Reid was to have this matter
hung up in the courts and he could assure them
that 1t would not only be there for one, two or
tuIee, pub pcTHdps louI years. lie DeueVeQ LnaL
there were other men able to do the pavement as
well as Russ x Reid for onehalf what they propose
in their contract, If there was but fair competi
ton. He hoped the board would accept the report
and rescind the contract.
Alderman HERRICK believed that the surrender
was extorted from Russ & Reid, and he was willing
to leave it to the courts of law.
Alderman VOORHEES, moved that the whole mat
ter be referred to the Law Committee.
Alderman KELLY repudiated the insinuation Of
undue influence being used by Russ & Reid on
the members of this board IL he had seen any of
1t he would expose 1t; but he would vote in favor
Of the Russ pavement, because he believed it to be
the best in the city.
Alderman LORD read an injunction issued by the
Supreme Court, restraining the Mayor, &C., from
permitting Russ Reid from entering on the per-
Torrance of the contract 1t was therefore illegal
while restrained by the Court; and he, for one,
could not, therefore, vote for it.
The motion to refer to the Law Committee was
lost by a vote of 10 to 8.
The previous question, the adoption of the mino-
rtY report. WINS put and lost II Kas then moved