The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-11


Board or AAds rmen.
This board held tho fourth meeting Of the August
session last evening-N. G. Ely. Esq., President, in
the chair.
REMISSION OF TAXES.
Some petitions for the correction and remission
of taxes v ere presented and referred.
PAPERS CONQUERED In.
Report of Committee on Lands aud Piaces-Rc-
latiye to the petitioa of parties that the row of
buildings Ia Thirty second street, extending from
the corner OF Ninth avenue, be koown as or
name terrace resembling their former tion and
recommending aooncurence with the Coun cilmea-
was adopted. The report of the same, recommend.
Ing that the Common Council memoralize the Le-
gisature to pass act striking off the map of tue
city square known as Observatory square, ard that
the street be continued through the same was also
sdopted.
Report Of Committee on sewers-In favor Of
sewer in avenue B. between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets. CoDcurred In.
RI solved, That the City Inspector be requested
not to appoint an inspector Che work of filing up
sunken lots been Nineteenth and Twentieth streets
First avenue and avenue A, the authority for whic
has been conferred on him by an ordinance which
pas ed this Board August 10, 1854.
INADEQUATE suPPLY OF CRoToN WATER.
Alderman BOARDMAN offered the following pre-.
anble and resolution
Whe,e cps, serious complaints are being mado sly
BY the inhabitants Of the city Of the nsuciency Of
the Croton water supply, and which Ii at present
whe' cas- il distinctly understood that when our
citizens sanctioned the intToiueto OF the Croton
water they were to enjoy . full supply for all pur.
poses, both for cleaning the city and all other; and
whereas, the public health demands that greater
facilities should be made to bring into the city
larger supply, and the aqueduct is amply sufficient
to give more water-therefoEe,
Dncn nrvnA Tt.fA Al<I I~~A A.. ~
be requested to report the most feasible plsa to
enlarge the capacity, either by additional pipes or
otherwise, for runping more water over the High
Bidge, at Harlem; also the probable cost of such
The abstract Of estimates Of the Cpoton Aqueduct
Board for the month Of July was received and
ordered on file.
HOG NUISANCE IN THE STREETS.
The Committee on Ordinances, to whom was re-
feIred an ordinance to prevent the keeping Of swine
below l06th street, which passed the Board Of
Councmen on the Sd July last, reported that the
said ordinance be 80 amen dci Se to read "that no
person q persons shall have keep in the city Of
New York, below FiftyninGh street, any swinc. un-
der the penalty Of 81 per day for each swine 80 had
or kept, and no person above said street shall keep
more than two swine upon any one city lot, under
the penalty of 80 per day for every swine above
that number kopt No swine shall be suffered tO.
go at large upon any Of the avenues, streets, or
public places above said Fifty ninth street, under
the PENALTY Of 81 for every swine so found.
ADOPTED.
THE FIRE pEPARTMHST.
The report OF the co nmltt se adverse to tho appu-
cati ou to have the word '>resigned,' ia the fe
mems register, placed opposite the name OF VIM. j.
Negan, erase d, was adopted. IDegan was killed ut
the fire in Broadway, on 25tn April last, and the
object Of the application was TO have his name
graved on the firemen's monument In Greenwood
Cemetery.l
A communication from the Chief Engineer of the
Fire department, with complaints OF assault, &C.,
against certain members Of fire companies, was re-
ferIcd 10 the committee for Investigation.
CITY RAILROADS.
by the return of tho Comptroller it appeared tina.
tho receipts OF the Sixth and Eighth Avenue Rail-
road Companies, for the month OF July, we've as fol-
Sixth avenue Railroad Company. . 80. ,s12 43
Eighth Avenue Railroad Company 26,3is 70
Total. 80, 800 72
TIE sONPTRoLLEa AND TIE svREEr CONTRACTOR
communication was received from the Comp.
troller, stating that Mr. Reynolds called nj MS Office
and offered to surrender his contract and settle up
his accounts with the city, The Comptroller re-
qucsted him 70 put his proposition in writing, and
he did so. After delay Of forty-eight hours the
Reynolcs had given him notiee that he could not
go Oh any longer with his contracts. He vas Ia
iormed that Mr. Reynolds had roadc proposition
TO tie Comptroller for settlement bnt, az forma
notice mad been given the City Inspector by tho
contractor, il was necessary for that officer to re-
move the dc ad animals which Mr.. Reynolds would
not remove, ard he desired TO know whether, in
case he employed persons to remove animals esb in
tic streets by the contractor the bills OF such per-
sans would be paid. He informed that su h bills
would he paid out OF bis appropriation, which would
beampe. After this interview the City Inspector and
his partner came TO the nptroers office and avow
ed their readiness to carry into effect Mr. Reynolds
original proposition. . I" In the meantime, mesc
sures we're taken to get meeting Of the Board OF
Health, which took place with closed doors on the
evening OF the 25thJuly. The object Of this com
nuDcation was to show the willingness Of tie
Comptroller to pay Mr.. Reynolds fsr al the wtyk
which he has actually performed, ~ shown by the
testimony. Whether Mr.. Reynolds carries out the
arrangement or casts the 6uty of removing dead
annaE on the City Inspector, immediats inca
suros ought to be taken to advertise for propositions
for rev contract. which win afford on opportunity
to test the sincerity Of those who insist that tie
work for vhich Reynolds * BY the contract to be
paid $55 coo annually, cSn be done for nothing, or
Tor avery small sum. TIE communication was or
dcred te be entere on the minutes.
Several reports from the Councilnen were re-
ceivod ard referred TO tie respective committees.
Tie Boerd adjourned, TO meet again cn Friday
evening, at 8 o'clock.