The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-19

ARD OF ALDERMEN.

petition received from the owners Of property ON
Eleventh suenae 1ht tieth and Sixteth streets
against the OF steam the Eudson River Railroad
below srtish street. and stating that their property
thereby deprecated in value Add that many lives
been lost and horses and other property destr ,yed
The petitioners pray the Board may psss such ordinances
will prevent the steam on the Eleventh svenue
Referred TO Special Committee.
PAPERS FROM nlS oouNurMxs
The resolution from the councImea authorizing The
Harlem Railroad Company 70 lay track for the accom-
modAtion Of the state Agricultural Fair Ut sulton
square was concGrrsd In The report OF the Committee
on on Pubic reshh in favor Of granting permission to
Eaward De wiz TO remove remains Of dead in lots cornsr
OF Forty ninth street Fourth avenue was referred
yAxsisSs HISTORY OF rHs CITY YORK.
Inc resolution OF Councimen sccating ths OF $500
lot the purchase OF four hundred cope Of vsennes
History Of the City Of New York. for the use Of the
members Of the Common Council, ousiJ con
curred in.
TBE sTATH SECOND AND SIXTH wAsDs
The report OF the Committee of CounciimeuIn favor
Siath ards TO prevent ~ much possible riot rob
berg ard bloodshed, ]" was received.
Iceman HOWARD, Sixth ward, said that the number Of
men ON patrol duty in that district entirely too small
and unless the citizens Of that district owed an
crease they would be obliged themselves 10 order
o. rowdies and oiter vicious Characters who from
every other portion Of the city aud in thar
vicinity, showing that the district Is not sufficiently
guarded II Is only few nights ago that Mr. john Il.
Breoy highly respectable citizen was murdered while
pass through that district. Ge therefore hoced the
Be- rd would not oppose an increase Of the police In that
ward
Alderman BLUNT moved, as An amendment that it be.
referred to the Committee Police which opted
Win for them to report at the next meeting
of the Board
The report Of the same committes-In favor Of allow
was cobcured in.
Report Of the Councilmen in favor Of organising Mat
thew Williams and otnsE as arst class engine
pany IN the Fifth ward in place Of Ensne Company
81 lately dsbanded, REFERRED Of 'be same confirming
Hook and Ladder Company No. 2. and Engine Company
NO "a to their respective districts referred the report
Of the same non arrips with this Boars expe A.
P Heah Of "A Engine Company snd ooncurrop to sus.
OF Hook and Ladder Company No 2. for thirty days
was referred to the Committee Of the Department
CLERKS II THE OFFICE OF THE RECEIVER OF FAKES.
The report Of the Committee Salaries and OHces in
favor Of combining the nomination of A. H. Dusenbu
y Henry Davis, Howard scovel, P. H. Jeremiah, A.
Mclean clerks the Office OF the Receiver Of Taxes
for the term Of six months. fro 3is August 1854 at
sslaIy Shs & Of IS per err working day. was adopted
with the CouDcilmen in Recommending ordinance to
organize Bureau Of Arrears, was cor CURED in
concuIing to appropriate ST. 75s for mason work and
eiDe company No 40 and awarding the Contract M for
Atkinson Clark. Concurred in
=, NEW STATION HOUSE FOR EIGHTEENTH WARD POLICE
In relation to building station house for the use Of
the Eighteenth ward police was concurIed in
report from the some committee, In favor of pur-
chasing lot for the Twelfth police district, also
concurred in
Report Of in favor Of repairing roof Of Crotou
Water Department. Concurredn.
Report Of the Committee Fire Department ia favor
Of authorizing the Chief Engineer to place engine In
the house lately occupied By engine Company No e and
TO be placed un5er his control, ATOP ted.
cnAMREns OF TIE COMMON Pleas
The report OF the Committee of Re pars and Supplies
concuTrsg to assign the room known as the Chambers
Of the Common Peas, Office for the clerk and the
room of the Board Of Assistant Aldermen, for Cnamsets
OF that Court, was concurred in.
The report of the Committee Finance In favor OF
paying hessrs BeYtine and Ryerson $4o0, being the
amount paa by them for licenses subsequently, revoked
c. DcuIred In,
MESSAGE mAroRcHAHor or ROUTE OF FIFTH AVE
NUE.
With view ct fixing defnhey the route of the line
OF stages known as the Fifth lire, which, il
alleged. h,s never been permanently established re
that the following route be des IA ted viz -
Started from the of Forty second street and
Fifth nue. down Fifth to Thirteenth street.
through Thirteenth street to Brosdray down Broadway
to Fulton street. and through Fulton street to Fulton
JACOB A. wETaRvELr
Referred to Committee on Streets.
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE OHIKF ENGrNKER
PARTSIEyr
This document received and ordered to be printed
To THE Conxox CouNcn. Crr or NEW YORK
The Chief Engineer Of the Fire Department respectfully
reports the rames, residence and Of the
herr with tie adavit Of the foreman and secretary
each company that each member performs active duty
s citizen OF the United states and twenty years
Of age.
Inc annexed schedule states that there are thirty
three engines In good order ordinary, and eight
ordinary, and six building; nine hook and ladder
ing. Tho trucks are supplied with all necessary
implen ents. There is in use forty.two thousand
ss and a feet Of good and
thousand nine hundred and fifty feet which Is Insult
cisnt as ffty.onc thousand and two hundred feet
mpcratiyaly demand that at least twenty i've thou.
sand feet should be made immediately. There are
forty oisht Are ce%anie. aiy seven hose companies
companies containing two thousand eight hundred
all the companies were ful there would be four thou
handrei and eighty i've Hrcs with loss buildings Of
eight hundred and twenty thousand and twelve
dollars, and two millions seventy-thrce thousand two
hundred and seventy two dollars wares There have
teen two hundred and twenty one additional alarms,
mostly caused by burning chimneys spirit gas xlosions
tanned ~ '''' '''ND' 'A''' ''0'' y '''''
This loss Is large conrasted 1itb iormo yeaxs but
when We consider the dreadful conAagac shat hsvs
recently visited other sections Of 80 should
congratulate ourselves that have .sqt,nstely
capped.
Doubtless one half of tine res in this ci, rc
inctndiaiism and quarter by earle sness r Psysr
y was fortunately caught in the very act while l
applied the match, all evidence of his galt woula gre
been cestroyed Ofebtime,, when ores xuis.
before they bave made uch progress there such pal
pste evidence Of ncenda ism, that the experienced
hfemen nvountarily exclam, this place must DO well
insured which is almost iovaraby the case. Hence
one more citizens Of energy and Integrity should be
legally 70 arrest AMI try oil those suspected OF
The Board Of Epginecrs should Re the Fire Wardens
with competent salary, whose practical kno xlcjge Of
what constitutes ubs.antial edGce, and their great
experience and constant presence at ores pre- emnenty
qualify them Fire Wsrdens. whose appointment az
such would mpait more conf and safety Greuen
entering buildings on fro, and also be the Of
preserving much property Those daricg men who re
Gently perished ut No 23f Broad gay might still have
been with II the engineers had been the 6rc wardens
who should be legally authorized to condemn and to
egby mark the front Of every building which they
sider dangerous The Fire Wariens should also be au
to prohibit the erection Of tenement houses of
res height which have but one narrow entrance and
win stairs. Hundreds dwell In thom, many nf
whS.s must perish in Of fire commencing In the
lower part Of the bniidng, there Is no possible
means of escape, and ladders Of sufficient
length could mot Be used The Board Of Eogincsrs,
in ls49 constituted the Board Of Fire Wardens which
wasAn unpopular measure with the department. Bat
notwithstanding this, consider 1t my duty to rocom-
mend their and TO BE- invested with these
powers.
The plan proposed BY Captain Ditchstt of the Fourth
ward police should be adopted taat policemen be sta