The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-16

BOARD OF ALDERnEN.

OO hhD OF AkOn6o6Ns
The Board met again last svsaias. Nathan c Ely,
Esq. Presdenotn the chair. The minutes were read
and approved.
The claim OF John Dsvoe for % 2SO and Of John Gray
for - 60 for injury done their property BY the proposed
improvement in Canal and Walker streets Referred 70
Counsel Of the Corporation.
DONATIONS INSTITUTION
The report OF the Finance Committee in favor of
coucurripg donate $3.50 for nursery for the children
of poor women, was adopted. OF tho same, donating
s20 each g. the New York Eye sad Ear Infrmary and
the New Yora OpthAlmc Hospital.
DONATION TO TE4 FAMILY or THE LATE POLICE OFFICER
The report of the Finance Committee, in favor VI
coneurrng with the ouncilmen to donate the sum of
$500 to the widow and orphans OF police ocsr Gourley
who lost his life while in the performance OF his duty,
was received.
Alderman BROWN bore testimony to the worth and EN-
cheney OF Mr. Gourey and was cognzant Of the fact Of
his family being in very INDECENT circumstances.
Adopted.
Report OF Finance Committee, ia favor Of concur
ring to donate 500 to Eliza Mclaughlin for loss Of
sa house. ot same concuprins to remit tax Of
rying Cor pany; adopted Til. report OF the same,
In favor of paying William H. H,ing 1891 for
and w,deniIs Wsker streets -concurred In and
lost The eport Of the same, in favor Of payingJ s.
j. Smith sf4s so for extra work arsenal Of
White and Elm streets, adopted OF the Same,
ring TO tax OF 1852 against Levi Cooh coucurred
in. The remission Of taxes Paul s. Brown and J. l.
Coddneton, trustees oil od Sholnm and TO reduce the
tax against Edward Bulus; concure in. Report Of the
Committee On the Fire Department recommending that
this Beard adhere TO is former action in disbanns
CINE ComIar Nos ~ and 80, and that this Board
cede from il former acticn and concur with the Boar
of Counclr.en not TO espef Mr. J. McCune of En- ,ne
Company No. O. AdermHn Howard made appeal IN
their favor aud asked that they be only suspended Tor
year. His motion los, and the report adopt
ed comm nicat:on from suudry citizens, RECON-
mcndng Reuben T. Knapp for the office Of Clerk Of
Ice; referred to Committee on Salaries and Offices Re-
port Of the Committee OF the Fire Department in favor
oganzng Hose Company to be located in the Twen.
teth ward in the vicinity OF Thirty nth street
Eighth sy.nue. Report OF the same, recommending
that the Board receie their former action and
with the Councilmen TO expel Wr Brewer, of Hose
Conn No. H. From the Fire Departn emit; adopted
Report Of the same committee dsunissing the charge
against the officers OF Hook and Ladder Company
No IA, by Abran Eogarius H. g. Derr.cksou and Chas.
X Taylor, Adopted. The report Of the Committee on
Adopted. Report Of committee, concurrng to light
Theatrs alley with and to place gas lamps in front
way; Baptist church. Twenty third street and the He
brew Congregation in Columbia street.
TIE BUILDING OF THE NEW CITY
The Committee on Buiding. the City Hall, to whom
recommtted their former report this matter pre-
scented report adherng to the former plan, which,
they Fay, is the only they had received They
commend a Concurrence with the Councmen to the
awards for le plans and the appropriation Of $500 to
Mr. Thompson They had had no reas' to change their
opinion in regard to Mr. Thompson's plan, which, they
contend, is the most suitable. They complain that
interested parties had msrepresented their action in the
matter 1hcy nau auvertizcd IOr plans, ana nad re-
ceived equal to the one they had adopted. The
committee end application to the Legislature
to authorize the appointment Of two commissioners to
control and sup rinend the erection of the building
Alderman II TUCKER said he had not signed the re-
port it only handed to him since he came into the
board and he bad not time to read it. He therefore
moved that the report lie on the table until Monday
Alderman VooRiHs one OF the committee SAID that
the report the the former one, except that
the committee had left out the spec cations BE was
in hurry about the matter and would not oppose its
being laid over until Monday.
Aldermen WM TUCKER would consent to its being laid
the understanding that It would be made the
special order for Monday after the reading Of the min
utes This was carried.
The Board shortly afterwards adjourned.