The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-24

BOARD OF ALDERMEN

bO AhO OF ALDEkMEN.
Oc, 4s-&sthaa @. MY, Esd Prsaieut, In the chair
rbs mi.,ts, a last meeting we're rssd and approved
On motion a All srnan Buat, seconded BY Aldssman
Nett the papers from the Board Of Csunelnsu respect
IL elections and srn were taken mp and passed
upon Several rsporss n uusss ON assess nsnts for
regulating grading and bulSng sewers referred
TO Ae committees Of the cssro.
ELECTION nArrxzs-CHAH0s o. POLLS AND NouxAnoK
or MsrIC7oRs
the Seventeenth ward from Sl5 Houston street 70 ls2
Orchard street, ordered to lay the table. p.
ward in Il.cs Of James lawson, who hs" rsnovsS
out Of the district also, John Bogart in plscs
OF John Essan Of First election district, and
James Thompson In place Of John Finch removed.
The poll Of the Eighth lescon istct OF
wsd was removed from 90 East Eleventh. street to 81
Third avenue, door south OF Twelfth street;
poll OF the bird election district Of the Fourteenth
ward from go Grand street to S7 Brooms Adopt
ed Isaac sands was appointed inspec OF cleo.
tiers the Tenth district OF tn. Eleventh ward In place
Of Alfred A. CsrpeIte removed from the ward Jonah
wi lett was appointed inspector for the Third election
district Of the xteenth ward 10 place Of Jonah Willis;
Giceon Hnsman ointsd elections for
the First election esict OF sixteenth ward in place Of
con district Of tbe twelfth ward was removed from Ii,
OF Fourth and Eighty street to the
third avenue George Hardennrook was app oint.
cd eetor for the Third district Of the Sixteenth ward
FrpsticS was apponted the Fonrt ss.
ton district Of the sixteenth ward in place Of Jas
Brett removed from the ward Michael Dee appoint
ed inspector in the Fourth election district of the wen
tieth ward, in place Of Abraham Mead, removed;
Henry perrre appointed Inspector Of election for
the Fifth district Of the Sixteenth ward TO all vacancy
Horace smith appointed Inspector OF Fifth district
in the Eleventh wprd In place OF Joseph Stratton,
spsctor for the seventh district, Sixteenth ward il
place of Alexander Allen removed from the ward Geo.
Mitchell was appointed Inspector for the Eighth DIS
ton second election district of the Sixteenth
ward was changed from 124 Ninth to l2l Ninth
The petition Of the inhabitants Of the FRS. election
district OF the Nineteenth ward for the removal of the
polls o. that was granted after an opposition
from Alderman Herrick, who designated II q whig
trick
THE ADVERTISING AND PRINTING CONTRACT srLvKp AGAIN.
On motion Of the Alderman OF the sixteenth ward,
to take from the table the special report the Committee
on Printing Alderman KELLY hoped that it would b.
would ask why take the matter up before the esc
ton well afteS Mechanics anxious know al
about the corporation printing and he wished the sdver
ths HERALD, Tribune and 7mes BE did not understand
the Why members afraid VOTE unless
election ssasa' 10y 'D''sI' " sA' 'A'''''' WIN 'n'H
Alderman CnAuscEY was opposed to taking up the
table he desired moro time to investigate the natter
There were two things connected With the report which
couS not receive h' sDprob.tion-ths Principle q Civ
same contract He thought the principle Of giving the
advertising to the papers Of the largest circulation With
out reference to their local circulation the influence
which they exeited erroneous and would be vio
Aton Of the charter he moved that the matter lay on
the table, This motion did not meet with any oppos
ton, and the matter, thoush made special ordsr)
again dropped"
DRILLING POLICEMEN.
Resolved That his Honor the Mayor be requested to
inform this Board how many drill sergeants
employed in the Police department., how much tuAe
they are engaged each day. and whether they perform
any other duties and also his opinion to the number
required for said duties
RUSS AND REID PAVEMENT IN CHATHAM STREET AND tn.
BOwRRY.
RESOLUTION to accept tho surrender Of the contract
made by H p. Russ ard G.. B Reid for the paving Of
Chaham street. the Bowery and Fourth avenue, and to
thereby release the Mayor &C., from all claims aud de-
nands and that the said contract be longer binding
between those parties was adopted.
The FEMALE MAGDALEN SOCIETY.
The report of the committee OF this board
curing with the Councmen to donate 500 to the Ne
York Female Msgdaen Society and amending by insert
.g tie amount Of donation for $500, adopted.
STATUE OF DANIEL WEBSTER
1t moved and carried that the prayer of . petit
TONER to exhibit statue Of laniel Webster in the ves
bule Of the City Hall, be granted
After disposDg of some other business the board ad
jour- ed to . hun lday next