The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-15
LOO AL AFT AIR S.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
Communications from the Chief Engineer
of the Fire Department.
FILTHY CONDITION OF THE STREETS
An APPEAL TO The PEOPLE,
&C., SC, &c.
Municipal Affairs.

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MEETING OF TIE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
The Board held their eighth meeting of the June
session last evenng-Abraham Wakeman Esq,
President pro tenn, in the chair.
NEW FIRE ENGINE.
Inc petition OF John taiven and others, residents
Of the Sixteenth ward to be organized as a fire en-
CINE company, in place Of Engine Company No. l6,
lately disbanded was granted
DRIVING CATTLE THROUGH THE STREETS.
The petition of Alfred Peli aud Others to prevent
the driving of cattle through the streets OF the city
OF New York, which they designate as fragrant
nuisance, dangerous TO the lives of citizens, and
ought to be forthwith abated by oar municipal au-
uorities. Referred to Committee on Ordinances
Alderman HOWARD offered
Resolved, That the Committee on Ordinances be,
and they are hereby, directed report an ordinance
at first meeting in July, to prevent cattle-driv-
ing in the streets during business hours.
PUBLIC hath.
The same petitioners pray that some portion of
The water front on this islaud-ghere the water
flows fresh from the ocean twice in twenty-four
hours-be set aside for the p pose OF public bath
ing place. Referred to same committee.
TIE Plan For AN ELEVATED RAILWAY IL BROAD
WA.
petition from Patrick o Neil asking the Board
10 grant him the privilege Of exhibiting for few
weeks in the City He'll his model plans for al ele-
Nated .aiload and promenade relief of Broadway,
was referred 10 Committee or Arts ana Science.
ADOPTED.
Inc following resolution was offered by the Al
German OF the Third wald:-lhat tile Street Com.
missioner be- and he is hereol ordered to notify the
being on the west side Of Greenwich street between
Chambers and Reade streets 10 raise their curb
and gutter SO as to correspond with the old and es
tablshed grade OF the street, and with the adioin-
ing lot on the corner of Reade and Greenwich
streets and the to be done before the street is
graded, and the grade to be given by the Street
SIXTH AND EIGHTH AVENUE RAILROADS.
communication from the Comptroller that for
tie month of May the following were the receipts
of the Sixth and Eighth AveUuo Railroads-
sixth Aypnup pailrOp1 EomnuuV ~
ElShth Avenue do. do 26,547 II
Total. Observation-Disclosures. sls,s53 os
CONTRACT or CLEANING rIIE STREETS
Alderman LORD offered the following resolution
- confirm the street cleaning contpets:-
Resolved, That the contracts for cleaning streets
which have been accepted by the contractors, as
reported by the Commissioner OF Streets and Lamps,
be, and the same are hereby, confirmed.
Alderman WIN. TUCKER said he understood the
motive OF the Commissioner Of Stfoets and Lamps in
holding back tie contracts from the Board. He had
nyiew the fall election, aud street sweepers could
poll greater number of votes than contractors,
Alderman Tucker was of opinion that the commit
tee on contracts should have reported on them be-
fore now.
Alderman HOWARD bore testimony to the clean.
ing of the streets Of the Sixth ward They had been
done better under Mr.. Glasier than he ever knew
Them 10 have been cleaned.
Alderman BEowH was Of opinion that the street
cleaning contract would again prove failure. The
present was not the season tor experimenting, and
he hoped that the work would I've left to the man
agement of the street department.
Alderman MOTT contended Tor the confirmation of
the contracts.
Aldermen VOORHEES, said that in his ward (thc
Ninth,) Mr.. Glasier had done the best he could
but that the contractor of that ward was already
Q delaulter, he (AldernGn Voorhea) moved to
have the name Of the contractor Of the Ninth ward
stricken from the LIST
Other merabsls having taken part in the discus
sion, the resolution was put AM adopted by vote
Of twelve 10 seven.
Strict cLEANisG CONTRA CT--SrArEMENT or the
MANNER WHICH TEEY WERE GIVEN OUT.
The Alderman Of the ThId ward offered the fol
lowing communication from b. McCaierty, showing
the reason why the streets not cleaned, togeth-
er with the subjoined preamble and rcsolution:-
STATfaENT CONCERNING THE MANNER IN WHICH
THEY WE'RE GIVEN OUT.
proposed and offered to the contracts for clean
ne the First second, Third and Fourth Districts
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