The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-09

ing William street from Wall to Pine street, With
granite blocks, was adopted.
CONQUERED
Report of Committee on Streets in favor Of con.
eurring vith the Board of Councilmen 10 pave Wall
street, ~ Broadway TO eastery side OF Broad
street, with granite blocks.
petifion from the residents of Fifty fourth
street. and its vicinity To have Croton pipes land IN
NAT street. was referred TO the Croton Aqueduct
Department.
unent. asking the members Of this Board to be pre-
sent 1t the laying of the correr stone OF the new
Bhsmens Hall, in Mercer street, on the 2lst inst.
Several papers for the grading, paving, DC, Of
sareets, were concurred In, and the Board adjourned
- meet again on Wednesday evening" at i've o'clock.
Board or Counciiuen.
The Board met last evening, Edwin j. Brown,
sd, President, in the chair.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
Petitions of Fire Engine Company No. 80, to have
their house repaired.
OF several ship masters, to have Diamond and
Ramsay reefs removed.
or Elias Laugblan, for remuneration Tor loss OF
horse.
OF Engine Company No. %, for new engine.
SALT WATER WORKS.
Councilman CoNovER offered the following reso.
mtion In relation 10 salt water works, for the pur-
Ioe OF cl aning the dirty city OF New York.
Resolved, That il be referred to special committee
consisting Of five members inquire ana report to tais
Beard as TO he pracrceby Of having aorss erected in
fhe river the purpose Of raising salt for
sh use OF the city for aud Their
As The same may be for also the probable expense
Of erecting such works and laying pipes Throughout the
s'ty
was referred to the Committee on Public Health.
NEW SQUARE.
Councilman CONOvER offered q resolution appro-
priating plot Of ground in the upper part OF the
city, bounded by Thirty second aud Thirty third
shreets, Broadway and sixth avenue, for the pur-
pose of converting it in.oa square. Referred.
CARRIAGE HmE-FLING AT THE COMPTROLLER.
Councilman KENNEDY rose and said that he wished
10 bring before the hoard an important item in the
report Of the Conn t!Aer. They were well aware
that his ideas about carriage hire that "Coun-
eilmen were only allowed $32 per month for their
services, and no provision was made in the amended
charter for carriage hire" and So acting on that
principle ne never sent in bills for carriage hire
But what was his surprise to find that in the report
was the following item--
isTo Edward smith sl2 FOR carriage hire for Conucu
man Kennedy
ease were these: Mr.. Kennedy, as Commissioner
Of Emigration, audited bill for carriage hire used
by the Commissioners Of Emigration, aud Mr.
Smith instead OF bringing it to the proper place
for payment brought it to the ComptrOlier's office,
and he (the Comptroller) paid hack hire for the
missontIs OF Emigration Ialghter.) In
view OF this fact, the gentleman Of the Ninth offered
the folio ing resolution
Resolved, That the Comptroller be, and is hereby,
directed to inform this Board what authority he pail
m the Goth OF Jane last the sum OF $l2 to Edward
Smith, for carriage hire for Councilman Kennedy, said
Councilman having dsosned such expenditure in his
DIR. ApBorr's EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES.
The Committee on Arts and Sciences, to whom
was referred petition for an appropriation of
SIS COO for the purchase OF Dr. Abbott's Egyptian.
antiquities, for the purpose Of placing them in the
Library Of the City Hail. after duly considering the
matter, made report, and offered the following
pesolutions:--
Approl lated towards the purchase Dr Abbott's col
b :uon Of lg, plan an quiti.s NOV in tins city.
Resolved mat the Comptroller be- and he is hereby,
authorized and drsc ed to draw his in
Dr. Abbott for the sum Of whea and not before
sah soiiscnen atose m@n1oheu shai rave been pur
chased ard delv red Tor free exhibition to the residents
II This city.
Ordered TO be laid on the table aud printed.
THE onAMPAGNE SUPPER.
The resolution OF the Beard of Alierme directing
the Corporation Ccunse: to discontinue proceedings
In The case Of JONES Taylor the Corporation of
ohe city Of New York, since the rendition OF the
verdict in favor CT The plaintiff from the Marine
Court, was after some debate, concurred in.
NO LOCOMOTIVES BELOW FORTY. SECOND STREET on
TIRE HARLEM RAILROAD.
Documents fofty.tbIc and forty-four, in relation
10 the running OF locomotives below Forty.secoud
street, in Fourth avenue, on the rails of he Harlem
and New Haven Railioad companies, were then ia
ken up and read.
The majority report was read as follows:-
The committee to whom referred tho annexed pc
fton sskiog the Common Council to prevent the lo,o.
motives the harlem aud New Haven Railro Compa
.,es from passipv below Forty seoond street on Ia.
vou,,h arepre would rsscsctfsiiv report 'n '"s
That they have had several meetings, at which both
parties n,ed by able counsel who heard
10 their entire satisfaction. Your committee salts
ned that the Harlem New Haven railroads have been
OF great benefit this CITY and should be aos we'd
advantages but it is conteuded by PARTIES owning pro
perty Thirty econd street Fourth avenue and MUIR
ray Hill that said locomotives coming Thirty second
ssncs; ard they also conierd that it viii make no differ
In the time of arriving at the City Hon The loco
motive should 10 compelled TO stop at Forty second
street, and be no loss whatever to the companv.
Your umtee have visited the ground between rhir
tsecond and Forty second streets and cannot that
ehcre could be serious damage to the railroad
panics by stopping their locomotives at Forty second
street as your committee are informed that they in
possession, several blocks Of GROUND in that vi
rates.
Your committee are also informed and believe that all
The property Murray HILL and in that neighborhood
would increase in value said change made and
anasDuch the railroad company many OF laod
IN the vicnity of Twenty second street they, cor
queny, could not lose much II their depo, removed
- Forty second street.
Your committee tank that the railroad comp ,nies
should have sufficient time TO make this change II the
Common Council Should ft TO pass ordinance for
the same. The committee find upon examination of the
grant agreement Of the Harlem Railroad Company,
tbst the Common Council can them 70 make any
giving sufficient notice Your committee, therefore,
would offer the following resolution
Resolved, That Ds locomotive steam engine be al
lowed TO the track of the Harlem or New Haven
Railroad Companies IN Fourth avenue south of Forty
second street after Fix 6 months from the passage Of
The ority report. favorable TO the Railroad
Company was then read.
IL went 70 state that the committee had heard the
Y0.pes IN isNor OF, ana gg"inst the petition and lsd
snly considered lie subject and had 10 the
on that II was sxpediept To ass such resolution That
an the opinion cf the subscribers the Harlem
hanrosd csmpsny shall remove the r engine house from
the ground II now occupies 20 the block the side
OF the avenue, between Thirty third aud Thirty fourth
steets, ard widen the Fourth avenue the west sice
from Thirty fourth to Thirty second street. arree by
them with the city rpoation in the month reoeu-
Der 1897 the principal grounds Of the objections 10
running through the tunnel will
With these views the subscribers recommend the pas
nage Of the following resolution
Resolved, HAT the New York and Harlem Railroad
Company he directed TO their engine from
The west side Of the Fourth avenue and TO widen the
ead avenue twenty feet within ak months from this
dste-snd that upon doing that they be authorised
q locate their engine house upon the block Of ground
recently excavssd BY them the side of Fourth
ssenne between Thirty third and Thirty fourth streets
motion was then made to receive ,he majority
seport, and adopt the resolution.
Councilman HUTCHINSON moved that the minority