The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-21
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

Nathan c. Ely, Esq, President, in the chair.
Fernando Wood Esq, Mayor elect, sat on the chair
beside the President the greater part of the evening
Nov 2o-The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
REPORTS COMMITTEES.
Sverakrepors of the committees for the correction OF
taxes, and for grading and repairing streets we're re-
ceived and adopted The report of the Committee on
Police, in favor of concurring with the Board
to pay the medical bills of Doctors Kiersted Sim
mons, Collett and Kilbourne concurred in. From
the same in favor of paying medical bills of Drs Lodge
McAlister, Squibbe, Van Lieu Church. and Coett con
CURED in The bill for medical attendance William
Moore, policeman Of the Seven reenh ward in
WHAT 's IN NAMEy-CRoss STREET CHANGED To PARK
Alderman HOWARD presented a petition froa, the La
dies Missionary Society OF the Five Points, and owners
OF property in the vicinity OF Orange Anthony and Cross
streets to have the Of Cross street changed to that
be granted would be conducive the respectable
ty and the publication OF the neighborhood towards
which the petitioners were making strenuous efforts
Alderman BLUNT moved reference.
Alderman WIN TUCKER moved, as an amendment, that
Alderman HowARD-Tucksr street. Gaughter.)
Alderman VooRHIs would move that, out OF compliment
to the Alderman Of the Sixth ward 1t be eed Howard
street.
Alderman HOWARD declinsd the honor. IAughter.)
II ee was Howard street in the city already
as ull Of - houses. cloud laughter.) He didn't
AM another.
The PRESIDENT suggested that there might be some con.
us On occasioned by calling it Park street there
Alderman HOWARD said that Park place filed with
gambling houses and as much degraded as the ncghbor
still ahead Of Park place. Gaughter.)
The motion to grant the prayer of the petition was
then put and carried by a vote Of Is to 6.
STREET CONTRACTORS PAY
The Committee on Finance, to whom was referred an
ordinance to authorize the issue of bonds upon
tracts payable by assessment reportedThat heretofore
contractors have been obliged to wait until the compile
ton OF the work before receiving therefor thus
requiring in many Cases large amount of capital to
in 0rdp Tn nfarf
themselves against obliged to contra at high
er Prices than would be requisite il they received their
pay during the progress of the work. They recommend
the adoption of the ordinance with the amendment that
the amount due the contractors, from time to time
all public works, shall be paid by the issuing Of
ment bonds in accordance with the act of the Lega
tune passed April l6 1852 The ordinance provides that
payments shall be paid by monthly instaments Of 10 per
cent ON the amount Of work performed and when COM
pleted, the balance, 80 per cent, to be paid.
GRADING SECOND AVENUE.
The report Of the Committee Of the Board of Council
men, in favor Of the lists for regulating and
grading Second avenue from Twenty eighth to 123d
street received and read and referred the Finance
Committee.
The Board then proceeded to receive and refer papers
from the Councmen, and adjourned to Thursday next.