New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-23
tiosery. &c, for members elec, Of this Board

ticsery, &c, for members elect OF this Board
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Reports Of Committee on Assess neut., ia favor Of
confirming the following assessment lists, and So
pointing Isaac Edssr's collector therefor viz Reg
ulating ano gvsoing Forty eghihst between Fourth
arc flfih-svs. regulating. setting our) aud gutter.
t., sidewalks Of Forty frsts, from Tenth tD.E-y.
euih-svs sraaing seteg curb nd gutter and II ~
gug frfy -niLthsf-. between S.cond asi laird avs ;
| Tagging sidewalks il front e Nos l7s and ~ Mott
e., between Broome and S0ring-sts st s,uth. west
| corber If Ninth.sv. and Forts second Ct setting
curb sno gutter stones Tagging tides walks ia Fly
| tourist, between Sve0th and E;ghh.ags.; also.
! for cross-waks in Broadway, NJ Fifty fourth a.
| buileIpg sewers in TweBty-seyentb-st from Eighth
10 Niuth-av.; 'fysixih-st, from Eleventh sv. 70
I ffudson River; Secoi av., bef~een Third and
Fourth cts; ChsritoD-st, from Hadson TO Mscdoa.
gal sf; Nub cry St, from the sever in Chs'house
10 a toint shout 90 feet from Btyari.ss.: tagging
sidewalks and setting curb snd gutter stones wsst
SIDE Of Elizabeth-st, from No - to No. 91 An
sdopted.
portcnu ent of assessments: ia the matter Of sewsr
in Ninet.enth-.t. from Avenue 10 First av.; curb
ard gutter ard 1sggisg Forty seventh s., from
Eighth 10 Tenth. avs. regulating Etshtn-av, from
Eeishty .iourth.st 10 one Hundred and f ghth-st-
AL adopted.
OF sane in relation 70 property in Ninety second.
81 with resolution that such Of the owaers in said
street can furnish evidence TO the Street Commis.
sionsr that they have ctded their property for ths
urpose Of making sid street. rs exempt from all
expsnse Incurred in opening said street from Third to
Fcur,h-svs. To Committee Of the W hois-
OF same adverse IA the petition of the trustees OF
the G,rman Evangelical Church, asking TO be re-
iiesed from the payment of assessment Adopted.
ofcommis,ee en- Repairs and Sup oliss, ia favor Of
advel sDg for two lots the center Of the City, on
which 70 build County Jail. Adopted
REPORTS.
OF Committee on Cleaning Streets in favor Of pay
irg A. X. Ihumbey for services rendered as Street
Inspector Of the Twenty inst Ward To Committee
of the Whole.
OF Committee on Lsw Department, with oriioancs
for the more tiFectusly enforcing the excise law.
lArresting aud fniug not to exec $40 for each Of
nse o. imprisonment ii no. paid for selling liquors
without being duly licensed To same.
DEBATES.
The matter of prohibiting the un OF stesm on the
Fourth av., south of Forty soccndst, which has besn
for some tine before the Board, came up in tho regu
lar course Of business, for final action. Tho subject
called forth considerable discussion.
Mr.. kENSEDf said that there had always been
general feeling against running RAILROADS. mo cites
but after while the citizens became LID moro
moderate ard allowed the roads to come into tho very
heart of their City; and, in many instances, the use
Of stesm bad been permitted IN the pobiic streets
He remarked the pursued In other cities and
spoke of PbilAdelphis, Baltimore and Boston, in which
the citizens had manifested the sane eeog relative
to the of steam, but had eventually allowed 1t to
he brought into the very heart Of the city. In some
instances horse power had been used but that had
given way TO steam.
Dir MGrHER was in favor OF the prohibition. He
thought that as locomotives were CO nptileu Dy law
to run at slow rate OF speed through the City.
they could not in any vice facilitate the travel Mr.
NJ. spoke At some length upon the subject
Mr.. KENNEDY, having again taken the hoor, made
some witty illusions to his opponents speech, re-
marking that Mr. NJ had stated when no rose that he
did not mean 10 Daict upon the Board long speech,
and he Mr. H. thanked God that the gentleman hsd
90 much consid ration for the feelings OF tho mem
bsrs. His spooches, said he, are worse than mine.
VoIcE-Put that TO vote.
Mr.. BAxrER-Tt ought the gentleman was per-
soDal. Laughter
Mr.. KINsEDY docking round at the speakerl-Fvs
nothing 70 reply 70 that. shall consider the source
from whence it comes. The gentleman may ENJOY
the benefit Of his wit.
Mr. BRUsH Throwing bis arms about by way Of
eesiculaonl-Hops the speaker will not be inter.
Iupted. He appears 70 want to make himself a. con-
spiCuous possible.
MIR KESSEpY Initiating the last speaker)-Ivs no
objections to your making yourself as conspicuous
you Ike.
Mr. HoDGKSsoS hoped that the President would
confne the gentleman TO the question. lie Mr.. III
essayed to speak, few minutes ago. and was called
10 order for deviatDg from the subject The gentle,
man has been to Forty second-st. and back, and al
over the country.
Mr. KEsxFDY- fstill ON the aoor)-Tha gsntlsms9
NAV travel far as he peases on his own gravel
train. Loud laughter
Voice from the Bloody Sixth" Switch of.
The question was then loudly called for, and veto
taken which resulted in the adoption Of the follow
ing resolution, by a vote Of 81 ayes 10 nays.
h.s0itod That locomotive or steam engine be aiowsdo
nm On the Of the Harlem New Haven Railroad Com
papifs fourhsy south Of Forty secondst, eishteso
months after the passage Of this ordinance.
The Board then adjourned to Tuesday stternoon.
at O'Clock.