The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-18
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he EsArd met as { o'elosh p. n on "wednesday, the
Yyssiasst In The chair.
lssys number of pstticss relative 70 Ne srsasse
md widening Of strssts, ssd tagging sdssslxs wsvs
ysssentsd and referred 70 the appropriate sosssss
- sthsrwke acted on.
No resolutions Of importance were ADOPTED WITH ths
szosptiOn Of TO direct the Csf Engineer 70 ,ssk 10
u engines Of companies l6 and 60 ssiag 10 tho COO
asst Of members. t..
Tho following report and ordnance rseomusnasd By
special committee tho proprssy Of rsorsAnlsg the
Ere Department we're then taken up
Ne Special Committee appointed BY your honorable
ley T. report upon the proprtsy and or,nauss fos
vAsn was referred tia anDsxsd resolutions relative 70
disfietng tho various companies connected thsrs
hat the practice Of companies iooassa In any certain
sid Esnssr, ont x IL. dissrsss 10 -sisH .ssy are
= he rs. interests q The Fire and proasS
tive q much q the discord and street brsw which have
Yo-r oo%mittes, believing that earnest promp., and
sesSed action the part Of The Common Counx 10 tue
Sa s asonon Of srpesn vor mace
ria lessen such scts u rowdJism and assst 10 creating
tAst feeling Of harmony and union whch should chsrss
trse sssociatn foun ed upon voluntary basls for
tAs PRO sctIon interest, ere LED 70 sabmit
for your adoption the q lowing ordinance -
Seur committee sko desire to sta.o that IN the dis
ehsrge important duty dsvoving upon them such
snoris will be made - eradicate tho evil eeno ally
:. AIMED o. e WIN meet the approval OF Al classes q
connected with such outy they trust your Kind
Indulgence will DO extended to them Your COMMITTEES
not OF in Of Al the ordinances re@tiug 70
the osgaDizau Of the Fire Department. and are Only
aware hon The communication 70 your BOARD Of the
Chief Engineer that in The matter nov under oonsdera
With the epbon hrrsla expressed, your scmmlstss
present for your adoption the following
ORDINANCE FOR The MORE EvrncTuAL kDeUIAnoy or TN
NEW YORK PRE- DrTAEnENr
ally 4 'Ss city q New Yosl, Common oaansa ssavsn-
Sec l. No engine, hose, or hook and ladder company,
which may be hereafter sonnsctsd with the No
Fourth Fffth Sth, Seventh, or Eighth nrs distri,t
shall DO taken or allowed to 60 upon any pet~noe shat
p zoe s sSs %
ECO. O. In the event Of general sarm Of fe the
panics and apparatns from al the are strics shall per-
Form nty In the district where the Gre Is raging
sec Any company who sbs infringe upon any "
the pro,Sns above expressed shau DO for the hrst
coobt from the time Of the approval the resolaion by
The mayor ard for the second Offences such mpany sha
zee 4 II shah be Tie duty of tho Chief Engineer OF
the Tne Department to report ali vioatons OF the sbose
within enty feur hours after ~ shall
come to his kpon edge ana IL Is hereby - tho duty
Of all Assstsnt Enge 10 report TO tbs Engineer
sll iofripgs ments of II sboye secton MS
q .s,cs Thy may navo sn'u bs or and
Chi kIr neer from the performance OF re daty lat
his dScre'on until action be had sd compliant BY
Sec o. All ordinances or parts Of ordinances ineons,.t
with The provisions Of this ordinance hereby
Healsd
sec This ordinance shall take eiTcc. immetiltc.y.
Af.er long debate 1t was moved that the pllor be
Aid tho table and rs further con,lderstion u:
nassly adjourned.
The Board then resolved itself Into Committee OF the
whole the reeor.s of the Committee Assessments,
vhrn large number OF reports Recommending various
expepdi,ures for city Improvements adopted Tho
po accepted ordered TO DO laid tne liable and
printed
The Board then went Into the third reading Of Bills
.htn very many reports OF tho Finaocc Committee
cemmending payments Of mopet for hundred Of
sis Tor vices and dered for payment
npcrt Of The Committee Asseas@nts in favor 81
rcaspg the rent Of the Wall street ferry, then
sidcfed. -
Councilman CoSovrR opposed TO its adoption OF,
The ground that it was unfair raise a rent when
lease existed for the tnat COMPANY or
vauai was dcDga profitable business.
Cour Gilman KENNEDY was strongly opposed 20 This
view oil tho subject and sd that this Board shoud AZ
ell events 70 Tecy the gros scs Of the late
CoDDon Council
Tie resolution was ultimately adopted.
IL moved and seconded that when the Board si-
journ It sdj0orn TO aeet the lsss Monday sspten
Der, under the rules
II carried. e r.s....
Otber reports from the Committee on Assessments
were then taken up and acted Misra humorous
but rather ridiculous scene the Board adjourned 70
meet en- the 6rst Monday in September