The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-30

Division street to the East river
In favor Of fsggiug COS and COS Green wich street
In favor OF tagging Lewis street from Rfvngton 70
Eighth street
In favor Of tagging Twenty .uinth street, between
sixth and Seventh avenues.
IN favor Of establishing grades in Eighty street
/ and Fourth avenue.
the matter of regulating &C. Second ue from TWEEN
ty-eighth to One Hundred and Thirty third street
In favor Of placing two gas lam s in front of Episcopal
In favor Of paying funeral expenses OF the tate Adu
In favor OF remi.ting tax Ebeneza Baptist church
for 1883
In favor of paving and tagging Thirty eighth street.
between Seventh and Eighth avenues.
In favor OF tagging Thrtys street between Broad
way ana Eleventh avenue.
In favor Of removing we'll and pump &C., opposite No
In favor Of removing pump, &c. of Edrdge and
In favor fencing Eighty fourth street between Tenth
and Eleventh avenues.
In favor of repairing John street. between Broadway
In favor Of refunding three thousand and nineteen
dollars, with interest to Kohnsann for purchase Of
lots.
In favor Of tagging Thirty seventh street. between
Sixth and Eleventh avenues
In favor Of tagging went. fifth street between Broad
In ayorof tagging sesond avenue between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets.
In favor Of tagging, &C. in front or Nos 295 and 291
Houston street.
In favor Of confirming the for paving and
setting curb and gutter Seventh avenue from Forty
sixth to Fifty-f street.
In favor OF building carriage FOR Hose Company
No. 90.
In favor of tagging Eleventh street between Broad
way and University place
ln favor of fencing lots in Elizabeth and Mott streets
In favor of extending and widening Ganse oor street
In favor Of curb and gutter in front OF Nos. 49, lSe
and 14f varick street
In favor Of tagging Twenty third street, between
Fourth and Madison avenues.
In favor Of paving &c. Forteth street between Tenth
aud Eleventh avenues.
In favor OF Aaging, &c, in front Of Nos. ~ aad -
Thompson street.
In favor of tagging yarch street, from No. i72
to l12
In favor of confirming the assessment for regulating
Fifty fourth street. from the First to the Fifth avenue
In favor of tagging and unaagaing south side OF D
vision street. from Montgomery ana Gouyeinenr streets
In favor Of tagging, &c, in front OF Nos ia and lsc
In favor Of purchasing portrait Of Baron De steuben
Resolution to remove pump south east cornsr Of Hes
Denying relief to Church Of Nativity for sments
In favor Of tagging Twenty-eight street, between
Ninth and Tenth avenues.
In favor of tagging Nineteenth street. between First
| and Second avenues.
In favor Of fencing northeast OF Nineteenth
In favor of regarding and repaving yesty street. be-
tween Washington and West streets.
Thirty. ninth streets, and sixth and Eighth avenues
In favor of building iron bell tower in Twenty hfth
street, between Second and Third avenues.
THANKS TO THE PRESIDENT AND OFFICERS OF THE
Councilman KENNEDY, with few appropriate remarks
Resolved That the thanks OF the Board are due and
are hereby rendered to Edwin J. Brown ESQ.,, tor the
he has discharged the duties Of presiding officer OF
board during the present year.
The resolution beng adopted (clancey alone in the
negatve the President took his seat and replied fol-
] lows -
| GKNr1EMEN-I thank you for the kind and generous
such unanmity To receive the appreciation of those
who year SINCE placed in this honorable position
life; feel amply repaid for the srduous duties which
have devolved upon me. The year is drawing to close
and official relations are about to be dissolved The
page Of history will record the Grst years expert
ment of this branch Of our city government vast
amount business has been transacted by the Board
more than five thousand pages OF printed matter been
acted uponsubcts of great interest have been passed
upon. The various committees have performed their
onerous duties with marked ability, giving careful
exa animation to all the business nrusted to them pre-
sentng to the Board lucid reports for consideration
The clerks OF the Board have performed their d.tes
promptly and efficiently. When this Board came into
power clamor loud and justly against the filthy
condition of streets The Corporation was bound up
admitted they tended to fulfil these
contracts had TO be annuled and new ones made in
Committee on Cleaning Streets the result Of which
enabled to present to constituents comparative
Which have eoms before this have had
careful consideration and upon no measure has party
anties been the test but every act has been consum
mated upon the individual opinion of each member nj
though all may have been accomplished that the
sangune expectations Of those who originated pre-
sent organization hoped for owing in part to the fact
that this Board was entire new feature in mun
cipal government and 1t requires time to develope its
practical operations more especially has the Common
Council been prevented from carrying out any great
OF reform by various legislative euactments,
which has had the effect in many to make acts
Of negative character Empowering the various depart
ments with most Of the business which formerly and
properly belonged to the Common Council The heads Of
the departments quite independent claiming to have
equal superior powers having elected by the
constituents Those who familiar with the operations
btv Of eouSop between them and the contractors
awards made by them and sent into this Board for
confirmation with the resolution already drawn for our
adoption. Tax should consider that Of the
departments who disburse large amounts Of the public
money, can. by a twothird vote. demand any amount
of appropriation aud by Law obliged to grant it
This be sure relieves the Board from responsibility
but the community accustomed to cast all the blame
] of large expenditures and as a consequence an in-
ran from expressing to you heart felt gratitude for
the kindness and uniform courtesy which has been ex
tended TO conscious am Of many imperfectons.
My prevailing desire has been TO dischS.s the duties
you imposed upon me, as your presiding officer impair
tia y. To those who to retire from public lie,
would say may health aud prosperity attend you and
to those who to form the next Board. allow me to
say that weighty responsibility viii rest upon you.
This great and rapidly growing city with all its divers
fed interests, iooss to you FOR wise municipal regua
tons. May you be able to accomplish more than your
predecessors towards raising the dignity and usefulness
Votes Of thanks we're then severaly passed to c. T.
McCenachan, Clerk. and the other officers Of the Board
as well as the reporters.
The Clerk then read the minutes Of the present meet
ing, which approved and the Board thcreupon ad
Journed sfne die.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Disc. 29.-Hs Honor Recorder Tillou in the chair The
minuses ofthe last meeting read and approved.
BILLS PAID.
The bill OF Benjamin Sparks for SIS for conveying
prisoners TO and from the city prison and Court Of Gen
er Sessions during the months Of September, 0ctobe,
and November 1853 and other small bills ordered
to be paid The bill Of Bradley Burroughs, $135 10
for board for Mrs Hayes Charged with murder,) snd
officers in attendance, was ordered to be paid
clERKs' sALAHns-HAED TINS.
The petition of Theodore \ squires and James Wal
dron clerks in the County Clerks Office for
Of salary to meet the exorbtant price of living,
double the first OF January. 1855, received
Aldermen HrEEicE, KELLY and HOWARD spoke in favor
Of the increase act of justice to the petitioners
the salaries Of their associate clerks having been raised
! by the Board the previous evening
Aldermen c. II. TrcgKH and NooaHs opposed the in
crease the ground that there many persons