The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-06
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The BOARD held the first meeting Of the February ses-
SION last evening, Isaac o. Barker, ESQ, President, in
The chair, The minutes were road and approved.
rT1iroSs REgERRED.
The petitions of teverai pariis to have tho ne y City
Hall built in Madison square; Of j. O. H~arimyer, to be
appointed clerk and inter prefer OF the Fourth district
police court; of Fasins Company 80, TO have The engine
lately used BY Engine Company 10 assigned to thcm the
petitio AZ Of several pa:tisa to be relieved from erroneous
taxation; Ii. petition Of John III on, for leave to ex.
hibit the great California tree in the Park.
INVITATION.
An invitation from W. L. Mefatt, for the Committee on
Building to visit the Mefatt buildings, B~roalwsy, was r.
tsiyed and accepted.
SOUTH rERRY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MosoroIy coNP4Ny.
Alderman Fox offered tho fouowing-
Resolved, That the Union Ferry Company be instruct
ed w The roard TO run a boat from the ferry foo. OF
Cathar. ,e stgcet, every ten minutes from . O'Clock 7.
n. until u o'cllek, and every hour from then until
O'Clock a. II. Re!erred % the ~Committae ON Ferries.
Alderman BAIRD offered the folio wing
kesolvsd, That the Union Ferry Company be directed
to run the r boats on the Hamilton avenue ferry every
y a1n niVht' . and n that thew corr meme ! ra n, NJ a. y ] o,sioes
A. NJ. Referred TO COMMITTEES on Ferries.
A Know NOTHING scysMENT-os wEon Arr rE rTIcK
coNrosnD?
Alderman BRIGGS, Thirteenth ward, offered the follow.
ing resolution, and, in doing 50, he said hs tn ought it
was high time that they should know to whom the care
Resolved, That George W. Nstssli, Chief OF rolics, re-
cans, Irishnen, scotchmen, English men, and Of all other
nations, there are in the Police Department. OF this city;
Also, now many OF the present pollcer1en nave been IN
Ne prisons Of the United States aud of other countries;
also, how many or the present policemen have beea ma
tura1ized, and Nv many have been in this country less
Than Eve years; also, by whom all the members Of the
present Police Department Of this city were appointed.
Alderman HOWARD moved that the resolution lay on
the table. On which motion there appeared afir natives
Drown, First ward; Williamson, Second ward; Baird,
Fourth ward; Hoflmire, Fifth ward; II Howard, Sixth
ward; Jas. steers, Eleventh ward; John Kelly, Four
teenth ward; Herrick Nineteenth ward; yariau, twenty
FIRST ward. Nays, i2-Moscr, Third ward; Fox, Seventh
ward VIM. Tucker, Eighth ward. Noorhisi Ninth ward
Trovbridge, Tenth ward; Wakeman, Twelfth ward;
Briggs, Thirteenth ward; the President, Fifteenth ward
Eighteenth ward; c. II. Tucker. Twentieth ward. All.
eent-Drake, Twenty-second ward.
The main question being put for the adoption OF the
resolution, It was adopted by a vets OF IL to 8.
Afirmative-wiliamson, MoseT, Fox, VIM. Tucler,
Eeorhis, Trow bridge, Waterman, Briggs, the Presidest,
Chrsty, Ely, Lord, q. II. Tucker. Neg~a.ve-Bro sn,
Baird, Hohmire, Howard, Steers, Kelly, Rerrick, Va
yi&n.
PAPERS CONQUERED m.
The report Of the Conuittce on Ordinances in "a
vey Of concurring with the Board Of Counclnien in an
ordinance providing for tho licensing express wagons;
Of Committee on Sewers--ln fevor Of cone lrrug with
the Councilmen in resembling ordinance for a sewer in
11Sth street, between Third and Fourth avenues; of
same-In relation 20 sewer in Forty eighth rtreet, be-
tween Eleventh avenue and Hudson street: report ofthe
Committee OF the Fire MISUNDERSTANDING with the
Board Of Counclmen TO build q new carriage for Hose
Company %; Report Of Committee on Poll se-Concurring
to pay DR.. Lodge for medical attendance ct Sc senth
district police station report Of the Committee on Fire
Observation-Disclosures to the petition OF Geo. w. White
head, TO be reinstated In The Fire Department.; OF same
concurripg with the Counoilmeu 10 repAir house OF
Engine Company No. 4; Of same-non coneurrinx WITH
the Board Of Councilmen TO purchase ten additional
feet Of ground for Engine CompsDy No. 20, and in favor
Of purchasing q full lot; OF 50 me-in favor OF con sur.
ring with the Counciimen 10 build an iron bell TO yer in
Twenty. fifth street, between Second and Tnird avenues;
The report Of the Committee ON Severs-in favor Of CON
curing with the Couneilmen % construct a sewer in
second street, from the westerly side of First Avenue to
Adjourned to Thursday next, a. S O'Clock.