The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-14
Committees Of the Common Council.
COMMITTEE ON MARKETs-UsE OF THE ROOMS Owe
ESSEX MARKET Az MILITIA DRILL ROOM.

COMMITTEE ON AARKETs-UsE OF THE ROOMS OvER
ESSEX MARKET AS MILITIA DRILL ROOM.
The Committee on Markets of the Board Of Aldermen,
met Tuesday At p. NJ pursuant to adjournment to
hear further statements Of parties opposed to granting
the sixth and Seventy first regiments New York State
Militia, for drill room, Of the rooms over Essex
Market at present occupied by the -Four teenth ward po
time since petitioned the Common Council for exclusive
use OF the rooms in question: they about to be
vacated BY the Fourteenth ward police Upon this petit
ton the Board OF men reported favorably. Since
the report has come - the Board Of Aldermen, how.
ever remonstrsnces have been submitted by nearly all
the officers OF the other regiments adverse to granting
the exclusive Of the for and asknR
that they be granted AZ general regimen,al dr,ll
room Tor the various regiments comprising the first
DIVISION. Al meeting two weeks since OF the
present commteenotices having been given to all in
terested to sppear-eStended statements were heard
from the petitioners side urging With
the Councimens report also the officers Of several
other regiments opposed insisting that the should
only be granted to the entire regiments such dispoaon
they alleging being provided for by previous resolutions
Of the Common Council Al the meeting yesterday Il was
expected that the petitioners would their argu-
mens, and hat warm opposition would be shown by the
other regiments The petitioners however, 1t seems had
decided to yield pressing their petition.
The following extract from the minutes Of the Division
Board Of Officers New York State Militia was meanwhile
submitted by General sandord showing their concur
rent action upon the matter.
vision New York state Militia held the Division Armory.
Ss ss sns gsss sn
Pncknsy Dwyer Lyons, PIkn iiasey Van Buren, French
III.
Colonel Pnkney moved the adoption Of the preamble and
solutions iollowng--
Whereas The Board of this city have reported
over cens % e. q s % % ne
LIST Division, for regimental drll rooms, therefore
Resolved hat The Division Board Of officers OF the LIST DIv
Board concur Win lie report and resoIaions
passed by the Board OF Councmcn and the
said rooms 10 the 6,h and list Regiments
Colonel Dcken moved that the resolution offered by Colonel
PinckDcy be amended by striking all word re
solved and inserting folio the Corporation
cy be requested not to appropriate the Centre
Market 10 particular regiment, continue the
under the charge the Division Board which being
seconded. was unanimously adopcd.n
The committee upon reading the above announced that
they should report In conformity with the resolution Of
be set apart general drill for the Firs Division
In respect Of and location place could be seesed
Offering better facilities for the purpose
THE COMMITTEE ON SEWERS.
The committee Of Councilmen this subjec, met on
Tuesday afternoon in the chamber the Board and
tnued unusually long time in session Messrs Beam
rrusiow, Hasweil Baxter and Dunlap, we're present.
The following petitions for sewers we're approved Of by
the committee and favorable report made gu 10 be
sent into the Board OF CoubciImen n adoption
For In Twenty eighth street and Tenth avenue;
for others In Leonard street between Hudson West
Broadway; in Forty.tbird street, between Ninth aud
Tenth avenues; In Eighty street between Third and
Fourth avenues In Pitt street between Houston and
Stanton in Spring street from Maodougal to Greenwich
in Ludlow street eighty feet from Grand to a sewer
In Broome street
They also agreed 10 report in favor Of petition for two
eniverts-one Mt northeast Of Gansevoort and
Washington streets and another corner Of Thirty
fourth street and reveDth avenue.
After the Transaction Of other routine business
the committee adjourned