The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-24

yor Of paving Thttis.h street, Third
from Delaney to Brooms strsst n favor Of tagging
Fourth avenues In favor OF tagging Mott street. be-
tween Spring and Prince streets. OF Committee on As
grading 12lst street. from Third avenue A. or
Committee Streets-In favor Of paving, &C., Eleventh
striking out tie words and reset IN the RESOLUTION IL
favor Of tagging Fifth street First and Secondav
enues and First avenue between Fifth and Sixth ST ess
amended by inserting in the resolution after the words
and reAagging the words Ga space four feet wide"
or the Committee Of Lands and Places in relation lay
and Fourth avenues Sixth and Seventh streets, as
public square; amended by adding to the resolution the
words that said COMMITTEES advertise for proposals
for fencing said plot OF ground and report the to
the Common Council for confirmation, provided the
DO not exceed $3.50 by contract according
favor OF paying G. G. Ackernan and r. Gambling for
services policemen Of the Sixteenth ward, while
in favor of confirming assessment list for building
In fourth street, to and through Broadway
tagging Fourth avenue between twenty arst and Twsa.
ytourih Streets in favor Of confirming assessment List
for building sswe. in Whitehall street. from State
street to near the Bowling green. or Committee on
Lamps and Cas- in favor Of causing two gas lamps to be
placed before Mission Church in Seventh avenue on
broadway from Fifty first to Fifty .nnth street;
opening Fourth avenue, from Thirtyeighth to 135th
street in favor of confirming apportionment Of ASSESS
from avenue to near FIRST avenue in favor o. con-
frming superintendent Of assessment for grading Second
avenue, from Twenty eighth to Forty second street. in
favor OF confirming apportionment OF assessments for
crosswaks in the Third and Fourth avenues from l25th
to 129th street. in favor Of confirming apportionment
In Third avenue, &c.; in favor Of confirming APP
portonment OF assessment for regulating &C., Law
Committee on Fire Experimental favor Of concur
ring to make repairs and alterations to house Of Hose
company No 3D. OF Committee On po,csin favor Of
attendance. or Committee Streets-In favor OF flag
gny south side Of Twenty,seventh street between First
il favor Of tagging Thirtisth street. between Second and
slps-Rsatye to exterior line Of the Harlem river Or
Committee on Roadsin favor Of confirming contract for
grading Eighth avenue. from Fifty ninth to Eighty
second street Resolutions to sppoin special committee
relative to the importation OF foreign paupers and Grim
nais amended BY filing blank in the second resolution
PETITIONS RnERRED.
OF citizens for the removal Of the Fulton fish market or
Charles II. Wheeler, for remuneration award Of con-
tract for keeping the streets In repair or divers cit
zens fer in Mott street, from Hester to Grand
street
Asking for information in reference to appropriations
for Fire Dc paru1ent Adopted
STATISTICS OF THE LATE BOARD.
A COMMUNICATION received from the clerk, pre-.
senting certain statistics of which the following an alb
Bills requiring concurrent action Board of .coun-
OF hsss e s In b. Board Of Aidermen.. So
Number Of bills received from the Board of Al
OF these ccpcurrei in BY Board Of Councilman i Ss
Tie Board of Councimen held l26 meetings during the
year, and GAO bills received the joint faction Of the
two Boards and were approved by the Late Mayor.
RELIEF POOR.
The board then resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole and among other papers took up the ordinance
York; sppropriatng to the various Ward Relief Assoca-
lions the sum Of to be by them expended for the
Councilman MA1HER moved to add to the ordinance a
section apPropnatng, in addition, the of SIS 900
to that relief association of the city of New York. of
which James Brown is treasurer, and the amendment
carried.
The committee finally recommended the adoption Of
the ordinances, with such amendment that those
wards having relief associations, might receive u
share Of the first named appropriation. The BILL after
the rising OF the committee was read for the third time
THE AMENDED CHARTER
1be report Of the Committee on the Law Department
the city OF New York being the special order OF the
space prevents us from pabshnT the draft Of this act
in full but the following is brief abstract Of the prn
cipa points which it sdvocates In their report the
As matter of propriety and economy, there can
scarcely be doubt to the wisdom Of combining the
power Of originating financial measures to OF the
two boards, that such board should be the
est and most frequently accountable to the people for
ha osa
thoud be allowed their full and undis,urbed influence
at the election for municipal officers; that the fitness OF
all candidates should be fairly presented to the public
without the aid Influence OF State-or anyt6ther
than city-ticket
The committee advocated that feature in the charter
Of 1885, which makes this board numerous than
the Board Of Aldermen, and recomms nded that tho
system of representation by wards in the Board Al
cermen be abolished ani plan substituted TO conform
to the principles OF equal representation The commit
tee ao recommended for adoption the following resou
ton
Tfat committee BE ap 7ointed to prepare a proper
memorial to the State Legislature nov IN season. to
accompany the proposed amendments the city char
ter, and that the sad committee proceed to Albany and
cause such memorial and ndments 20 be presented
to the Legislature ard request the Senators and Assem-
bly, men fIo this city to urge the speedy enactment Of
such amendment.
The report accepted and ORA # adopted with a
few slight amendments.
The board then adjourned to the arst Monday in
March.