The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-06
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
PETITIONS RsfERkED.

PETITIONS RxFERkEp.
OF Anthony Mathews and 11s others, residents of
YoSkve for reduction better regulation on
the Second Thiyd and Fourth railroads OF
dry persons for remission of tax,
REPORTS CONQUERED IN
To change the grade OF Fl ty-touth street. bet ween
Fifth ard Sixth TO provide location for Hose
company No. 4. To grant additional room 10 Engine
company 10 To curb, gutter flag Forty ninth street.
IRON THIRD to sixth avtne 10 flag side Ealks in Third
avenue, from Forty fourth 70 -ixts -drst street.
resolution adopted as,gniDg the Police Justices
at the vsricus police courts tolo~sJusticss Welsh
and Connolly for The III District iourt Hats of JUS
hcei: Dawson and Pesrcey, at the second District
Bxernsa and Wood at the 'hud District Ceurt; and
Bcgart the Police Court corner of Eighty sixth
street and Fourth avenue.
THE UNION FERRY ACCOMMODATIONS
The report of the Committee F. rss OF di.
recting the Union Ferry Company to boat the
Catherine ferry every mir utes, from &C ocs r. NJ
add every hour from that time until O'CLOCK A. !,
Alderman HOWARD odered q resolution to compel hose
companies carry less than eDg his of hose.
An Intellectual at.eG,pt made take up the mat
ter Of paving the Bowery 9Th square biloxi pavement
but il was laid on The table
Alderman BAIRD offered resolution 70 the efec. that
hereafter s FIRE conpsnies Iocst.d the Frk Second
II ird. Foorth Fifth sixth and Eighth DIRE DISTRICTS do
outy only in two district u"lsss cas- OF general
alarm, otherwise directed by the Chef Eogineer
On matien Of Alderman howard the matter
fe~rsd 10 the Chief Eneir eer
THE REYNOLDS CONTRACT
On motion the Rey noiSs' contract called up The
Beard OF lounolmen had passed rsoaton to purchase
from Mr. Rey polds Barren Island and all she appurte
nsnces belonging 70 th~ contractor for the OF
81, o0c aud convey them TO the city of New York.
the effect that the Cay inspector asked i he
had advertised the contract IN accordance Eth the
Of this Board and that lay on the
table ust The rppy OF the City Inspector receved
Alderman HowARD moved the previous question. and
on the vote being put the Board coucursd with the
Adjourned to Wednesday evening at O'Clock.
BOARD OF CoUNCILSEN.
This Board held meeting las. night at their in
the City Hail. D. D. convvsr the President in the chair
Petitions being 6rst IN crjer several presened
and acted upon.
Among Others that the salary OF Chief Eugi-
neer be increased Referred 70 Committee on Salaries
and Offices
Petition from ths House of Refuge asking increase
Of the annual donation from 70 r to eight thousand
do,lsrs. Referred to Committee on Finance.
After the consideration OF few other unimportant
petitions the Board resolved isseK into Commtes Of
the Whole.
Among the reports which came up was a minority re.
Fort in favor Of removing tue Futon fsa marxe to
some point further up the East River The report urges
that tue water ct Fulton slip sh allow and urty and
fab in die before they are places on the ashermens
Upon this report there arose long unutere stiug
debate, which terminated by motion made by
Councilman Ccnover ana carried that the whole matter
Councilman Swans ord names, embraced In the re-
port of the Committee on Ordinances to preveot acct
DENTS from new buildings, was thea taxsn up rns
duapce reported directs tnat svery builder sba erect
platform around thu entise hont OF his huting pro
iectiDQ from the edge toe stone to within
and half feet Of the building IN clning toEards the
bulldog not more than forty dive degrees Each viola
ton Of this ordnan suoiee the oenc or 10 line OF
S25 for each day that tbe vtolsttoo exists.
The report was ptsd aro tbs ordinance proposed
adopted or ordered TO a third reading in thu Board
Ne other bu siness Of Importance was transacted,
when the Board adj burned meet again this evening
THE BOARD OF FEN GOVERNORS.
The Board met yesterday at the workhouss, Black
wells Island. Present. Governors Townsend lin the
cbar) Duke Temann, ray Tor, Herrck, Smith, Draper
Dugro and Henry
RUNNING FERRY THROUGH BLACKwEIL's ISLAND.
Some conversation ensued to the property Of run
ming canal through Biseh wells Island, form
between the city and LoUg Island.
Governor DRAPER remarked that he, perhaps would
not see The day bat he believed the time woul1 yet
come when communicstion would be opened: aye,
sud tbas bridge would b ball. spanning the East
The propriety Of running q steamboat was then dis
cpssed. but action had
A RESERVOIR BLAcKwELLs ISLAND.
Govtrnor DRAPRR made report on the proprie'y OF
boHd ~ reservoir on Beckwels island, and luded
Es.oveS That the spssai COMMITTEES Be- aud are
hereby authorized, TO commence immediateiy the
bciidrg 81 reservoir for Croton water Black relps
seuu ~ sne place designated and that the Warden of
the pepstnary DO dresed TO have the stone
for the purpose, and that the excavation and other
natts q the Psntentisry Almahouse ana workhouse
Resolved, That The sum Of S5, 0tO be- and IA hereby
sppTSpra.ea ior the purchase OF materials, aud the
may be required for the srove WORK -
THE cYPRIANs THE ISLAND
6ovtfror DRAPER hsd report which was nat re,a
On the recent commitments ~ prostitutes 10 the isnS
We grtsrstond that the report takes decided sroad
sn,' tbs prsyr sfy Of ni,ny Of the o"mn,,n,sat.
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