The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-19
BOARD OF CoUNCnMEN.

This Board met last night q, tue usual hour tie Pre-
sidsnt d d Conover, in the chair.
The third reading of bills bsirg hrst in order,
The Report of the COMMITTEES Salaries and oissra,
in favor of increasing the salary of the Of
Streets and Lamps to 81, 800 per annum up for
vote,
This pspsr WAS laid upon the table, not receiving
constitutional vote.
A resolution was then offered and adopted requesting
the Comptroller to report at the next meeting Of this
Board relation to the transfer Of lease Of Cattle Gar
den-whe ether K ConAln has the poser to lease IL 10
the Ok mmssioners Of Emgfst,on.
This resolution was ADO 3ted
Upon motion, the Report of the Comm ttee on sala.
res to raise the salary Of Commissioner Of streets and
Lamps, was taken from the table.
Upon the second contest the Resolution 10 raise the
salary of this officer was carried
Among the resolutions Offered were the follow ng:-
Resolved That the Street Commissioner be and he
BY directed to report the Common Ctunc Without
remo,ns .'Dsmond Rect which were received aad
With susS to and %hSrawa Of BIDS
have been made.
The above resolution was asop.ad unanimously
After the reading and reference Of reports the
substance Of which have b. already publ he'd the fol-
lowing messages were presented from toe Mayor
=, ~. uo,o M.yon,s or s new Yoax May u 1855
rs.u,n herewith reSnsn 70 Grade
originated IN your Board without my signature appear.
S The Or G S ns
the parties in interest who he affected ~ the
'f'is
the
asked for by any person really must withhold
FERNANDO WOOD, Mayor
MAYORS orrIcE, NEW YonK, May 49, 1885
To THE How. THE BOARD or uouSchMrS;-
which the staten ssn .ls
Board Aldermen on the evening 18th last came
up alton on the 18th Inst rbe sale the
sns aS been lie 81
thusieavipg me too short time TO examine subject OF
time he sale Of that cate Win several oSea
81 % % G 5
that this resolution, adopted would have resulted
,S ss;s re ssSps
are aS the
duais who could could not their option psrm,
prevent Another and ssri SSs" ss
h the o 81 @ s S
Eest pier No East river and terry boats 70
hall iner'sred win y the operations
see that his prvilese couid be made OF more
the public interest and OF far greater sdyaa'so 70 the
IT. value would - .mos: nsaiesl.Sls Tss
for i've hundred feet alons and around the Bat
& S Rs a Sand for be ru dozen ;.
contiguous points Il is desirable to have ferry communal
lessee in eouson the contractor Of the
natt.,y spIsrss@en the city would nd when 100 late
Of G value to the parties and
which, though of less importance yet of themselves would
have ben sufficient to induce to withhold assent to
this proposition Permit respectfully to deprecate the
hast with which sometimes
by the common Council These conditions involving
With valuable privilege. and which really should have
os ed great consideration and have been adopted only
upon ohcai opinion the Council Corporation
80 10 the legal rights of all parties passed the Board
the llh instant aopapently without deberon
exanipation whatever herewith return the resolution
without my approval Yours Ipectfully,
FERDISANDo WOOD Mavor
After the presentation OF these message the Board
after further unimportant business adjourned til
Monday