The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-13
BOARD OF CoUNCILMEN.

The Board met the usual hour yesterday atcrn oon
the President D. D. Conover in the chair The follow
ing business was transacted
PETITIONS.
OF @. Zerahn and others, to have Hosmingdale road
macadamized. Referred.
ofw. A. Cumming for a sewer in Twenty fth street.
between Ninth and the North river. Referred.
OfEngine Com pany to be refunded moneys paid for
repairing their house. Referred.
OF Ephraim Hy ans, for in Division street. Re-
'ferred.
of. 9. Clayton, to be remunerated for injuries re.
oeived while in discharge of his duties fireman. Re-
ferred.
or Engine Company No ~, to have moneys expended
for the construction Of apparatus used by exempt
fremen, refunded Referred.
OF James r. Steers and others, to have new engine
mpany organized in place Of Engine Compony No. Is,
tely disbanded. Referred
RESOLUTIONS.
To print the excise awsTo grade 127th street, from
fth to Seventh avenue-To apply TO the Legislature
grant the city authority to take land for q public
trket-In relation TO lighting the streets from dark to
pnght-To Gag West street, from Beach to Canal-To
W sidewalks In Goerck street, between Delaney and
,oome, Referred To regulate and grade 1I7th
street and THIRD avenuero set curb and gutter stones
the attorney 10 report II the existing
ordinances are sufficient TO prevent the encumbrance OF
the sdewahs-lhat the pump on the corner Of Elm and
Duane be over-In favor OF procuring
temporary location for the machines located the en-
cine house at Yorkvile-To have the sidewalks in
Twelfth street regulated and payedTo pave Broadway
from Fifty second to Fifty third STREET.-THE print 600
copies Of the ordinance organizing the Departments OF
the city government. Referred To take from the acs
the resolution TO increase the salary OF the Commits
sioner OF Streets and Lamps Laid on the table. In
laton to sdver sing for the corporation referring the
proposals 70 the Committee on Fuance-To obtain the
opinion OF the corporation counsel to the Harlem
bridge and the right OF way the river at that
point-Referring the immigration Of foreign criminals
and paupers 10 select committee OF three-That the
proposed aendments to the city charter be referred u
papers hands OF the committee in relation TO the
re OF the Fire Department be referred 10 ths
Committee on the Fire Department.
mKMoRrAL THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF ASSOCIATED
TO NM MAYOR AND coxxos COUNCIL or THE err or Nav
Your meroralists would respectfully represent that
thev were m DO nted BY the consolidated meeting
OF workipsnen held at Hope Chapel, to take into
Alteration the state OF destiuton which at present
~ ana In behalf Of their distressed fellow citizens TO
organise an efficient centralized action, whereby to
realize present and permanent relief Your memoriasts
have been directed TO urgently impress upon your
honorable body the importance Of Immediate action
upon the memorial adopted Of Hope Chapel Dec q and
fbis A prorninept unitarian measure OF relief, your
euorsIiss respectfully direct your attention TO the
following facts within their cogpizances-
A. That there In and about this city sixty thou.
ANA able bodied men out Of employment.
q That City thousand womeE accustomed TO earn
eir own veiihocd and In many instances to support
heir families By their unaided Efforts, are ont Of en-
Il mat Ten thousand children accustomed to cara
hsir avn bread apd In many cssee, 10 AID materially,
mo. altogether support dependent relatives, are out
omFic. irsht.