The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-14

The President, Isaac q. Barker Esq., ia the chair.
The minutes OF the lat meeting were read and ap-
proved.
MAYOR wooD's EXPLANATION ABOUT raY BROAD.
WAY oASrBCssEs.
MAYORS OrYHH Ncs York August l8 1856.
To lnE HoN. I'm BpAED og AfDMsrS--
GEsrun---Accomtanyn ing herewith = application
from Oscar I. Nar hall proprietor q The Iinr
ofsagcs aad namsrously sgnel petition asking that
that line ma, he permitted 70 alter plr u ~ route,
at ~ sending some q their 'gr = ~ south terry
TIE people resdiny The III. or this city have
noans ~ either railroad stage, % reach Sonth
ferry, The dnss which formerly Gnye them such
nicaiion having been recently Withdrawn.
since The hrai Of January LAST there las been with
drawn from the rouic rerauz q south ferry AMI the
lower part q sroedvay three Lnes and forysn otnn
bussc by The feIinquihiacn ~ these route. y the pro-
prieors. These withdrawals have not only cut rom the
extreme eaern secton u The city the usua facility
reaching he lower part BfoI4way. but have also ma
tahay iesenei ihe number q ages heretofore running
on thai great fhef1aglftsre.
There can D. Why III resbient' of a
and the First snd Seoond avenues thouh not have the
oproftnntes for reaching The south Ferry the
residents of every other section a the city A. present.
The route of tho linc \ ennc r. Broad
way yat the Museum. and 70 cross broadway st fulton
street which adds materially 80 tAe continual obsruc-
ons 1t that point In my ofinlon, % permit ca u
these stsgce 10 continue dawn Broadway the south
Ferry viii Be less obstruction than their crossng Broad
way Al that point Is the crosing Of the stages and
other vehicles IL the cornef of Ful,u freet ana pro.s
vay hat creates ~ the dcuities the street ia
that vicinity therefore in consideration ~ the.. rt.
fs6ommend compliance viii thc nlshes q Mr. Mar
VERY respectfully fERNANpo WOOD, Mayor
The message was referred to the Committee on
Streets.
THE YiRE sAHrHALs sEsf.ASsUAL RKPoEr.
Alfred r. Baker, the Fire Marshal Of the City OF
New York, scnt IN biz seInisnaual report the sub
stance Ct which has already appeared Ia the
HERALD. The report wa ordered on he.
PETITIONS nEfYERRD.
Of residents and property owners 81 The Eigh.
tacnth aud Tweniyhist wards, % have some % the
Avenue line Of stages nun to the South ferry. OF
several persons for remission of tax.
caLL Fog oPisios.
AlIerDsn w. TucyyR offered resolution that the
Counsel inform the Board whether under the prc-ent
charter, any department officer thereof IL author
ned to incur expense after the approprtsilon for
sueh department u exhausted, whether the object ~
sch expenditure shall have been ordered by the
Common Councll ~ not. Adopted.
coNsIssiosgRs ~ DEEDS.
The report ofthe Committee Salaries and Ofces.
appointing sixty new Commissioners ~ Deeds. and
feappoiDtinR ythrec OF tie old list pr,ss ned
and ordered g. he printed.
PfoPosgp cosygsTIos YoR rDr s0sfSiTIOs on
PoIicE cLIJKs.
Alderman For onsr,d ,re~olusion, nv.rng tie
Mayor 10 meet this Board IN convention % the hr.t
Tuesday In september Mt y. w.. for the purpcee a
| appointing Police Court clCfk. 10 bl sanancy
Ntcr the usual discussion on tho subject. The rsin
ton was adopted.
yLoATrsG Docrs
The majority and minority reports relative b. -
| moving the floating dock from between pscrs A0s
\ W and 81, East river. were ortssrd printed, ans
made The special order for the trst Monday IA rcp
/ tenbcr
| rny YrorosED nosumsT 10 or. WoErH.
The resolution respecting Tie m0ngneni t. Gen
worth wr isid "a thf Ahls snd ordered 70 !,
/ printed.
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