The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-11
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

! 6OAhU OF ALOEhnENs
Tho Board met last svsniDg-ths President In ~
chair. The minutes Of the last meeting wore reaA An1
| approved.
| MISCELLANEOUS MATrHks.
Several petitions for relief Of and for sppointeae
% Commissioners Of Deeds received and referred
After several amendments the salaries Of HorstAe n
Parker messenger Of Board Of Aldermen sud Thomas
Flenders assistant nessengsr raised the formsr.
from $3.50 to $780, and the ssr from $500 TO 1855 pe
aDnun The Board coAcurred 20 incresse The m.szy S
J;hn Green, the messenger of tho Boxrd Of Council.
men, from 5000 to $500 per annuna resolution suto-
nsirg the Comptroller to hire suitable rooms for tho
Fir.st District Court was concurred in
sEsG.ANNuAL sEPoRr THE cHiHv or porcu
oumunoaton oeived from the Chief Of Polioo
showing The reports made to him by the captains Of Ii
several etro districts, exhibiting msceane ,us trans
iscons Fl om the drst day Of January, 1855, to the
9lst of Dec ember ls5s-hy which appears that tho
number of Vs children during that period were Sxas
sick and inj,usd aided, 44e rescued from drowning 81:
ana secured 7u cattle Asrsy and restored 1b horses
astrsy snd uesed, 12l; money and property taken
sa7 s5 The es. tive force Of the pose is csptAihs e.
leutenants, "A; ssrsesnts, SO, poicemsu 953-tstai
duty 1888. The tval number Of arrests made for Va
tious ts s essnSss inc.Sng vArancy &c. for
'n' Oh mon'n'' was T,x x''Ss., ssn ,,,x mn,
Communication wss received from Mr.. l.. B. Shep-
psra the CORPORATION C9sn.s Transmitting tho draft q
ig of million OF dolsazs for the INrpose budar
the new Cy Hall and also for the appointment OF
acts that shall be awful for he Mayor, &c. to appoat
three citizens, to be known ComHsisf of ~
New City Hall, and TO ill EACH vacancy msy ooour
amongst them. It shaL be the duty of fshs Comnia-
soners to plan, direct and the erection
new City Hall In the city Of Nov York, upon sis
settled by the Mayor Aldermen c and they shall hays
power to smPoy architects, esgnssrs &C. Before the
the Commissoners shall cause plans &c., 20 be prepared
and submitted to the Common Coancii for approval
1t shall be awful for the Mayor &s to raise by loaN
from time to time, not excsedng million dCl-
lara by the creation OF public s;ook 70 be called thS
'New City Hall Stock Of the City of New York. }" wbAsh
shall bear interest not exceeding Eve per- cent
annum, shall b. redeen,abla in not less than
ten nor more than twenty hve years after the
STOCK shall be made reoeema Die In any one year.
The Mayor, &C., shall Gstermine the nominal aueunt
value Of each share Of the said stock and what
number they shah consist.
1t shal be lawful for the Supervisors TO to -
raised BY tax on all property subject to axston In 81
dltion to the ordinary taxes yearly and year.
f money sufficient to pay the interest annually aeora
ing ON the stock and the principal when the shaA
tall tai due IL the money 80 raised 70 b sped to tho
ever. Referred to Committee on Finance
IN RELATION TO CONTRACTS WITH THE CORPORATION.
tion Counsel stating that examination of the or-
nances In relation TO contracts with the corporation has
satisfied him that donal securities proper to 30
provided against fraudulent contracts by imposing
the heads Of departments the necessity Of exAining
those who about to into contracts
become suretes for the performance of CONTRACTS under
oaths to the good faith cf the proposal and the s
cheney Of the security at present such oathg
judicial and indictment for perjury will lie; though
ssey m sss ana ass The
subject for the consideration of the Board Referred -
Commit ee on Ordinance.
The Alderman of the Seventeenth moved to change n
evenings OF meeting, but the resolution Of former
ning to meet ON Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays waa
w &