The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-06
COMMITTEE MEETINGS.

The Beard Of Health special committee, appointed at
the last meeting OF the Board to recommend plan
TO raise funds 10 tho exhaustion Of the appropriation
for cleaning the streets me, yesterday q. r present
a full committee Alderman Ely Chairman
Ar. ELY presented a statement showing that OF the
Legislative appropriation $259, pa made in March ast
for the cleaning OF tina streets OF the city, but sioo
mancd.
a conference cnsued as TO what the committee could
do in the
Councilman PmrIrs suggested the issuing OF city bond
Tor the amount deemed requisite Tor cleaning the streets
the remainder OF the fiscal year.
Alderman FuIaER showed that the charter gave no
such power TO The Board Of Health.
The CHAIRMAN insisted that the Board was per.
feety powcrless as 70 raising monies for the
puapyse , son.cmps.u oes ynu tne amoSn. .. ,ne
lence OF special epidemic. he added that Providence,
In the present exigency hal interpreted ia the last rain
for the preservation Of the health of the city Toe rain
had done more good than two weeks Of street cleaning
as generally conducted, which would bring them TO nearly
the FIRST cf September when there would be less danger
the health OF the city being eopardzed by the streets
being IN n filthy condition.
1t was decided, as not an unimportani preliminary
caution, to have the Commissioner o Streets before the
committee at future meeting 10 make state ncnt Of the
streets needing most particularly TO be cleaned and the
OF the year.
As showing the amour, Of money subject TO the control
of,he Board o' Health, the Chairman presented state
Amount Of original appropriation ,,,.,,.,,, $4,000
Paid pr Rockwell for rc.oxaminaton OF
emgrants, and sending them 10 staten
island .,.....t.,,..st.......s. $1,000
Killing dogs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1900
Commissioner or Health .............. 500 500
Balance Of appropriation len ft............... $500
of the original appropriation or the City inspectors
department, amounting 10 ss'3I5. L was shown that
80 300 had already been expended. The principal item
Of the expenditure w payment q Inspectors o. blood
doers and slaughter houses also Tor recording deaths and
granting permits FOR bnrials
II was voted TO call also before tho committee the City
Inspector the Street Commissioner and Mr Fagg at the
next meeting, when, h nothing else could be done,
interesting statistic could be prepared for presentation
put the streets IN clean condition. for is action In the
premises.
The committee adjourned 10 Friday, al 2PM
REDrsrKIcrNe THE CITY.
The special committee Of the Counclmcn redistFiet
nr the city Mr. Clifton, Chairman met yesterday and
decided uron the boundaries Ofhc Eighteenth aud Twcn
ein wards which were eft undecided at the last meet
ng q the committee.
The Eighteenth ward formerly comprised two districts
and Is now changed 70 four districts with the in,srme
date boundaries the Sevetecnth Tw,n,eih and Twenty
third streets
The Twentieth ward formerly two Districts is enlarged
70 three districts the dividing line s Thirty third street.
from sixth avenue 10 eighth avenue the Eighth
10 Thrtyourth street. and this street west TO the East
river.
The committee will rrcsen, their report speedily 10 the
Board.
CHARGES AGAINST CONTROLLER FLAaa.
The special committee Of the Board oi Supervisors, Mr.
Corwin Chairman appointed a, meeting Of the super.
ysors On Monday 10 examine INTO tho charge Of derec.
ou q duty brought against Comptroller Fsgg, me, yes.
crday afternoon Mr. Olcott Rhine the party prcerrng
the charge, not able 10 be in attendance account
of ndisposon il his anily Nothing farther was done
by the committee thar directing notice TO lie sent 10 Mr..
Rhine 70 prepare hts charges IN writing tor submission
to the committee at rs next meeting. The committee
hereupon sourned 10 Monday.
COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS.
The Alderman Committee Railroads, Mr.. Drake
Chairman, met yesterday, Al 2P ". The advertisement
Tor the meeting a % parties to appear aud
be heard upon The subject Of stepping running
the Hudson River Railroad below Fifty ninth street
80 PARTIES appearing interested the matter the Com.
mitiee took the subject up and upon consideration decided
TO report resolution IN favor of stopping forthwith the
running Of steam Cars this road below Fifly ninth
street
The subject Of compelling the sixth Avenue Railroad
Company 10 extend their rails above the present terminus
II Forty third street 10 Fntynnth street was next
sdered and was voted 10 report in favor OF requiring
such continuance VI the road
Tho final subject considered wns re1urinr tho Erhth
Avenue Railroad to lay down its rails far rs sixty
street but no decisive sc,ion taken. Croon pipes
were ye, TO be laid up 10 this point beyond the present
terminus.
REcEfT1oN bT sILLARD FILLMORE.
The oint commiitVa or the Aldermen and counclmer
the reception OF Mlard Fillmore on his recen, srriva
in New York from his European tour met yesterday
afternoon, TO OIda the bills attending the reception Tn,
total Of bills contracted, was found, sst3 which
were orecfed 10 be paid, The amount Of The origns
sfprorrPcn was $1,000 leaving 10 this case-sn extra