The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-18
m unaclDal Affairs.

B9AsD or ALpERMes
Tho President La vac Barker E.a., In the chair.
Resolutions from the Board Of Councmen, appointing
places for holding the Oos and changing Inspectors Of
Election, were received 8 I'd concnrred In
YHx STORAGE or FIRE WORKS WITHIN LIMITS.
The speciai Committee on the storage OF fireworks
ported that no fireworks ex ep Chiaese fire crackers
be allowed 10 be Kept within @ hre limits except be
the 9th OF June and 10th osay N each year aud
these to CONSIST only Of certain a. eworks not exceeding
1900 in value il this rule Is vi plated any policeman
seze all fireworks kept In CO "faVenuon thereof
Adopted,
The Committee Old Arts and Sciences, 20 whom was re-
ferred the subject adopting the glass ba 10. boxes OF
matter referred the Board Of CouncL Nen as IN
volved expenditure Of money which shou d originate
'"' wIorsTse RHArp AND DUANE STREETS
The report Of the Committee on Streets IN fav Oh WI
and sssds street ss' Of s S
rom Broadway to City Hsn place and Chatham .vree',
Some rostins business having been disposed or the
Board adjourned to Monday next ut o'clock.
BOARD or CoUSCLMEN.
Or. 17-This Board met last evcning-B. F. Pinckney,
Eq, presiding.
Among many bills tina, were passed to third reading
the following:-In favor d constructing . station
for the Twe teth patrol district confirming award
contract for 1000 feet OF grenobe hemp hose for fur
ishng fire MIGRANTS and atop cocks in favor OF building
sewer in Houston street confirming list for sewer 10
East Broadway; Also for Tagging Nineteenth street;
for regulating Bowsry, from Chatham street TO Franklin
SQUIRE
srEpHxS H. BRANCH AGAIN.
The following petition was read from the independent
candidate for the Mayoralty-
To Hon. THE BOARD CoUscILMES:-
GEsTIEaESI most socmny declare before God that
8 the Mase sresgaon on
Of the gentlemen from whom borrowed portion of
while lesping from his carriage his running
at fearful speed To the widow and orphans of this noble
and II have offended with my cheerful documents most
humby ask pardon; have caused offence through
forgiveness If you will relieve fl my pecunary
barassments through the immediate passage Of bill
by STEPHEN H. BRANCH.
II was referred to . Committee Of the Whole.
petition received from the New York and Albany
Telegraph Company, proposing 70 open an Office Thirty
first street. for the OF the Hudson River Rail-
road Company In providing for the safety OF their trains
and requesting immediate permission to erect poles
through Thirty first 81, eet to the river Granted.
resolution was submitted in reference 10 the report
Of the City Hall long discussion took place 10 the
property Of concurring that report pre- maturey
some of the members desired
Cnuntilmsp SWAN said that II inconsistent With
the rst principle proper legislation act upon such
npoi measure without understanding they
voting for, and moved that Buckmans plan
made the special order tor the first Wednesday In No
venber
Councilman COOPER, Chairman of the Committee of
Repairs ano supplies replied by saying that the plan
years old, and that the commiiiee did everything
they possibly could 10 procure better plans. Buckmans
plan the moot econom icai.
Councilman TAYLOR had examined this plan thoroughly
and convinced that II superior 70 every other
but Wiling 10 deter action upon H. IN order that
every member may have time 70 examine Is.
The subject made the special order for next Wed
nesday evening.