New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-18
BOARD OF COTNCILMEN.

Mo.pAy. Nov s. I856-The President BrSJ.4IS
y PIScKsrY, esq presiding After the usual prehm
insros the Board received and referred The subj ined
PefitioEs-Of Peter Ten Eyck an others for sewer
:, ibiry fourth ,treet between Fourth and Lexington
avenues For in Forty moth street from Ninth
avenue TO North River To have water pipes Laid IN
Fourth avenue between lhir1y.so'enth and thirty
.icbth streets.
Re.oiutioa,-To pave Scventy-u,nth street between
Third avenue aid East River. Referred
BY Mr. BaIney-That the Counsel to the Corpora
zion be requested report whehe- in hs opinion the
city is legally liable TO pay amounts claimed by certain
policemen, which they olege 10 have been wrongully
detained. Adopted.
To renumber thesbowery under the direction OF the
Street Commissioner Referred.
That 300 be paid to the Sixth Regiment New York
State Militia to reimburse for expenses Ia repairing
rooms in Center Market. Referred.
Asking the Street Commissioner whether the Rcglan
pave ment now being laid - In accordance WIN INC
contract. Adopted.
10 set apart casory side of Pier No. 81 East River
Sor STEAMBOATS, exclusively. Referred. ~
(, The Nec Cify Hoi.k-On motion OF Mr.. Car2ili the
pos,d decided 10 reconsider the action OF the Board on
Friday last edopiing the Buchanan plan tor tho City
Hall extension A motion to adopt was then made
and carried with the original papers appended-toey
having been found since the session Of 1e Board on
Friday last. A.
The Ftrrps-A memorial was received from the
Union Ferry Company, stating substantially, that
since the 18th Of September, when the lease exprei
the Company has run the Ferry from Gouvefneur
street TO BSge street Brooklyn at the request and rs
the agents of the Common Council; that though the
,ae Of the lease advertised and was offered on
ne rh inst, vet there was no bid for it; that the
Company has the Ferry for three years, at loss OF
from $40 900 TO $40 900 per annIm, without charging
ior depreciation Of property. That the Company
run the Ferry from Roosevelt street to Bridge street
during the came time at loss OF from s!3,0OO to
SIS 900 per annum without charge for de2reciation
taat this ferry can never be made sef-sus.anirg
suy. aud is dangerous, az it Crosses the tracks of
Two other ferries; that the Company cannot under
take TO run IL without further advance of rates
On ell the ferries; that the GOuyeruour street ferry is
Of some Importance. aud though it cannot be made
sesustanng yet IL can be run with ess expense and
greater efficiency, provided the whole clip a. the foot
Of GOuyerneur sreet he appropriated to ferry pur-
poses SO that two landings be constructed as in
such boat make as many trips per hour or
day as two boats cao with landing In conclusion
the Union Ferry Company propose III their memorial,
that If the Corporation Of NewYork will THIS appro-
pne'e the whole Of Gouverneur slip, and allow the
Company TO Withdraw their boats from the Roosevelt
street Ferry aud allow them time to reimburse them
selves for large expenditure, in that Sip they will bid
fOr the lease Of the Gouyemeur streot Ferry and run
the same that they make ns proposition To secure
iey at that point but If any other persons desire TO
have that ferry the Company will not stand U their
way by competing with them for 1t. Tie memorial
Was Tclrned 70 the Committee on Ferries.
The Board then went into Committee OF the Whole,
m which various bills taken up adopted, and
sulsC quently ordered TO third reading. The Board
l.en adjourned 10 Wednesday.