The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-07
THE HOBOKEN FERRY COMPANY.

Mv16Y10ATI0N INTO THEIR MANAGEMENT, ETC.
Councilmanio Committee met n lox O'Clock ON Non
day, 70 uveusase into the complaints and management
Of The Hob,ken Ferry Company.
NJ. Cambridse uvissston, president Of the company
r. D. Copovey, agent, and . number Of residents and
properly holders (compainanis) In Hoboken appeared
before me committee NJ. Livingston submitted swoen
statements Of the ferry masters the reoepts Of the
app AIRED hat q Bsscsy street ferry, when Canal and
Christopher y1ees fesies were stopped, tercs doiars
.ers taken, on an average nom r n 70 II ?. \ Al
". issss dssSs iSs I.ss tive ssS hsn hours q
ripping ard q Oassi strses two dollsrs Tor shs
.vs,y y' g., Nj 3. he ssrss srr . ious boat:
two ferries tin sP. H., and one boss On oas ferry
al night Hs rspssssatsd ne nasEs travel . DO very
large, and has, N strawberry uoe especially, tho
modateps are entirely i.adsqusss. me- ccmpsay say
THAR ase requires one beas each hour sunrise
:: r.. s;s z" @ sssy s
~ doe: no pay oonsderSs Ne inssrs: on thes cricket
q s On M q On
ssFest on the three 20 Of land Ned for Terry purpe
they would Be baskrrg were not shas the isrry
Of the peoneSs hey would be obliged 10 suild suoshsr
boat u sxpspse q oco expense q sll
Coo s s :: ss::
as,ournsd.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH.
TH1 DEAD 70 - BEMovED FROM P0frsR's FIELD.
S0nDesss9o
r. r., On Monday. Ia The Couscil chambsr, CITY HalI
Oouncilnsn HeNsman chairman. M Osmmissss dsos.
dsd in favor Of grading Forty second stree. bssvssn
Eleventh and Twsh svssues but would nes serss y OIL
up The sssksn los IN his LEGALITY, which NE uds
flows they also aeosded In favcr og hins suaksn lo1s
bsswesn my SIKH md rny vsnth ssrsets Third asd
Fourth avenues asd ne south side Of Fourtseuth
street, between avenues sss D.
petition for removing NE dead bodies from posssr's
Geld wss taken up Oo1ncilman DvwIue sasd thas ne
wss IN favor Of the petoa, thas thsss u least 100
600 bodies buried In shas Aed md has 10 present ooud
uon with snd bodiss Of Ne dead exposed u On
outrage AnA nuhsnoe tha shoad - sbaasd ms place
mas bses used Tor . Pcsterp Geld nom thirty
70 tAirty i've pears. Washingten Parade Groaad
used 70 b eccupssd - . posssr's asld,
bus SAsn made nis square ths bodies buried IN
were removed 70 posssrS neld, where ths aissr
susns reservoir nov sands, which We low marshy
ground Aga the dead were rsmevsd 70 . pos.sv's
Held ~ Fitch ssysea they buried ,hsrs IN s sx
teen 70 eighteen kes Deep wth eight o. Ven coss piled
upon each other The t body buried IN shas plaoe
twelve years sgo When The Fourth avenue vas out
through hsre The oonns and todss Of NE dead we're
al len exposed. The heads Of oofhns were bfoueu OIL
and In many plaoee The heads OF women were exposed
wrh their hair all preserved, which wavsd shast
horribly N The wind. Nov thess bodies muh % re-
nowd ass q; ns property Of no value whls they are
I an In favor Of havsne III he bouss and bodies 70
moved mmedatey " wards hlani or some other
place In NE meantime 10 have fenoe pus no In Ne
vourh avenue V hide sad prcsc We dssA bodies where
they are exposed.
All the osbsr members OF The committee expressed
themselves In hvcs u doing Ne Same, snd via mako
their rspsn accordingly.