The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-22
Municipal Affairs.
mn Am ~ AInnH a. I'M

BOARD or ALDssaEN.
This Board mes last evesirg-Prssdeut Caccy In the
chair.
message recelYed from the Mayor vetcIcg the
reooutoa giving the Insurance companies permission to
build house for stssm Gre engine ir the Park, on the
Chambers street side. The Mayor says the location
CURED WI DO wanted 10 short time to give place 10 the
proposed new court house. BE-, he recommends that II DO
permitted on the Cerlrc street side CT the Park.
large number OF resolutions for ordinary measures
were laid over under the rule
HARLEM RAURoAD.
The report conourrag wl,h too Cousoinsn directing
tins Harlem Railroad Company to run their small
Forty seeefd street osn anc regularly .bey
between Twenty seventh street as6 Parx row the
said con psny TO commence sgemeu, WI thl2
four mceihs after dAis 0i mo Sayofs approval, MAS
ad0ptco unanimously.
An ordinance presented and referred relation 10
RENTING fees 10 suits to be brought % the Ccmusslco
TINS President announced tina. he had beea served With
m INJUNCTION FROM the Sdeeeus scurt at che nsiaoce ~
Cornelius 'aadtrb IN rcason " tho pier ~ Battery
r.Ace,
tie Board asjcurrod 70 ths second Monday in July
BOAxp or CoUNcII.Mss.
The Board OF Couccinsn Ia session last evening
the President, Cass IL Has well, Esq presiding
few unimpcrlAn. petitions rs;errsd TO their ap
prsprxss Committees.
1ne PaxaDssr offered revolution TIA. pier be butt,
At tee foo< OF Thirty fourth street. Ea rvsr under the
direction Of the Street Comu.ssonsr Referred 10 the
Committees on whsrvre, Piers aud Slips.
COsTRA0is SEWERS CoSMRMEp.
me Committee sewers reported fsyor Of concur
rig win tic Aldermen 70 cIHaroi Contracts Tor odi.dpg
sewers IN Sullivan arset, TRINITY place ant
street
hr DuNs offered the folio Tng--That select con 1T
tee Of I've be appointed by this Board conicr ~o
commi,tsc OF the ard o: Aaermeu relative dessaa
ting new election districts TOR this city Adopted
CLEANING sIRKxTs.
of tha ~ raas.x- 60
cleaning sne streets OF the City by conirso lad
xsGisE COMPANY NO, DrsRaSI'xb.
The report Of the CommrSee the Ftr Department Of
the Aldermen CONFIRMING documenl No oe5, disoAndng
Engine Company NO. ., Was concurreo IN.
METROPOLITAN POLICE pARiDx.
An invitation vi tne superintendent. OF metropolitan
Pcce rendered 70 Board TO accompany the GOV
ernor in review OF the force the 2St instant acd
accepted.
BATCH OF v1TOxS FROM The MAYOR-THE ? FtRorotifAS
GAS COAPANY-ykTo OF bis HONOR. THE MAYOR
The Mayor returned, without approval, resolution
passed BY beth branches or the Comma Couac civ as
pernssion 10 the Metz opoan Gss Company OF tn city
70 .ay pipes tor conducting gas Throughout the city.
his Hcnor vesorg TIE resolution, says ihss toe man
ner IL winch The company has been Chartered ana sue
extraordinary prcvisoss OF It's hcorpc sion would be of
themselves sufficient tor INDUCING nim to with
hold his signature FROM it, the authority OF sne Legs
proceeding Is nov pending TO test the pcia Nothing
nehtenea In she resolution OF any coairol owe. tue
privilege CT laying ,ne pipes, exceps &c the mode OF
lay ibg them Ia conclusion The Mayor says
With the privilege granted to The metropolitan Company,
power Councd direct ihr lasias Their
nDa n s aos wsS as he
and ana leave tbos- wsere profit could he
gas compsnie, as competitor ana taua whie enJons the
OF gas 70 nj the UPPER sections OF tho city.
Tho message was ordered 70 be printed.
PAVING CuRrIANDI 5raEkr.
The Mayor returned resoiunon, passed by both
boares requiring tue Croon Aqn duct Departments to sp
point IN Inspector and ebseeS u?ca tie work under TIT
contract made With Charles Guoet for psgng Cortland,
street. from Broadway she North river, ano MaldeE
lane from Broadway 10 the East rytr with IRON pave
men and direetrs the Comptr 3lef 70 draw bis warrant
In favor OF the Contractor Tor the GAIA iroo pavomen
his Honor, after patient and tanrouga nxsm,Ia'.ou D.
the whole subject IN OF the opinion tia the contracs was
upaa,ho5 zeo in creci vo!aren cf tce
proceeding appeared 70 o. carried IN sua the mention
70 deceive, II not 10 teffeud tho city FOR the reSo tut
authorizing the work TO DO peformeo vas passed b. the
Common Conlch without aay approoraiol nav1ng been
made for IT,
RINGING OF THE CRY BELLS
The Mayor retGrLed h resolution directing the ben
ringers q the bell towers the Del be
rung st she hours OF teyen A. tweive one, and ak
p II. He says that b. ringns The bes at buse hours
confusion would be cresiec N the Fire nepartncut
RECTlyISG BhsIS AND c,IyERT srmEr.
HIS honor also returned without approval, al ordi
culver on tee CO, ner Of I ana streets aud Ice
aDg up Of the bssn and cuiye oppo-lte Ia the Fourth
He says that 70 approve OF tae Resolution would
be sahectng the owners OF property Ia tnat netshDor
hood assessment for work altogether necessary.
COMMUNICATIONS coRPosAITos coUessL
In compliance with resolution OF the Bard 0drrng
"wbAa the powers Of the MAJOR are In auditing bi Is
and emp9yug auditing c.erks when WARRANTS nave boon
regularly passed BY tue Ausc- In tho Finsuee Depart
ment and whether the Signature OF the Mayor well
ihat u the Common Council, Is not mercy countcrsRa
that the warrant has regularly passed Fnaaoe
partment," tie C,rporstion Counsel SAYS
satisfied hs; the Nsyor has author'y whatever TO
.nd bnLs or 70 employ andsng clerks rhe Mayor has no
him in the discharge Of his duties except ne authorized
BY the Common Council
The Counsel OF the opinion that the duty Of the Mayor
and the Clerk Of the Co Counsel respect OF
signing WARRANTS 10 be purely ministerial Ia
ciusion be says that
the claimant consormcd 10 AL the requirements of the
law And lila demaed has been subjected 10 tie tests and
checks created by law II his right to toe ely
nantapus 20 enforce the Outs OF ssuug ~ ap1 max their
order ptorJ with costs agans Ite Ocsr red-Dg
less the refusal proceeded upon such grouod ~ have
sesed, or upon some other ground Legally akin ihereo
The Beard concurred with the hl6ermen in establishing
public pound the nortnssst OF Fny fourth
street sna Finn Avenue Also 10 appropriate s. coo To dc
fray toe expenses OF the Joint Committee Accounts
the Comptroller Hubmlttd the lease OF the Terry pfly
lege from jackson soei 70 Hudson avenue Bfoosyn tor
confirmation.
The report Of the Committee streets favor Of paw
ing the Hghth avenue, from Hudson street 10 Forty
second street, with Belgian pavement adopted. the
ordnance appended 10 the report des that tue
Avenue Railroad Company shall pay one third OF the ex
pense Of the pavement the properly along c lao
one third, ana the CITY one third.
The Board incurred with resolution Of tho Aldermen
In favor OF paving Madison avenue.
After transartng some routine business the board al
journed 70 meet on the second Monsay In July.
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