The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-03

ing for the repair of the City Hail. for the erection
of an IRON market house on the property purchased
1 nom Robt Lowber, and appropriating s. 900 for
Tie eleDiaiion Of the Fourth Of July, were offered
but no definite action taken on either proposition
: report authorizing the employment OF nine ad-
dilonal clerks in the Finance Department, at sala-
rics ranging from 700 to s. 200 er annum, was
laid over. The report in favor of the Waterbury
contract for repaving Broadway was lost for want
Of a constitutional vote. The vote stood eleven to
four.
The Board Of Councilman met last evening and
disposed OF large number of routine papers, the
majority OF which were laid over for future action.
resolution was adopted directing the Counsel to
the Cooperation to inform the Board whether
there was any law by which the Manhattan Gas
Company had right to exact particular sized
tube for a given length. The Board adhered to
their former action in declining to confirm the
action OF the Fire Commissioners in disband-
ing Engine Company No. 40. They concurred
with the Aldermen in appointing select com
mitiee to examine into the propriety re
districting the city. Alderman Bodies resolution
appropriating 81 $50 for expenses at Albany, was
laid over. The ordinance referring TO licensing
charcoal dealers was amended 80 as to include
vendors Of brooms and woodeuware 1t was d.
rected to have Broadway paved with Belgian pave
ment from Seventeenth to Twenty-ffth streets.
report Of the Committee on Finance in favor of
paying $3.50 for expenses incurred by the Fire
Commissioners in employing counsel, was
adopted.
The Counolmen's Committee on Streets met yes
terday to hear the objections which parties had to
oiier to carrying into effect the resolution Of the
Common Council, that the widening Of Reade
street twcntyfour feet than its present width
take place n the beginning OF this month. j.
Mansfield Davies and several others asked that q
postponement of three months be had TO rive some
of the parties who now occupy buildings which are
TO be removed an opportunity of suitng themselves
in other houses. II. II. McCurdy was in favor
of having the street widened without further delay,
and argued that the matter was so long pending
before tie resolution was passed that every one
had ali opportunity for removing before now. The
committee then adjourned
Messrs. Henry N cbol, Waldo Hutchns and John
E. Burr ell have been appointed examiners of can
ddates for admission to the bar at the ensuing
examination in the Supreme Court
In the case OF Ormsby against Douglass, for an
alleged libel the Superior Court general term,
has rendered decision affirming the Judgment of
the Court below, the appellant not appearing
IN the Court Of Oyer and Termner yesterday,
tie case of Drake and Duffy, indicted with Cock
burn for assault and battery on policeman David
son was postponed until Tuesday morning
II trial of Alfred Sears for the killing of Major
Joseph L. Gregg, at Jacksonville, Fla on the 10Th
Of March, took place at Pilatka, under change of
venue, Cd the 9th ultimo Sears and Gregg were
both Northerners, and civil engineers engaged on
railroads in various sections Of the Southern States
They had been at enmity for some time, and in the
iraoa-, which occurred at the Judson House, Jack
sonylle, on the day in question, Major Gregg was
shot through the heart with revolver in the hands
Of lis adversary. Elsewhere will be found a report
of the trial, expressly prepared for the columns of
this journal.
TIE annexed table shows the temperature of the
atmosphere in this city during the past week. the
range Of the barometer and thermometer, the
variation of wind currents, and the state OF the
weather at three periods during each day, viz: al
. 4. NJ, and 3 and 9 O'Clock P. NJ