The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-01

| A large number Of witGeases viii then be ex-
anined. s e aaEs- t.st .as
Thc Board Of Supervisors met last evening. A
! communication was received from the State Comp
trolier at Albany fixing the aggregate valuation Of
property in the county Of New York $3.50 90s 476.
upon which must be lev cd State tax Of 81 1884,
2Se 0? for tho current year, be ~ mills on tho
dollar; namely. for schools O. q MILL canals Of
miii; geneiai purposes II Of mill. 1t WAS refer
rtd 70 me Committee on Annual Taxes. rssolu.
ton was adopted directing Ito Committee on Print
ing' &C., TO cause to be pri ted the necessary mum
Der Of tickets for and ainst the constitutional
amendments a1thoriSln loan Of s. 900 900 for
the completion Of the Q nails, in accordance with
chapter 27 Of the Law 1862 and that said tickets
when SO printed b, sent to the headquarters of
The democratic ard republican committees aud
such other parties may require them, and that
the sum of $500 tie appropriated for that purpose
The Board then proceeded to fill up several yacan
oies in the list Il Registrars Of Elccton-soue occa
stoned BY the fact that nonresident parties were
formerly appreciated. The report Of the Committee
on County Offices in favor Of paying John Kelly,
Sheriff. the SUN Of So uSS SO out Of county contin
scncios, was adopted. The Board adjourned to Mon
day next at three o'clock.
AT the meeting Of tho Boa1d Of Aldermen last
evening. tho veto Of tho Mayor respecting tho
lease of ferry from the foot OF Dcsbrosses street
20 Jersey City was taken up, but after some dis
cuesicn was laid aside. The Board appropriated
sl.oo0 for fitting up the Tennis prison. resolu-
ton apPropriating $500 for repairing Fulton
market wss lost for want Of a constitutional vote.
Tie Board Of Couucilmen were In session last
evening, but there WIS not much important bts
ness trarsactcd. resolution directing the str ct
Commissioner to advertise for proposals TO- widea-
ing tho caEriageway OF Broadway, by taking two
feet of the sidewalk on each side, from st. Pauls
church to Fourteenth street, was referred I. le
cial committee. TIE Street Commissi ,ner was
directed to cause all distractions 10 be rem we'd
from tho sidewalks nnd carriageway Of B 'oadway
according 20 the laws and ordn ances apple ,ble to
the case. The Corporation counsel was directed to
inform the Board whether bills for medical
services incurred under the direction or
by the authority Of the police are legally
city or county charge. Tho Comptroller
was instructed to purchase house and lot on the
south side of Cedar street, for sum not exceeding
$iS,S0o, for the use of Engine Company No. 20
TIE Board eoncuirad with the Aldermen in favor
Of appropriating $il6 600 for the Central Park i'm
provement fund. by almost unanimous vote, Mr..
Lambicr alone voting in tho negative. he having
submitted an amendment to give the Commission.
ers $?6o,oO0. He made lengthy speech in oppo-
siton 70 making largo appropriations to the Gen.
trail Peak Ccrmissione 8, on the ground that the
money was not economically expended. The
Street Commissioner was instructed TO have the
repairs On the Fifteenth ward station house com.
pietcd without contract.
The adjourned Convention Of the Board Of Alder.
men and the Mayor for the purpose Of appointing
District Court clerks, was to have been held yestor
day. but oil the hour OF meeting there was no one
present but the Mayor, and the Convention was ad
jourDed sine die. At the regular meeting Of the
Board Of Aldermen in the evening" q resolution was
passed calling the Convention again for Thursday,
! Nov 10.
The Committee Of the Councnmen appointed TO
report an ordinance favorable TO the ap lointiog Of
inspectors Of boilers held their second meeting
yesterday and received plans and suggestions upon
the subject from many gentlemen who were pre-
sent. short report Of the proceedings Of the
Committee may be found In another column.
The Excise Commissioners met yesterday, and re-
ccived an application for license from liquor
ealer doing business at 100 Greenwich street, but
ecnied granting it because the applicant Is resi-
dent Of Williamsburg.
Owing mainly 10 the frost accounts received from tho
So1th, tho cotton market yesterday active and
nrmer Tho sales embraced about $500 bales chiefly In
store and on tho wharf, closing ct advance OF nc per
h. We quote iddlDg and uplaads at ii &C., and strict
do ut 1lszc. Tho receipts Of -four heavy, which,
with tho character Of the foreign news had depressing
influence prices, ard tho lower grades fell of &C.. and
in some 1oc per Dbl Tho sales, however, at the
concession tolerably active. Wheat was also lower
and heavy though active at the decline. Michigan end
Kentucky white sold at 81 co. and 49, 900 bushels
Milwaukee club at 81 IL 81 1875 Corn was inactive
the market rather heavy, at prices given esewh
Pork lower, but with euent the couces
son with sales of AZ $l5 SIS 49, clear do Of SIT 10
and prime at $40 G2H. Beef and lard heavy Su
gsrs Arm, with sales Of 200 200 hhds and 81
boxos al rates given elsewhere Coffee Arm, with
moderate sales. An Of stock will be found In
another column In freights rates sustained at the
full quotation Of last week. with fair amount Of en-
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