New-York daily tribune., 1861-12-30
BOARD OF COUNCILME

The Board met on Saturday evening, Mr. Bickford
only being absent.
The first paper presented WAS a petition of John
Butler jr, as President of what is termed the East
and North River Railroad Company. being the
grantees land their assigns) embraced In Of the
great Railroad acts Of the Legislature of 1850, known
at that time the Belt Railroad Tie petition repre-
sened that the Company was duly organized and
ready to proceed with the work. and they asked per-
mission go TO do.
Resolutions were appended to the petition as fol-
lows:
Resored That the permission Of the Mayor Aldermen and
CommonsIty Of the City Of New'York. by their Common
Council duly convened IL hereby given unto the Central
Park North and East River Railroad Company assigns under
the act entitled su act authorize the construction o rail
City OF New passed April IT, 1860 and their asigns to
lay constrgct maintain operate and US, railroad with
vey passengers and freight thereon for oompeem-
ton, through, upon, aud along the following
streets and routes in tie City OF Newfork
viz: To Commence the intersection Of Tenth and
Fifty ninth street, thence tbIouh and along Tenth avenue
with double track into West Tweh street thence through
aad along West Twelhh street with single track TO Green
wich street; thence om West Twelfth street through and
gle donbe track upon each said streets Battery place
thence through and along Battery place 70 state street with
gle track W,ena ttreet thence through and along White
tall with double south Fery returning through
ard elong Whitea street with single track from its iesr
section with state street to Bowhrg Green; thence along
souterly side Of Bowling Green with single track, to connect
~a as eaa's .s sdl ~ nd db's as db. I &
" eat greet through and along Chambers street to
its intersection svlth Hudson street; aso from the
Of Tenth svennc aud Fiilyninh street
with double track through and along Fify ninth srset
to First avenue; tsarce through aud along trst ave
with double track Twenty street; thence through
aud along street with double TRACK &C. veDus
tbepce through sopg Avenue with double tfict to
Fourteenth thea through bLd along Fourteenth street
with double track 10 ID; thence through and along
Avenue D with double track Houston street; thence
aud aony with double track Msngn
thence through and MaDgn street with sinsle
urad thence through aud along Grand street
foraes with sngle ac thence through CoIlae
stet 10 soa. street with single track thence through and
South direct 20 Montgomery treet with single track
teoce through and along Montgomery street "h single TRACK
the junction Of aud South streets thence through and
along solh street With double tTael 10 IL junction OF south
and Front s'fee q, Roosevelt street. thence through snd
along South street Old slip with single uack thence
through and along Old sp 70 Water street With single tack
thence through and along Water street 70 Whitehall tree,
with single track eUce through aud along Whitehall street
South street with double track; thence through AID
,long South street 70 Coents slip with single track
hence through and along Coees sp Front street with
pge track and also with spge track from Old slip through
nd aloug Front street to Whitehall street also double ack
Broad street Water street South ros also through
nd along HonsoD street fsOn " iersecton with Avenue
by the uack ALREADY nzssd, - soeES. stees thepcs