The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-18

,iona assistant engineers or the Fire Departments or the
said city Of New York who shall hold Their Office until
the expiration OF the for which the present Board
OF Assistant Engineers elected and at every SUD-
sequent election Tor assistant engineers r said FIRE Dc
partment the additional assistant engineers hereby au
thorzed 10 be shall be chosen the manner and
for the time provided for the election OF such en-
gneers.
sec O. Five of the said engineers hereby authorized 10
be eeced shall DO chosen AT large from The remen dong
duty in the city OF New York Three OF the said Assis-
Engineers shall be elected from the remen located
and doing duty In that portion OF said city lying th OF
Twenty second street ono OF whom shall reside and he
chosen from that portion OF said city lying north OF Tween
ysoc0nd street aud west or Sixth avenue one OF whom
shall reside in and BIO chosen from that portion of said
city lying north OF Twenty second and OF Sixth
avenue OF whom shall reside in and be chosen
from that portion OF the said city lying north OF Seventy
ninth street.
Sec g. All ordinances or parts OF ordinances nconsis.
tent or conflicting with the provisions Of this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
Councilman BRIcE moved that said ordinance be
amended IA the following particulars
Strike out tho word "nve" where II occurs at The be-
ginning OF the second section and insert in lieu thereof
the word "four.n
Strike out the word three where IL occurs al the be-
ginning o. the second paragraph OF the second section
and insert in lieu thereof tho word "four."
Add at tho end OF the second section the words follow
And south Of 1o5h street, OF sixth avenue of
whom shall reside in and be chosen from that portion II
said city lying north OF 10th street, west Of sixth
avenue.
Which was carried.
The ordinance as amended then adopted by the
Affirmative Councilman Heay, Keenan,, Riley, Brophy,
Hayes, Henernan, Gross Pepper. Roster McGrath- Op
DYKE Jaques Schaefer, Cook, Brandon, Brce, Russell
and Joyce-1S.
Negative councilmen Hagerty and Haviland-2.
Councilman ROSTER called up General Order 1877 being
report OF Committee Wharves Piers and Slips, In
favor OF adopting resolutions FIRST that the slip between
piers fifty six and fifty seven East river be dredged out
10 the depth OF twelve feet at low water the same
to be done under the direction of the street Commits
sioner and second that the slip between pier, y,
depth OF twelve feet at mean low water the same to be
done under the direction of the Street Commissioner.
Which adopted by the following vote
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ilealy, Keenan,, Riley, Brophy
Hagerty, Hayes IIefernan, Gross, Roper Roster Hav
land Mcrath, opdyke, jacques, schaeer, Cook Brandon
Brice, Russell and Joyce-20.
Councilman Cook called up General Order ZIG, being
report OF Committee on Public Health In favor OF adopt
ing resolution that the sunken lots tho south side OF
Thirty third street, commencing one hundred and
seventy ve feet west Of Tenth avenue, DO filed in under
the direction Of the Street Commissioner and the accom-
panyng ordinance therefor adopted.
Which was adopted by the following vote
Afirmative-Counclmen Heay, Keenan,, Riley, Brophy,
Hagerty, Hayes Heaernan, Cross Repper Roster, Hav
land. Mctrath, Opdyke Jaques, schaefer Cook, Bran
don, Brice, Russell and Joyce-2o.
Councilman REPPEa called up General Order 3d. being
report Of Committee on Sewers In favor OF adopting reso
ton that sewer, with the necessary receiving basin
and culverts, be built in Clinton street. between
Rivngton and Ieancey streets, under the direction OF
the Croton Aqueduct Department and that the accom-
panying ordinance therefor be adopted.
Which was adopted by the following vote
Affirmative -Councilmen Heay, Keenan,, Riley. Bro
ply Hageriy HAYES aeleInan Gross ksppsr k9st ester
Brandon Brce Russell and Joyce-20.
Councilman RUSSELL called up General Oorder 10,
being q report Of Committee Public Health in favor OF
adopting resolution that the vacant lots on east side or
Second avenne between Forty and Fteth Streets
also the north side Of Forty ninth street, between
first Second avenues be fenced under the drec
ton Of the Street and that the accompany
ing ordinance therefor be adopted.
Which WAS adopted by the follown Ing vote, viz
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Healy, Keenan, Riley, Bro.
ply Eagerly, Hayes He1ernan. Gross, Pepper, Roster
Haviand. McGrath, Opdyke, Jaques, Schaefer, Cook,
Brandon, Brice, Russell and Joyce-20
Councilman HErrFRylN called up General Order 1lo,
being report OF Committee Finance In favor OF adopt
ing resolution that section sixteen of the ordinance ent
tied can ordinance to provide for continuance OF the
aid heretofore granted TO the families OF volunteer soldiers
from the city ri New York serving in the army OF the
Union be amended by striking out In the seventh line OF
such section the words "sixty dollars per month"; and
inserting in lien thereof the words one thousand dollars
annum, the same to take effect from the passage
said ordinance and its approval by the Mayor-to wit
February, 1864:
Councilman OPDYKs moved that said resolution be lait
upon the table.
Which was lost by the following vote
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Keenan,, Eagerly, Hayes,
McGrath, Opdyke, Jaques. Schaefer and Russell--S
Negative-Councmen Healy Riley Brophy, Hefernan,
Gross. Repper, Roster, Haviland, Cook, Brice aud
Joyco-11.
Councilman Jacques moved that the Board do now I'D.
journ.
Which was carried.
whereupon (pending the consideration OF said resolu-
ton) the President declared that the Board stood
cd until Saturday, 10th inst. at one O'Clock P. NJ
JAMES NJ. SWEENY, Clerk.