The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-04
BOARD or COUNCIL MEN.

| streets by Railroad. Companies-Power of
| the Comptroller 10 Sell Ferry Franchises.
&C., Revoked, &c.
This Board met yesterday afternoon the President
| Mr.. Brnkman, presiding.
Resolutions presented directing the Street Com
missioner to have the triangular piece of ground the
junction of Broadway aid Sixth fenced in, for
the purpose OF erecting bronze statues Of Fulton and
| Morse upon 1t at subsequent time The present
and future Mayors requested TO open subscription
books for the above purpose and adequate
| sum is subscribed the work is TO DO commenced The
| resolutions laid
Resolutions were offered and referred to the Commit
tee on Railroads. directing the Street Commissioner to
the of the Forty Street Railroad
pany which obsructing the street near the depot
| TO be removed immediately and nsructing the Com
mee Railroads TO Investigate the OF the
tinued obstruction OF Fourteenth street. from
to avenue B. by the Dry Dock and East Broadway Rail-
resolution adopted some time since directing
the counsel to the corporation TO inform the Board by
what authority the Dry Dock and East Broadway Rail-
road Company have taken of about i've feet OF the side
walk in Fourteenth street. from the school house to
avenue B; but nasmuch as the counsel has not yet
| answered the communication the Committee on Rail-
| roads was authorized TO investigate the matter.
resolution also adopted directing the counsel to
this company their through Second street
avenues b to A. Also through Essex street 70 East
| Broadway.
ORDINANCE RESPECTING ELECTION prsrRcrs
An ordinance was presented and laid to amend
70 dyiae Inc CITY INTO election
REvoxAL OF TIE cohITRoLIER's POWER TO SELL FERRY
FRANCHISES, ETC.
resolution adopted resembling the action Of the
Common Council in 1864 by which the Comptroller was
instructed to sell at public auction, In accordance with
the provisions OF the city charter all the ferry fran
chise wharves piers and Slips the leases OF which had
expired and all real estate belonging the CITY, which
resolution provides tina, lis passage Shall not cec, any
sale q lease heretofore made pursuant % the provisions
Of the resolution
RAILROAD TRACKS no BE REMOVED.
The resolution heretofore presented was called up and
adopted, directing the Street Commissioner to
na Jay and sta
streets to be removed they having been laid by certain
parties without authority:
resolution presented suggesting plan for the
uniform and systematic numbering OF all the houses
OF New York THAT tho property be required to
aux to their houses proper numbers IN accordance WITH
north and The even numbers on the south side; odd
numbers In the avenues the east and the even
bes the west side OF the avenues under the direction
OF the Street Department. The numbering In the
to begin at the First avenue the houses the block
between and Second avenue 70 b. numbered 100 and
and upwards; those between Second aud Third
nues to be 200 and upwards; those between Third
and Fourth avenues, 800 and upwards those between
tween Fifth and sixth avenues 500 and upwards those
between Sixth and Seventh avenues, GOO and upwards:
those between seventh and Eighth avenues, 200 and
upwards, and 50 to the eud Of the street In
that Of each street east OF First the houses
to be numbered from upwards All numbers below
100 will at once be understood TO be east OF First
nue., and to those reaching above 100 the designation
East 10 be added
In tho avenues the numbering the houses to be ar.
ranged on the same principle, commencing at their
southern ends, each block TO have its initial number
corresponding with the street south Of it, For ex-
ample in the First avenue which commences at Hous
ton street, the lowest block will DO numbered from to
10. it Isl IN the second block, which is between
First Second Streets the numbers will
00 In the next block at 200 and TO Its northern
termination. All the avenues present equal fac cs
for the adoption Of this system The paper referred
to the Committee on Streets.
HfRALD FILES FOR THE LIBRARY
clerk OF the Common Council 10 purchase from citizen
complete Ole Of the Nav IoRK HERALD, for the last
year al az expense q Two thousand dol,
for final action. Mr. Sacom sand that the Gle of the
HrnArD would be very valuable addition to tho City
meeting with persons looking for back numbers OF
paper. When it was known throughout the city that
there . Gle of the HERALp City Hall, IL would
be great convenience to the citizens who
s,antly desiring 70 H. Besides the HERALD contain
best reports Of the war Il would therefore 30 vaiu-
able OF reference for writers and others desiring
Information Of that kind. and in HE Judgment :. would
hence He expressed his intention at some future
time of presenting resolution directing the City Libra
RAN to file copy Of the HERALD every day, SO
have Il complete hereafter.
! Mr. STEPHEN b. RonrRTs advocated the adoption of
the resolution. He SAID that the HxRALD the only
independent paper the country that IL was the only
paper that expended large amount OF money to pro-
reiaDle intormation 0ufng tne great and
was informed by men who had been In the army that
the maps published To- that paper from time time
were o. great value Il the only paper that was
willing TO spend money In sending out collect
news 10 every part Of the world The resolution was
| unanimously adopted
A rcpor, OF the Committee Streets TO which was
appended resolution in favor Of paving Forty
street, from the seventh 10 the Tenth avenue, was
adopted.
The Board concurred with the Aldermen In directing
Rector street. from Broadway to West street, Fifty.
third street. from second avenue TO the East river TO BE-
paved With Belgian pavement
cEIKnHATfoN fHE FOURTH JULY
resolution favor Of appropria,ng $50 900 10 cele
bra,e the approaching anniversary Of national inde.
pendcncs was debated length Some Of the members
conieDded that the "Glorious Fourth could be duly
honorcd for . less sum OF money. motion 10 refer
the matter the joint committee that subject, 10
consider what arrangements should be madcor lis cee-
braton and the amount which should be expended was
carried.
on motion the Board adjourned TO NEE, this Tues.
day) morning, al eleven A. N.
AFFAIRS AT QUARANTINE.
On Saturday the packet shin John Bertram arrived