The New York herald., 1867-05-18

Adoption Of the Tax Levy-CelebratiOn Of ths
National Anniversary-The Stafford Pave
ment to be Laid ON Seventh Avenue-Com.
Baunication from the Cooperation Counsel
On Opening Streets, &c.
This Board met yesterday afternoon, the President,
Mr.. Brinkman, in the chair.
The ordinance making the annual appropriations fol
the expenses Of the city for the present
year called up and read The tax levy adopted
BY the Legislature ratified by vote Of fifteen in tn
Affirmative 10 six in the negative.
Mr. TURNER claimed that the ordinance required nine
teen votes pass IT, and appealed from the decision
the chair Bis appeal, however, was not sustained
CELEBRATION YOURTH !.
The resolution previously offered, appointing Joint
committee Of i've members from each Board 20 make
the rsaSs.e arransemen!s for the celebration Of M
was called up and motion OF Mr.. Hartman 10 appro
pirate $40 600 for that object the signal Tor
cited and rambling debate, number Of members spring
lug to their feet at the same time
MI W. b. ROBERTS presented . substitute for th<
original resolution, naming Messrs Stephen Roberts
seser RellIey, Terhune and webber as tie commitee
and approprating ten Thousand dollars for ceebra
tion, six thousand dollars OF which 70 be expended G1
fireworks and four thousand dollars for music.
Mr.. HARTMAN claimed that the committee nsrned bJ
the gentleman composed of majority OF repu6h
Board au % acceus the smendmsps Ne would nsms som
pttee, and as he Was not so modest ns Mr.. Roberts
would place himself at the head Of It An amendmsnl
appointing Messrs. Hartman. W. b. B0berts OBrien1
Webber and Gibney adopted and the sum Of twenty
thousand dollars inserted he resolation was then ia
over and will be called up for its final passage at tht
next meeting Of the Board. ~
p4uye sEvExrH AVENUE wIra WOODEN rAvrsfsr
A report Of the Committee on Streets, in favor d
adopting the following resolution, called up and del
Resolved That the croton Aaueduct Department be a
bids FOR paving Seventh avenue, from fore,h Fifty
ninth stree. with wooden pavement known as he stat
already paved With sssan pavement; and ss
S5 yard and that the accompanying ordinance
Mr. " B. RosS.rs opposed It's passage, claiming ths|
it would entail great burdens upon the taxpayers.
Mr. srAcox said that the Stafford and Ncholsas pave
nlen,s experiments and IL was only proper IN :
both of them should have a fair trial. II
The resolution adopted bv vote OF 10 too
A communication was received from Mr. OGormau
the Corporation Counsel In which he states that h
made application to the supreme Court for the appoint
os commissioners OF estimate and assessment !
the following proceedings, which have not yet bee
completed Avenue A, opening, from Fifty ninth q
first 70 Eighty street; Hsth ssrves opening,
the Hudson river TO Harlem river, where not abroad
opened; ll4th street. from the Eighth avenue TO Hadso
river where not already opened seventy second street
opening from Fourth avenue to the East river; l2et
street. opening from the Second 10 the third avenue
Church street, extending. from Fulton 70 Morris street
Worth street, opsnngjand extending from Bs1,er stree
The counsel says that under the acts Of the eg
passed in 1866 and 1867 authority subs,antal
conferred upon the Commissioners OF the Central Par
20 open all the streets and avenues north Of Fifty
nntn sreots Dut IL appears from CAREFUL exam u
ton that they possess executive authority only
territory bounded south by Fifty ninth street, northe
by l55th street, west by the Hrdson river and east
Eighth avenue and conseque entity the common Sounc
enjoy with the Central Park Commissioners copcurren
Jurisdiction in the matter Of opening streets and
between Fifty-ninth and 155th Streets and the Eight
avenue and the East and whenever II deems cx
pedens adopt resolutions directing the Counsel
the Corporations to make applications In rsation to sue
matters y m .rp sHt - r.
The paper was ordered TO be placed on file.
number Of resolutions directing streets to he curbc
and guttcred and laid with Belgian pavement Sidewalk
Tagged and sunken lots filled adopted after wlc
the board adjourned TO meet subject 70 the call Of b
chair. 4...