The New York herald., 1868-03-22
BOARD or coUNCllmEH.

Proposition TO Renumber the Streets-Com.
municati0n of the Corporation Counsel
Respecting the Second Avenue Railrond
Copnpany-Nicolson Pavement Resolutions
Adopted Over the Mayors Veto.
The Board met yesterday afternoon, the President,
Mr. stacom, presiding
The special committee on REMEMBERING the streets
and avenues OF the city presented voluminous re-
port and, on motion, n was laid over.
The committee recommend the REMEMBERING OF the
streets and avenues after what is known AZ the
"Phadelphia plan" With slight notifications, wiz
That after the lst Of May, 1868, the numbering Of all
streets north of Houston street. ana between the East
and North rivers begin at avenue A. the houses on the
block between it and the First avenue to be
numbered I and upward; those between First and
Second avenues to bt numbered 100 and upward
the rest Of the avenues to be numbered 400 and up
ward 400 and upwad, &C.; and where any named
avenue or street interenes between the numbered
avenues the first NM numbers shall run from the
first numbered avenu TO the named street or avenue
and running 70 the next numbered avenue, making
the one hundred numbers allowed between the mum.
bered avenues. Thus for example, Fifteenth street.
Third and nOs s snS @ P
TO Fourth avenue, 80 TO 3e9 In that part Of each
street east Of avenue and running 70 avenue the
ss,vesn 70 Be a@eu Sm ana
numbered 2,l00 am upward, &C.,; IN the
avenuea the NUMBERING OF the houses to
be arranged on the same principle, commencinR
at their southern endl each block having It's initial
number corresponding with the street south Of It.
For example:-In Frst avenue, which commences
at Houston street. tie lowest block viii be mum.
bered nom 1 upwarts; In the second block which
Is between First and iecond streets, the number win
commence at 100 In he next block at 200 and 30 on
to its northern termination.
The ordinance furthr provides that the work shan
be done under the direction OF the Street Commits
sioner and that evey owner Of house or store
shall renumber his pkce upon this plan before the
lst Of August, undr penalty OF u for each
day thereafter such number shall not be placed
thereon.
The Corporation Cohse in answer to a resolution
OF the Board desiring to be informed by what au-
thority the Second Aenue Railroad Company use
dummy engines on heir road between Sixty-third
street and Harlem sites as follows:-That the
lutions OF the Comron Council authorizing the
above railroad compay to lay their rails and main
tain and operate riroad In certain streets and
avenues therein namd passed December, 1852, Inn
pose no limitation lpon that company as to
the motive power to be used, except that
no motive power other than horse shall
be used below Forty seond street. Since this mta-
ton to the use Of hore power Ia expressly confined
TO that portion Of the rad below Forty street.
the company claim thS they may use steam or other
power at their option)n the other portions Of their
road.
Resolutions in favor,f paving Irving place, from
Fourteenth to Twentieth streets, and Sixteenth
street. from Fourth avnue to Rutherford place. with
NIcolson pavement, wee readopted, Notwithstanding
the objections Of his honor, the Mayor. The Board
adjourned TIL Thursda next ct two O'Clock.