The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-22
e0AND o. ALDERMEN.

Pursuant to adjournment this Board convened
yesterday afternoon and. prompt to time, the Presi-
dents gave fell at two O'Clock calling to order the
members of the Board who were all present. and re-
minding the members of the third house, who wero
present in large numbers that the padres superores
Of the municipality were about to enter upon the
transaction of public business When the roll had
been called and all the members had slgniGed that
they were in their places the modest young
man who does the reading took up the printed
minutes to 90 on with the order OF business.
The members took up their copies OF the minutes,
and of the third house delegates, to be near
the life as possible, took out copies OF democratic
campaign song book and looked over the leaves with
becoming dignity, imagining meanwhile, no doubt.
now well they " Cud do the rale thing af tina w0r only
in their chairs wdin the railin''
The members OF the Board seemed to be In nno
numor for business. and they thinned down the gem
era order list in good style. They agreed to pave
with Belgian pavement Front street. from Whitehall
to Maiden lane; Laght, Hubert and Beach streets,
from West TO WashingtOn: Seventeenth street, from
First to East river; Fiftythird street, from
Second avenue to East river; Fftyrst street ditto;
Sxtieh street, from Third to Fifth avenue; seventy
seventh, from Madison to Fifth avenue; Madison
avenue from Ftythrd TO Fifty NTH street; Prince lic
street. from Tenth to Eleventh avenue. They agreed
to construct sewers In Eighty-eighth and Eighty
ninth streets, between Eighth and Tenth avenues;
Ninth avenue, from Eighy-sxth to Ninety-secOnd
street; Gay street, Grand street, from Ridge to
Sheriff street. and In Water street. from Roosevelt 70
Dover street. This latter has now become, If pos
sible more than absolute necessity to carry
or the refuse corruption &c., from the converted
dens and the supcrfuous documents which the
soul savers dispense, but which the benghted resi-
dents OF that locality throw into the gutter The in
defatigable Aldermen then resolved to allow Gen.
eral Mcclellan the use OF the Governors Room for
the purpose Of reviewing the citizens OF New York
his return to this country; they resolved place
In the present County Clerks ONCE the city law
library; they authorized the Comptroller TO issue
s4o 900 worth OF market stock, bearing interest at
seven per cent, payable semi-annually In May and
November and the principal TO become due
May l, 1891; they authorized the Clerk OF
the Common Council to publish In all tho
papers In the city twice a week until
the last day OF the registration the list Of the cleo
ton districts amended they agreed TO erect gas
lamps In various quarters OF the town; to regulate
several streets up town. to Increase the salary OF the
City Hall lamplighter to $1,000 per annum. They
resolved 10 adjourn until Monday next at two O'Clock
Y. NJ, and they did so adjourn apparently as happy
and contented as a lot OF turtle doves There had
been no division on any question, and one OF the
republican members IN spirit OF magnanimity pro-
posed the hospitality TO General Mcclellan. Where
there Is such unity Of thought and action there
should be happiness.