New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-26
MUNICIPAL Affairs.
TIE NEW CITY CEMETERY.
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In pursuance or Chaptcr Iii' IdNs VI loV0,
the Common Council have passed act and the Mayor
has approved the same authorizing the Controller TO Is
sue $4,000 worth OF stock to be known "Cty Gene
terry Stock and the same act authorizes the Commi'
soners OF Public Charities and Correction 10 purchase for
and take title OF the Corporation, OF any plot
ace from the upper part the city, and said plot shall
be large enough, and suitable Tor puhnc cemetery OF
burial ground additional TO the plots now used Dy INC
Commissioners for such purposes 10 Is understood that
as this OF stock has been subscribed for and act
Commissioners bavo selected Hart Island" lying IN
Long Island sound for the purposes intended by the act
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Board met at 2 o'clock pm, yesterday
the President Thomas Conan, I'm the chair Several pc
ttons were received and referred appropriate COM
mittees giving money to many churches TO pay as
sessnents. resolution laid over directing the
Clerk OF the Common Council to procure certified copies
OF all bills passed by the State Legislature resolution
was presented and laid over appointing Special Com
mittce Of five members from each branch OF the common
Council make suitable arrangements for the celebration
of the coming anniversary Of Wa'hn gt0ns birthday and
appropHatug $4,000 % carry out the intentions OF the
az one Of tho CORPORATION newspapers was laid over
The annual reports Of the City Auditor and tho Public
printed. The resolution from the Board OF Assistant
Aldermen To repair the chamber OF sara Bosfd wa, wac
The resolution Of the other Board 10 nave
tho "Loew Bridge" erected at tho junction OF
Courtlaudt and Mcssts referred 10 the Committee
on Lands aud Places. resolution was presented and
laid calling for the appointment OF JOINT special
Common Council. to proceed TO Washington ana urge
upon the proper officials AZ that place the necessity OF
10000 due and unpaid, OF tie amount uneApehdcd III
the ycas l-6 and lsc3 through inc Union Dglense Oon
muuit0n. 30. The officers ~ the Typographical Union
sent I'M a communication stating that they had
adopted a scale Of prices which had been acceded 10 eT
cent Ia ono cases. ana requesting tue common
Council their Influence IN the matter Referred TO
the Committee on Printing aud Advertising. resolu
ZION Nus for proposais for the construction Of
t,Isr ~ thg usuH
sIXth-sL. East River. TO extend to the lno oi
tho Commissioners OF Charities and Correction.
resolved tO Increase tho pay OF the keepers OF tue
pulc marks from three dollars per day hundred
5"IaT rcr month resolution was adopted authorizing
the Counsel 10 the Corporation TO take measures 70
extend Little Water-st nortwardly 10 Leonard-st.
A rcsolutnn authorizing the Street Commissioners 10
notify tho Third-aye. Railroad Company imlheulAtey 20
rtoyIS snow from their tracks was ordered to be
ferred 90 the Committee on Railroads Tue Cohu3ler
sent I'm a statement pursuant 20 the requirements OF law,
OF the receipts Of the sixth aud Eighth Avenue Railroad
Companies Tor the year 1905 showing the receipts OF the
Sixth aud Eighth-aye. Railroads, ordered Oh me-
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
This Board met at o'clock yesterday after
noon President Monaghan In the chair resolution
was adopted nqulriug what had been taken re-
garding the enforcement the resolution directing the
removal OF obstrucons from tho pier ut tho foot OF
Forty.seyenth.st., North River. communication was
received from the Cooperation Counsel c3ns attention
In the fact that property In Churchst cannot OBJ
tam the amounts awarded them for damages sustained IN
NOT ns vet directed the street TO be opened MI ilhck
ney hoped the matter would Do referred to tho COMMIT
lee on Streets The provided that after is months tho
order to open the street must 10 INTO eject
aud In the meantime the people are suffering great hlId
ship I'm not being able 10 get their money The matter
was then referred 90 the Committee on streets rtHo
luton was presented 20 pave sixth ana seventhaVGs
with Belgian pavement, Mr iuckucy said that the
charters OF the railroad companies, VINO nave tracks on
these avenues obi gated them 20 keep The pavement be-
tween their tracks IN good aud proper orders aud ne,
therefore moved the resolution DO amended AS TO
mako these companies responsible for th}r portion OF
their work the resolution was so amended ana lad over
resolution was adopted appropuatlDg Se1 ~ the New
York Di-peDsary to pay an assessment, resolution
presented to appropriate 70 the Manhattan lrtsby
terrain Church Sl2i 20 ~ order To pay an assessmth
Mr. Pnckney said that Ne the churches were 80 much
benefited by the various IMPROVEMENTS around their
property regulation should DO adopted IN regard
10 e payment OF these assessments; they should not DO
paid unfortunately. Mr. jackson sad mat TIE Com
mon Council had always paid these assessments ana ho
Oped they wOnd cOnnuo 10 do these churches were
established for the worship of Cod aud for the preaching
Of the gospel and FOR tho benefit OF humanity at large
and therefore the Common Council should do all they
could 10 assist these Institutions After some further ro-
marks the resolution adopted, aud the Board then
adjourned