The New York herald., 1870-02-01
THE CITY FATHERS In SESSION.
Another Protestant In the Fie.d--AnnY0
Reports-Donations OGDEN and BeIs
gian Paycmcnts-Curbing, Crossinss
Lighting and Other Work Or
dered-The ssFifth." I" ssSixth"
and S'Eighth'' Assistants.


pnrsuant to adjournment with the president. Alder
man Conan Ia the chair. There was a large -
tendance OF members and, Of course, a fun repre-
sentatlon OF the third houseo The handsome
Jonn Wnliams-the Dundreary Of the Board-was
not present. and his chair occupied by the bliths
and natty assistant OF Judge Blxby who sat In close
confab with ms particular friend riva-ln Dress
and beauty-Adcrman O'Brien. The rubcun1
Alderman Cunningham was among the abaenteeAA
His absence, however, would not have been noticed
were not from the fact that his char vacant
for time. but was afterwards well filed by NJ.
Charles Moore, from the First ward. AidermsB
Barker's mustacne was present. and, OF course, hs
must have been behind 1t, as few other men c0ulo
raise carry such q hrsute afnx 10 their faces.
There but liItle time lost In getting to w0rk
when quorum was found To be present. Ths
President, with hls usual and peculiar brlsknesss
called on the niles Of the numerous papers which
encumbered his desk, and announced their refer
ence to the appropriate committees order 70 LAY
over" or be placed on 1e." Among the
PAPERS PRESENTED
were number OF resolutions providing for paving,
regulating, grading ana lighting several streets
different parts OF the city. communication WAS
received from the gentleman from New Jersey who
holds the honorary position Of Public ADMINS
". j. and resurrected and elevated to the lucrative
post he now holds Ii New York BY the olunlp0-
tenCe OF rulmH metropolitan powers. T09
communication from this gentleman from New
Jersey contained the titles OF certain actions CON-
menced against HIM IN his official capacity, and ike
the report transmitted 0y MIN last week and given
by him Ion Information and Dene1n as a correct
record Of the financial transactions OF his depart
ment IL of little value except Ia providing "fap,
Job for the printers aud TO cucumber the shelves
the clerks library. Communications were received
from the Mayor, accompanying tue reports Of the
German savings Bank aud the trustees OF the
Cooper Union This latter shows the cash
held by the trustees January !. 1870 TO have been
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year $40 04s. making the tota assets lvr the year
| S4i,0s5 and the expenditures s43,s7l leaving =
balance on hand or $ZlS. The communications were
PROTESTING AGAINST A pmoND.
A protest was received from one James p. Rogers
who claimed To be entitled " The seat held ~
Alderman James q. Dim0nd The claim IS based on
rather unsettled, Tho protest WILL probably sink into
oblivion or the waste basket The matter was re-
derman Miller h chairman. This last mentioned
gentleman shortly aiterward arose, and after ad-
1stlng nicely his green silx necktle announced tnas
"Wednesday in the aldermanic chamber and that the
drst case 20 be taken up would DO tne protest OF
Nicholas seger against Mr.. j. W. Guntler. The In
evitable Lane Will, n0 doubt, be hand with his
"ooicia tally.n and WIN endeayor to demonstrate
the Board then took up the list OF
GENERAL ORDERS,
and adopted resolutions directing as follows:-To
lay crosswaiks AZ Fourteenth street Fourth
nue.; TO cnrD, gutter, &c Twenteth street
nue. to the East river; West street, from hSm-
FIRST avenue To tAe East river donating $1,000 81 to
81. Georges church, s2Ts9 II to ST. 1nomas' church
and $lId 10 ST. eaul's church; Tn lay gas mains In
Forty-sxth street. from Second avenue TO the East
river; 10 erect gas lamps In front OF tie German
Evangelical church, ~ Fifty-rrst street., between
Tenth and Eleventh avenues; In FROM OF IT. Ste
phen's church, East Twenty eignih street. and oppo-
site No. 23l East Eleventh street; 10 pave .acdougal
street. from spring street TO Eighth street; Eigh-
teenih street. from sixth TO TentA avenue; Forty
sixth street from second avenue 70 tue East river
west street, from hammond street 10 the Tenth
nue.; Forty-nrst street, from Eighth avenue the
| hudson river, and second avenue, from Eighty :
stxtn 10 l23d street, with Belgian pavement
The question OF paving 1hirty-third street,
from Lexington avenue the East river, and White
| street, from broadway to West Broadway, with
| wooden pavements were referred 10 the committee
on street P4velnents. Among other matters the
Board granted antDOrity 70 the civil and police JUS
tces TO appoint Jntos in their several courts, or
dered the repairing and re15ting or the Ienersoh
Market Conrt rooms directed tue regulating and
paving Of FIty-nnth street from Tenth avenue To
the Hudson ana Il 6tn from fiitu Sixth
avenue, and tDen adjourned unul Thursday at two
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