The New York herald., 1870-01-25
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Stated Sessions Of tho Common Counci,-vault-
iHg-0ld Times Rocks to be Removed
Property Owners Permitted to 0rdsr
Work to Suit Themselves

The Board OF Aldermen assembled ycserday after
noon pursuant To adjournment, with the president,
Alderman Conan, In the cnair, but the representa-
tives ot the people were not present in sufficient
number to do any business which would involve
the expenditure Of money. Tnc majority OF those
VINO were absent, IL was understood were assisting
al the funeral Of the brother OF senator Alderman
Norton, so that their absence caused no comment.
Alderman Guntzer was present, however, but he did
not know whether lie mad his own scat or tnat of
somebody else until, with the advice and asss-
tance oi Alderman U'Brion and Mr. Smith, an
at.acnc OF the Board, he found the particular
place, 10 occupy which he was entitled BY
his certificate OF election. When the members
OF the Board had "come 10 ordern aud COMPARE
tive order had been obtained from .the gsng IN the
lobby ana on the adjacent corridors, The Board at
once proceeded TO business. fhe us!lal premina-
RES having been disposed Of the president went 10
work 10 clear from his desk the papers winch en-
cunbered II. Among those papers were number
te usual style OF documents in relation 10 regu-
laiin.. grading curbing paving lighting &c., up
Town strects. resolution was adoptcd directing
| the Croton Aqueduct Department 10 report 10 Tho
| Board oy what authority, II any, the Equitable l.ie
| insurance Company had extended the vaults OF
tier new building under tue street beyond the line
oi the sidewalk. TINS anDition 10 vault as far ay
| possible may have been the resnlS OF some eQuta-
| DieI arrangement between the insurance company
/ ana tiie Cruton Board. The latter may give
/ Tue Information sougat by the City Fathers
| but Is the Croton bugs comparatively snubbed
hiayor Hal or the question oi the Broadway
bore IL s probable tnat Tie Crotuu Board may not
! care w De bored by questions RON the Board Of
Ainermen, ana may answer merely, as they did the
Mayor, that they nave examined aue vaults, that
they are all right, perfectly sale, amt perhaps, wd
up Nlth am thic all tina. sort u thing you know'
resolution was adopted directing mat The resolu-
tioh appointing ASSISTANT cty liDraraa bc amended
by strnlug out the name Of Ghares l.. Hauichi aud
Inserting ''Chares II. Ientz.' Mr. Bauicn been III
the oiice ntimuer Of years bnl the substitution
| evidently . tnougitlui one. Qut I,eiiS2 cJus !?
Inc o.i.ei Commissioners was directed 70 notify
the properly owners on Fftyirst street 10 have the
roc.s Uycfnanglng the sidewalk removed forthwith,
s tle same are salu 10 DC IN dangerous condition.
Ihs TIC fiiiy streeters VIII nave anQther op-
p0rtuny u have aged rocks, IL not exactly tue rock
of ages Cieft Ior them. Resolutions were adopted
| grauu.g permission 10 the property owners on
fOurih avenue, between l2Oh and .2lst Streets and
Oh liotn street, from First avenue 10 Avenue a, 10
regulate anu grade The streets IN 'front.' OF their
! predses. some further unlmportant business was
transacted, after wnicn the b1ard ausoulleu To Mon
uay next al two II. NJ.