The New York herald., 1871-12-15
CITY GOVERNMENT
[OFFIcIAL.l
Eonrd of Aldermen.
STATED sFgsION.

lOFFlClAE.J
Eonrd Of Aldermen.
STATED sEssIoN.
TnuaspAS, December 4, is1ll
T,e s9ard net in their Chamber No. Is city Hail. puTsu
~ e., Conan Esq, PRESIDENT in the chair
ana ,tae,oa tne following wins memoers:- ,
ell Plunkitt. schlchtlng, Welch and woItiTan-li
approved.
By Alderman HART
Resovcd That permission be hereby given TO J.
the southwest eseser street s and f aye
nue he work TO be done under the direction the Commits
tnue only during the pleasure OF the Common Council
Inc M rhsspEsr put the question whether the Board would
vo,s Wheh % was decided e in the Affirmative BY the following
Anlrmaiivc--The President, Aldermen Charlock Cuidy
Msr ard lns Msslever Mitchell, funkt sch'ehtins'
the directed to be sent 10 the Board Of AS
sissant Aldermen ior concurrence.
solved That permission "a hereby given Hugh
70 set curb and gutter stones and nag dewa
Eighth avenue l25 feet l3h street
lai under tho direction Of the
The PRESIDENT the question whether the Board would
Which was decided in the Affirmative by the following
Ssreo ySs majority OF all the members elected voting in favor
Aalrnativc President. Aldermen Charock, cuddy,
Hart IRVING McAeyer. MITCHELL rlunkit Schchtng, Weich
And was directed to be sent 10 the Board of
sistant Aldermen for concurrence.
Resolved That permission and hereby given James
McLaushin to curb, gutter aud ag the property LOO feet
twenty-five feet be at his expense and
uner % she @ Of me Of m rnbc
Winch was decided in the affirmative by the following vote
e majority OF all the members elected voting IN favor
Allrmative-The President Aldermen Charock, Cnddy,
Hart Irving, Mckiever, Mitchell, riunkht, schlichtng,
And the directed to be sent to the Board of Az
sistant Aldermen for concurrence.
OVER.
permit Michael shalkey to curb and flag in front Of his
premises OIL East street 70 permit Albert
Third and sixteenth street. and TO permit William
Of Tenth and Fiynfth street.
The Special Committee Of this Board, appointed to con-
slider and report what measures are necessary afford
o
street, respectfully
the following resolutions for your adoption:-
Your committee clearly of opinion that change
me uses Of ne ea Fourth @ BY s
and having arrived az tha. i only neees
devise at practicable and speedily np
Of The commttee, held on the nth inst, at which
avenue and others interested in ts Improvement as well as
representatives OF the railroad company present. tho
cord appeared to exist between the different parties All
evil now exisline devised and applied, and
quence the deliberations CT your COMMITTEES were pointed
desired by al ntereaei viz tho owners of property the
company
After mature and consideration,
your committee agreed recommend the adoption of the
undenabe that ali pares 70 the question have rights
h ans hv 's do
what to them seemed best calculated to promote or
yoved The owners are entitled TO sonsi m eratloa BY
exempt them ro further Expense directly. Each
rendered the city, for the company twenty fee. Of their
probation in their property accom-
by
solely Intended by the charter Of the company tho
solely for .ner and was %
f. o he or T Be- s en ne ona
vented the company with s present facilities from afford.
however BY permitting lay two additional tracks, il
Is restore the road to It's original status SO far
The city Il the contemplated mprovement is carried INTO
Of the & and rcnSu9S % Ss
consequent upon such Increased yauaton The railroad
the annoyances complaints and damages upon
Ss % @ as a m Sss a.
T be enabled quietly hold and eaoy the va fran
with tine directions contained in such resolution for all
Sompromlse apnropris.sy ss termed cannot il
ay n s U viii BE- % s *. %
q the cut win permit arShnE tue % same m % VIII be done for
said resolutions therefore respectfully offered for
spse That for the purpose avoiding
the city Of New ork and the VARIOUS streets crossing
to
vehicles. @ 'ssss IN sorSsst street Forty.
e sa Is
ls0 feet the eastey line OF Fourth and 10 be
s the 's tracks where aDs extend. the EonIS
oa ,s So at s as @
bridge Forynnth street. each Of said
ten feet wide and not than above tracks
Where said bridge ae Tenth r Aad % sd
required to the tracks laid In and
as Rns
the s S the % aa e and e
tween and At thoss point By fences, gates Or
CT cas .s S ss Of 's &
n he
thorzed directed to lower or dspress the tracks
to he sde Of sti
sent grade Of the Fourth avenue and a. the centre ne Of
Of said Fourth and at the north side sinyfourih
s'a % &c ss
eighteen feet six inches below said Of said avenue
thirteen feet below .a srsas Of said ana a. tho
he sss s shat M FEE
said grade Of said avenue and thence the said tracks and
the present Gu. and tunnel, and over the PRESENT
Harem RIVER the sad track and % roadway shall be
red a. an elevation not less than sixteen feet above the
be constructed Of solid masonry between the streets and
roadway depresse continued elevated shall be of
width sufficient for four tracks, and from Forty
ninth Eighty eighth street iron bridges shall
be constructed said avenue, AT the intersection
of every street. where the grades will permit then
iron bridges shall be constructed at distances, and at
such points between those streets the will permit
but such bridges shall not be any farther apart
than $40 feet, and shall be not less than 30 feet
the approaches thereto shall work,
par ae to the tracks, and between each Of said last
mentioned iron bridge shall constructed
tho exclusive of foot and which
shall feet wIde and the SAID company
shall also protect the points between Fortynnth
street and Eghyeinth street, where tho same remains
uncovered by parape wall side Of the roadway
surmounted with suitable fence. The work herein men.
toned and such be out the object
Of this resolution, to be done by the New York and
Harlem Railroad Company and TO be approved by
the Engineer of the Department OF Public Works;
and one.half OF the cost of sail work to be
borne the SAID railroad company AMI the other half to
borne by the city and the portion TO be borne by the city
be paid the and when such proportion
snail amount to fifteen thousand dollars The work to be
aud the lowering and depression
roabed between Forty ninth and Seventy h
be completed before November 1873 and
the whole of the work be done within eighteen
thereafter.
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