New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-20
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Board of Aldermen.

STATED SESSION, !
(orrc1AL THURSDAY, April 49, 1928 o'clock pm
Present-John COchTane, esq, President and u iul
quorum . ,,. ,o.o o. uoa
The minutes of the meeting Of April Is, 1872 were read
The Presdent laid before the Board the Ninth Annual
Report OF the New York Catholic PrOtectory.
Which ordered on file. - ------......
GENERAL ORDERS LAID ON THE TABLE AND INDEFINITELY
Resolutions relating to rapid transit in this city
Report of Committee on Salaries and Ofhces win an
ordinance TO amend Article Of Chapter Of the Revised
Ordinances of 1866 relating to the Clerk Of the Common
Council and his Deputy and Assistants. s-.,
resolution that FOrtiethst between Flftn ana SIKH
ayes, be paved with Grahamite asphalt pavement.
Resolution to appoint Francis j. Csnoros City Sur
veyor, was adopted by the following vote:
! Aflirmatve-The President, Aldermen Conan, Fal
coner, Gilsey. Joyce McLaren, Plunlt Kadde' vance,
PETITIONS.
ton TO allow "shanty" Of Second Avenue Railroad
Was referred ~ the Committee on Streets.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY the President-That Messrs. Ford & Co.. the pub
fishers Of Ihe Christian Umon have permission to erect
Was referred TO the Committee ON Public Works
from Ninth-ave. to the Boulevard be regulated and
graded the curb and guterstones set. and the side
walks tagged where not already done
Was referred to the Committee on Roads.
REPORTS ADOPTED
OF the Special Committee appointed to take charge OF
contained in the petition or protest Of John
Dger against admitting George W. Punktt to scat in
of Michael Carroll the withdrawal Of the protest of
John Dnger, both Aldermen Conan and PlunKitt were
members of the Board and asked TO be discharged from
the further consideration o: the subject.
Affrmative-The President, AIdern:ar Faiconer oil.
sey, Joyce, Martin, McIaren, Rae ie, Vance, Van
Aldermen Conan and Piunkitt were excused from
OF the Committee on Finance. non-concurring TO pay
William Macauly hundred dollars for loss OF horse,
&c. from Pier No. 81 East River.
OF the Committee Salaries and Offices, to appoint
E. c. Gillespie City Surveyor which was adopted by
Ell
concr Gsey, Joyce Martini McLaren Plunkett. Radde,
Vance, Van Schaick, and wider-12.
REPORTS LAID OVER
OF the Committee Streets, that the sidewalk on the
west side Third ave-, from Sxty-nnhst to Seven
The Committee on street Pavements that University
place. between Wayerley place and Eghh.st be paved
or the Committee on Roads that receiving basin and
culvert be built on the southeast corner Of Thrdave.
or the Committee on Roads, that One-hundred and.
thiry-third ST., from Tenthave to the Hudson River
and the sidewalks tagged. where not already done.
OF the Committee Roads, that receiving basin and
culyert be built on the corner of Thirdave
and One hundred and-twenty nintb-st.
or the Committee Street Pavemens. that Forty
eghthst., from Ninth TO Tenthaye., be paved with Bel
gian or trap-block pavement.
tween Eighth and Nntaves. between Nos. 325 and 3i3
resontion that sixty thirdD from the Second ave
TO the River be regulated and graded the
gutter stones SET and the sidewalks tagged where not
resolution that in front Of the house Of worship OF
the congregation Ahabath Chesed on the of Lex
iDgOn-ave and Fifty hfthst. five lamps be placed aud
lighted three LexingtOnave. and two on Fifyffth-
That the Central Park Commissioners be requested TO
open transverse road between One hundred and
and One hundredand seventhsts, the Eighthaye.,
Thaf the commissioner OF Public Works be directed to
have Pearst. from Broadway TO Chatham-st repaired
That the sidewalk on west side OF Eighth-ave com
mencng rs southerly from the OF Fftysixth
ct nd
That the Commissioner Of Public Works be directed to
repair and put in good running order a the fountains
and chains and thai he be further directed 10 have
additional drinking fountains immediately placed at
different points in each OF the 81 Police Precincts OF the
largest combination drinking fountains, ana that
the Board of AppOrtionment and Audit be requested
TO make appropriation To meet the expense OF the
That gas mains be laid, lsmp-posts erected, and
street lamps lighted IN Observation-Disclosures fifth
st., from Kingsridge Road 10 Eleventh-ave.
That Fifty nfthst, between the Eeventhave and the
North River be regulated and graded the curb and gut
ter stones set and the sidewalks tagged where not
That street lamp be placed and lighted on the south
west corner OF Forty -firstst. and FOurth-aye.
That Fifteenthst, from Firstaye to the East River,
That Fifty seventh-st, from Secondave 10 Lexington
ave-, be paved with Belgian or trapblock pavement.
That GAS mains be laid, lampposts erected and street
That Madison ave-, from Forty secondst TO Eighty
That gas mains be laid lamp erected and street
lamps lighted In Fifty hfth-st, from sevenhaye 10
broadway under the direction of the Commissioner Of
Which were each adopted by the following vote:
Anirmative-rbe President. Aldermen Conan, Fail
concr, Gilsey JOYCE. Martin, McLaren. Punktt. Radde
Vance. Van bchalck, ana WlIdcf-I2
GENERAL ORDER RECOmMiTTED
That the Commissioner OF Publc Works be and he Ii
hereby requested the street lamps nov In
opposite no a. Prncest and Nos 2S' ana 2'O Mulber
A giourned until Monday next 22d inst AZ O'Clock