Minutes of the common council of the city of new york, 1784-1831, Volume 91917 |
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66 John agreeably Alburtis Alderman and Assistant Alms House Arthur Burtis Assessment Augustine H Board Brackett Buckmaster Canal Street Catharine Chamber Street City Inspector presented Coles Collector Committee and Street Common Council Comptroller Comptroller Reported Corporation Counsel directed Dollars Eldad Holmes erected expence Finance Committee Fire Engine Company Fulton Slip George granted Greenwich ground inst Jacob Radcliff John McComb John Remmey last Meeting Lease Leonard Kip Lessee Market Committee Mayor McComb St Mott Occupt opinion Orange Street Owner paving Petition of John Petitioner Pier praying presented the following Privy Public read and laid read and referred recommend regulating Repairs Report was approved Resigned Resolved Respectfully Reuben Munson Richard Varick Robert McQueen Samuel Akerly Samuel Stevens Schieffelin sign'd Slip Stephen Allen Street Commissioner presented Street Committee Sundry Inhabitants Taylor Thomas Thorp Thos Underhill Ward vice Wd vice William William Stone
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Page 126 - ... and that the Comptroller Report a Warrant for the same at the next meeting of the Board which was agreed to [385] Mr Talman presented the following Resolution. Resolved that the Superintendant of Repairs under the Direction of the Committee of Public Lands and places cause a neat Diamond Slat fence to be erected round the New Park in the Rear of this Hall which was agreed to Mr Lorillard agreeably to Notice moved to reconsider the Vote on the fourteenth Instant on the Report of the Ferry Committee...
Page 150 - No member shall speak more than twice to the same question, without leave of the House, nor more than once until every member choosing to speak shall have spoken.
Page 316 - Ward vice Benjamin Thomas — Resigned Henry Howard was also appointed Fire Warden of the Eighth Ward in the place of Tunis Van Pelt — Resigned The Street Commissioner presented the following Assessments, which were confirmed [369] and the following Collectors appointed, viz: Assessments for Well and Pump in Laurens Street between Spring and Broome Streets, For paving Hudson Street from Duane to Chamber Street; and for paving State Street, in which, Noah Jarvis was appointed Collector — For flagging...
Page 143 - Commonalty for the closing of such streets or avenues, or parts thereof, as are now or shall be then provided by law, who shall thereupon apply to the Supreme Court for the appointment of commissioners of estimate and assessment in the matter of the closing of said street, avenue, or part thereof, as in the manner provided by law.
Page 151 - Speaker shall, or any member may, call to order; in which case the member so called to order shall immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain; and the House shall, if appealed to decide on the case, but without debate.
Page 75 - William Stone Robert McQueen Samuel Akerly George B. Thorp John H. Talman Thomas Cooper The Board proceeded to the Consideration of the Revised Laws. The Law " to regulate the raising and lowering of Merchandize " was read and passed and directed to go into immediate operation — The Clerk was directed to cause the same to be published in the papers employed by the Board. After some consideration of the Laws the same was postponed and the following business was transacted The New Loan Officers of...
Page 311 - Brackett Burtis Thorp Mr Jones Allen The question was then taken on agreeing to the Report of the Committee, and was carried in the Affirmative Alderman Thorp gave notice, that he [358] would at the next Meeting move for a reconsideration — The Clerk was directed to cause Fifty copies to be printed for the use of the Members...
Page 293 - ... the committee are of opinion that the prayer of the petitioners ought to be granted, and have directed their chairman to ask leave to introduce a bill accordingly. "Ordered, That leave be given to bring in such a bill.
Page 53 - Peter Conrey William Stone Thomas R Smith Robert McQueen George Buckmaster Samuel Akerly Arthur Burtis George B Thorp Nicholas Fish Thomas Cooper Reuben Munson John H. Talman The Minutes of last Meeting were read and approved A Memorial of Robert R. Hunter was read stating that he had seen an Advertisement by the Comptroller of the Corporation offering for Sale certain Lots at the foot of Thames Street. That the Memorialist had title to those Lots, which he in this way begs leave to give Notice of...
Page 150 - No question on a motion shall be debated or put unless the same be seconded. When a motion is seconded it shall be stated by the President before debate, and every such motion shall be reduced to writing, if any member desire it.