Common Council.
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Board OF ALDERMEN.-Last evening" the Board assem-.


number petitions were presented and approprate
~ referred Among them, one asking TO have an iron
fence built around stuyvesant remonsrance
wharfage duties. in any way or shspc.


The Charter IoteThe returns OF the County Clerk Of
the recent election were received and orde red 6lc


More M PISA message was received from Mayor
Harper. nominating more policemen. Confirmed.


Resignation q Ballast Master.-A letter was received
apparently in consequence Of decision OF the
Ward Justices thanking the Common Council for the
Of the glorious 1900 live naves-who though beat nil
desperGndum Accepted.


City SWutyor.-The committee application for Office
reported in favor Of appointing Peter S. Nixon one Of the
City Surveyors. Adopted.


ed from the Commissioners Of tho Aims House. transmit
ting communication from the Resident Ply yscian al
Backwells Island, informing the Board that in conse-
island the hospital wholly inadequate to accomo
date the patients, many of whom were obliged to be
adoption OF resources 10 remedy the evil Referred Of
course.


A Tower and Fire BeA-The Joint Committee on the
Fire Department reported in favor Of bulling wooden
tower the OF Christopher and streets ca
pablc OF sustaining fire bell 1000 pounds weight with
lookout attached, at an expense not TO exceed $1,000


Clean Slrees-Tas Street Contractors .qnnuilng the
Conraes-The Committee Cleaning Streets reported
upon resolution to the propriety OF annulling the
street contracts that the contractors for cleansing streets
had signed desire, they had endeavored unsuccess





ctzens-to have their contracts annulled or before
the 18th of May. As the costracts made by the
adoption resolution directing the Committee on Finance
to annui the contracts-Adopted without single re.
mark.


Important Mope-THe City Fyhh.-The Committee ON
Cleaning Streets reported resolution in favor of
the plan Of building purchasing steamboat and twelve
and gerbage from the streets and derositng il
at Biackwes Island thus doing away with the
, known las as dumping goands,; accompanying The re-.
steamboat at price not exceeding $4,000 and equipments
for officers end men, and for the Of II bsges
by affirmative of g. nctwithstan ding motion Of
Alderman Gale to lay the matter the table.


resolution calling upon the Committee Streets to re-
port as soon as possible upon the propriey end exeden
cy o. extending Canal street to Division street Adopted
c1ng upon the Committee on the Fire Department to
report as to the Propriey Of building three large engines
tor up town. and selling ten small ones. Adopted


The Ferry F,anchise-Brookiyn Us. Netc York Alder
man Drske offered resolution directing the counsel Of
the board to draw up remonstrsnce and forward it to
the assembly, entiled /" The Ferry Franchse.'H



getting bill through the Senate, taking away from New
York all power OF granting Ferry leases giving the city
merely the power to receive for the OF her docks
The now obtained $40 500 per annum, and an
advance Of $4,000 had been offered, notw outstanding
which Brooklyn had conended that the rent enor
entirely destroy the value the stock and
c.sarly the usefulness Of the ferry Resolution adopt
ed


Some other business Of no Importance or interest was
transacted and at 10 O'Clock the board adjourned
BoAup or AssmrAvrs.-This Board also met last eve
ming, Mr. FvEsrrlt IN tho chair This minutes Of the
LAT meeting wero read and approved


Petitions Referred d0f w. r.. Dodge, for improvements
in Stuyvesont Square.


DN-ol Albert Brooks for licel services at watch
house.


Petition Of Daniel ceary, asking to bc refunded $40
paid by him for license as public mcasurcr spcedeus
being served on him before he ever acted Granted.
Petition OF J. Briggs, asking extension Of lease Of
pier at foot of Old slip.


Mr. CnArLrcK opposed granting the prayer of the petit
ton


Mr. JoursoS moved to refer to Committee on Finance
nth rooer.


Mr. CHAnrrcH felt surprizcd to hear the gentleman Of
the llth make such notion now on the Of going
out Of oficetc enable the petitioner to held the public
property for three years further He moved to amend by
striking out the words with power" and simply refer
The molten prevailed.


Papers from the Bsard-Reperfs From Committee on
Police, Watch snd Prisons in favor Of paying sum Of
before % the e appointmsnt Of the new NJ ps
Mr. HENRY opposed the adoption OF the report. on the
ground that these appointed to perform services
they had right to do under the Corporation and con-
trary to law


Mr. WARD considered the men ought be paid they
had performed the services


Mr. CHARLIcx opposed the adoption Of the report, as
geous piece OF pecuation in small way, as
ever csmeto his knowledge The appointment OF such
job, and ought not to be recognized by the
Board He moved the report be recommitted Lost.


MIR. G. next moved 10 amend, by directing the Comp
troer to require each Of the claimants to verify OATH
the facts in relation to services put forth in their differ
ent bills.


MIR WARD opposed the amendment Lost. Ayes O.
noes 8.


PaEsprrr.--The question now recurs on concurrence
with the Board.


Mr. DrvER.-n these men charge for time previous
to their being confirmed BY the Board Of Aldermen, h
robbery ofthe city treasury. | am convinced will