Minutes of the Common Council of the City of New York, 1784-1831, Volume 7City of New York, 1917 - New York (N.Y.) |
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Acct agreably agreed Alder Alderman Alms House Angevine appointed Firemen Asa Mann Assessment Assistant Attorney Augustine H Augustine H Lawrence Board Brackett Carpenter certifying the vacancies Charles Dickenson City Hall Clinton Mayor President Collector Common Council Comptroller Reported Cash Corporation DeWitt Clinton directed Elisha W King Firemen the Chief Fly Market Furman George Buckmaster ground Hamilton Square Inspr Inst John McComb Jr John Morss John Nitchie John Pell Josiah Hedden Josiah Ogden Hoffman last Meeting lease Lots Market Committee Meeting were read Nicholas Fish opinion paving payment persons were appointed Peter H Wendover Peter Hawes Peter Mesier Petition of John presented the following Pump read & referred read and referred recommend regulating rent repairs requested resgd Resolution respectfully submitted Signed Richard Cunningham Sigd Slip Stilwell Street Commissioner presented Street was read Supdt Vanderbilt Jr Ward Warrants not presented Wd vice Whereupon Resolved William Wm A Hardenbrook
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Page 375 - To the Honorable the Legislature of the State of New York in Senate and Assembly convened The Memorial of the Mayor Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York...
Page 150 - Association, we have referred to it for the purpose of paying a tribute of respect to the memory of...
Page 35 - An act relative to improvements touching the laying out of streets and roads in the city of New- York, and for other purposes," passed April 3, 1807; and the map or plan of said city is hereby altered accordingly.
Page 140 - ... demonstrative of their veneration for the lamented deceased and their regard for his respectable family : And in addition to those measures, this Board further unanimously resolve, that the education in manner recommended to be bestowed on the eldest son of Dr. Finley be extended to all his sons, and that the sum of two hundred dollars be appropriated for the purpose of erecting over his grave a suitable tomb-stone, commemorative of his worth and services ; and that the Secretary of the Board...
Page 391 - Resolved, That the freedom of the city, in a gold box, be presented to Commodore Bainbridge, and that his portrait be obtained and set up in the gallery of portraits belonging to this city: and that the thanks of the common council be presented .to his officers and crew who were engaged in this achievement, so honourable to themselves and the nation. (Extract from the minutes.) " COMMODORE BAINBRIDGE. "1. MORTON, &c.
Page 263 - Ordered by this Board that the following ordinance for altering and repealing the assize of victuals be published and the same is published accordingly and is in the words following: Be it Ordained by the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the City of New York in Common Council convened...
Page 333 - In testimony of the high sense which the Common Council entertain of the gallantry, skill and patriotism of the Captain Officers and Crew of the Frigate United States in the capture of the British Frigate Macedonian, 1 Minutes of the Common Council of the City of New York, ijS4-iS;i,Vll, 5 (Dec.
Page 392 - Graham a sum of money, and to what amount such loan should be made, and that the Committee report at the next meeting of the Board Agreably to the order of last Meeting the law for regulating Hackney coaches and Carriages, was called up.
Page 556 - To-morrow, the 4th inst., having been set apart by the President of the United States as a day of National fasting, humiliation...
Page 711 - ... committee be appointed, whose duty it shall be to make inquiry into the state of the naval equipments ordered by former acts of Congress ; to consider whether any, and what, other naval force may be necessary for the protection of the commerce of the United States, and for the support of its flag ; and whether any, and what, alterations ought to be made in the law relative to the Navy of the United States. Messrs. PARKER, OTIS, RUTLEDGE. CRAIK, and CHAMPLIN, were appointed the committee. Mr....