Minutes of the common council of the city of new york, 1784-1831, Volume 131917 |
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10th Ward 8th Ward Acct Alderman Alms House Amity lane appointed Assessors approved Asa Mann Attorney beg leave Bleecker Board Burtsell Canal Street Cartman Clerk Collector Commee Committee A Petition Committee on Applications Committee on Assessments Committee on Wharves Common Council Comptroller Corporation Cowdrey David Marsh Ditto East river Finance Committee following resolution Resolved George Zabriskie Henry J Wyckoff inst Jacob B Taylor James Hall John Ireland John Webb Lease lots Market Committee offer the following opinion paving Petition of James Petition of John Philip Hone Piers & Slips praying presented the following Pump read and referred read was referred referred the annexed referred the petition rent Repairs reported as follows request resigned resolution adopted Respectfully Report Respectfully Submitted Signed Reuben Munson Samuel St John Shivers Parker Side Walks st vice Street Committee Street reported Street was referred Thomas Bolton Wharves Piers Whereupon Wm H Ireland
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Page 512 - Conferences, have had the same under consideration, and recommend the adoption of the following resolution : Resolved, That it is inexpedient to grant the prayer of the petitioners.
Page 164 - Corporation and the proprietors to be used by the parties as is usual in such cases. And further the petitioners to build the said pier within twelve months from the date of this report Keep an accurate account of the expenses for doing the Same and file a copy thereof under oath, in the office of the Comptroller with these suggestions the Committee recommend the adoption of the following resolutions Resolved that the prayer of the Petitioners be granted on complying with the above conditions That...
Page 548 - They therefore submit for the consideration of the house, the following resolution : ' Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioners ought not to be granted.
Page 395 - ... all, and all manner of action and actions, cause and causes of action, suits, debts, dues, sums of money, accounts, reckonings...
Page 431 - 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 462 - ... years. Our relations with Spain remain nearly in the state in which they were at the close of the last session. The convention of 1802, providing for the adjustment of a certain portion of the claims of our citizens for injuries sustained by spoliation, and so long suspended by the Spanish Government, has at length been ratified by it, but no arrangement has yet been made for the payment of another...
Page 431 - 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 431 - Every Member who shall be present when a question [is put] shall vote for or against the same unless...
Page 431 - 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.
Page 515 - April 3d 1807) and that the same is hereby ordered and directed to be done ; and that the Counsel to this Board make the necessary application to the Supreme Court for...