DOCUMENT No. 38. Report of the Committee on Public Health, in favor of DOCUMENT No. 39. Report, majority, of the Committee on Streets, in the mat- Report, minority, of the Committee on Streets, against re- street.... DOCUMENT No. 41. Report from the Comptroller, in relation to the market property of the city of New York.... DOCUMENT No. 42 Report from the Comptroller, in relation to the accounts of George G. Campbell.... DOCUMENT No. 43. Report from the Comptroller, in relation to the contract 575 613 629 641 745 757 DOCUMENT No. 44. Report of the Committee on Assessments, in relation to DOCUMENT No. 6. Resolution and ordinance creating Board of Fire Depart- 851 117 DOCUMENT No. 14. Resolution relative to memorializing the Legislature for 265 DOCUMENT No. 16. Reynolds, Wm. B., communication from the Comptroller, ..277, 302 DOCUMENT No. 38. Reynolds, Wm. B., report in favor of paying amount due DOCUMENT No. 43. Reynolds, Wm. B., communication from the Comptroller, in relation to contract with..... 575 757 DOCUMENT No. 15. Rules and orders of the Board of Aldermen.... 267 DOCUMENT No. 16. Russ & Reid, communication from the Comptroller, in relation to contract with.... ..277, 299 DOCUMENT No. 32. Russ & Reid, reports in relation to the contract of, for paving the Bowery... (S) 499 DOCUMENT No. 34. Sailors' Snug Harbor, annual report of the, for 1853.... 533 DOCUMENT No. 9. Salaries and appropriations for extra services, communi- DOCUMENT No. 16. Sales of lands for taxes, assessments and regular rents of Croton water.... 211 287 DOCUMENT No. 22. Specifications for cleaning streets.... 405 DOCUMENT No. 31. Steam fire engines, communication from the Chief En- DOCUMENT No. 8. 487 Street Commissioner, annual report of the.... 137 DOCUMENT No. 27. Street Commissioner, communication from the, in relation (W) DOCUMENT No. 11. Wall street ferry, communication from the Clerk of the DOCUMENT No. 30. Williamsburgh ferries, report in relation to the condition DOCUMENT No. 35. Williamsburgh Ferry Company, report on the petition of the 453 243 467 539 DOCUMENT No. 1. BOARD OF ALDERMEN, JANUARY 2, 1854. The following annual message of His Honor the Mayor was received, read, directed to be entered at length on the minutes, and double the usual number of copies ordered to be printed. D. T. VALENTINE, Clerk. GENTLEMEN :-In pursuance of the provisions of the charter under which you have been called 10 administer the government of this city, I proceed to submit, for your consideration, such subjects as in my judgment demand your attention. The year just closed bas been fruitful in events of vast importance, as connected with our municipal affairs; evenis so familiar to every class of the community, I need not dwell upon them in a communication of this character. You are now organized as the Common Council of this city, in accordance with the provisions of a charter which has been accepted and adopted by a great majority of our fellow citizens. To a city like New York, the charter, defining its rights and powers, is an instrument of vast importance in every point of view; and, as security to life and property is |