IN ASSEMBLY, April 14, 1832. REPORT Of the select committee, on the petition of the trustees of school district No. 2, in the city of Albany. Mr. Seymour, from the select committee, to whom was referred the petition of the trustees of school district No. 2, in the city of Albany, for the passage of a law authorising them to mortgage a lot, conveyed to them by the common council of said city, to enable them to raise a sufficient sum of money in addition to the sum already raised for that purpose, to enable them to erect a suitable building for a school house in said district, REPORTED: That by a resolution of the common council of the city of Albany, a building lot has been granted to the district, in value about one thousand dollars, and the trustees have circulated a subscription for monies to erect a school building for the school district, and they have at present a considerable sum subscribed for its erection, but not sufficient to finish the same. The memorialists ask for permission to mortgage the same for the balance which may be due thereon, for the following reasons: The school districts of the city have no power to vote a tax for the erection of a school-house, or for any other purpose: School district No. 2, contains a population of about three thousand inhabitants, and 873 children over five years, and under sixteen years of age. A school building sufficiently large, with three or four rooms, will cost nearly two thousand dollars, of which sum the district will realise about six hundred dollars, by the law of last session. This sum, with what they have raised by subscription, will enable them if they are permitted to mortgage the said lot, to [A. No. 300.] 1 realise a sufficient sum to erect a suitable building for that district. With this view of the subject, the committee are of the opinion that the prayer of the petitioners is proper and ought to be granted, and have directed their chairman to ask leave to introduce a bill accordingly. IN ASSEMBLY, April 14, 1832. REPORT Of the select committee, on the petition of sundry inhabitants of the city of Schenectady. Mr. Gibson, from the select committee, to whom was referred the petition of sundry inhabitants of the city of Schenectady, praying for the passage of an act incorporating them and their associates for the purpose of supplying that city with good and wholesome water, ask leave to REPORT: That the petitioners represent, that they are desirous of associating themselves into a corporate body, for the purpose of supplying the city of Schenectady with water sufficient for the ordinary uses of the citizens, and also to supply cisterns with water to be located in different parts of the city, to be used for the extinguishment of fires. It also appears from the papers of the petitioners, that that city is now but illy supplied with that valuable article, water. The petitioners have produced to the committee the evidence required by law of a notice having been duly published, setting forth the object of the petitioners in this application. Your committee having fully examined into the merits of this application, are satisfied that the application ought to be granted, and have prepared and now ask leave to introduce a bill in accordance with the prayer of the petitioners. [A. No. 201.] 1 A. C. GIBSON. IN ASSEMBLY, April 20, 1832. REPORT Of the Secretary of State, relative to the execution of the duty assigned him by a resolution of the Assembly of April 20, 1830. STATE OF NEW-YORK, Albany, April 20, 1832. Speaker of the Assembly. TO CHARLES L. LIVINGSTON, SIR, Herewith is presented the report of the Secretary of State in relation to certain duties assigned him by a resolution of the Assembly, passed April 20th, 1830. I am, with much respect, [A. No. 302.] Your obedient servant, A. C. FLAGG. |