The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-25
Great Report
ON CLEANING THE STREETS.

Inc following Report was received from the Spe
ciai Committee on the contract for cleaning the
| streets, which was laid on the table, double the
usual number printed, and that the same be publish
ed In all the daily papers
ne same direction was given to the accompany
Ing Protest OF the minority of said Committee
against The action OF the majority
| JOS III. TAYLOR, Clerk
The Special Committee of both Boards who were an
pointed IN pursuance Of resolution adopted by the Board
oil Aldermen on the LIST of August s42 concurred in bv
the Board OF Assistant Aldermen on the 9Th of AUGUST
1872 ana returned by the Mayor without objections on
the TIN oil September ls42 by which it was provided
that Special Committee of three members from each
Board should be appointed who should have mower 70
MANI eohiact or contracts for cleaning the streets
wharves ard piers, for not exceeding five wears
conditioned for the faithful performance of the work az
PoVded oy the eleventh chapter OF the Revised Ordnan
ces' eh'tied oi the Department for Cleaning Streets
said contract to embody the provisions of Document No.
"a the Board of Aldermen, of March Is4l and who
were by resolution, adopted by both Boards nowith
standing the objections of the Mayor the 10th of Janu
ary ls43 empowered and authorized to enter into
tract the form of which is contained in Document No.
% oil the board OF Aldermen, of December H. 1927 with
suitable person or persons and the common
sea- TO De afhxed thereto upon receiving from
the contractor contractors good and efficient security
ne IN such form and sum the said Com
mtee should approve, for the faithful performance there
OIL IN obedience to an ordinance provide for the
liability OF Executive Committees ofthe Common Council
passed January ], lstl, respectfully report
That after their appointment the resolution first
ABOVE to- they entered upon the of
he SUBJECT embraced therein and upsn full and
consideration they the Inclusion that contrac
based upon the existing ordinances relative TO
ana upon the onditlons annexed to the report
former committee Of the Common Council and embraced
in document No. "a of the Board of Aldermen of Narch
is4l, would oe wholly inadequate to the attainment of
the object for which they appointed 90 II
would ON the one hand have omitted many of the matters
winch should have been comprised in such and
on the other, would have imposed upon the Contractors
spuatons So unreasonable in their nature as to have
prevented its assumption by competent and resnonsihe
parties or have effected that end greatly short If the
economy which the committee and the Common Council
were DESTROYS to consult Convinced as they were hat
TINS must De the result and having authority under the
restricted powers conferred upon them ebvate the Oh
ectons they resolved submit the subject to the Com
mon Council and they accordingly presented an unai.
nous report 9TH the draft of contract viii alter full
discussion in both Boards and the introduction OF various
amendments was adopted by the Board of Aldermen IN
.ne an and by the Board OF Assistant Aldermen
2Sd OIL December lS42; and the committee by resolution
empowered and authorised to enter into the same with
some suitable person persons and the common
the city to be axed thereto upon receiving from
the contractor or contractors good sufficient
to the Corporation in such form and as the said
mttee shall approve for the faith performance thereof
Cor the form OF the and resolution as TINS
| ls42) - N'' 49,
At the expiration the ten DAYS allowed for TINT mr.
pose by the amended charter the Mayor his
veto to the form of the contract and the resolution thus
adopted by the Common Council which published as
required by the charters and the exp alton ten dav
thereafter, namely on the 10th day of January sl3 the
Boards, and adopted, Notwithstanding the veto of the
Mayor by majority of the members elected to each
Board and consequently became law. The committee
| IN the meantime. and before the of the Mayor al
though not required to do deemed proper to call for
for ihe proposed contract and accordingly
sed the following notice to be published for two weeks in
| the papers employ ed by the Corporation =
"CLEANTNG STREETS
Sealed proposals Tor cleaning the streets and pub,;c
the Common Council for period TIRES ear or n ~
years, separaelyand respectively will received at the
Hail. until Saturday the l4th day OF January next sure
ties satisfactory to the committee in the of twenty
M o,aIs, WIN VIC iequileu anu parties estimating
will please name the persons offered sueh and whose
assent must be certified to the same.
Proposals must be signed by all the parties estimating
or crested and addressed to the subscriber as abov
| endorsed, Proposals for Cleaning Streets"
| By order OF the Special committee
CALVIN Balls Chairman.
Copies of the Contract be had at the Office of the
| Clerk Of the Common Council
In pursuance of ths notice" eighteen sealed
were received, and at the iraton OF the mention
ed In the notice, the carefully sealed up in
packet and re aimed unopened by the Clerk of Com
mon Council by direction of the Committee until the &C.
ton oil the Common Council upon the Mayors veto and
until they were subsequently, hereinafter stated deli
vered to- and opened by the Committee.
Both boards of the Common Council on the 9th of H.
nuary as has been already stated, reconsidered and
adopted the contract and the resolution autborizdg ~;
execution, and on the 18th at IL o'clock A. the Com
mee called together by due notice. by order of the
Chairman Upon that occasion, all the members of the
Committee were present. excepting Assistant Alderman
Esquirol who had been absent from the city for num-
Der of days and was still absent Upon the Organization
Of the Committee, the Chairman stated that had con-
vened them for the purpose OF opening and considering
tbs proposals which had been received the
for cleaning the streets Before proceeding to do So
was unanimously resolved that the contract should
gwen to the lowest bidder whose bid should appear to
have been made in good faith and that proposals
should be acted upon, which did the notice
in respect to the certificate of the OF the
proposed. The Committee hereupon proceeded to open
the proposals received, and which were read they
statement of the proposals suboned the order of
the amounts estimated for
PROPOSAL RECEIVED
| No. l-BARTLETT SMITH, $l4p35
Peter Mclaughlin and Owen McCabe offered as sure.
| ties, with their assent an writing.
No. 2.-ASpREw BRApY and PArRrcK MooRE, s44,5OO.
Charles OConnor and Peter Mclaughlin offered sure
/ ties, with their assent in writing
This proposalo these parties was, however, withdrawn
by the following received from them and which
no offer or assent oil suretes was annexed.
| "Mr. CALVIN Balls Esq.-We have made mistake in
our estimate Tor the streets which forty thousand
sand five hundr dollars. We hope you will consider it,
Your most respectful,
No s-Rw BAxtR, at $4,000 or years $500 for 4
years, or st5 900 for years
James Murray and Charles D. Bliven offered secu.
/ rifles but assent
| No. 4-JoHS p CUNNING and THOMAS CUNNING. Jr. at
$4,000 for years, at 1000 for years. So 900 for
| years.
Thomas Cumming and James Pollock offered as securi.
ties with their assent in writing.
| No 6-JoHS ARBucELE and PsrER QurN, at S47, 900.
Henry Brevoort, Andrew Csrrigan and David \. Jack
sou offered as sureties, but no assent given.
| No. 6-GEoRoE Law, EDWARD MmLs and Minor c.
| STORY Tor at sos 500 for 8
| years at 50 600.
Dykers Alstyne and Jonathan Lovejoy offered SUI
| reties, but no assent given.
| No. 7.-WLLrAM GAGS and s. B. M'GowN, al
| $50 O00
| Andrew M'Gown. Nathaniel Jarvis, f. F. Purdy and F.
| X. Lee offered as sureties but no assent given
| No. s.-JAMEs B. TAYLOR, OLIVER JOHNSTON and WIN.