The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-24
Common Council.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.--Monday, Jan. 2ad.--Alderman
woodruff President, in the chair and all the Aldermen
present.
Petitions presented and referred--From Hannah G.
Earl for lease of scales at Tompkns Market From A.
street From citizens of 18th Ward, to reappoint L.
Heyer day police officer Of 18th Ward-referred
mittee on Police petition to grant the Female Orphans
Asylum three hundred loads of manure after consd-
cradle debate, adopted, by vote Of Is to IL.
communication was received from John H. and Thos.
Cummings, jr, offering protest to the decision of the
committee in giving the contract for sweeping the
to Bron Carnley and Townsend. They alege that they
offered to take the contract for the sum of 900 per
annum, in good faith. while given to the above
named contractors for S64 O00 and therefore asked the
appointment Of committee to investigate the matter.
On motion, 1t was laid on the table for the present.
Report Of Commiles on Cleaning the Streefs-Ths
committee Alderman Balls, Chairman, presented their
report relative to giving out the contract Tor cleaning the
Streets
It appears from the committees report that Alderman
Davies was in favor Of giving the contract to the Messrs
Cumming but upon further consideration of the subject
he gave his the contract as now made II also
appears that Mr. Bron at first made his proposal alone
but at the suggestion OF the committee that
other should unite with him in order insure
iu6ment of the contract in of death removal
names Of Carney Townsend were added Another fact
Is the expense OF cleaning the public markets, which is
about $4,000 per annum has heretofore been included
In the expenses for street cleaning but it is to be
cuded in this contrachis would bring down to about
100000 per annum The committee also say that the
board distinctly refused to instruct them to give the con.
ract to the lowest bidder sentiment sanctioned by
.ormer board when acting upon this subject.
Alderman MARTIN stated that he presented protest to
the committee at the time the contract was signed
Alderman BALLS said they had no power to receive the
protest, and therefore they refused il.
Alderman MARTIN then called for the reading of the
protest. which was complied with He states In it tina,
he refused to acquiesce in the contract because ohe
had put in for smaller sums ard offered good
curity for the faithful performance oft.
Alderman PURpY sail that the committee had pewe
toquestien the faith Of any person Offering take said
contract at price, long the security offered
responsible He asked what right the committee had to
make selection by any other rule. He contended TIL
the proposal OF Bartlett Smith for 900 per annum
made in good faith; that his securities Charles OconnoI
and Peter Mclaughlin were every way responsible aud
was the duty Of the committee 10 accept the lowest bid
provided the security satisfactory.
Alderman GEprEy moved that the report be published
in all the corporation papers, and that double the number
Of copies usually ordered be printed for the of the
members.
Alderman LEONARD contendcd that IL the duties per
formed by the committee had been properly done, ],
would not have taken volume to have expsine the
manner in which done-that the good faith that ap
reared TO prompt the committee was OF political cast
and such credtable persons having the wei
fare OF the city at heahat the great increase Of clean