The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-30

Common Council.
Board ALDERMEN, Monday, May a9th.-Present
Alderman Purdy, President in the Chair and all the
beers except Aldermen woodruff and Bonnell
Ballast Master,-Aldermsn HArrIELp presented an or
dnance to appoint two ballast masters instead of one
| atpresent-Adspted
Chapel Street Seper-A petition was received from
number of citizens relative to the assessment for the
Chapel street sewer, which was referred to special
committee consisting Of Aldermen Tou Lee ard Brady.
| Message Of the Mayor-The annual message OF the
Mayor presented and read and ordered to be printed
The Mayor in his message, reviews at length, ard in
able and argumentatve manner the distinctive du.
ties OF the Common Council and MAY or and recommends
partments be created by the Common Council in
dance with the charter instead of by committees OF the
sum of sssl 81 has been paid to members Of he recent
Common Council contrary to the charter that excludes
all members from participation in work from the Con
law the Aims House building in the Park; and
concentration of all the departments of the city
men in the City Hail. That all contracts should be given
to the Of laborers who perform the work
under contractors He recommends the organisation of
permanent board consisting of the Mayor the Presidents
of the Boards the Comptroller and Counsel for the
!: Corporation, to be invested with power to de-
eide upon the giving out of all contracts for city
purposes, to which is to be added the chief OF the
ces furnished He also calls the attention the Common
Council to the evil of witnesses in the City
Prison under the same rules and as eons ana
audes the excitement of last fall relative the dsn.
terment of bodies in several burying grounds and
mends the adoption of some plan to remedy such evils
|
the plan often recommended in the Herald, that the
wachmen should take their stations sundown and
until sunrise and also that the police officers be d
vded into aday watch, to be distributed throughout the
city during the day time. He concludes by expressing
right to repeal the street contract and recommends
and that the citizens be compelled to sweep the
streets before their own doors, and that the dirt be
| ried away by contract
JOINT MEErrnc.-Both Boards having assembled, the
following appointments were made:-
! Daniel E. Deavan and Edward Fitzgerald, were ap
| pointed Ballast Masters.
Benjamin W. McCready appointed Physician of the
| City Prison.
| James Croghan, Superintendent Of Carts
Matthew vogel Clerk Of Monroe and Gouverneur Mar
! kets.
Stephen Van Nosrand, Clerk of Catharne Market
| Thomas g. Harrison, Clerk of Centre Market.
Anthony Cbapple, Clerk Of Fulton Market.
Richard d. Letter, Assistant Clerk of Fulton Market.
Jonathan o. Weeks Street Inspector Of the Ninth
Abraham j. Depew, Dock Master ofthe Ninth Ward.
Joseph Johnson and Benjamin Brush Inspectors Of Fire
Wood of the First District.
Thomas Kirby Inspector of Fire Wood of the Second
District Samuel r Ingers' George Whtefeld Will
| liam r Doy, and William Raynor, were removed.
Martin Murphy was appointed Pound Master at York
| vile.
| Robert Fitzpatrick, Pound Master at Harlem.
| Richard Jones, Fence Viewer at Harlem.
| 81 The Fence Viewers Of the Twelfth Ward were
| moved, but no appointments made.
John Cz Morrison, Assistant to the Board of Health,
| was removed.
Israel Williams, Keeper Of tho Park, removed.
| S.'Hously, Inspector of Cut Stone, was removed.
David sammis, Keeper of Tompklns square, was re-
Joseph X stesrns Assistant City Inspector, was re.
Samuel ardner removed from the Office of Clerk
| to the Superintendent of Streets.
Alderman scoLEs offered resolution calling for the
apI ointment Of Committee TO inquire whether any per
had been appointed to office who had not good mo-
| Assistant Alderman Brown proposed to amend by en-
curing into the moral character Of the persons appointed
| last year.
A debate ersued, in which Alderman Scoles, Tillou
| Brown, and Waterman, took part.
Init opA Arnant Enc 1aiI
| the table, and the Joint Meeting adjourned.
| The Board Of Aldermen resumed business.
TweJh Ward Oficers.-The ordinance passed at the
close OF the term Of the members abolshing the
offices Of Dock Master and Health Warden superintend
| ent OF Roads and Street Inspector, repealed
| The Street Contract-The same Committee to whom
referred the street contract presented report sign
in which they allege that the contractors have violated
their contract by not cleaning the public markets. in
public and private slips and piers Also that aside from
this they have to annu said contract the ground
that the Common Council have right to repeal alter
contract entered into by aprevous Common Council
The resolution annexed to the report repeats the od
nance making the contract, and authorizes the
Comroerto refuse further payments the contractors
They also presented ordinance dividing the city into
sixteen Districts classifying them by the several wards
18th and 6th Which are included together and
which to he given out separate contractors who
qualified and who make the lowest offer good
ry The giving Of said contracts to be ested with the
Mayor and Finance Committee Of both Boards, and the
| Comptroller to advertise for proposals.
| Alderman ScoLEs being the minority of the Law Com
mee presented Counter report in which he contends
that the present Common Council have power to
peal said contract and that the themselves
not being allowed to he the of the
committee he refused to meet with the committee except
at their first and therefore disagreed in all
their conclusions. He sustained his report by few
| marks and was replied TO by
Alderman TnLou, who took the additional position that
the health of the city dependent the cleanliness
OF the Streets the Common Council had power
dispose of their jurisdiction this important branch
OF police arrangement they had done in the existing
contract and therefore the repeal Of the
would justified if it had not been violated by the
IN o1Iaxxa h, sh,,
Alderman Waterman followed, reviewing the numer.
Gus arguments against the street contract at length
| The resolutions Of the majority committee then
| adopted by unanimous vote.
| The Ordinance then taken up-when
Alderman PuRpY moved that be laid the table for
the present, as he believed that the public could
be fully satisfied with any other plan except the former
system system Of sweeping b, the Corporation:
Board of Assistants to the publishers of the Evening
Post the Tribune and Peban 500 publish the Mayors
message, was nonconcurred in
Alderman seoLrs presented resolution to inquire
how far the New York Gas Light Company have COM
piled with their in removing their works to the
| upper part of the city.
Alderman PuRD! moved an amendment to inquire how
| the public lamps ofthe city.
The resolution amendment adopted and refer
The Ship Fra.kin-A resolution from the Board of AS
sants memorable the Secretary ofthe Navy to repair
the United States ship Franklin at the Brooklyn Navy
Ysra, adopted.
The Main through apenue .q-The engineer of the Gro
ton Water Works, presented com municaien in favor
Of taking up the main water pipes running through
nue. and placing them down the Bowery.
The Croton aqueduct committee reported adversely.
Both reports referred back to the Croon aqueduc
committee
The Board then adjourned at - o'clock until Wednes
day evening, when they meet in joint ballot.
BOARD or ASSISTANTS, Monday, May 29-Inrisfion.-
From \. RANSOM to attend to exhibition Of his hy
drsulc Fire Engine which operates by the Croton
| alone
Fire Hydran-several petitions presented and REFER
| red.
| Open Market at foot Of Duane street.-The counsel
| Corporation ayO O
| ing the OF this ground for Milk market.
| Second large Water Main.-Tbe Superintendent of
Aqueduct Works, H. A Norris, reported against LAYING
this main through Avenue A. instead of through the Bow
| cry, with reasons.
Ballast MdSter-Some alterations were propose n the
ordinance respecting this office by the Board of Aldermen