New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-08-11
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
THURSDAY, August lC
Board of aldermen.

Present ELIJAH +. PURDY, Esq, PREslpEHr-a quo
The minutes of the last meeting read and approved
Petitions RsteredOf the Public School! Society, for
room in the Engine House in Horao OF P. II.
Williams and others for Hose Company and Carriage,
be located in Tweny-si1h Twenty street,
the Ninth OF Erasus Williams, 10 remove the
remains OF his child from The ground the Second
Pipes reduction Of 80 per cent below the present prices
ReportOf the Committee on Assessments, in favor of
reducing the tax Of Alexander Buchanan. Adopted.
Document No Is then called up and read. 1t is the
report Of the Finance Committee the Communication Of
the Comptroller relative The present of the Appro-
Priaons for the year 1913 ACCOMPANIED with an Ordinance
reduce the expenditures the City Government and to
provide for the support thereof
The report is quite youmnoIs occupying ,bou. twenty
close, printed pages and divides the deen appropriations
into Five Divisions Including addition to all claims that
may accrue against the Corporation during the current year.
full statistics of The recent appropriations the
pended for what, and the balances on hand.
Section Isl Of the Ordinance that officer employ
ed By the Corporation shall hereafter b. entitled TO any extra
compensation for any services which he shall re-
CURED 70 perto By order either Of the Common Council
Board Of Supervisors Board of HEALTH unle.s provision is
expressly made Tor that purpose.
Before the above section vas taken up for final action
question whether polite pass the Ordinance
quorum OF members attendance, owing the severity Of
the weather in consequence Of which the people
fairly represented the This ground taken By
AID Purdy and Lee and demonstrated against by AID Wa.
rraan, the emergency Of the required immediate
action.
The section was however, adopted.
Sec. ordans that all bills rendered service.
and materials FOR which OF compensation shall De
tabed by law shall be audited only the current
Of prices for like and materials when furnished to
individuals. Adopted
Sec 3D. aboshes the otto. of Deputy Health Warden and
de1ovss the duties upon the Street Inspectors Of the differ
ent Wards.
The stricken out, on motion Of Aid Purdy by
tbs following vote:
AvEs-Ald Martin, Enmaas, Waterman, Pres. Purdy,
BreAoort, Rawson and Lee.
NoEs-Ald. Nash, Scoes and Brady-3.
ABsEST-Ald. CLAYTON Woodruff Dunning Tillou
Vandefyoor, Hatfield and Briggs.
Sec relates TO The Tess Of the Keeper of toe City Prison.
said fees hereafter be deducted from his salary
A motion TO strike out the section was lost.
The section was adopted BY vote of 6 TO 4
Sec provides that IN al purchases Of oil no price shall
be paid for casks but the shall be returned to the oil
merchant and In all bills express allowance shall be made
for tn casks, SC. Adopted.
Sec aboshes the Offices Of Engineer Of the CITY Prison
Chief Engineer Of the Water Board Inspector Of Pavement,
Assistant Superintendent of Stages and Assis,sn, to the
Board OF Health The steward the City Prison was sub
stitaed for the Engineer and the section then adopted
Sec reduces The salary OF the Corporation Attorney
s. 600 beside Clek hire Last year it was reduced from
sSo TO 1000 which it now is, After long debate npon
the Praciieabilisy ofseec,ng this officer and TWO
votes being tsken i, finally laid upon ths table BY
Tots Of .o4