New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-01-18
CITY CONTRACTS

M. Editor: | observe in the proceedings il
the Legislature, that Mr. DAILY has introduced
bill, on motion 10 prevent Our Common Council
from entering INTO any contracts tor more than one
year and to ny aatonishment, Mr.. Jones, Chair
man OF the Judiciary COMMITTEE, has reported in
favor ofts passage, aud with several others Of he
City Delegation. ia urging its Immediate i.4s-
sage, contrary, | believe, to the views OF pete7n-
twenie,hs of our tax.paying citizens. Ii .act, no
one has asked or pettioned for such law, The pas
sage OF which would subject our city TO an add
,ional annual expense of more than $4,000 IN
cleaning streets-as will be seen by the above
statement for the last seven years, averaging over
SllO,O0 per annum. Now, there are RESPONSE
bic men that are willing TO contract al saving OF
from DO to 0,000 per annum providing hey can
have them from three 70 five years-which all
must admit is the shortest possible time any con
tractor would be willing furnish horses, carts,
&C. &C.. in fact, the party now opposed to con
tracing the streets passed, in oas board last year,
bill 10 let them for five years knowing that tor less
time little could be saved BY contract. This Is
only one item. In a grea, ecmmerelal city like
New York, public buildings aud all great improve
mcnts always have and always should be done by
contract, which many times require years 10 ac-
complsh. What surprised me most Is that the
party now urging this measure from our city, have
always opposed any abTidgcment OF our corporate
powers, and cannot for one moment believe thai
this bill ever become law BY The votes OF our
country members, who will look dispassionately
on the measure and to these and the Executive we
look for maintainance OF our chartered rights, as
we have little TO expect from our city Delegation,
most Of them having lit,!e or no interest as tax
y, Io,.r cod yiayy
thus freely upon this matter, if it were not that
contracts are now advertised for proposals Tor
cleaning the streets for three four and five years
and our expectations have been raised OF reducing
our enorno&s ci;yexpenses. 4 TAXPAYER.
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