The New York herald., 1846-03-10
Cannon Council.

Common Council.
BoARp or ALpERMEr.-A regular meeting of this
board held last evening, the President Alderman
CHAnLIcx In the Chair
Thsi minute. Of, thea previous meeting were read.
number Of petitions were In due order presented,
and appropriately referred
Petition Of VIM. X Vandewater, Samuel Hsmmond, spd
Others for permission to put up clock with four faces
the turret Of the building now IN process oil
referred Ts re to finance Committed, with powsr
Petition Of sundry residents Of the 18th werd prefer
ring some complaints against the Harlem Railroad CON-
pany and praying the reduction OF faro and pr ices oi
freight and that they be compelled to erect depot in
the neghborhood Of a5h street. with other suggestions,
men Jackson, Tappan, and Brady.
report Of the committee in favor OF sppropriating
was accepted and the resolution adopted.
report from the committee in favor Of the conruc-
ton Of the Hudson river railway along the banks Of the
Hudson river to Albany, and that its practicaby be
recommended 10 the attention Of the Legislature Of this
state and that they the act pending to that e
feet vast lot-6 in the affirmative, and in the mega
tive reconsideration Of this vot, ordered, and
laid on the table.
report from the Finance committee in favor of the
Comptroller issuing his warrant in behalf Of Joseph
Lockwood, In the amount of $6l6 toward schocLhouse
u in the 18th ward, was accepted and the resolution
report from the committee, in favor Of sppro
priating $1,000 tor the deepening Of Coenes slip.
report favor Of leasing the ferry from the foot Of
Walnut street to Jackson street. Brooklyn to John g.
was accepted, and the resolution adopted
report in favor Of concurriog with the Board Of
Assistants recommending that the Croton water be In
exceeding $780, was accepted and the resolution con-
urred in
report from the Finance committee in regard to
the purchase Of lands sold for seven years
ne to Is
A report from the Finance committee in favor Of pay
ing Ritter policeman Of the I'd ward) the amount
spttN
of his duty accepted and the resolution adopted
The special committee on Charity and Aims, 70 whom
existing in the Aims House department. submitted
hrough its chairman, Alderman Chalick) their report
They represent that 1t they have examined under
oath, from forty TO- fifty persons, regarding the
usual method in which supplies had been contracted
careesress is usual in the reception Of goods that
no proper regulation exists at Bellevue for the weigh
hitherto employed ascertain the quantity paid for.
In June last Hoppack Co contracted to supply Young
Hyson tea. instead Of which however they substituted
and not suitable vr hospital The tare the chests
were also found less than should have been allowed.
ther represent that hogs not belonging TO the depart
ment were allowed to range in the hospital enclosure
The committee regret that is not In their power to
state fully the probable injury which the city ha.
tanned from the negligence complained Of in receiving
the supplies at Bellevue In frequent instances bills
ybils sometimes amounting to 900 1000 have been
certified to and paid without proper examination 1t
sioner (Mr. Cook) had purchased without contracD
twenty boxes Of tobacco at cents pound which was
adjudged by Messrs Sherman Porter (who are large
dealers In the artice) be worth but st cents The
committee think i their dpty to call the attention Of the
May in relation to settlement Of bill with Morgan
y Ford for the supplies of groceries to the Aims
House furnished in December last. The bill contained
an item OF twenty boxes OF SOAP weighing "a pounds net
each, or 1850 pounds in ALL and another item Of hve
tierces Of RICE averaging TT pouads each The Mayor
its payment presented for his signature that the
weight appeared to be too high for casks Of usual sze
satisfying himself that point the result OF which
that he stated to Mr. Morgan, whom he came for set
tlement Of his bill, and requested him to satisfy his
his invoice book which he declined but expressed his
willingness to Ike any deduction which would be salts
the rice one hundred pounds per cask which lett the
weight in accordance with tine average weight contained
in a statement obtained from the trade and also by de-
Quoting twenty pounds box twenty foxes OF soap
furnished on the 30 Of December aso appears that
on the 7th Of October, Morgan Ford purchased Of
that on the same day they supplied the Aims House with
the same number Of casks, weighing 1886 pounds or
that the particular ierces Of rice on the
7th of October last by Morgan Ford were not positive
~ ascerained to DO those supplied to the Aims House
on that day. and from the singular facts connected with
the settlement Of t. cir BILL the committee say that they
cannot resst the conviction that fraud has been prac
tised on the department, and that this conviction il
strengthened by the crcmstances connected with the
supply of coffee for the establishment II appears from
gan Ford have delivered Rio coffee when their con.
tract with the department only required them to furnish
81 Domingo This circumstances the committee are un-
able to account for, it certainly to bs very
strange that contractor should prefer to deliver
article coffee worth from to II cents per pound
than the quality they were bound to supply The COM
mittee state that they unable give any Satisfactory
explanation this point they could not procure the
attendance Of Messrs Morgan Ford before Them The
committee do not deem expedient to repeal the section
d the ordinance requiring the supplies by contract pur
committee on Charity and Aims but present an addi-
tona section requiring the Commissioner in all
samples OF the goods or articles to be suppisd
that contractors may have definite information of the
quired
Alderman BRIoos rose and stated that as one Of that
committee, he felt duty to express his convictions,
that the committee having this matter in charge had Tor
portion q them at iess pursued singular course IN
them he found that report had been already prepared
although he not at ell consulted therein He, there
fore, asked permission to submit minority report.
This report qualities the statements made in that pre-
sented BY the majority Of the committee and far as
Alderman BRIocs proposed that both reports be laid
on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Alderman SEAMAN moved that the whole Of the testi
mony (occupying l46 folio pages be kewise printed
Aldermen BRADY and MEssERoLs also sustained this
view OF the matter, and thought that the
made in regard to the Aims House department by both
committees, should be submitted to the people generally
Alderman BRrccs thought that unfair means had been
mittee.
Alderman CHARLicx rose to reply, when the Chair
man called him to order.
vote to print the entire Of the testimony, In
connection with both reports, was given afrmativey
and unanimously.
resolution was then presented by Alderman HAnr
authorizing the Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen of the
different wards to employ persons to remove the snow
from such streets may be thought necessary, and
which are now rendered quite impassable after be
ing opposed by Aldermen Messerole Dodge, Rich, and
Brady, withdrawn and amended, by giving similar au
thority to the Superintendent of Streets.
Alderman MEssERoLEs opposed this amendment, upor
the ground that the residents of the upper wards and
more particularly his constituents of the 10th ward
would object to apply the Of the treasury for the
purpose Of cleaning the in the lower part Of the