The New York herald., 1846-04-21
Common Council.


BoARp OF ALDERMEN.-This Board met last evening.
The President, Alderman Charlick, in the chair.
The minutes Of the last meeting were read and ap
Aid Bs,oes moved to suspend the rules for the pur
pose Of taking up the report Of the Aims House Commits
The report hers taken up and read by the clerk
showed that testimony was taken the inquiry had
BY the committee, showing that NO proper regulation
had been made at Bellevue, for weighing or messu
BY which the quantity Of goods received the weight
that the teas furnished according to sam
pies, BY difference Of ten cents pound In relation
detailed Pigs had been kept on the swiii Of the depart
men and these pigs were sold at the city hosptals-
That horse and carriage had also been kept the Aims
House. at the public expense for the Of the supern
tensent That the monthly bills amounting to
between $4,000 and $4,000. have been certified to
was made of the weights and measures of goods
tanned In such bills The report states that the commit
csv se ns1 Ss o. I'M.
made by Mr.. Cook with Hoppock Co., he (Martne. }
wrote Mr. Cook letter. informing him that the Y H
Tea delivered by Hoppock Co. undsr this contract
Canton packed tea, and in his judgment unsuita
BILE for the of the inmates Of hospital and that
was required and offered TO furnish the same quality
tea for the remainder Of the year for sixteen cents
an article much better for eighteen cents the contract
the committee that he received reply to this letter.
and Mr.. Cook admits that none was made by him. Mr.
he did not reply to Mr. Mar ines letter that
he had made q contract with Hoppock < Co., and con-
up 10 the Srst Of Jsnuary The report dos1 not deem il
expsdsnt to repeal the section Of the ordinance requ
ing the supplies BY contract pursuant to public sdvsr
and Aims but presents an additional section requiring
the commissioner in all TO provide samples of the
have definite information of the quality Of the articles
or property which may be required.
.o "a: n the
some particulars in relation testimony had before
the committee, the minority report goe. on to state
tmony unqusstonably revealed degree of careless.
in the reception and disributen Of articles yet
ing among the ocsrs Of the department From the ex
animation Of those with the Of
the oonni.sonsr an active. iSiui snd m "US.
ocer and frequently gave instructions relative to tho
duties assigned 70 the subordinates eDjoinng faith
ful and prompt discharge. That the commssionsr had
successfully conducted the Department under the new
organic aon evident from the isct that s expenses
former commissioners during the last administration Of
the city government expended, ty their own showing,
three thousand seven hundred and nfy psupers
the actual charge Of sustaining hundred for
the period Of six and half months ending 3l Dccem
goods hand. being about equal in both cases. has
not been deducted from etherJ This difference which
documents was the more remarkable from the fact that
during the present Official year the principal articles Of
consumption had advanced from ton to sen per cent
Alderman BaIoes respectfully urged the adoption Of
the minority report Mr. Cooks character, he consdsr
al was unblemished, notw outstanding the odum which
was sought cast upon him BY the majority report.
He considered Mr. Cook freed from every imputaton
to corruption.
Alderman CHARLIcx replied-He considered that the
testimony of David Wood, steward Of the hospital,
showed that number Of hogs were kept at the Aims
Houss by MIR. Cook, without authority The
number OF hogs amounted to forty or fhy, both
large and small A. appeared from the iestimo-
Of Dr. Hasbrook Mr. Moss and other witnesses, in rels
ton the hogs kept the Aims House, and the general
abuses the subject Of its management, which were
detailed at ength in the majority report Of the com
mittss.
with much prejudice; and had not testimony sufficient TO
sustain II. In rslstionto the disparity between the
pie Of tess and that which furnished showing diff
ference oftsn csns between both In fsct, the report
was drawn wtA enssidsd view and indeed the gen