New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-03
CITY ITEMS.

I1TC1lre los. TIE Dc-a- P4LsN.+- VIA o-4
well msr,sd severity IN accordance With outraged PUB
lie opinion tie deauliers sni corrupt public servants
ofhe o.l world some lizzie inquiry ls making here into
small matters e s The duly Of The Afns House Com
ms.ioLer 70 see that the Superintendent when he sells
o5 barrels pisces the cssh with the City Clam oers.n
and not IL his own pockstand i IS the duty OF the
Common Council 70 see that the COmmssioner not ouly
accounts for the cash he receives bat makes others
under bis control do 20 also resolution was recently
adopted 10 the Board Of Aldermen requiring Mr. Moss
the late Aims House Superintendent 70 account for the
empty barrels he sold 10 sta committee OF Inquiry
was snpointea-Mr Moss vas tSice summoned before
them - clear MA skirts and had three months given
him T. make Up his accounts; but as Alderman
smith stated As, night be would not come snd did not
GOMEZ Mr. Alderman Purser who defended Moss with
great vehemence says that Moss has or had claims on
the City Why then they 10, presented for sndit'
By Alderman Smiths statement appears that In 1910
there were paid to Moss for the sale OF the Citys old
barrels A. 5sT-tha instead OF handing the cash 10 the
City Chamberlain or Aims House Commissioner month
~ he only paid In that year si6, and Alderman smith
not quite clear that these $40 were for any part OF
the barrels that year sold. curious financial system
is this same LocoFoco accountability which leaves an
Alderman 10 guess, 10 August lsi7 whether an Aims
Houseex subeasurer had paid over part OF the funds
Of lsi5 or of lsi5 In March, lsi7 Moss paid over
another s39!-snd four days Giig ne Resolution OF
Inquiry he made farther payment leaving nearly
$500 stll due although be has been for months out Of
Office The Committee Of Inquiry, whose report the
writer Of thi, not able 20 reported
resolution that Mr. Leonard the Compissone had paid
ali the moneys paid 10 him-bu. what sas that 10
do With the question The City laws make Mr Leon
ard responsoe-,hey strictly order that no Aims House
property be soi but by hi. order and that the moneys
be paid monthly the City Treasurer It Is clear that
no regard il paid to these laws If inferior public ser
vans can sell by the thousand dollars IN one year 90
out Of Office the next with the money in their pockets
Get Common Council Committees and the City ordn-
ancss at nsugh and then get hiTfed brethren Of
the party 10 start up, and talk Of claims The whole
affair IL discreditabe 70 the late City Government aud
If economy is 20 b. thu o-ier OF the day an promises
made In the Spring arr be- fulfilled Ia the Fall as
no doubt they wil) Mr. Moss will receive A lesson.
which al others entrusted with money Will understand
and remember
SlrE Fou FREE AcADENY.-Adermau Meser-
ole ia,t night At the Board commented with some Sc
verify on the memorial Of gentlemen who had paid s.
and come elore the Common Council ia consequence,
T. remoustrsie against locating the Academy in Med
ison square Alderman Purser did rot like loca-
ton 80 far up town as Madisonsquare He denied that
compl4nsnis had paid but - each, taey had pad
$4,000. Aldermen Maynard hadp = his proportion OF
assessed and affirmed that the square was pledged
10 90 appropriated TO municipal purposes only lie so
emnly prosed against any sttemP, that shtb be made
10 locate Public school that property The Board
ot Education had never asked for Madison square On
vote. Madison square rejected ID 10 l. (Mr Mes.
ere) and the report Of the select Committee adopted
slss,.t uus sirnou'ly.
The Report Uhus adJpted) from the Committee on
A.ss seiescvs sad schools IL signed By Az. McErsih
and Dodge and sets forth, that the residents near Msd
sousquar. have just paid assessment of 10000 to
purchase ground from individuals 10 complete the
square, ard they anticipate advantage from the re-
ova OF the City buildings TO that square hereafter The
COMMITTEE, recommend that the Board Of Education as
certsn What particular lots Of andcsn be purchased for
site for an Academy. suitable In price, situation and
public accommodston-ihey consider the provisions OF
the Free Academy law not compulsory on the Cor.
pora,on unless they become parties TO H. and n has
no land suitable for this Academy, nor any facts as to
suitable te they ask be discharged from farther
consideration Of the subject
FIagTY.Two THOUSAND DOLLARS NorED.-Mr
Controller Even 10 report signed yesterday asks
farther appropriation OF S. 900 tor conngences-s2u0O
t,r account of Lands purchased for Assessments
and s75 eco fer the account of Streets Opening
which sums amounting 10 So 900. were voted by both
BOARD, last night The report states that $l25oO had
bean appropriated for contingencies and that the ex
penditurss thus far. were
l. For Carriage Hire aud Contingencies Oh OoniiioH
Council SLIP g.
! ? Fourth of July Celebration sl,769 10
3 Stamps Books &c $500 3.
/ 4 Reception of President Polk 81 $50 p.
S. Obsequiss Of Cspts. Field, Morris and Williams
$500 70.
f. Tea Room Supplies 81 0's 81.
Z Soap $40 How far back this account goes we did
not learn
CITY REFoRMs-The Street Cleaning Contract
scheme which 10 10 save $1,000 month referred by
/ the Board OF Assistants to Committee The Board
meets again on Thursday and We trust the saving Tor
part of August a, least will oe secured cues "heh
pay los cents on the 800 count ther debts By the mil
lion AMI their geneies by $1,000 Al vote vi" be
benefited BY every move the hight side in Finance
NAMES OF STRETCHING Gray, in Board Of As
sisants ast ri sht carried resolution for pa'ung the
names II the streets on each Mr.. Kelly carried
Ike resolution 10 the other Board some time sso-and
the peopls-tens Of thousands Of ihem-wi!l De much
benefited when the Boards sre put up.
ADJOURNMENT OF TIE BOARD oF ALDERMEN -
rssou lion adopted last night to sdjourn over i
tue :, Monday OF september next 81 nVso clock r.
TIKI SLAVE CAsE.-Judge Edwards did not re-
the City yesterday morning ss was expected b
would from the tenor Of hs letter 90 that me argument
In the above case has been farther postponed.
Messrs Jay and White were present IN behalf OF the
application. and urged the necessity Of hearing
Judge Eimonds said he tsl exceedingly un"eli ana
suggested an application 10 Judge Oakley OF the suPe
Nor Court 10 see II the case could Be removed BY con
sen, q parties 80 As 10 be heard before him Judge
Oakley considered that the transfer would mol DC '-a
and refused TO receive H. Messrs Furroy counsel io
the owners Of the slaves. also the Brazilian Consul snc
the captain Vi tie vessel the owner were present as D
lore. Quite number Of spectators were Also Ptesen,
The case remains over await me return oI 'uose II
wards.
+ GREENWOOD CEMETERI.-Ihe ClndereAA iea' e
tie East sis OF the Battery eyery gay At lci A NJ an'
% 1t Aad "a o'clock TOR the long pier u tront
the Ccnetery The fare only lsi cents and 'ne eA
carlson around Governors Island = one Of ne most &c
lshtiul ioE families citizens and strangers which can D
MADE from the City The boat saves Greenwood al