The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-18
Debates In the Comm m Council.
-FOUR Special Report
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Alderman DonERTY (Nneteenth ward) presented
resolution for reference to the Committee on Repairs
and Supplies on the subject of furnishing house
for Hcse Company No. 80.
Alderman DENMAr (Sixteenth ward) wished to know
where the company was located and whether they really
required new house.
Alderman DoHERTY replied-They were loo ated in the
Nineteenth ward and that the place they now occupied
in the fields between Seventh and Eighth avenues in Fit
typinth street The company Itself of the most
energetic and deserving in the ward The engine hose
caJriage-
Alderman SMITH, Eleventh ward, Chairman of Com.
mittee on Fire DEPARTMENT. observed Company 30
u hose company.
Alderman DoHERrY said he was right and they were
located in Forty eighth street and there front to
common resort for all oaers and who chose to
go there by whom the hose had frequently and
destroyed as he was informed.
Alderman SMITH said the present house wooden
rotten at the bottom and ready to down. the
cnt was completely out, and there was suea thing
as repairing it. as to make II worth while Tho Com
mite therefore reported 4 r building one.
Alderman DESMAs was not willing to vote for such an
additional expense in the Fire Department We found
this department mourning expense annually of some
SlooOoo and he thought 1t was question whether 1t
any further expenditure for this year at least Last
var the Comptroller came in with his budget requiring
for the department an appropriation of 81 600 and in
four mcnhs the Board had exceeded that by $4,000,
and he did not know by how much SINCE and Of
their number, he did not think the expenditure
CURED
Alderman sMrrrI-The gentleman says now. he does
not think it is required II be viii take the trouble he
he says he thinks po. telling 1 lie to my teeth. II
that right from one member Of this Board to another
braid by saying have spent 100 600 on the depart
meDt unnecessary, though do NO. know whe :her
oughtto have noticed IT, coming from the 1t does
Alderman DEHMAN did not attack the gentleman ut all.
lie had no doubt they wished for q house. but he
must express his doubt whether this company
CURED the force Of the Fire Department need be in
creased in the proportion it had been he also qucs
toned whether there was any necessity TO build three
story houses; he believed one story house would
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charge bin with the expenditure. lie did not call in
question his integrity but he did question whether
might not dispense with the company and the necessity
of increasing the departm emit in the proportion it had
been for the past few months
The question then taken q reference to the
Committee Repairs and Supplies aud carried Alder
man Denman dissenting
EXTENSION OF CONTRACTS
On the presents alton of report and resolution from
the Board of Assistants granting extention of Mr.
A. Cummings contract for sewer in street.
Alderman DoHERTy was willing TO vote for the resolu
ton but he wished the adoption Of this report to be
understood precedent and that when men came
with reasonable application OF this kind extension
would he granted By this Board He had frequently
asked for suoh fsyors to contractors town aud the
Alderman the 10th of the Committee on Sewers had
always opposed strepuously such applications. He would
like TO have it nnderst pod when other applications
in he would grant the favor Of his approyanot his OPP
position.
Alderman PECK, (Twenticth ward was very much
obliged for the instructions of the gentleman that they
upper part of the city made by him. This application
had gone before proper committee and they had
establifhed as q precedent The gentleman from The
Nineteenth had before this Board asking ayors
of this kind which ought not to be granted lie Alder
sst and he hoped the Alderman Of the Sixteenth would
act consistently snd do so too.
Alderman DENMaN did not rise to make any reply not
being the head Of that committee lie supposed 1t
known that be had had months labor in defending him
se against the charges Of corruption made by the
psrment for daring interfere with them how far he
had succeeded Of the gentlemen might judge and
be was now charged with always opposing He certainly
haf In L.for faTa n.tt.
who came here under right circumstances
Alderman DoHEErY-lp order that the board might
fmy understand his position, would say they had not.
IN psrlau entay ditcharge Of their duty any right
all TO that report On all former sessions the great
tckler for ordinances had always urged that
an ordinance IN existence giving TO the head OF
departments 10 grant extension OF time to contractors
and If he were to assume the position that they could
not do so I'LL that ordinance repealed he supposed
he would be perfectly correct The gentleman from the
Sixteenth had heretofore dsne for the purpose of de-
featng applications of all others and he only wanted the
gentleman 10 be little consistent.
Alderman ALvoRp eighteenth ard)-There is
dinsnce granting the department the to extend
object the patty certainly has appeal to this Board
The committee who had examined into the matter
thought 1t perfectly right and proper that II should
be granted snd he would take their word for it, and vote
accordingly but he did not understand this as establish
Alderman DrsMAN would explain that he had refused
In his place to make that report without going to Mr.
Mr. Craven was In favor of it, but that he said he
granted this he would be called upon to do so in all
other cases He alderman ID did not take that for
any he did not think that Mr. Crayens hands
tied that he could not grant proper and refuse
and improper application and he had taken the liberty
Of calling upon Mr. Craven who had further sad that II
the application had been made to him, all reasonable
time weuls have been extended under the department.
bat 1t had passed the Board Of Assistants perhaps 1t
had better 20 through the other regular
The question was then put, and concurrence unani-
mously carried
BROADWAY RAILROAD PROJECT. q
Alderman PICK called up the report the proposed
Broadway railroad, ard called for the reading. The
reader was accordingly proceeding to read It, when
Alderman WARD Fifteenth ward) said 1t bis in
non that report brought up this evening to ask
that It be laid till Friday evening He had Just got
court where be and the gentleman from the Seven
tenth had been engrsged murder case for three
days His intention not 10 make any delay but they
might judge how much time he had had 10 draw report
but laid TIL Friday which he wosld ask for he
would make a report on that evening.
Alderman pEcK moved TO make the report special or
/ Ger Tor Friday evening.
Alderman BorcE (fiflh ward observed that TWEEN
" hVe hundred copies q IL bad b. ordered and printed
lot general circulation, in such important matter 1t
was not fair 10 press H. lie desired to read and under
\ standit
Aldermen s1uprtiANT frhiIi yard)-I shsi vote for
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