The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-13
FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER

BoARD ALDERMEN fnIy IL 1862
coMHor .rrAczs OF
Alderman TrEMArs (1welith ward) presented u pre-
amble and resolution setting forth that tho prs
teemng with charges against their body, of bribery
nay, and corruption, but In such general terne that
they could not be with and requesting that
Of nswsp"rcrs and Others would pubish any fact that
oame TO their knowledge with the OF the isdi-
vidual implicated. lie moved the adoption Of the
luton In few remarks which repetition and aa
plifcation Of tho preamble itself which with the roso
ton will be found in official report
Alderman Twrro. fscventh ward) seconded the r.sc-
luton, and hoped might be the pu tng their
ianderous attacks In tangible form.
Alderman SruRrEvASr, Third ward) Thought IL VA
matter OF very little accouas What te news p.rs
aid but the rctolu'ion ought 10 be adopted ~ l,e
houpbt 1t would have tie eI.ct OF putting y stoc q,
hese insinraions. according TO the accounts in the
pevRopcrs il spuid b. nf,u hat the ely affair. amt
the ConT N Council wee ~ going to tie dcy but hr
upp"sed editors MUS. have sonieDg towrte about as
II was their only means u subistv,e lie knew ro.rs
was not public act Of biz tin. hnd beon the SUBJ
jtct OF censufe Ly The newspapers in manner or
subject, and be did not whether tue resolution
iaassd or not but wouic vote for IT,
Alderman WaSp made q iow remarks. which our r.
porter did not distinctly heai but h. wns ~
oonctmn the course Of large portion Of tho pre.s and
20 ugge.; the 81 king out part Of the Resolution
Tn oiyMion II was carrie q ina!ly INTRODUCED
MORE AsEnT asvegR coNrRacTa
efman DouGilFtIY Nineteenth ward,, offered re-
soufon TINT the time be extended for the oa
the Ia Forty ist stree., betwccn the Eght and
Einih avenues lie stated Il ground for the resou
tfon iat IL understood at the that there were
one Hundred feet OF rock ba blasted VIII. rc IL proved
that there we're four huucred feet and there w., ma
pressing necessity tr TIM completion Of the work Tbs
original undertaking to comp ploo II In thirty days
which would Eage been done had the acts been A rp-
presented to the contractor.
Alderman TIEN.rN sad IL Of 'hce cseea
which, a committee which ho was chairman wnc
proved to be likely to effect Injustice IL been de-
monuated 20 them hat ~ som. inst ancec rrol. ngns
the time was the means OF increa ing The a Leyc
the sum named In other tenders that D.
ceiying the contract and pay not IN fact The lowest
bidder The department had the power upto cifcdm.
stances which would justify to proloDg the time and
be moved that IL be referred to them
Alderman DoUaHERTY thought there no neccssk
Tor teietDco, if the ocpai had power thore va
no doubt the Board had power, also We had subuitte
plain case 10 them, and the resolution ought 70 ;
adopted.
Alderman TIrmASS would then like to know wbeths
they had first asked the department for an extension
time
Alderman DouGHsR1Y supposed IT signifad hing T.
that Board whether they had applied TO the dcpaaz
not.
The motion to refer put and lost aud the orissa
resolution carried The divisions in both cases win be
found in our official report.