New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-21

ward has no. rspair4 according TO as passd
oy the common Council within the last ysa
Election Districts.-The EiObtaentt
Ward L. 10 be divided into nine Election Districts.
Corn Exchange Certain Commission
Merchants sent In petition for the privilege Of budoy
Corn Exchange 10 Coentes-slip. The petition va
referred to the Finance Committee.
The Unrepresented Wdrd.-Mr. Jons
DoHEETy offered an Ordinance Of bis own paternity 70
make four Election Districts Ia the Nlnetesnh Ward
The late Wing Board made hEe Districts. Tncre Il,
clesriy some juegle In this, or Il would have been
brought up In the proper manner through the 0rdnane
Committee.
AID TIENASN moved that Mr.. DoHERTY's Ordnsua
lie referred to that Committee on Ordinances He wa
opposed 10 sreiucton of the Districts.
Aid TWEED opposed the reference. The Wings have
gerymandered the State AMI the City, and he hoped
that We nigh. be allowed to gerymsnder little.
AID WARD supported the reference.
But upon party vste the thing was gagged through.
AID TrEsANS was the only Loco voting against il
Ths vote was, ayes IA dnc udpg Mr. DoHERrr) nsys2
Lamps and Gas.-The Commissioner
of Streets and Lamps sen, In communication giving
statement Of the affairs Of his Department. so far 40
regards Lamps and Gas. The Manhattan Company are
laying mains 90 rapidly TIA. gas may be expected In
every Ward and Dlstrct below Fourteen,h.ss By the
at Of December. The Nsw.York Company are also
fUr up their district, and will probably fnl'h By the
lat of November. Five hundred oil lamp posts have
been taken up In the ga d'rlcts and go have been
put down in the upper Wards. The oil lamps now ex.
tend nearly to kingsbrdge, and In shor, time Brosi
way will show llne OF 1874 miles of continuous ga
and oil lshts Gas down every shsre In the Fifteenth
Ward the Ninth 10 very nearly supplied the First
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth will soon be completes. Tne
increase Of expense for gas tails year Will be $4,000
for oil, COCO. More work has been ordered than tbs
appropriations warrant AID much of II has not been
comms need. o. ders Of two years Standing yet
touched. TIE Commissioner ssks the Council TO atop
voiir 2 work rntl the old scores are wiped OIL Toe
The following figures shows tho expenses Of toe year
Appropriations -...........-.....--...s3o OOJO W
On hsnd ................. 81, $50 a
Fsirnstsd expenses 10 Jan. i..-..-.....S,lf 400 90
Estmaied surplus. ~
RQilyocd Bridge.-A resolution from
the Assistants was concurred la thai the Harlem al
road CompsD7 be directed 20 construct new add sub
sssna bridge for their road at 10th at and If they fail
TO do so the Street Commissioner Is directed to 90 50
a. ,he Company, expense.
Assessment Gonds.-I'he following Or
dinaace, or new mode Of raising the wind, waich wa
aid on lhe table on tie ION Inst taken up read
and adopted
An Ordnance 10 dlOrie he issue o. Bonds upon Con
tracts aya6lt Jy Assessments.
Tie mayor hi-r en- ,ri Con- aoaay IN tn c Ne"io's
..fIe, A \
Of the Depar rnents OF the Corporation, the amount
whereof % 70 be bitorwa ard collected o. assessments
from the property benefited by the work TO % done
under said contract II shall &c the duty OF the Head OF
Departments making such contracts forthwith 10 tile
true copy thereof With the Controller.
SEC. >. Whenever any payment shall become due
upon auy such contract according 10 ths prCys )ns
thereof Il .ha be the duty Of ile Head of Departments
having such work in charge to furnish 10 me person.
entitled 10 such Dayments, cerhcata In writnS ape
ciJiog the contract upon whch sucn pay men' 10 due
and the amount due upon such contract
SIC Ii shall ee the duty of the Consro ler on pro
oucon Of such certificate, 10 pay the amount thereof
and indorse such payment upon such copy CONTRACT
out no payment shah be made u6on such contrast be-
yond the amount thereof and this nal pa nen1 there
90 shall not be made until the Head Of DEPARTMENTS
having such work In charge email furnish toe
who shall file The same In bis off g. certificate ths.
fhe work mentioned In such contract hss been com
pstsd according to the terms OF sssd contract aud 60
lhe satisfaction OF the Eead Of Department giving such
certificate The hna payment upon any such contracts
shall be 1T least fifteen per cent on the amount thereof
and The certificate of such final payment shah not oe
sivsn until the assessment for said work shall b. con
fTned by the Common Council. .
sFc For the purpose Of making such pawn suts. 10
shall be lawful for the Controller to borrow, from uns
time, such sums may be necessary 10 pursusnce
q the Of the Legislature OF April lS 1882 upon
bonds D. be known Assessment Bonts AZ a rate OF
Interest rot exceeding dix per ceut per Gnnum; and
for the payment Of sad bonds, the moneys 10 oe col
,ected from such assessments are hereby specifically
pledged.
sR, s. The Controller shall keep a record OF all
hoIdsG 60 Issued specifying tue psr ,ular work, on &C
count Of bich the may be Ssued and all moneys
collected on account Of shy work, for tho payment OF
shlch said bonds Issued shall be faithfully s2'
oiled 10 tho redemption OF ssit bonds.
SEC t. Nothing In .his ordnance contained shall au'
,borlze the payment upon suy contract which BY its
terms does NOT provide for the paymsnt OF the work
be done under e. in cash, the work progresses or
upon iss completion.
Streets-SOme resolutions for grading,
regulating and paving streets were.pused, and then
The Board adjourned until Tuesday
sf,srsocp wien the Nue.e enth Ward Election case Is
expected TO up and the majority 60 through The
arce OF endorsing Ina! s'upenious sanbus.
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