The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-09

Annual appropriation Tor Fire department
in 1852 j., ..........,.. ............ $4,000 90
Amount already expeni 00,033 So
Palanee. ,s..................... So6o6 Al
Further appropriation required $4,000 90
Animal appropriation fc. strees expenses in
1862 $17oo 900 90
Amount alreaay expended ,..,........... 15l02l AZ
ba)anee Sis,af9 50
Further appropriation required s35 600 FOR
street paving. and ftb10> for The auss
pavement making, to emo OF year 100000 90
The annual appropriation for printing in
Amount already expended .......,....... A Oh s.
Balance. Observation-Disclosures. $50 II
Additional amount required .......... $40 900 o.
| The amount appropriated for stationery In
1907 &c.,. $4,000 90
Amount already expended lOG69 10
Balance. Observation-Disclosures. $3.50 90
Further appropriation required. $500 90
drast, with an ordnance making additional ap-
! populations for 1862, communicated with the
| foregoing
The eTestl length Of the document rendering the
| readiDg of II very tedious, Of the memhers
were OK the opinion that il had better be dispensed
| with for the present
! Alderman DENMlN hoped it would BIO printed. so
| that tie members nigot nave opportunity Of
| carefully perusng and considering it.
Alderman STURrEvAHT-It is customary to read
such documents and hope this will be read so that
| it mny be passed upon this evening
| Alderman BASR-rbere are some gentlemen
| ticuIar about the expenditure Of money from the
public treasury on former occasion, who should
not DO 80 indifferent upon subject of such great
importance, IN . pecuaiary point OF view. to the
city. The Alderman OF the Sixteenth (DenMan)
once spoke OF the long which some members
had for reaching into the city treasury and it sur
prised him that that gentleman should make such
enormous appropriations without investigation.
Alderman DENMAS-I honestly believe, if my adj
vice had been followed there would be no necessity
| for these appropriations. suppose this will be
sufficient answer to the imputation Of the gentle
| man.
| Here the reading of the document was resumed,
| when
| Alderman TIEhANN said he did not think any of
| the members we're paying attention to it.
Alderman BoYCE stated, for the information of
| the gentleman, that, as the document was SO very
| long, and rs the weather was so very warm, he
| thought the Alderman from the Sixth (Barr) was
doing perfectly right in taking SEINE fresh air at the
window.
Alderman STrRTEyANr-I move the further read
ing be dispensed with.
The motion was put and carried, and the Clerk,
evidently mn III to his relief and the satisfaction
ofmany, if not al, the members, laid the do, ument
aside.
Alderman BRIsLEr-It seems to me, that we
ought to inquire little into the deficiency in tho
appropriations. Now I will just state, that of
100000 appropriated last year, the Board which
waswhig, gave out $685. by contract, before we
came int office. Now may we not find, if we in
these expenditures: We should place this matter
in its proper light before the people don't think
that we should take the ceDsurc Of all this we pro-
baby have done some things hastily, but am fully
s9uandered BY the wings, and not by the democrats.
We find in this document, that $65 $50 were expend-
ed for streets, and ask every member in this Board
| If they have ever seen the pavements Of New York
in such filthy condition. The Street Commissioner
allows the streets to become 30 dilapdated that
large holes are found in some parts, out Of which
three or four cart loads Of dirt could be taken The
whig party have been the cause of all this.
| Alderman STURTEvI ant did suppose that the
question before the Bo1d was the adoption of an
ordinance for appropriations but it appears to have
ddegcnerated into political discussion, walked up
by our sleepy friend Of the Ninth ward. There has
not been one solitary word said upon this subject,
| either in praise Of the wings against the demo
Gratis, until he commenced It,. had always supposed
| that. the members of the last Common Council
were honest as the members Of the present body,
although have heard that some Of them had arms
long enough to stretch into the city treasury.
can very easily perceive the of this increased
expenditure; the city has extended to twice its
size in twenty years, and large annual appropria.
ton is requisite to defray the expense Of the gov
erDment
Alderman BRIsLEy-I don't charge the Alder-
men OF tne last Board with being corrupt. / only
charged them with giving out contracts which the
public might suppose were made by us. And
wish to say here that Mr. Adams, the Commits
sioner OF Repairs and Supplies, was wing. While
they were laundering sway at the Commissioner Of
Streets and Lamps, who is democrat, they could
see nothing amiss in what their own officers did
IL is very true that have been asleep upon this
subject, but I am wide awake now, and intend to
keep so;
The document was laid on the table to be printed.
Alderman STrRTEvANT presented resolution, to
the effect that the Committee Streets be directed
to inquire into the expediency of adopting more
economical method Of cleaning toe streets, and re-
port the result OF their Investigations as soon as
possible.
The resolution was carried. He then gave notice
that he would call up the document on the election
in the Nineteenth ward to morrow evening. He
considered II but an act Of justice to the gentlemen
Interested that it should be taken up.
Alderman BRIsIEy thought tho gentleman had
stated his intention to call it up every evening
until it was disposed Of.
The Board adjourned, to meet at five O'Clock on
WEDNESDAY,, Sept s, 1852.
The Board assembled ut the usual hour yesterday
afternoon, the President in the chair
THE HEALTH wARDENs.
Alderman oAkLEY presented the following reso-
Resolved That the Comptroller be- and he Is hereby
directed to draw bis warrant in favor of all the Health
Inspectors appointed by the Of on the 2st
OF July 1907 FOR the amount OF their respective bs
the rate OF two dollars day upon the same being yer-
fed under oath by the said inspectors
Alderman STURTEvANT opposed the immediate
adoption Of the resolution. lie thought there was
very great improperly in hasty action upon it,
and he would, therefore. move that it be referred to
the smmitee that has charge of the application Of
the Health Wardens, tor payment of the services
rendered ny them to the city. Tho resolution row
presented, he continued, is to the effect that the
Comptroller be authorized to draw his warrants in
their favor, but does not cay for what time. Now,
If VIC adopt the resolution, think it would be we'll
to amend. SO that the money should be drawn
monthly
Alderman OAKLEY-As far as the Health
Warden of the Fourth ward is concerned, am very
certain that he rendered very little services, and
that his claims to any salary are very slight.
The motion to refer was lost, and the resolution
anne nded SO as to read at the rate Of ~ per day.
When the motion Of Alderman SruRrEyAyr was
deeated he said that. although he had intended TO
vote for it, in the event Of Its reference, yet he now