New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-24
THE RUSS PAVEMENT CONTRACT. &c.
The Board sf AIdermen-speciai Report.

aV between Fifty FIRST and Fifty second ss cams up ur
concurrence from the Board OF Assistant Aldermen.
| AID. AIvoRD-I would be snxous to know on what
grounds the Committee propose the remission Of the
onehsf Of this tax and not the entire. Indeed sm
anxious TO learn on what principle any part Of It
should have been RENTED This institution received
most valuable grant Of land from the City which to erect
their building and grant which should have not been
made 10 any religious institution whatever With il how.
they should have been content and not have applied
for the remission Of this consider the report should
be sent back to the Committee for reconsideration
AID. DoHERTr-I in the Board Of Assistant Alder
when the petition received and the resolution
adopted to remit the The grounds which the reso
luton passed was that this institution took in and edu
Gated than seven hundred children which the City
would otherwise have TO support and sent them out vru
Gus and respectable members Of society and there can be
but little doubt fear but for the and pains taken
with these young persons there they weud probably be
burden and society instead Of being honorable
and useful members Of the community. My sstonsh-
ment at the time not that resolution to remit half the
tax passed but that aresouon to remit the entire
not There not voice raised in the house sgsinst il
but one had the courage to do but one and
that was person Who believed, received
education il any institution whatever.
AID DENNAS-I would not attempt TO oppose the reso-
luton TO concur if this religious institution but
from what understand of the workings of it, is not
a
opposed The grant Of the land which TO build should
not have been made in the first instance; and the
should not now be RENTED II we 90 on making
tartan grants in this way, there is knowing where
may stop and would be for leaving the report the
table and taking DO action at all in the premises would
like at all events to know what pretext the remission
is sought for understand the Institution rich and in
the receipt Of large revenue.
AID TIEMASS-The principle which half the tax is
.Isa An of ardvv
the purposes Of this Instuton-one half absolutely and
the use Of the other haf-but for what length Of time
not specified This latter half the Corporation
at any momen they think proper and then only
renting the Corporate property not that Of the
Institution
Aldermen DExxAS and ALvoRD expressed themselves
satisfied at this explanation and withdrew further opposi
ton and the resolution to concur was then passed
THE RUSS PAVEMENT
AID CoRYN1L-I now move, Mr. President that the
communication from his Honor the Mayor taken up
The President here opened large bundle of papers and
some Of the members seemed frightened at the idea of
being forced to endure the reading of so great mass Of
documents One said All that is Rot message from tbs
Mayorl' Another "Oh they law documents" third
Perhaps it's another injunction" AT length
Aid SMITH found a voice and ssd-I move that all be
laid on the table and printed
Aid BRIsLEH-I think ought know something about
them and move they are read.
Cries of " Read, read"
Here the CLERK began read and when the words Su
preme Court-Corneius Ii ID. Baum and Samuel T. Thistle
VS. the Mayor Aldermen and COmmonaltty OF the City OF
New York; was uttered by the reader four or FIVE Of the
Aldermen got up from their seats took their hats aud
walked out Of the room.
Aid SruRrEvASr-The reading of this document will
take too much time II to be some legal proceedings
and if YOU permit me to look them will be able to
tell Won in a few moments what they all mean.
The papers were here handed to the worthy Alderman
who after looking them for short time, said ms
seems TO be conditional order directed to the Mayor and
Common Council well a. to the different City omclAs
eponng them appear and show cause why they should
perfect contract with Messr Russ Reed for the pave
men of Chaham.st the Bowery and Fourth av. No such
contract has as yet been passed. and consequently
this conditional order has been issued against
supposed action of this Board to concur with the
Board Of Assistant Aldermen in the resolution respecting
this pavement which they adopted Tuesday night last
Inasnuch as there could have been direction from this
Board TO the Controller other City officers to enter into
such contract when this conditional order granted
If can have no legal effect and besides the order is not
issued o US and has been here merely by the
sv of the contractor to ppnze Us that such an order had
been received by him. 1t has nothing to do with but
a. il was served on us legally it be OF no avail and
for one am ready this moment to take the question
the Russ pavement in the Bowery and act upon and
want 10 show those who, by their injuncons would pre-
vent Us legislatng voting acting, thinking that
we will do SO in despite of them and that they have
such power as they claim l that the papers be
placed on file
Aer some Intellectual attempts to have the papers read
the motion TO have them put file was carried.
AID S1URrEyANr-I move now, SIR President that the
resolution to concur with the Board of Assistant Aldermen
in granting contract to Russ & Reed to Ipave Chatham
a. the Bowery and Fourthav be passed notwithstanding
the veto Of the Mayor Ny for doing is that this
navemept is the cheapest and that we are bound to con
spt for the interest Of constituents and not to be deal
inc in experments such have had in this City, and
which nut US to great deal Of expense Some pavements
mt down in this way forced to have taken up and
the Russ pavement had to be substituted.
Ald TEMASS-I opposed to the granting of this con
,rac, because consider that it in violation Of the Char
o., which states that such contracts should be advertised
f aud not given as this one Is There in talking
fs,nerinents; no one is allowed 10 make experiments
and the pavement laid down in the Bowery, between
Ravard and Walker ss is half cheap again as the Russ
navement and very favorably contend with it. sup
nose this block however though Comm tee appointed
10 INSPECT has reported in its favor will be torn up for
the ppruose of accommodating Messrs Russ Reed in this
matter.
Ala CoRSELL-No such thing There is regular
derstanding that this block is not to be stirred.
Mr. TENANT object TO any private understanding
with Messrs Russ & Reed subject which, If we are to
kpov ANYTHING about should know officially and not
hv private understanding between the contractors and
member Of any Committee Besides it is said that person
can mt down this pavement but Russ Reed. His
tract then consists his patent and he must put down the
payement according TO the patent or will not be accord
ING 70 contract This contend be has not done His pa
toni consists in being able by of beams placed