New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-07

THE rsToNHoUsE.-Bradford Knapp an Inspector
resigned yesterday. No other changes.
VETO on Russ PAvEnESr CoSrRAcr-The following
communication received last evening in the Board Of
Assistants from his Honor the Mayor:
MAYORS OFFICE NEw-YoRK, May 6, 1853
To NE Honorable Board Of Assist1nt Aldermen
GENTLEMEN; return here with Report and Resolution
authorizing the Commissioner Of Repairs and Supplies to
enter into contract with Messrs. Russ Reid, for the
construction of the Russ pavement from Parkrow to and
around Union Square through the BOwery ond Fourth av
The which induce TO withhold my assent from
this measure, are briefly follows:
FHst-Ihe Common Council are expressly prohibited
from ranssctng executive business aud although legal
opinions from eminent gentlemen advanced to sustain
the legality OF the proposed contract am ct the opinion
that the direction given by the resolution attached to the
report direct violation Of the Charter and holding such
opinion, could not conscenou'ly give 1t my official
sanction
Stcoad- public works ought to be the subject Of fair
and open competition which In this by the direction
above noted denied the assumption that pavement
except that Of Messrs Russ a. Reid will meet the wants OF
those through which is proposed to be laid The
very obvious effect of this Is q give to the con
tractors monopoly 10 pave our hor"ughres on their
own terms without permitting any competition from any
other parties
1I{rd-Responsble parties who perfectly conversant
with the business OF paving in all its details, prepared
and willing TO lay down pavement OF the same Kind OF
materials and in such not to infringe upon the
patent OF Mr. Russ, terms much more advantageous 10
the City, but which cannot be permitted to do the
directions contained ia the resolutions are carried into
effect
am free to admit that great thorOughfsres require
kind Of pavement more seryiceabe ana durable h IN
the cobble stones sud am equally free 10 state my con
vicon that The pavement Of Messrs Russ a keld IS tne
most suitable those h0roughisres OF any yet tested III
durable easily cleaned and has thus far proved
TO the large If travel daily passing over IT, Dustae
price fl ed upon by those gentlemen and which Il pro
posed to pay this contract 10 my opinion 0roids the
idea of ia being the most economical AMI ath"ugn II mas
thus far proved the most durable OF any pavement yet lad
down reuairs mast in time be needed and Meosrs Rlss
& Reid alone make those repairs they would IN effect
be confirmed in life control of all streets IN winch thh
pavement ID laid and in VIII repairs may hereafter Do
required there any provision made as u the prices
TO be paid for such rcpaishus leaving the CITY entirely
at the mercy OF ho.e gentlemen and OF course greatly en-
hancng tie value of the monopoly sought to be conferred
them.
do not deem il necessary to enter into detailed state
the actual xpense of this pavement under the pro
posed contract that subject being already maze auhai
not only to your Honor .ble Body but to the community
II belt Q my firm conviction that the Common Council
has power enter into any contract without complying
with the forms prescribed by law and as IN my Judgment
failure to comply with those provisions will 10 this instance
tend the expenditure OF very ge sum oil money wheu
by compliance similar work could be performed tor
much less amount.
feel constrained from sense Of duty, to withhold my
signature from these papers and therefore return them tor
such further action your Honorable Body shall deem ex
pedient JAcOB A. WEsIERyKIT, Mayor.
EARLY CT osrNG OF SronEs.-Several Of the leading
impo tiers OF linen goods have determined to close their
stc' rs at 3 O'Clock PM on Saturdays.
BIrrcKrR,sr PREsBYrERAS CHURcH.-The Trustees
of this Church Of which Rev. Joel Parker, D. Is pas
tor rented the large lecture room IN the Fourteenth
st Medical College. The pews will be let on Saturday
evening.
Tx STRANGE CHILD AT POUGHKEEPsIE-We find the
following notice additional Of the lost child in The POUCH
keepsie American Our readers will recoect that pub
hshed an account Of her advent and disappearance
weeks ago
She says she is from England where her parents now
are She came board vessel for New York wandered
about this State. and finally sent to an Orphan Asylum
AZ Rochester She said she had relatives at Msnhaanve
whereupon Mr. Colt of undertook search
them He sent member Of his family with her to that
place and there found family named Reilly, who
cognized and claimed the girl as relative Her story
board vessel and had been this country pursuit Of
his wandering child His brotherhsd advertised for her il
the New York papers and the gentleman who took her
Rochester advised him of her being in the asylum that
city whence she brought to her uncles residence Ia
few months according to her story and corroborang cir
she escaped and vent back TO RochestersOon
after she returned to New York and taken into the
family Of Mrs Jones in Csnals From this last place
she up the river by railroad stopped al POughkeep
sic and BECAME an inmate in the family Of Mr. Morris
From Mr. MS she to Mr.. Colts, and from Mr. C's
she went to her relatives who will ut the earliest opportu
nifty send her to her parents Her true name is Margaret
Ray Her uncle has lizard nothing OF her for some eight
months For one her age she certainly presents remark
able career
PuIPrr NOrcEs.-Some of our City papers notable
for remarkably liberal notices of fAvorte dvises bat
think the following is the puff direct. from The Posga-
ketpse american
Rev Mr. King OF New York. has been attracted to our
beautiful village and may hereafter every Sabbath be
and heard by citizens at the Unversaist Church His
sermons buoyant animated living treating of love
and hope purity and pesce-wshpg breezss of ecstatc
bliss to wiling recipients. See adv. in another column
~ Petitions were received last evening by the Board
Of Aldermen from real estate in Church st. for the
use Of part Of that street for the purpose of tearing down
and rebuilding They complain OF the Sixth aad Eighth
v Rails being serious drawback to the improvements
'ey contemplate making the rails on the east side are
ethn iooa Of the sidewalk the oarrsgeway being only
tstny ieet VIDE, and the sidewalks very narrow The
common council viii have to settle the matter between
the projectors OF the Improvement and the Railroad Com
Ranles D9n Tie present year most Of the buildings
the wes side o. Church st. between Murray and Cham.
bers st. are to Dc removed The buildings the east side
to be removed to give place to stores Of large dmspsons
BOARD OF ALDERnrS-FIday-R T. Compton. Presi
dent in the Chair and quorum present The minutes of
the previous meeting were rest sna approved